Evening star., 1935-05-05
ACCUSED DOCTOR
DEFENDED BY HOST
Man Who Sent Scores
Through College Held in
Coed Deaths.
Nv the Associated Press.

Grafton of Hermoine Fowler, 2O-year-
old Oklahoma A. and M. College coed,
was filed today against DR.. Guy E.
Brewer, already held on similar
charge in the death Of another young
woman.
The information was filed by County
ATTORNEY Roy Holbird and signed by
Lieut.. Robert Huston, special inveSti-
gator for Gov. e. w. Marland. whose
secret investigation preceded fihng
of the original charges.
Miss Fowler died at her home In
Red Oak. Okla, June 81, 1884.
The first charge filed against the
physician was based on the death OF
Mrs. Doris Jones, 20, the mother OF
two children.
Other Charges Likely.
Holbird said his investigation hao
disclosed two additional deaths Oh
Young women from illegal operations
He said more charges would be filed,
The prosecutor portrayed the 90
vear-old bachelor physician ana pnll-
anthropist as a 'Dr. Jekyl and Mf.
HYDE" in a formal statement critl-
Giving DR.. G.. B. Bennett, president
of Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1or
rallvinp to DR.. Brewers defense.
A benefactor to whom scores OF
Young men owe their education. tne
country doctor was supported tooay
hv hundreds of his fellow townsfolk
of nearby CARRIER. They came to his
aid with petitions of praise. Ihey
raised 81 600 for his defense.
Holbird, however, declared the doc
TORS friends did not know AL the
angles to this case" He said the in
yestigation was being continued.
IT know DR.. Bennett does not ap-
prove of illegal medical practice and
certainlv he cannot condone 1t when
there are deadly results, regaroless
of the use to which the money Is
put" Holbird said.
Rennett Defends Accused.
DR.. Bennett had said:
"If I should be called as CHAR
scter witness, would say DR.. Brewer
was as kind and as gentle man as
ever met. I believe you Will see
a student uprising on the campus
such as you never saw before when
Or, Brewers plight becomes known.
I cannot conceive of DR.. Brewer Vlo-
lating any law. I knew him as
kindly generous country doctor who
gave all he ever earned to worthy
students"
While at the outset Gov. Marland
termed the case "one of the most
bizzare I have ever known" he re-
fused later to discuss it.
Today the only persons DR.. Brewer
would see in his cell were his boys
and the wishing friends from
CARRIER where for 81 years he has lived
the quiet, retiring life of a rural ply
sician who spent all his money on
others.
Gave Funds to Many.
Many years ago, they said, the doc
tor became interested in the efforts
Of needy youths to attain an educa-
ton because of his own early hard
ships. He provided financial aid for
one or two. Each year more came
TO him.
At length he purchased house for
bis proteges at Saltwater, seat of
"a dllu M. SOllCsC' 1lOOlu
rent was free, groceries were pro-
v1ded, there was house mother"
and money for tuition and books also
we're provided by the doctor.
Finally his benefactions increased
to the point that two large two-story
houses near the campus, filled with
students who had no other means
for getting an education. were op-
Grating on his bounty. At one time
56 students were going through school
at DR.. Brewers expense. When he
was arrested and charged with mur-
der he was keeping As students in
school,
At his home in CARRIER are living
seven high school boys.
His only stipulation in helping stu
dents, it was said was that they help
others to get an education. Some CO.
eds, friends said, also went to him
and received help.
Always Lived Alone.
He used to drop into the house
at very irregular intervals" said one
of his proteges, he'd sit around and
talk while about one thing or an
other. Then he'd be off to his practice
at CARRIER. He was always alone
A humble, shuffiing figure, he had
q permanent limp from a hip injury.
There were rumors secret arraign-
ment on the charge would be held for
the doctor because of his friends let
1t be known they would "all be over"
in body to be present at the court
hearing
Il had hoped that it would not be
necessary to file additional charges
against DR.. Brewer, but the matter
Of wholesale deaths in Oklahoma
caused by operations of this kind must
be stopped" Holbird said
The Brewer charges form the third
sensational illegal operation case to
come before Oklahoma courts in re-
cent years.
DR.. Richard E. Thacker, Oklahoma
City doctor. is serving life sentence
in the State Penitentiary for the death
in April, 1882, of Miss Ruth Hall of
Bethany, following an alleged illegal
operation.
Frank Lee, University of Oklahoma
foot ball star, whose secret bride died
after an operation, was a witness
against DR.. Thacker.
Neal Myers, University of Okla
homa student, was charged with the
abortion death of Miss Marian Mills.
campus beauty queen and daughter
of university professor, but was
acquitted. following sensational trial.
The defense said the girl had brought
about her own death.
Dr. A. B. c. Davis of Oklahoma City,
sentenced to life imprisonment in 1923
for murder in the death of Mrs. Mary
Sudik, was paroled by Gov. w. H.
Murray in December, 1884.
H. C., BROUGH ADDRESSES