The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-07-10
DR." CHARLES ROSS
SHREWD IMPOSTOR
Former New Ulm Resident
Sought by Authorities for
Criminal Complaints

New Ulm acquaintance of CDR"
Charles w. Ross, who was employed
as pathologist here, several years
ago, will be interested to know he is
badly wanted by authorities in vari-
Gus communities, on different GRIM
inal complaints. Ross left Minnesota
in August, last year, and is said to
be in the state of New Hampshire,
at this time. He will face prosecu-
tion, should he ever return to Min
nesota.
Under the heading, "Charles Ross"
-Imposter." the bureau of investiga-
ton of the Journal of the American
Medical association, in it's issue of
June 20, 1929, publishes the follow
ing interesting data about the shrewd
impersonator:
A letter has just been received
from Mr.. Caesar J. Scavarda, chief
of police of Flint, Mich, asking aid
in looking for one Charles w. Ross"
who is probably going under some
alias. According to the Flint police
report, this man poses as physician,
and also attempts to get position
as an X-ray technician, and OCCASION
ally attempts to lease an X-ray out
fit. Chief Scavarda's letter continues:
"This man was arrested in Kansas
City, Mo-, April z, 1915, on a swind-
ling charge, and was sentenced to the
U. S. penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kans., for three years, under the
name of Charles Leroy. He was ar
rested again, May 6, 1915, at Kansas
City, on a charge of impersonating
and officer and was sentenced to the
same prison for one year and one day,
under the name of Anatolia Leroy.
He was agin arrested in Toledo, Ohio,
January a, 1918, for forgery under
the name of Anatolia Leroy, case
pending. He was arrested in Flint,
Mich, May 10, 1929, on a charge of
falsely representing himself to be
doctor, and was fined 500, or six
months to one year in Iona reforma-
tory, under the name of DR.. r. j.
Dietrich.
"He is described as being 80 years
sof age, looks 10 years older. He is
five feet, six inches tall, weigh 156
pounds. medium build, fair complex
ion, brown eyes, black hair, streaked
with gray, upper teeth gone. He is
American born of Jewish parents.
Ross is wanted here for obtaining
money under false pretefises, and
bigamy."
The November, 1928 issue of Min
nesota Medicine carried brief arti-
Gle on this subject, reading as fol-
lows:
Charles Ross, alias R. j. Dietrich:
The above man, whose true name is
unknown, assumed the name of Ross
J. Dietrich, licensed practitioner of
this state, and attempted to operate
a hospital at Pine River, MINI. This
place was closed, by order of the
Medical board, August Is, 1928. The
original Dietrich is practicing, at the
present time in Kansas, and is in no
way connected with the fraud at
tempted by Ross
4" Ross was employed as path
ologist in one of the Minnesota elm
les, several years ago, and, while
there, he learned of the original DR..
Dietrich, who was raised in that vlci-
nifty. The extent of the operations
of Ross did not come to light, until
he left the state in August, this year.
He is indebted to people in Minnesota
in excess of $1,000, and admitted to
our legal investigator, that he gave
a check without sufficient funds to
cover the same, for the purchase of
office equipment. This check was in
the sum of $1,000. He claims to be
an M. D., but has no credentials of
any kind to back up the statement.
He also claims to have been born in
Europe, but at the time Mrs. Dietrich
gave birth to child at Pine River
he stated that he was born at Man
kato, Minnesota.
"This man has absolutely no license
of any kind to practice in Minnesota.
He is in New Hampshire, at the pre-
sent time, and a complaint will be
filed against him, if he returns to this
state. He blames his present pre-
dicament to financial and domestic
troubles. He is very evasive in his
answers, and only admitted what he
did, when he was convinced that the
information was in the possession of
the board. He came to Minnesota,
the second time, from Summit, New
Jersey, his departure from there be-
ing occasioned by the same circum-
stances as his hasty exit from this
state.
''The record of this man shows him
to be an imposter, and that he is
guilty of several other crimes, in con-
nection with his attempt to practice
medicine. He will be prosecuted, to
the limit of the law, if he returns to
Minnesota. Brown County Journal.