The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
WOMEN RUSH TO
HEAlER's DEFENSE
Storm Police Court, $50 Strong, in
Interest Of DR.. Trombley, Accused
of Fracturing Medical Laws.

Scanning a very pfosaic looking POI
lice court docket, with less than tie
average number OF cases, and no thrill
ers to draw the morbidly curious, POI
lice Justice Stein looked up with a
start. Tuesday morning. as $50 women
pushed and jostled their way into the
courtroom.
What's up?" anxiously inquired the
Judge. The police court never advar-
tises 50-cent ferns for 40 cents"
Out In the hall, Patrolman Jim Nc.
Dermott had his back against the door.
and his voice ran the scale, from a
pleading. plaintive tone. to grufY
note Of command.
II don't know what you all want,
but this here deluge amt goin to get
in said Jim. This amt a bargain
sale. This is the police court OF the
city OF Detroit. Judge Stein presid.
ing"
But the women just brushed by Jim
as though he were a cotton remnant,
and damned into the courtroom. Then
every one OF them started to giggle
Next they laughed. Then they held
whispered conversations, and Sergt
Jack Hayes pounded his gavel, In vain
until he splintered the end of II.
A man sidled up to Justice Stein and
whispered.
If you call that DR.. Trombley case
you will find out what this is all
about"
DR.. Theodore Trombley. No. 23O Hib.
bard-ave.. was on the docket for exam.
nation on the .charge of practising
medicine without certificate. State
Medical Examiner Beverly d. Harri.
son made the complaint. Dec. 13.
Perhaps DR.. Harrison had been
tipped of to that onslaught. of women.
He was not present.
But the women were giggling and
whispering. and having the, time OF
their lives, but ready to swing into
the breach in defense OF DIR. Tromb-
ley, healer.
Beside the comfortable home On
Hibbard-ave.. where he and his wife
live, he built a chapel. long since. In
that chapel his miracles are per
formed. Laying on OF hands does the
trick. and the $50 women were there
tc state, il necessary. that DIR. Tromb
ley was the realthing healer, that the
state medical board was fake, and
that DIR. Harrison was mean old
thing, SO there!
Detectives High and Larkins worked
UP the evidence against DR.. Trombley
They declare that Mrs. Roy WickhaIa
No. 1923 FOREST west. had been sent
TO DR.. Trombley TO. be treated for q
leakage Of the heart. and that after
he had laid his hands on her several
times, she had received no benefit
Justice Stein, despairing OF making
his court look anything like the rea
thing with that mob In there, decided
10 facilitate the proceedings. He callet
in vain for DIR. harrison. Then thu
star witness was placed on the stand
His name Is Pritchard. and he was ex
pected to testify that his daughter ha,
visited DR.. Thombley, and had beef
prescribed for by the doctor.
But when Pritchard sat facing tn,
$50. he seemed to lose all power o
speech. He did not remember mucl
about the whole business. He had |
daughter. all right but he didn't know
much about any medical treatment.
And the $50 giggled Historically all,
joyously. Above II all rose the dceI
protests Of Jim McDermott In the hail
with his back against the door. ant
wild look In his eyes.
IF this Is the star witness, and DR.
Harrison ID not present, think shall
dismiss the case said Justice Stein.
Oh! The giggles that they giggled
and the conversation that they con
versed DIR. Trombley walked out
Then the $50 walked out. And like {
conquering army they swept towar,
Woodward-ave.
II told you so. See? 1t was thrown
out. The idea! Well. that's all OF II
now. Wasn't 1t perfectly lovely?'
chartered the $50.
Mrs. Trombley explained that size
and her husband had been prosecuted
for seven years, while they were per
fecting their method OF healing.
''Dr. Trombley heals as Christ did
by spiritual aid" she said. 1T has
been an uphill battle. and they wanted
To down us, bus we've shown them
that they can't.
We used to hold meetings In the
little chapel, but the doctor Ia so busy
now that We don't have them any
more"