The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-21
CH|R0PRACT0R
WAS ACQUITTED
Jury Decides That Dr.. RlesIand
Did Not Treat Patient
Contrary to Law.

When city attorney Samuelson
misses a meal at the Elks' club
with the captains of industry and
leaders in society, he seems prone
to adventure with the taxpayers
money by issuing a complaint
against some chiropractor in the
city. DR.. D. w. Riesland, TOT
Palladio building, is the latest ex-
pert in knifeless surgery and
dopeless medication to run the
gauntlet.
September 7, one Carrie Hueb-
ner swore to a complaint, charg-
ing that, on March %, 1918, and
at divers times between that date
and August %, D. w. Riesland
practiced medicine unlawfully,
wilfully and without having OBJ
tanned a license to do so, by pre-
scribing and recommending for
the use. of one Clara Hanson, the
agencies of electricity, mechanical
APPLIANCES, manipulation and diet,
all for the treatment Of tubercu-
losis of the lungs.
Although the complaint de-
clared that the alleged offense was
contrary to the laws of the state
of Minnesota, DR.. Riesland re-
fused to admit it and pleaded not
guilty. The case was tried before
Judge Cutting and a jury in
municipal court last week with the
result that a verdict of not guilty
was returned.
George D. Mccarthy, city prose-
cutor, ably and valiantly repre-
scented the city. John H. Norton.
that veteran of a thousand legal
skirmishes and battles, defended
DR.. Riesland.
The state presented it's case and
undertook to prove it by testi-
mony of Mrs. Carrie Huebner and
Miss Hulda Hanson, sisters of the
complainant, who was too i'll to
appear in court.
Mr.. Norton argued the case on
points of law, which were over
ruled by Judge Cutting. The
trial, with introduction of evil
dence by the state, but none by
the. defense, accompanied by argu-
ments of counsel, followed in due
course. -"-.-., .-- =.
The testimony, both direct and
under .cross-examination, showed
that DR.. Riesland did put Clara
Hanson on a mechanical couch;
that she was given massage me-
chanically; that her vertebrae
were manipulated and brought
into adjustment by use of the
chiropractor hand; that an cleo
trical stove and reflector were
used to provide heat; that perfect
rest and a diet heavy in fruits and
as free Of starch as possible, to-
gether with drinking of milk, were
indicated for her.
The state contended that this
was the practice of medicine with
the meaning of the law.
1t was developed during the
progress of the trial that Miss
Hanson had been treated by two
regular physicians for two months
and that she was getting worse.
She then changed physicians and
took treatment a few days with
out help, after which she called
in chiropractor Riesland.
At that stage Of the woman $
illness, she was in bed and enact
ated, weighing only SO pounds.
Under the chiropractic methods.
she improved quite rapidly for two
months. Her weight increased to
105 pounds and she got out of bed
and gained strength to an extent
that she began going out at night.
Calls, possibly theaters and, it was
admitted, dances were forms of
recreation. Automobile rides to
the country exposed her lungs to
dust of the roads and night air.
The patient did not obey direc-
tions Of her chiropractic physician,
despite the solicitation of her sis
tiers to take care of herself. She
then started to 60 down hill and
gradually to get worse. The con.
tention of the defense was that,
had the patient needed orders, she
would have recovered her health.
The jury went out in time to get
a dinner off the taxpayers and
then, after their free feed, DELHI
Grated in a dignified way for a
couple of hours and returned a
verdict of not guilty.
PAYING FOR THE PUFF.
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