El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-17
.LAWYERSAYSBLACK
.HOUNDED AS CHRIST

He took no adjustments after you
asked him for money
mo, absolutely"
Refuses to EmbgrraHs Witness.
Or. Black, are you related 70 Mr.
Glllett in any wayf'
May the court please, I object, -"
said Mr.. Giliett I don't want 20 EN-
barrass the doctor in any way.
Everybody laughed, including judge
McClintock-
OR. Black is the soninlaw Of M.
Gillett).
me witness was returned 70 Mr.,
Gillett
Treats Charity Patients.
do you treat any charity patients
DOCTOR Mr. Gillett asked.
Lots OF them. III they haven Z any
money, you can't set IL, treat all
who come 20 me
Name some Of them"
Il object" said Mr.. Neale-
some Of them are right out there
in the audience now said Dr.
Black.
Both the state and defence rested
Jury Is Charged.
Judge AicClintock charged the jury
that amy person shall be regarded
as practicinE medicine I'm violation
Of the law in Texas, who shall treat
or offer TO treat by any system or
method and charge therefor without
first having obtained a license ana
certificate Of professional qualiflca-
lions from an authorized state board
Of medical examiners Of this state %
The charge further said;
ANY person shah De regarded as
practicing medicine fin this state who
shall publicly profess 20 be ply
stefan or surgeon and who shall treat
OF offer 70 treat any disease OF dis
!.
any physical -eformity or injury, BY
any system OF method or 10 effect
cures thereof, OF who shall treat or
offer 10 treat any disease or disorder
mental or physical, or any physical
deformity or injury by any system OF
method or TO effect cures thereof, and
10 charge therefor, directly or indi-
rectly, money or other compensation.
sGive Him Benefit OF Doubt
He instructed the jury 10 find DR..
Black guilty IL it believed the prose
cutting witness; to acquit him II ii
believed the testimony Of Dr. Black
and 70 acquit Dr. Black II there was
any doubt Of his guilt.
David Mulcahy, assistant county at
torney, made the first address, very
brief one.
The one point IN this case IS: Did
the defendant pay Or. Black for SER
vices renderedg he said II you
believe the prosecuting witness, you
should find DIT. Black guilty. IN you
believe Dr. Black. 10 is your duty "a
acquit him. II there is doubt I'm youT
mind. you VIII give the benefit Of
the doubt 70 DR.. Black"
Mr.. Gardner followed and Eaidg
Il don't blame Mr.. Mulcahy for
making bis speech short. II
Had no better ease than he has,
I'D be ashamed Of A., too.
The evidence Of the prosecuting
I witness himself IS enough 10 acduf
DR.. Black said Mr.. Gardner.
Paid More Than Demanded.
he testified before you that DIT
Black offered 70 treat him for SIS
a month. He admitted that he re-
/ eeiVed only % treatments, vet ne
testified that be paid Dr. Black sA5
I for his serVlces-in sums Of $40 and
SIS at a time-yet he has not a sin
gle receipt for money paid"
Mr. Gardner called attention 10
the people filllnE the courtroom
and saids These people are here
because they are grateful To Dr..
BLACK, for the relief he has given
them
This witness. an allen. after &C
cepting Dr. Blacks treatment and
admitting that it had benefited him
so that he could 80 20 work and earn
500 a month, then sees a chance 70
go 20 the county hospital and Eei
free board and treatment By turning
against the man who benefited him
ana he does it,
That's an there IS 20 the case
Spectators Applaud.
Ar- Gillett, when making his arFu-
ment, asserted that Black IS black
IN name only" and then said "this
could not be said OF the prosecuting
witness"
The spectators broke into applause
and judge AcChntock had 70 call
them 10 order
4This witness has lived IN the
United States ten years yet he a.
EtIu an Austrian citlEeu,1 said
Ny. 6aiLlett. eAre we going TO
allow a Citizen OF an enemy COM
try 10 ueEsecuto an Americang
DO you believe this man paid Dr..
Black s45 for 2s treatments when
Dr.. Black offered 70 give him a
months treatment for S35, according
&c his own statement
A Charge on the County.
This man becomes a charge on Fl
Paso county and then turns on his
benefactor and tries 70 make DIT.
Black a charge on the county by
putting him IN Jail
fPerHecutlon has been rife
since they aEEuiled Christ for
gathering corn on sunday. Back
Of this ease a the persecution Of
AEa nAAlA NuE uNAuE Emmu-EnE
making cures without giving
drugs. Chirourncfy iH here ana
they might as well accept 81, for
Il e. curing and AZ viii continue
to cure regardless Of nerHecution.s
Mr.. Feaie. IN closing for the prose-
oution, declared he was not ashamed
to represent the state in the case
and asserted that even Of the prose-
cutting witness had smuEgled into
the United States OF was not entitled
to belief. he came here as an inn
migrant and was entitled 20 enjoy
the benefits OF freedom. Just as Mr..
Gardner's and Mr. Glletts fore
fathers did"
Forefathers Became Americans.
-Our forefathers became American
citizens" snapped Mr.. Gulett.
Ar. Feaie asserted that the prose-
cutting witness had testified that he
took treatment nearly six weeks,