Evening star., 1955-01-21
Fraud Charged
To Psychiatiist
In Arlington
Father Hits Doctor
In Court; Patient
Freed From Custody

0lQ uleutally III OdAl1UA0Ad A1lnh
who forcibly was removed from
the doctors custody yesterday.
The psychiatrist, Dr.. Harry J.
Haynes, who lives at 4503 North
Thirty second road in the Coun-
try Club Hills subdivision, Is
charged with sending a tele-
gram with intent to defraud the
youths parents by demanding
money from them.
The patient, Marvin Kitaye-
witz, was taken from Dr.. Haynes
home yesterday by court order.
Law enforcement officers who
served the court order said they
had to batter down a door to
the house to reach the boy. &
Legal machinery to take Mar
win from DR.. Haynes was set in
motion by the patients parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel KitayeWitZ
OF 6318 Olympic boulevard. Los
Angeles, who claimed that re-
peated efforts to see their son
were unsuccessful. Marvin has
been with the psychiatrist since
September, 1858, after he suf-
fered q nervous breakdown, the
boys parents said.
Father Strikes Doctor.
Mr.. Kitayewitz struck the psy-
chiatrist when all principals in
yolvedI In the case appeared at
o habeas corpus hearing before
Arlington Circuit Judge Walter
r. Mccarthy to decide who
should have custody Of Marvin.
Judge Mccarthy sent Mr.. XII
tayewitz to Jail for five days for
contempt of court, then placed
Marvin in his parents custody.
Marvin was taken to Arlington
Hospital for a physical exarIli-
nation. Later today he was to
have a lunacy hearing which was
requested by his father. Ar
lington police said Marvin was
unable to talk to them.
The fraud charge was placed
against the psychiatrist by the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
It Is based on a telegram which
the FBI says DR.. Haynes sent
Tuesday from Warrenton. Va, to
Marvin's mother, demanding
money. DR.. Haynes appeared
before United States Commis-
sioner Stanley King in Alex
andria last night after the fraud
warrant was served, and was
freed under $4,000 bond, pending
q hearing at $3.50 am. next
Friday. =
When he appeared before Mr..
King. the 6-foot 2oo-pound doc
tor complained about effects Of
the blow he sustained earlier in
Arlington Circuit Court from
slender Mr.. KitayewitZ.
: Blames Trouble on Bill.
DR.. Haynes told reporters the
trouble was over q bill Mar
wins parents owed him.
This is all about a bill they
owed - for a considerable
amount" said DR.. Haynes. 1T
couldn't have kept that boy
against his will"
DIR. Haynes said he was q
psychiatrist engaged in private
research at his home, and was
licensed to practice In Virginia.
Homer Randolph Thomas and
Paul varoutsos, attorneys for
the parents, and Detective 1t.
Lynn Smith, Sergt. George Cop
page and Jackey Shoots gave
this account of the events Lead
ing up to yesterdays court &C
ton:
Marvin suffered a nervous
breakdown in Los Angeles and
was treated by DR.. Haynes.
In September, 1858. DR.. Haynes
said he was moving to Wash
ington and believed Marvin
would improve more rapidly II
he accompanied him.
Sought To See Son.
Tn Nnveroher fos2 Mrs Kit-
ayewitz came to Washington to
see her son but was told by the
doctor that his. condition would
be greatly set back If she were
to see him. She did not insist.
From September, 1858, through
December, 1854. the bill for care
and treatment of Marvin was
about $210 a month.
On December 81, the mother
new to Washington and again
asked to see her son. She was
told he was well and happy and
she could see him If she paid in
cash the money the doctor said
was due for care. treatment and
board. She was told to deliver
the money to a teller in an Arl-
lington bank named by the doc
tor.
Mrs. Kitayewitz, Joined by her
husband, went to the doctors
home several times but no one
answered her knock.
Last Monday. the mother re-
ceived q telephone call from the
doctor, who assured her that her
son was in good health. She said
she insisted on seeing Marvin, If
only from q distance. Later that
day. she said, the telegram ar
rived from Warrentoil, repeating
the demand for money.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kitayewitz went
to police.
Late yesterday. they accom-
panied Sheriff Carl Taylor tc
serve the court papers.
Sheriff Taylor pounded on the
door. and then called out the
doctors name.
"You could have heard him
for q block" detectives said
Then they broke down q side
door, rushed inside and found
the youth sitting in an aluminium
lawn chair in q bedroom. Nearby
were DR.. Haynes. reading, and
his wife. writing At n desk