The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-02
Accused Physician Believed to
Have Left the Country to
Avoid Trial
HIS WIFE HERE UP
TO LATE TUESDAY
Bond Of $1,000, Given by Mrs.
BROKER. Declared Forfeited.
Department Of Justice No
tilted

DR.. Boyce D. BROKER. for twenty
X yeaxs . practtcing physician In
Richmond. has disappeared
When his name was called yester-
day morning In tho United States Dis
trict Court he failed to respond to
stand trial on the numerous charges
against him for alleged violations OF
the Harrison anti-narcotic act.
Ills slrety was his wife, Mrs. Annie
/. BROKER, In the sum OF $4,000. She.
too, failed to respond. and the bond
WAs declared forfeited by Judge WFaa-
dill
when the case was called beforc
Judge Waddill In the Federal Court
yesterday morning at Ii O'Clock As
oistant District Attorney Hiram N.
Smith announced that the government
was ready, but Attorneys William NJ.
Jnstia and -. G. 0F'ia herty. counsel
for the accused physician. stated that
they had been unable TO communicate
with their client for several days and
that his whereabouts were unknown
. to them.
The a..-FsAya- declared that Dr..
Breeker hnid II consultation with tless
In their office Thursday ef week be-
fore last, and when he LEFT declared
that he would be back on the fol-
! lowing DAY Tic failed to show mp
| - tiiS atEttttsNf*s tAbi'tf anu va ssS
been seen sneo theu. Several days
ago. according t. MIR. Jnstis, they
called up Mrs Brooker OVER the tete-
phone IA inquire after her husband.
and she told them that he was al a
eanitariuue \ few days ago Mrs.
! fsrooker told The attorneys that she
was una BILE 20 locate her husband 1T
tho sanitarinh and declared THAI she
believed Ne Dad destroyed hlnsse'f
left Town Tuesday Ssgilt.
Mrs. RFaoser no was constantly
At tho side nf the accused rtiva.e.sta
at his former hearing, also ftiled -
respond y hen her mr. nae was "a He'd.
and efforts. &c Locate her sser.ia y
proved fri1illess. She ia heftes I'd Il
have left town Tuesday niefg
An Investigation yesterda ALTERS
noon b. Sergeant Detectives Wiley
and kellan disclosed that Dr, Brock
ers furniture has also been reSnoFec,
and efforts are now being made by
them to trace the furniture.
Mrs Rrooker went on her nus
bands bond. and when it was learned
that she was also among the missing.
Mr.. Smith Immediately fled attach
ments In horh tn. City Circuit and
Henrico courts, placing "A Hen AT.
kproperty owned by her in order To
protect the government In the mat
ter OF DR.. Brooker's s2.aoe bail Mrs,
BROKER Is said TO own property to the
amount Of $1,000.
Brooker's attorneys, =. &. o'T.ah-
arfy and ". NJ. IGatis, also flied -
penders in thc t:errieo Circuit Court.
xtfachinr stxt sGu q res of ground IN
The county. ak fniies from ktshn2o I'd.
IN the road Lea t!5sg TO pamisflt All
DR.. Brooker eed Mr., Justis Sl.0a3.
while Mr.. o'Fiahe,fy holds claim
ef $500 against him as counsel fees.
Believe He Has Left Country.
Il IN believed that DIR, Brooker has
Rone to either Canada or England.
ISome seem to be under the impression
that he has joined the hospital corps
az the British Army. Il Is known that
Mrs.. Brooker has iieh relatives Ia
England. and it il very probable that
I164 has gone 20 live with them. Mr..
1nlth declared last night that while
NJ had been so busy that he had been
unable to look up the law en- the SUBJ
Joct. he believed that Dr. BROKER
Eould be extra dited from any country
with which the United States has
treaties. In the event he Is captured
Mr. Smith 10 not letting any grass
grow under his feet and Is exertins
|oyoey effort to have the accused ply
ntcAn apprehsnded. Yesterday after
noon he got into communication with
the department of Justice a, Wash
ington and requested that reward OF
$500 be offered for the capture OF
|Dr. BROKER However. up 10 late last
nirht he had received no definite
answer from the department, but IN
|all probability he will receive notln-
cation regarding the matter by this
morning
j. II. c. Grasty aud j. a. Burke, OF
the United States Internal Revenue
Department left Yesterday afternoon
Tor Washington % infer with tive
otAciAls at Waah'nston regarding the
case. They will fnh on, definitely Just
what steps tsncic sam wilt take to-
wards the apprehensi On Of the govern
mcnt prisoner. rhcy Viii also push
the matter of offering the reward
Moved When Demurrer Failed.
The BROKER ftrrn,iurr is said to
have been moved ,ut INN Jiateiy.
after the court has failed ~ sustain
the second demurrer argued before
him by counsel sar the accused rliyf-
Etcan. Yesterday morning several
articles of furniture were moved
from the rear OF III, i;roosea. home.
nut when ali Investigation was mace
L was found To be tbs properly ~ an
bid negro man and his wife. who h.td
been in the .tapl.,y OF the family. When
Rsked why taev were moving, they
Declared that they had received order.
M vacate ths (; s.n,St's. 'riie W.n IN
feclared that Mrs. Brooker was in
her home as late as yesterday after
boon. but .,ad aof bees seen .sa,se
eince
when Judge yyaidin learned thas
Dr. BROKER was not il, court he be-
came very emphatic in his remarks
and told Mr.. Smith TO make eyery eff
fort TO locate Or. Brooker and hrins
rim before the court without reff-
l6ny." He declared that this was i
(Cpntinusd on Firth Page.)