Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-08
Does Not Believe Medical
Association Will Affirm
Verdict
TO PRESS THE ISSUE
Allegation That Physicians Paid s27.-
so Each for Publication of Their
Cartoons in Richmond


Richmond, Nov. s. In a. statement
given out by him, DR.. Charles V. Car
rington indicates that the charges of
unprofessional conduct, preferred by
him against DR.. George Ben john
ston. will not be permitted to rest
with the action of the judicial coun-
ell of the American Medical Associa-
ton in giving an acquittal to DR..
Johnston, DR.. Darlington, questions
the action of the council in giving
out it's findings, and says that he does
not believe the association, when 1t
meets in Detroit next year, "wlil
stand for a -whitewash." The charges
are based on payment for the publi-
cation of a burlesqur cartoon Of DR.,
Johnston, published in Richmond
newspaper.
1t appears from correspondence
given out in connection with the
charges filed with the American
Medical Association that the mat
ter has been laid before the AmerI-
can College of Surgeons, and that
the Medical Society of Virginia will
be called upon to act also, Dr.. Car
rington says that charges against DR..
Johnston were filed with the Vir-
ginia organization SIX months before
its recent meeting in Richmond by
Dr.. ffenry Clay Smith, ol Crewc,
Va, He quotes Dr.. Smith as saying
that 1.-The same occult influences that
caused the mysterious disappearance
of the papers, cartoons and charges,
which should have been tried at the
meeting held in this city October 26
last. have been working in Chicago
during the last few days"
The correspondence given out in
cludes a statement from DR.. Stuart
Mcclure. used by Dr.. Johston in his
defense at Chicago. regarding the ac-
ton of DR.. Smith, who filed charges
against Dr.. Johnston, DR.. Mcclure
and DR.. w. 7. Oppenhimer before tho
Richmond Academy Of Medicine anG
Surgery last spring, and later with
drew the representations. DR.. Nc
Guirc says that during the prohibi-
tion campaign of 1914 he had some
rather "acrimonious" correspondence
with DR.. Smith.
It appears from DR.. Smiths letter
that he wrote to the Richmond news
paper which published the cartoon
of the three surgeons and learned
that it cost each S27.5O to nave them
printed.
There is a sharp conflict between
statements made by DR.. Darlington
and DR.. Mcclure, as to their respec-
tive recollection Of the details o. q
conversation, in which the charges by
DR.. Smith before the Richmond ac'
; ademy were discussed. DR., Mcclure
attributes to DR.. Darlington a state
ment to the effect that he did not wish
TO iniure either he (McGuire) or DR.
| Oppenheimer, but that "he earring
| toni did wish to use the incident a
some future occasion to injure DR.
! Johnston.
On the other hand, DR.. Carringtol
in a statement, says that he wished
as his friend, to help DR.. Mcclure
out of an embarrassing situation. bu
"I had no such feeling toward Dr.
Johnston, and did not care how badl.
he was hurt" DR.. Darlington furthe
stated that at that time (last spring
J he had no intention of preferrin!
/ charges in this matter against d,
Johnston before any society or o
using it against him at any time.
Following the conversation with d.
Mcclure, DR.. Darlington and DR.. J
= Shelton Horsley wrote to DR.. Smith
:; and the charges before the academ
were withdrawn. In the course of hi
statement filed with the judicial cour
ell of the American Medical Associa
ton, DR.. Darlington says that his ir
tercst in seeing. that the charge
against DR.. Mcclure were withdraw
was actuated by the fact that the la
ter was candidate for election t
the American College of Surgeon
and he feared the airing of the ma