The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-11
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Warrants charging grand larceny
were issued against two quacks in the
employ of the Cook Medical company,
IS Third street. today.
Back of the felony accusations that
will be prosecuted by the state board
of medical examiners is the story Of
the robbing of an innocent victim by
the "X-ray" system of holdups prac-
ticed on patients by the clan of medi-
cal charlatans.
Los Angeles police have been asked
to arrest DIR. l. H. Brown, one OF the
men who performed the operation,
who left san Francisco recently. The
attorneys say the case against him is
a good one.
The victim went TO the Office of the
Cook company with detectives. but
was unable to identify any one there
as the second man wanted
Warrants charging grand larceny
served upon two quacks in the en-
ploy of the Cook Medical company, SO
Third street. today made the face of
the bold manager, Charles K. Hols-
man, white with fear and uncovered
the gunpoint system of ''X-ray'' hold
ups practieed on patients by the clan
of medical charlatans.
How the taking doctors wheedled
and scared him into submitting to a
minor operation to cost $12.50 and
how they brought him out from un-
der the ether cone and made him
sign a check for s115 as he lay
stripped on the operating table, after
the outside man" had '.X-rayedv his
pockets. is related in the statement
of Eugene Barghelatto. the young
Italian victim.
No WAITING FOR WARD
Instead of going before the grand
Jury at its meeting tonight with a
dozen victims, louis Ward attorney
for the state board of medical exam
iners. which is back of the bitter fight
against quackery in California. de-
cided to start the felony charge prose-
cutions in police court in order to get
Immediate action.
We want to show the takers in
the Cook concern we have some cards
up our sleeves" Ward said. discussing
the new warrant against the much
harrassed Cook Medical company,
which is said to be owned by the
notorious DR.. Otto c. Joslen. They
threaten to open their rotten museum
OF anatomy again and fight the case
through the high courts. The board
wants to show them it intends to
keep the place closed for good"
VICTIM RELATES STORY
Here is the story of the Italian
victim whose meager savings went
into the strong box of Joslen. Hols-
man, ct al:
one day I was walking along
Third street. There were some fig
ures in ths windows that 1 was curl
Gus abouA I went up closer and
looked issdde. I saw a figure Of
man in dark box. SO you couldn't
tell exactly what it was around it,
There was a piano playing. The
signs said, for men only" and /
didn't have anything to do so /
walked in. / never was in a place
like il before. First the figures were
just freaks There was one group
Of wax figures that showed a court
martial The wax casts of diseased
heads and limbs and bodies sickened
me. I leaned up against a showcase
and a man came and asked me il /
felt all right.
"FLOOH MAN. GETS IN WORK
Z didn't feel all right just then, but
there was nothing wrong with me.
He told ma I ought to see the doctor
anyway. He said it paid to be sure
and that il cost nothing 20 find out,
so let him lead me upstairs.
They examined me and convinced
me ! ought to be operated upon. This
was to cost $I25e. So ! undressed
in one room and was put cn an op-
Grating table in another and they
gave me an anesthetic. In little
while I woke up. awfully sick. they
said they couldn't do il for $3.50 and
said l wouid have to pay-sii5. They
had checN made out or the bank in
which / az my money. | don't know
what mad he sign IL. I was half
dazed and leak from the anesthetic,
I think.
They made me stay for two days in
-srt Of hospital they had, and when
] got out they had cashed their check.
When / went in / had my handbook
in my pocket, but | didn't tell them