The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21

nothing to do with the examination
of patients or prescribing or COM
pounding medicine for them. The
electric machine. he said. was similar
to that used in barber shops.
He explained the card index sys-
tenn used by the United Doctors in
keeping the record of their patients,
the diagnosis of their cases and the
treatment prescribed. Two of these
cards, fitting the cases of the two COL
cred women witnesses. were shown
the jury.
They Work On Salary.
DR.. Selden, replying to question,
said the electric treatment by itself
! wouldn't effect a cure. but II assisted
the medicines. Asked by Common
wealth's Attorney Wise how much
Dr. Rosenberg and the doctors were
paid, DR.. Selden said that DR.. Atkin-
son received s35 a week, DR.. Hicks
had received $3.50. and DIR. Warner
business manager. received one-half
the net profits.
Mr.. Wise suggested that a $40 a
week clerk could manage the business
for the United Doctors. and then
asked what Mr. Selden got out Of Il.
II get what's left" replied the wit
ness.
On redirect examination DR.. Sell
den said that the electric massage
was part of the treatment given by
the United Doctors.
DR.. Atkinson, a son OF later Senator
Henry A. Atkinson. said he Is a
graduate OF the Medical College OF
Virginia. that he is a licensed physi-
clan in Richmond. and that he has
been associated with the United Doc
tors since September "a last. He said
that DR.. Selden and DR.. Hicks were
with the firm when he entered the
Offices DR.. Atkinson testified that
'Dr" Rosenberg did not examine the
patients or prescribe or compound
medicine for them. To DR.. Atkinson =
knowledge, no medical skill or knowl-
edge is necessary for the operation
of the massage machine. which 'pr "
Rosenberg sometimes operated under
one Of the other doctors direction.
Re plying to a question by Mr.. Wise,
DIR. Atkinson said he did not know
positively that Or" Rosenberg had
never given medicine TO any of the
patients
Both Drs. Seiden and Atkinson testi-
fed that they frequently addressed the
defendant "a "Dr." Rosenberg.
Denies He Prescribed.
Taking the stand in his own be-
half. Or" Rosenberg said he is a
doctor OF optometry. He said he has
Had nothing to do with the prescrih-
ing Of medicine for patients. He said
that the medicines were prepared by
the others and that he simply deliver
ed IL to the patients. He said he
wouldn't know how TO prescribe. lie
testified that he has been practicing
optometrv since 1901, and that he be-
gan his practice in Richmond in July,
1915.
He said that he had taken mail
course In chiropractic and that he
wanted to he licensed by the State
Board as a chiropractor DR."
Rosenberg DECLARED that Drs. Greasy
add Bybee, chiropractors, on the floor
below the United Doctors, have been
tamperins with the United Doctors.
patients and had tempered with the
elevator boy In the Lyric building so
that he would put the United Doctors
patrons off on the floor on which were
the offices of Drs. Greasy and Bybee.
He said that they did not want an
other chiroprsctor In the same build
ing and that they were behind this
prosecution TO keep him from getting
ehiropractor's license,
Cour, adjourned at o'clock until
I 3. at which time Judge Richardson
argued the Instructions These were
argued for little more than an hour
by commemorative Attorney Wise
and by Attorney Pollock. and the case
was taken by the jury, which returned
/ shortly before s O'Clock with a verdict
OF guilty and a recommendation that a
fine OF $50 he imposed. which Is the
minimum under the law Motion 10
set aside WAS continued.
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