Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-10
DR.. BR|CKER IN JAIL
|. LOOKS TO FRIENDS
Confident Of Early Return to
South America, Where Big
Fortune Is Invested
SPENT $4,000 IN BRIBES

II never harmed man In my life
knowingly or willfully-but I have done
many favors for hundreds OF big men
I'm going to give those ! favored In the
past a chance to do something for me
now"
This statement was made by DR.. Will
liam II. Bricker, the convicted malprac-
titioner, who wac brought back from
South America yesterday, just before the
doors of the Eastern Penitentiary closed
behind him at IL 80 o'clock last night
He went into the prison to begin iourI,
to six year sentence for an iliegai
operation which caused the death Oh u
young girl.
Bricker arrived in this city after an
automobile trip from New York. wnsre
he was kidnapped" off the ship ina.
brought him from South America py
Major Samuel o. Wynne. head OF .ne
county detective force. This move was s
made to forestall an attempt on the yar.
Of Bricker's friends to hold him IN Ne"
York on q writ Of habeas corpus. -,
Arriving here the party, made up OF
Major Wynne. District Chief James r.
win. Gordon Lehman and DetectiVe
from PARAGUAY. Assistant District At
torney Charles Il. Fox, DR.. Bricket
and group Of newspapermen stopped al
a restaurant near the Roosevelt boule-
ward and had hearty meal. Here tne
doctor also was allowed to talk with
his son, Robert Bricker, over the teie-
phone. 90.
After he had finished a meal OF SOFT
shelled crabs and steak, Dr. brlcRer
started to talk freely.
Fortune Invested in South America
"I came back to take my sentence,
DR., Bricker said. "because they were
bounding me to death. I'm well-pre,,
served man of fifty seven years, ana
have always taken excellent cars OF my
health. Even il I have to do the four
years of my sentence. in the event tha,
nv friends do not come to my rescue,
firmly believe that / am physically III
TO undergo such a confinement. and CONT
out and take up where l left on the
large business interests that ! am con
nccted with in South America. The
large fortune that / made in Philadel
phia is virtually all invested in Souti
American land and business.
"It is not pleasure, ] assure you. t
20 inside those old gray walls that
have passed SO often during my lonI
residence in Philadelphia. but, lik'
many other things that i have done il
nv life, ! 20 in without flinching.
nm sorry and glad at the same time tina
INV old friend BILL Leib is in the pen.
| / am sorry for any one that has to go tC
prison, but ! am glad that there is t
be some one In there whom l know 81
well.
after I get acclimated at Cherry Hill
understand it Is not so bad there. afte
all"
Optimism Amazes Detectives
DR.. Brickers jauntiness and opti
mism were the amazement of the detec
tiycs and newspaper men. When h
was first taken from the ship he di
not show surprise or disappointment
as he expected that his friends woul
rescue him before he left New Jersey
But even after the Pennsylvania lin
was crossed and he was formally ar
rested, he did not lose his courage, an
he was smiling when the doors of tn
pcnitentiary closed behind him.
After leaving the restaurant pr
Bricker was permitted to stop at hi
chatted with his son for time. an
left most Of his personal property in hi
hands. Then the sor ACCOMPANIED th
party to the penitentiary. Just befor
going inside he pattcd his son on IT
mead and told him not to worry. WhG
he first met his son he was inclined t
he angry ut him for not having met hn
at the dock in New York. He eN
I'lained thnt he had sent a wireleS
message TO him from the ship. Whej
it developed that his son had not re
ceived the message it was cxplainc
!, that it had never been sent, but wa
destroyed on board the ship.
Once inside the prison. DR.. Bricker'
affairs moved quickly. 1t was just be
fore midnight when he was turned owe
to Warden McKenty, who received tn
prisoner in person, and it was only
few minutes after midnight when b
had been examined, given number,
haircut and shave and assigned to ce
in the quarantine section Of the prison
The cost to the Commonwealth an
to DR.. Bricker of the malpractitioner
attempt to evade serving sentence
extremely high. but the Commonwealth
, has much tue best Of 1t. While the au
thorities spent about 10000 to get til
doctor back, the money was taken OF
Of the $21 900 bail that DR.. BrickC
forfeited when he ran away. Th
leaves a profit on that side of the ledge
Spent 5000 In Bribes
For the doctor, however. the co.
came high. BESIDES the forfeited bal
tho doctor admitted yesterday that |
had spent more than S50,0 in brib,