The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
DOCTORS FACING
SERIOUS CHARGE
R. r. Brownfield and J. II. Rob.
insOn Arrested for Alleged
Criminal Operation.
B0TH MEN GIVE BONDS OF
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Defendants Claim That Jealous
Physicians Are at Bottom
Of Prosecution.

Charged with performing a criminal
operation upon the person OF Miss Fannie
Price 27S West Third South street. Doc
tors Robert Il. BrownieId and j, II. Rob
Iuson, WHO ooerutc under The name OF the
Iuteilnouutaiu Medical association at Al
East Third South street. were arrested
at noon Saturday and taken to the coun-
ty jail.
BONDS fo- the accused physicians were
fixed in the sum of $4,000 by Judge Whit
akcr and these were furnished ana ap-
proved shortly before O'clock III the
afternoon. thus permitting tho lbcru tlon
o. the arrested physicians.
Formal Complaint 70 30 Made.
Formal complaint in the case has not
yc, been issued. but IT Is understood
that il win ,bc sworn 10 Monday Dy
Deputy Shci,ns :-cdScr and smith. VINO
mace The arrest IL company with Dep
Alter being released from custody. Doc
tor l'rownt.cld. speaking In behalf Of HIM
self and Doctor Robinson, said;
What Df. Brown5eld Says.
This case Is simply job pat up on
us by physicians who are jealous because
VIC charge only modest prices and are
taking away some Of their business we
have engaged counse! ard viii Hgnl the
ease 20 u finish. Neither myself ror Doc
tor Robinson performed any criminal op-
Grafton upon the voting woman, We sim
ply. at her request mace an examination
10 ascertain her condition.
Asked as to what the younE woman.
condition was, Doctor Brownic!d said. 1T
appeared that tho criminal operation had
already been performed. Snc had been
To us several times before. asking for
treatment.
Pressed for details on this point, Doc
tor Brownheld said: ~ dc not think |
ought at present 10 talk any more about
the case
Absolute. direct and uncontroyertlble
evidence Of The commission OF the felony
charged is the claim made by The sher-
if"s Office. IL appears from what can
be gathered by admissions OF those con-
ccrned I'm the prosecution That Tip
had been occurred as 10 the young wom-
ans intentions. that n trained nurse
whose name the officers refuse to di-
vulgc. went with the woman TO the of
fees OF Doctors Robinson and BroWn1eid
and WAS introduced as her sister and re-
maiued In the office during the time In
which il is alleged the criminal operation
was performed.
Deputy Sherifrs Smith. Seager and
Corless. who had the tip" were walt
ing at the foot of tho stairs When the
Young woman and the nurse came down
Seager and Smith placed the physicians
under arrcat.
The girl was placed In an auto, taken
In charge by Doctor Calderwood and
four other physicians, who. 1t Is alleged.
secured additional evidence of tho crime,
II was stated that she was sent 10 her
home for further treatment
Motive Of Prosecution.
1t Was freely admitted by members OF
the state board of medical examiners that
the board had instieated and was behind
the prosecution. Ono member OF the
board stated the official attitude, as fol-
lows: THE state board of medical ex-
aminers is determined 10 weed out the
class of physicians who do this work,
We do not particularly desire 10 send
them 20 the penitentlary but we do in
tend to secure evidence that Will result
In a revolSiug OF their licenses. The ac-
cused physicians arc not the only ones
We are after others in this city, and eX-
pect TO get them
The bonds upon which the accused doc
tors were liberated from custody were
signed for Doctor Brownileld by j. II.
Meredith and Joseph Falsetti, and Tor
Robinson by Falsctti and A. ". knud-
sen Each bond was approved by Judge
Whitaker for $4,000. Attorney j. 10. Dar-
Iner and Harry Robinson are looking after
the interests OF the defendants.