New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-12
MEDICAL TAKERS
FIND new DODGE
Cooperation with Licensed
Physicians Latest Ruse
to EVade Law.
COUNTY SOCIETY GETS
CONVICTIONS FOR %
Courts Await Test of Religion"
Excuse in Appeal of Villa
Faulkner Page.

The newest dodge Of the chiropractors,
mechanic therapeutics, clairvoyants and
other medical takers, in violation Of the
state medical law. is TO work with regu-
larly licensed physicians. according 70 the
report Of Almuth c. Van Diver, counsel
10 the Medical Society OF the County Of
New York The courts. instead OF con-
doning the subterfuge, have. according
TO Mr. Van Divers report, not only con-
victed the takers. but unhesitatingly de-
nounced the physicians who allied them
selves with them.
The report for the last year shows
twenty-five convictions, resulting in 5000
in fines paid into the society's treasury
and several Jail sentences. The medical
law does not provide for a criminal pro-
ceeding against licensed members Of the
medical profession who have entered into
negotiations with quacks and takers, but
records of medical outcasts are kept by
the society, and in some instances appli-
cations are made to the State Board OF
Regents for the revocation Of licenses
OF such practitioners as have connived at
violations Of the law.
| Among the convicted chiropractors were
| Heinrich Dueringer. Alma c. Arnold. Jo-
seph y Mesary and Abraham Conan.
Conan had an office on the East Side and
most of his clients were poor and
! ignorant lie offered to cure diseases Of
every known kind and description. Jacob
Neustadt. another chiropractor, was ar
rested and is now awaiting trial.
! The convicted mechano-t hera pists were
Mrs Mary Weber. who chose a poor sec
ton OF the city for her field. and Herman
Reichman. who occupied a whole house
! in Harlem. which he styled a Hydro
pathic Institute Reichman paid a fine
Of $50 and went elsewhere 10 do business.
Other persons convicted for practising
medicine under tile euise of religion were
Richard r. schleusher, Villa Faulkner
Page and Francesca Guerino
! Schleusner, pastor OF the Temple OF
| Modern Spiritualism, at No. 13s East 9th
street. gave his patients course of
lectures on the philosophy Of spiritual
ism. cultivation OF spiritual gifts SYM
bolism. spirit and thought photography,
crystal gazing shell hearing, spiritual
healing and an insight into what happens
after death" Then he would have the
patient visit regular physician, who
would make a physical examination OF
the applicant and write Schleusner the
result OF his diagnosis. The patient would
then go back TO the spiritualstic end OF
the combination and get "soul-touch"
and en- application with a small cleo
trical machine, for which he paid s. The
| justices OF Special Sessions fined Schleus-
ner $3.50.
Villa Faulkner Page. well known as an
advocate of new thought" philosophy
/ and lecturer for the Professional
! Womons League, maintained in court
| that she was practising the tenets Of her
/ religion. She was fined and has an ap-
peal pending in the Appellate Division OF
the Supreme Court. There is law. passed
some years ago TO protect Christian
Scientists. which provides that no person
shall be prevented from practising the
tenots OF his or her religion. The appeal
/ is based on this law.
| Francesca Guerino. OF No 81 Carmine
street. attempted 10 practise form OF re-
4, ligious fakerism Mr.. Van Divers report
says. upon ignorant and unsuspecting
Italians who lived in the neighborhood.
, Gucrino evidently lacked the courage Of
I his convictions. for. after being kept in
durance for two weeks. he was admitted
10 bail. lie forfeited his bail bond and
is now fugitive from justice
one Of the most curious cases was that
OF Dominick Carqiulo. an Italian shoe
! maker at No. 22ji seventh avenue. who
cured rheumatism and sore eyes on the
| side. Cargiulo's method was TO blow his
breath over his patients head. while he
waved q glass ball through the air. The
court suspended sentence because the