The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
BUSINESS MANAGER OF
| UNITED DOCTORS FINED
Jury In Hastings Court Finds Him
Guilty ON Indictment for Prac-
tIce of medicine without
License
NOTION MADE TO SET ASIDE

MOTION MADE TO SET ASIDE
Dr. Rosenberg, Optometrist, ASCOT
atcd with United Doctors. Wanted
License as Chiropractor--SaysP Pros
ccution Moved by Jealousy.
Joseph +. Rosenberg, business man
sger of the United Doctors, Win OF
fees on the third floor of the Lyric
building was found guilty OF prac-
ticing medicine without a incense os
a Jury. which recommended ne oe
fined $50. in the Hastings Court yes
terday afternoon. Motion to Sc, asiu ~
the verdict, on the srouna Una. ~
wa. contrary to the law and the evil
dence. was made by Gilbert Pollock.
counsel for Rosenberg. and May IL
vas set. nv the court az the date Tor
hearing argument on the motion.
When the case was called, shortly
after IL O'Clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Pollock demurred to the indlct-
Rment declaring 1t bore error upon its
face, but Judge Richardson overruiea
the demurrer and commonwealth
ATTORNEY george B. wise called as the
first witness DR. j. r. Warinner,
chairman of the state Board of Medi-
cal Examiners. DR. Warinner tesu-
ned that he had been practicing med'-
cine for thirty years; had been a
member OF the state Medical Board
for shou. fourteen years; that he did
not know Joseph T. Rosenberg. and
that Mr.. Rosenberg had not applied
for or received license to practice
medicine.
DR.. l. %, Greasy, chiropractor. hav-
ing onfces on the second floor OF the
Lyric building, was next called. he
recoxnfxed the prisoner at bar as Jo-
seph r. Rosenberg. of the tnlten
Doctors, and said that Rosenberg toiu
him some elk or eight weeks ago tnat
ne had no license TO practice and that
he wanted to get O license to practice
chiropractlc. Mr.. Pollock objected 10
such evidence and II was excluded
To show Practice of Medicine.
Taxing another tack with view 10
showing that Rosenberg had prac-
ticea medicine as charged in the In
dictment Commonwealth Attorney
Wise called NJ. Alice Johnson. col
ored. who conducts - tea business on
rhaffn Street. She said that in re-
Spouse TO an advertisement IN the
newspa pers she had gone 70 the
United Doctors to get reHef. Sne
Thought she had rheumatism and the
paners said the United Doctors were
doing much good for the people.
She said she paid al the rate OF ~
month for treatment--for medicine.
electric treatment AMI i-and
showed receipts for sums totaiing IS,
one ~ them signed United Doctors.
by r." This. she said. Mr., Rosen-
berg gave her. She said Mr.. Rosen-
berg Was known TO her as Or. Rosen-
berg and that he gave her some medl-
cine and the electric treatment she
said there was another doctor there
vha had treated her. She knew MIN
as Dr. Hicks,
on cross-cxami nation witness stated
she dd not know whether DR.,
Rosenberg prepared the medicine he
gave her-a llauld. some tablets and
other room and got them. She said
1.-The medicine might have been pre-
pared h, some one else, She was sure
lnat Or" Rosenberg examined her
before calling the other doctor, who
said he thought ne could FIX her up
al right
The testimony of sailie z. Reeder.
enlored. teacher in Buchanan School
who had gone to the United Doctors
With the other colored woman. and
y-ho had also received treatment, was
similar
DR.. Seitien Treated Her.
Mrs TYSON said thar she saw both
~ SalSan and DR. Rosenberg when
she went for treatment, but that Dr..
setaen treated her She said she was
t-asfrd for heart and kidney trouble
r,i raid altogether sac. That was for
four months treatment. two treat
r.enta week nr. Selden. she said,
gave her medicine.
r. A. Gerhard. sign painter who
ratnted the sign placed on the door
~ the offices of the United Doctors
testified that the letters Or" were
PAINTED ahead of Rosenherg's name
and that the word "optometrist" fol-
i we'd It, The sign had to he correct
ed three times before the doctors
would accept II. he testified. The first
correction was the addition of the
word "optometrist' to the name OF
OR" Rosenberg. The second and
third were to spell that word correct
| "
nr. Greasy. recalled, said that he
| mad assisted DR.. F. G l. Millet. OF
| the ways and means committee of
| the Richmond Academy of Medicine
and Surgery. and Or. Warinner. Of
the Stat. Board, in getting affidaNits
land evidence with regard to the AL
Legged practice without license of MIR,
Rosenberg. He said he is a doctor of
ehtropractic. with Offices on the floor
below those of the United Doctors and
denied the insinuation, made on cross
questioning by Mr.. Pollock, that
jealousy was his motive in assisting in
getting evidence against Rosenberg.
DR.. warinner. again taking the
stand, told of the affidavits secured
~ DR.. Greasy and said that he had
turned them over 10 the Common
wealth's Attorney. Mr.. Pollock asked
70 see the affidavits, but the court
denied him.
DR.. e. C. L. Miller, teacher at the
Medical College of Virginia. and
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee OF the Academy of Mcdi-
cine and Surgery. testified that he as
sisted DR.. Warinner in getting evil
dence for the Commonwealth in this
case.
Mr.. Rosenberg Business Manager.
The defense opened its case with
MIR. Pollock reading the Indictment
and excepting thereto. DR.. S. W.
eelden head OF the United Doctors
Arm. took the stand. He is prac-
tlcing physician. graduate of the Med
zeal College of Virginia. He has been
practicing since 1904 and for the last
Two years has had his practice in