The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-12
Sill Mt A S TO
FAKING CHARGE
Man Who Is Alleged to Have
Stood Examination for DR..
Speer Is Former Student of
William and Mary Col
lege-To Hear Case
in January.


Wood, Dr G. H. GEeelr OF olive Hill,i
Ky, who is charged on an Indictment
with having committed forgery to pro
cure dentists license FOR Dr James
Pat Speer. of Lebanon, Russell county.
was brought to Richmond Yesterday
morning by Detective scrsean, J. I.
Wiley, arriving at 7;l5 O'Clock. He
WAS taken to the Second Police station,
WHERE he was bailed by Judge VII
In the sum Of $1,000 for his appeafancs
IN the Richmond lIustngs Court on
January . Luther l.. Sherer acting az
his bondsman. a few hours later bdtn
lawyer and client left for their homes
or the chesapeake and ONO train tor
the West.
Indicted with Dr. specr.
Dr Greelr is jointly Indicted witn
Df. speer, who was his bonchciary IN
the alleged fraudulent act. II is
charged that Grecar took thl e%ami-
nation before the Virginia Stcte Board
OF Dental Examiners in June. 1903 rep
regenting himself to he speer. NTilo al
ferwards received a certificate from the
board. and who. or the Indictment IS
charged with completely M the allcsc1
forgery and with practcing his pro-
fession without proper licenHe Specr
WAS arrested at his home by Serge ant
Wiey on "Wednesday, aud Feaefaed nere
on THURSDAY when he WAS baied In the
same amount, his attorney j NJ. Hurt
being his bondsmnn. Spcer brought 3
certified check for $1,000 with MIN,
50 that there should 10 no question
o. to Ills procuring bail
Though several kilograms had been
sent by the Richmond authorities re-
ouesdng tue arrest OF Or. Greear, be
had not been arrested when Sergeant
Wiley arrived In olive Hill at 5;5S
o'clock Saturday morning, ~ Officer
informed him shat things were ~
right.
Not Under Arrest.
'Has I,a IsceE 4Frsvtea22 asked Ser
Etant Wiley.
NO. but know whore ne is," the
officer replied.
.erhen witt Is H."
Il don't L i, but We can hud him
j guess
lie guessed right. for while tley were
talking IN the hotel Dr. Creoar walked
up. He was evidently expecting vislt
The officer walked up 10 him
trharc's gentleman here wants TO
see you. he said.
Sergeant Wiley then acquainted the
dentist with the nature OF his visit
and accompanied him TO his offices
The olive Hill authorities were appa-
rently unwilling TO take hand in the
matter, and ii was question Of tae
Richmond detective going to Frankfort
tc have the Governor of Kentucky sign
the requisition papers With lor, ireear
or leaving him unguardcd Dr. Greeat
.o,v4d the dificulty. and offered t.
come to Richmond without requisition
The olive Iill officer, who apparently
thought his part OF the business was
finished, had in the meanwhile walked
OFF.
hut there was no further trouble, II
spite of the laNity of the lNentucks
officials. and the detective and dentis
took the next train for Richmohu. i''
Greear was with his LAWYER ana hat
nothing to say, either aitirmatlVeiy oi
negatively. on other subjects ne con
yersed freely.
Worked patiently on Cnse.
Patiently and earnestly the case
against the two dentists has beeI
worked up By members OF tne $50
roora nj ocntai Examiners and by th'
incal authorities, and when 1t seemed
that sufficient evidence had beel
gained 10 warrant action, the two mel
were secretly indicted on pecempel
< mr. C;recar is a former student o
William and Mary College,
on the face Of it, the evidence 50 la
rstncd seems complete, though, o
Course. when the case comes TO triaI
there will come up numerous techhi
calities which may defeat the etort
of the dental examiners ana the au
thorities.
The first information is said to nav
hean gained by DR.. H. w. Campbell, o
No
who was Informed of an alleged con
yersation on train in which III
Greear smoke of the manner IN Whlcl
sneer had secured his license to prac
fire That was some time ago. Ihel
same other evidence, DR. j, p. Stiff, o
fredericksburg. who took an active han
in working the case said YESTERDAY
over the long distance te.epnone' ina
Dr j. A. Floskins and Or. G. ". Bott
took the examination IN June, l'o'
with Dr. Greear, and that theS kheN
him to be Greear and not speer. III
Stiff said that DR.. Greear nlled ou
blanks saying he had never attenae
college, but had studied dentistr
under his father ana that he use
speer's number whom called.
secure AalduNits.
Anldavits to this effect nave bee
obtained from Drs, Hoskins and Bott
ond they will be used as witnesses
Dr. Stiff was at the examination, an
Or. Campbell has also stated ina
speer was not at the examination,
1t is also learned that botl spec
and Greear were in Richmond togethe
nj the time of the examination, an
Greear is alleged to have received $5u
FOR his services, Ills examlnauo
papers are said to have been unusuall
good. .
This Is the first time such case ha
come up in the Virginia courts. Som
States have ~ specific law bearing Q
such crimes. and some require cane
dates for examination to be ldentlne
& lhafora the boards by photograph