The sun., 1912-07-01
SIX ARRESTED IN RAID
ON SYNDICATE DOCTORS
Medical Association Of Phila.
delphia Starts Crusade
Against Them.
WARRANTS FOR OTHERS
Dick Williams. Rcputcd Head
of SO-called Physicians,
Widely Sought.

PHILADELPHIA. June 3O-ln the arrest
Of six alleged physicians who have been
operating in this city under the syndicate
plan the American Medical Association
has taken step toward driving out some
of the men who are said to be pract Using
without license and preying upon the
public.
After two weeks hard work the a,l-
thorities succeeded in catching the EN-.
ployees Of Dick Williams. the reputed
head of the syndicate. and the police
Of New York and Chicago have been
asked to arrest him The police raided
the offices late last night and many Of
the patients will testify later.
The men taken in this movement are
Julius Fellner and John Klbride az i44
North Eighth street. and Henry Bruker and
Harry Schissler of i24 North Eighth street
Charles 8. Trites and J. W. Sulzer were
also arrested at 8O7 Market street at the
main business offices Of the syndicate
and they were accused of obtaining
money under false pretences.
The alleged physicians were accused
OF practising without a license The
police secured the evidence on which
the warrants were issued and in their
testimony. offered before Magistrate
mcfarland to-day. it was shown that
the offices run Ivy these men are highly
profitable.
Some Of those who were captured in the
raid had rs much AS 81 900 in bills and
gold concealed about them and none
had less than SaOO Warrants have also
been issued for "Dr." Howard Terry.
who operates the Quaker Medical In
sttute." and also for DR." Francis
Sweeney. who runs what Ia known as
The Associated Medical Physicians.
At the preliminary hearing to-day IL WAS
testified that one OF the victims of these
men had been forced to pay SaOo for q
cure which he had ne: :rr received.
., capt. Cameron told Magistrate Mac
rarland that Sulzer ia the uncle of Dick
Williams aud that lie was sought for
by the officials of the American Medical
ASSOCIATION as the most notorious i'm the
business. When the raid was made
Sulzer is accused of having offered the
police ten $iU bills if they would let
him go. so the additional charge of at ,
fie was not admitted To bail. but was he'd
10 await requisition papers from Chicago. |
where he is charged by DR.. Green of the !
American Medical Association with hay- |
ng swindled hundreds OF men and women |,
IN Chicago.
In that city they say he had suite of |
oaices with two entrances. each bearing |
Inherent names. and the public was led |
o believe that they were two inst stitutions. /
When raided he extent Of he fraud was
'ound. but Sulzer fed and has never been !
brought to trial.
At the time the police made their visits
o these places last night the offices were
nf ha V,n. AL l.,.s
most OF them stayed and gave their
lanes ana asked 10 be called AS wit
lesses. One youth. hardly out Of his
Gems. was apprehensive lest his name he
,iven to the public. but ne was assured
hat he would not be forced TO testify.
he then gave TO Detect tive Capt. Cameron
story that showed he mad been muirted |,
'ut OF 500. and police surgeons who
the boy testified To-day in
ourt that he had no illness whatever.
INT had been imposed upon TO a degree
hat seemed incredible.
Dr. John NJ. Baldi. president of The State
r.. with DIR Henry ". CatyeI OF the
County Medical Society.
aid to-day thai ihe society had taken
.p the cases against these men upon |
heir return from the meeting of the
ssociation in Atlantic city and that it
ad been determined for each State to
Prosecute the cases that were found to
xist within them. Assoon as the vidence
'as completed the arrests were made and
he police will continue to work in con-
JUNCTION with the officers of the society
ntil all OF these men have been driven
Ut Of the STATE
The state Society has complaints
gainst score or more of these so-called
hysicians, and as fast as they can be
repaired the warrants will lie served.
'r. Beates said that he was fearful that
ome might escape for fear that they
'ould he arrested. hut that IL was i'm
ossible 10 make all the arrests at once.
, it was deemed advisable TO 90 after
le biggest offenders first and catch the
theirs later. IL it is still possible to appre.
end them. |.