Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
SEEK TO OPEN JAIL
FOR BR|CKER, JR.
habeas Corpus Proceedings Are
Begun Here by His
Attorneys
AMEND DEAD GIRLS STORY

An effort win he made today by Will
liam Charlton and former Attorney
General Robert McCarter, of New Jer-
sey, counsel for DR.. William II. Bricker,
Jr., 10 obtain bis release from Jail here
through habeas corpus proceedings.
DIR. Bricker was arrested last FRI
Gay at his home, 2O02 North Broad
street, charged with having performed
criminal operation upon Miss Irene
Michaelson, Of this city. in a "sani-
tsrium" alleged to have been conducted
by him at Atlantic City. II his at
torneys fail in their habeas corpus pro.
ceedings, they will seek an order from
the Court permitting DIR. Brtcker's re-
mcval 30 Atlantic City for the final ar
eument before County Judge Robert II.
Ingersoll In his fight for retrisl from
his conviction of having performed an
Illegal operation upon an actress.
At hearing before Magistrate Rem
shaw in the Central Station Saturday
Bricker was held without bail to awnit
requisition papers. He was committed
TO Moyamensing Prison pending extra-
dition proceedings.
An inkling as to the proposed plans
Of Bricker lawyers to get him back 10
New Jersey by having bail fixed for his
release was given at tho proceedings
before Magistrate Renshaw. Special
Assistant District Attorney William
Findlay Brown declared thai the prose
cutting attorneys Office would not agree
TO bail and would insist that it have
forty eight hours notice on habCas
corpus proceedings.
A post -mortem examination Of Miss
Michaelson was made yesterday by DR..
l'nrnnNT
Louis y. Souder. OF Atlantic City. The
examination, it was learned. showed
that the woman died of peritonitis. re-
sultipg from a criminal operation.
The police version of the discovery OF
the Michaelson girl lying in the street
in front Of the Bricker house in Jack.
son avenue, was not the real story of
the affair, 1t was learned today. The
girl, under the influence nf some power
full drug. made her way "a tho roof OF
the house, jumped 10 the street, es-
capped terrible injuries and walked un-
assisted n balf block 10 the home Of
DR.. Willard Mason, st Nentnor and
Jackson avenues, who called the police.
When he came down and opened thc
door he found tho girl on the porch Of
the house next door. Realizing she was
In some trouble he assisted her to his
home.
''For Gods sake. let me in. please
take me in" she begged as the physi-
clan opened the door.
The yolnS woman was protected from
the bitter cold only by pair of stock
ings and a light bath robe. according to
Mason. She had started 10 tell her story
20 a milk wagon driver as the physician
appeared.
~ just jumped off the roof were
her first words when she got inside the
Mason house. Then she told who she
was.
The girls eyes appeared TO be bulg-
ing from her head and we're wild-lock-
ing and inhsned.
you've been taking dope. haven't
youl' inquired DR.. Mason.
They gave me a glass of black stuff
10 drink" was her reply.
"You had better go back to your
The physician as an officer came to
the doo-.
''No, no fairly shouted the girl.
I'm afraid"
"AfraId of WHAT" asked. the physi-
elan.
"Dr. Brickcr-I'm afraid of what
he'd do 20 me-" she cried in alarm.
She then told of how she came 10
get into the jackson avenue house
ne glrl bdlu sne nhu gone 10 an ad-
dress in Philadelphia was placed in a
closed automobile, whirled TO Atlantic
City and taken TO the house
II did not know where I was going, "
she said.
Police at Atlantic City believe that
the evidence obtained from the young
woman will prove of tremendous value
in checking up on several shady
physiciahs in Philadelphia who are re .
Dorted 10 have been using Atlantic City
as dumping ground" in similar
cases. They are making an investiga .
tion on leads that relate 70 similar
''sanltsriums" on various parts of the
island.
DIR. Bricker will face a Judge and
. jury on a malpractice charge in this
atty next week in the event Of new
\ trial being granted, him by Judge
tngersoll.
20 Assistant District Attorney Charles
Edwin Fox, who prosecuted the case
which sent Bricker's father 10 the
Eastern Penitentiary, and who has been
assigned by District Attorney Rotan to
prosecute three indictments against the
Il. A.