The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
DENTISTS FINED
/ ON FRAUD CHAR &c
Plead Guilty Of Conspiracy, and
Criminal Indictment Is
Quashcd.
LICENSE IS FORFEITED
Matter Disposed OF BY Agree
mcnt Between All the
Attorneys.
LICENSE IS FORFEITED

Under the charge only of misdc-
mcanor, DR.. c. IL Grcear. OF Olive fill,
Ky, and DR. James Pat Spccr, of
Lebanon, Va dentists who were in
dictcd for Il felony. pleaded guilty in
the iIustings Court at o'clock yes
terday afternoon to the charge OF con-
spring to obtain. and Of obtaining. n
dentists license for Spcer. The plea
of guilty had been arranged in a CON
terence among all the lawyers CON
ccrncd, ii being agreed that the two
men should pay each fine OF $500 and
that Specr should also forfeit the
license which he obtained by fraud
Inc case came up for hearing in the
found guilty and the fines imposed
Ihey Appealed To the Hastings Court,
SO that the case should become a mat
ter OF record in that court and so that
the indictment for felony could be
nollc prosecuted.
Probably Escnped Prison.
~ the terms of the statute under
which the dentist ana pseudo dentist
were !irst indicted, the ofensc is pun
lshabtc by term in the pcnitentiary.
u was TO escape such severe punish
ment that counsel for the defense adj
vscd their clients TO plead guilty to
Il common law msdemeanor. 1t was
the hands Of the commonwealth that
the two men did conspirc fraudulcntly
70 obtain Il dentists license for DR.
Spccr. and il is believed that, had they
decided to light the case thcy would
have been convicted and sentenced to
the pcnitcntary
Dr. III. w. Campbell. president Of The
state Board Of Dental Examiners was
present both AT the conference between
inc lawyers, at the Police Court hear
Ing and a the trial. The outcome Of
the case was said to be satisfactory to
him and the other members of the
board, and it was believed BY the pros
ccuting attorneys that the ends OF JUS
ticc had been met and that the result
would be a preventive against other
ike oifcnscs which might in the future
be contemplated.
Forfeits License.
pr Spcer may not practice in Vir-
GINA again. DR.. Greear, Who is prac-
ticing in Kentucky, will probably not
pc aHccted there by any act of tho
Virginia state Board Of Dental Exam
iners.
II is understood that both men made
confessions as 10 the part each took in
cheating the board, and that it was
then that it was decided to permit
them to plead guilty under the common
Jaw f.ach man was arrested in his
Wiley. and Wien brought TO Richmond
cach was admitted tn bail in the sum
or Sl.VoV which WAS given in the form
or certified check for that amount
1t mad been expected at first thar tic
lawyers for the dcfcnsc--Iiarry NJ
smith of Richmond J. NJ Hurt, Of Pu-
iaskl county, and Judge Woods OF Olive
lilii-would make strong fight for
their clients, but the evidence in the
hands OF the Commonwealth was said
10 ne SO complete that the course pur-
sued was decided upon
Learned on Train.
Information leading 10 the indic,-
ment and arrest of the men was first
accidentally obtained on train By
one of the board. and was later brought
before the attention Of the whole State
! Board 1t was charged that DR. Crcear
! came 10 Richmond anu passed himself
OH as James Pat Spccr. under whose
/ name ne took and passed the cXamina-
non. None OF the board knew him
! from Speer and If it had not been FOL,
me remarks overheard on the train
inc fraud might never have been dis
covered.
| me two men were secretly Indicted
| on December >, and a few DAYS later
| eacn was placed under arrest and then
released on $1,000 bail. II is probable
that the state Board will adopt a meth
! od whereby the Identity of every appn-
cant for Il license may hereafter hc
| definitely ascertancd before the cx
| animation Is taken.