New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22
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check as first payment. Before he even
received n single treatment he died IN
New Jersey. a.,
A high school youth was troubi ed
with his leg. When he mentioned TINS
fact TO his mother she would not
allow him to consult the family phy-
stefan, but insisted that he go to one
Of the great professors Here ne
was asked $500 for a cure.
Another woman, with sick child,
visited one Of the doctors. She was
informed that it would cost SIS to heal
the baby. She protested that she had
only SIS This the man took, and gave
her n small vial Of castor oil. When
she returned the following day she
gave up her last s., which she had
kept for paying her rent, and received
another small bottle Of the oil.
Hundreds of Complainants.
Mr.. Whiteside said last night that
he had already one hundred witnesses
who would confront the quscks at their
trial. and that one thousand could
probably be brought TO light. Many of
these persons have thus far refused to
come forward. fearing that their names
would be brought into the case, but
absolute secrecy has been maintained
in the use of patients names.
Shortly after $3.50, when the patrol
men made their concerted effort on
the museums, there appeared In rapid
succession automobiles filled with prls-
oners before the Mulberry Street court.
Outside a crowd had gathered. and
the little court room itself was soon
filled.
The first to arrive were Dr. Judson c.
Brown, Of 202 West l30th Street, and
Victor Brod of 1864 Hoe Avenue, and
Isadore Lyman, of GS East Nineteenth
Street, his assistants. The former was
held in $500 and the others in $500
bail for further examination.
1t developed that last fall DR.. Brown
came TO the labor officials, telling them
he would make a clean breast OF his
practice and that he intended to re-
tire from the business. At the same
time Or. Schierson, who was arraigned
later, also announced his intention Of
quitting the game, and even returned
to his patients at that time the fees
they had paid him.
This naturally put the Investigators
Off the trail temporarily, but they later
learned that both physicians were back
at their work. Dr.. Brown was former
~ connected with the Schierson estab-
lishmcnt, which was operated under
the formers name, but the two sepa-
rated, and since that time have been
practising separately.
Protesting for DR.. Brown, Julian B.
Carabba. an attorney, Of ll5 Broad
way, told the court that the raids had
been made merely for effect. He char
acterized the physician as a careful
and conscientious man, who had been
practising for thirty years and had
never been arrested
Woman Among Prisoners.
Magistrate McAdoo then read ex-
tracts from the complaint, which
charged that DR.. Brown had prosti-
tuted his practice and employed two
persons not physicians TO pose as
such and make alleged diagnoses, and
that he was maintaining pubic
nuisance in the peculiar character OF
his work.
Mr. Whitehouse and Floyd Wilmot
who represented the District Attor-
ncy's Office, said they were prepared to
show his connection with d. Schler-
son.
Next there appeared in the room a
quartet Of prisoners taken from Dr.
Schierson's place. at 315 Madison Ave
nue. They were Miss Rose Roberts, OF
AZ South Lexington Avenue, White
Plains; Gerald Rothman, Of 2l2 Second
Avenue; Granville c. Brown, who gave
the Madison Avenue establishment as
his address. and DR.. Schierson himself
The latter was neatly dressed, with
a tan topcoat, and his other clothing
looked equally expensive. He is in The
forties. and walked into the room witt
Miss Roberts, who said she was a dis
tant relation Of Mrs. Schierson.
The physician told the court that ht
had a license to practise in New Jer
IWel, we'll take that up later" Mr.
Whiteside answered. He then described
the doctors chain Of Offices throughou
the country and his methods OF treat
ing patients.
Magistrate McAdoo held Schierson If
/ $1,000 bail lie is charged with main
tanning a public nuisance, according Z
Section 1880 of the penal code. anC
also with alleged fraudulent medica
/ practice
When Miss Roberts was called Mr.
Carabba declared that it was an out
rage to arrest the twenty year-olC
girl. who, he said, only kept books To-
the doctor.
Mr.. Whiteside remarked that sh'
had been employed in a confidential
capacity in the Scranton Office and ha,
later come TO this city. She was hel,
in $500 bail. charged with aiding III,
maintenance Of a public nuisance.
Gerald Rothman, who gave his bust
ness as an Interpreter. stated that h.
had only come to this city recent,
from Cleveland, where he had beer
employed, and that he had worked TO
the doctor only month. He was hel,
in $1,000 bail.
Old Physician Held.
The most pathetic figure Of the day
proceedings was DR.. Granville c
/ Brown. He is seventy-six years old
has a white beard and a serious appear
ance. His bail was fixed at 81 800
The next person TO be brought {,
. the court was William Dublin, OF GO
East Eleventh Street, who said he wa
a doorkeeper az one Of DR.. Leonar,
Landes's museums. at Second Avenue
/ The compliments representatives al
/ legged that he approached persons VIII,
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