New Britain herald., 1927-01-08
'DR.' LACROSSE IS
 FINED AND JAILED
Convicted of PracticinS Medicine
 Without License
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Alfred Lacrosse, aged ~, or HJ D Pennington avenue, West Hartford, self styled doctor and inventor of Liquid Life" a Concoction to cure practically cveryailment of the hu- man body, was taken into custody last night by State Policeman Thomas White of Hartford and De- tective Sergeant Daniel McGilicud- dy and Sergeant Henry Jeglinsky of the Bristol police department. The specific charges lodged against La crosse were practicing medicine without . licenSa and using the title of doctor illegally He was held at police station all night in default of $500 bonds.
 Although Lacross has been locat- cd in this city for about q year, dur inG which time he has maintained an office in the Lee Way building at the corner Of North Main and Center streets, no particular attcn- ton has been given to his activities by the police department.
 
 state police following the death of Achillo LamoureauX, aged IS, son of Mir. and Mrs. Albert LamoureauX of ! Go Laurel street. at the Bristol hos pital last Saturday after an operation for appendicitis.
 IL is understood that friend o' the youth suggested q visit to the doctor" after AChille had coplafn- ed of not feeling well. Lacrosse, il is said, after looking the boy over performed q massage treatment over the appendix and upon leaving left a bottle of Liquid Life" in, forming the youth that in a few days he would h" better. However the boy grew worse and four days after I.acrossc's visit. Dr. B. x Whipple was called in and diagnoS- ed the case as appendicitis. La mouIe3uN was removed to the hos pital and operated upon by Drs Ralph A. Richardson and r. A i Park. He died short time later | from porit onitis. It is claimed tha' ] the massage treatment caused thu appendix 10 burst and the poison tt 1 circulate through the boys system for several days before pr. Whippl' 1 was summoned
 Lacrosse, who wears glasses ant 1 sports black mustache and goatce 1 claims that the title of doctor wal l ,irI, T .I [ I, 1 impression that he was a graduate of a medical college. Clients had SC named him after he had successful, ly treated them and the title stuck He also informed the police that he | had at one time been located ir l Bridgeport. the authorities Of thai i city inforimng him that to dispcst 1 of his patent medicine and to apply | his treatment required no license He also exhibited discharge paper: showing that he had served in the 1 Spanish-A American war.
 On q charge of practicing medi 1 cine without a license. the maximum : fine Of $500 and costs were imposed
 
 i of doctor, he was fined $l00 and costs and a jail sentence of 30 day. was imposed. Bonds in the event oi 1 an appeal, were placed at sl,00o 1 Attorney Noble F. Pierce represent. | ed the accused and Prosecuting Al. ! torncy James T. Mather presente, ! the case for the city. Judge Vii. i liam J. Malone was on the bench
 Boy Injured While Ccasting l Gus RcdmaH, aged 13, son Of Emi Rodman Of Pennington avenue i Forestville. sufiertd | two broken ribs and received sevtre shaking UT and numerous bruises as a result oi ] an accident while coasting on Farm. i ington avenue near his home yes. tcrday afternoon. The youth losr control of his sled and crashed into . a gasoline pump in front of hi; ! fathers gas station. He received medical attention at his home anc was resting comfortably this morn, ing.
 1alc Professor to Talk on Crime 1 Professor W. +. Vance of Yak university will be the speaker at th' ! second meeting of the forum of th' First Congregational church at o'clock sunday evening. His sub icct will be The Problem Of Crime in America"
 Mir Vance is professor Of law 1 al Yale and has made an intenslv, study on the crime question.
 To Start On New Thcatcr ! Wcrk on the Colonial thcatcr. tc he erected on lower Main street bN the Colonial Thcatcrs, Inc. Of thi. city, will be started on Monday. Tho ] building, which will contain two