The Detroit times., 1912-04-17
PROSECUTOR ADVISES ALL
VICTIMS OF N OICALFARIRS
TO SUE FOR THEIR MONEY
Precedent Is Established in Cir
cult Case in Which Quack
Is Beaten
MANY WARRANTS ISSUED
Pharmacists Without License
and Midwives Bring Up
in Shepherds Net

Fresh light was thrown on the prac-
tees OF the medical experts in JUS
tice Commands court, Tuesday morn
ing, where Joseph Gardulski, a clean
cut, well-dressed young Polish man
brought suit against Or. X. v Young
TO recover Ss4 which he had paid Tor
treatments which he claims were alb
soiutely worthless and unnecessary.
The young man had been bothered
for a short time with a pain IN his
stomach, and having seen DR.. loungs
advertisements in the Polish paper,
visited the office. lie says he Was
stripped and placed before large
machine for examination, and IN a
few-m minutes. DIR. Young told him ne
would die in six months. SSttttet++tAs
the Young man was frightened, anu
at once signed for a course OF treat
ments. during which he paid IN ISL
and received no noticeable peheh.'
When he was becoming discouraged
he SAYS, he was visited at MS worh
and at his home by "case-makers
who continued TO talk OF MS serious
condition and urge him to continue
the treatments, After the young man
placed his case with a reputable pny Of
clan, he says, few Pills corre0'eu
his trouble in two days.
DIR. Young declared that the eAtraN
agant claim made In the advertlse,
ments were not his fault, as ne hau
nothing 10 do with the ads. he Was
shown a number OF adys., however, 70
which his name was attached anu ms
picture appeared. He showed 10 the
court an agreement in which ne was
engaged as physician lie claimed
also 10 be a reputable physician
graduate OF McGill university, Mon
treal and a member of the College Oh
physicians and Surgeons. or ontario
He said the business was owned oy
Henry ]. Schierson, former physl-
clan. whose license was revoked last
gear. w.,
At the conclusion OF the case JUS
tice Command gave Judgment In iaVor
OF the plaintiff for the full amount OF
his claim.
When Prosecutor Shepherd heard
of the result of the case he was ue-
lighted, and at once issued a stare
ment advising all the victims OF the
experts" TO sue in justice court Tor
return of the amounts that hao palu
for useless treatments.
"With this decision as precedent
we have a means that will go long
way toward putting these people ou'
of business" the prosecutor declared.
Attorney Henry r. Maurer, VINO APP
peared for Gardulski, has IL cases OF
a similar nature pending.
Assistant Prosecutor Koscinski and
Keiden. who are in charge OF the
prosecution OF the experts" Will ask
for two warrants Tuesday for Jonn u.
Blakely, who they claim Is owner ana
manager of the Hunt Institute. lie
will be charged with practicing medl-
cine without license and also VITA
practicing pharmacy without a IL
cense.
A compaign is also planned against
unregistered midwives, who II Is
claimed are plying their calling in
great numbers in the Polish districts
OF the city.
warrant will be asked for Wed
nesday for the arrest or Mrs. Lesln
ski, proprietor OF the Ward drug store
at Farnsworth-ave. and Dubois-st., on
a charge OF compromising medicine
and prescribing without a license.
Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd told the
members of the Wayne County Medf
cal association in their meeting Mon
day evening what he had found In MS
campaign against the quacks ana
urged the physicians TO give him their
support In driving them out OF the
city. AS a result Of the meeting
committee was appointed from the
association to cooperate with the
prosecutor.
"The methods that the quacks en-
ployed for getting money out or their
victims were little short OF robbery,
said Prosecutor Shepherd. The VIC
tim was first questioned. and then 10
make certain that nothing was over.
looked, some one OF the office would
go through the victims clothes while
he was stripped for examination ana
II any sum of money or a bank book
was found the charges were made In
accordance. Victims were told that
they were suffering with diseases OF
a serious nature when they were actu-
ally In perfect health and then bled
for all the money that could be
squeezed cut OF them !"
THE museum which we found In
the rooms OF Drs. X. and X. must
have had the same effect as a revol-
yer In the hands OF a highwayman
upon the ignorant victims who Tell
into their clutches. IL could not heip
but have a terrifying efect upon
those who we're shown through IL and
had been told that they were suner-
ing from some of the diseases that