The evening world., 1913-01-09
DOcTORS ANGRY
At THREE PARDONS
MADE BY GOV. DIX
Blinn, Conrad and Gladman
Set Free After Convictions
for Illegal Practice.

Seven thousand members of the New
York State Medical Society are aroused
to-day over knowledge of khe restora-
ton to citizenship by Gov. Dix Of three
former physicians convicted of NAL
practice. In each case tho convicted
man took steps to have the revocation
q his license annulled Immediately
aftsr Executive ciemency had been ex-
tsoosA 70 him.
THE state Board Of Medical Ex-
aminssA which 10 q subsidiary body to
Ne Board Of Re6ents. has already
turned down the application for a now
license TO practice made By ex-Dr.
George J. GisdmAn," said an officer Of
the New York County Medical Society
to IN Evening World reporter to-day.
we opposed the proposed annulment OF
ne revocation.
opPoSg THE ANNUlMgNr OF
4 TWO OTHER RevocATioNS.
'pr. Francis Grey Blinn, whom Gov.
DE- pardonod and restored to citiscn.
40, y now running an once In Newark,
n. J., ana his petition 10 before the
New York Board Of Regent. DR..
1lwasd q. Conrad had a lawyer write
. letter to the same body. We are
opposing the applications made by both
- these men,
Gov. DIX psrdoned the three phy,i-
Ctono-the ofhcers OF the medical soci-
Osass tAat procured their conviction say
.---without giving the organization OPP
oSrtunity TO show why executive Glenn
Uncy Should not be extended.
: 'TnD various county medical societies
I throughout the state do all our prose-
cutting" said DR.. wisner r. Townsend
kSlssy Of the New York Medical Society.
o an Evening World reporter. They
80 from unselfish motives In the pro-
esStion Of the public.
III they were not alert, and active
tbsrc would be no protection Of the
public from eharletans and physicians
willing TO commit illegal acts In their
practice.
HUNDREDS OF PHYSICIANS
BACKED THE PROSECUTIONS.
DIR. Gladman was prosecuted by the
onondaga County Medical Society.
while Drs. Conrad and Blinn were pros
ccu;ed by the New York County Medical
Society. one hundred and nifty lead
ing physicians were directly behind the
hrst prosecution. while 200 doctors
were represented in the Conrad and
Blinn prosecutions. The legal advisers
OF the respective county organizations
worked with the District-Attorneys Of
-toth counties. Our laws do not mean
anything II they are not rigidly en-
iorced.''
Or. Townsend added that the State
association had 1000 members. and Its
counsel was Alrhuth c. Vsndiver, who
was also counsel for the New York
County Medical Society.
SOCIETIES UNITED IN oPcoSi.
TON TO PROPOSED ACTION.
Or. Brooks II. Wells of No. bca Mad
lsoa avenue President OF the New York
County Medical Society said members Of
he organisation were considerably ex-
srcissd over the three Dix pardons, and
BE- referred the reporter to Mr.. Van
nivsr. At his ONCE In Nassau street
n. Vandivaf SAID that while he did not
DnSo 20 discuss the subject for pubnca-
easa both the Onondaga and New York
\ Csnnty medical societies were united In
AUht against the pardoned physicians
,ysfoYe the State Board OF Regents.
0uyinG his two years a. Governor Dix
bacdonsd between thirty and forty pris-
Sussv and commuted sentence upon l0(
bthSgS. HIS immediate p! sdecessor
thag3ss e. Hughes IN double the time 10
busd only eleven pardons. and nifty
hsvsu combinations.