THE HONGKONG, ETELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER
1934.
CLAIMS SECRET REMEDY
FOR CANCER
BUT CORONER CONDEMNS TRADE ON HUMAN SUFFERING
Á verdict that death was due tomorphia for advanced cancer; it aufural caurze accelerated by lack would be the only thing to make a of treatment was returned by the patient comfortable.
jury at the inquent under Mr. Answering Mr. Terrell, Dr. Hil Ingleby Oddle, the Westminsteriller said he had never heard of a Coroner, on the body of Miss Alice substance called Vanico turpenting, Bishop, 62, Independent, of King's and he did not know of any sub- Court Road, Strentham, who died stance that would be of any use If after being treated by a man who painted on over cancer, professed to be able to cure cancer, Mr. Quase qucationad Dr. Hil- At the previous hearing it wasler, who said he did not think an stated that Miss Bishop was under operation for removal of the brennt the supervision of a man named would have done any good in May, itete Evans, who purported to be nor did he think radium would enncer curer, from April 30 until have done any good in the case. September 16, Miss Bishop paid Ho (the doctor) advised Miss 7 guincas a week. Subsequently, Bishop to go into hospital, but she on the advice of a qualified doctor, did not do so. she was removed to a nursing home, where on September 21 she died from syncope from toxic absorption due to ulcerated carcinoma. The carcinoma was quite Inoperable.
When Mr. Oddie took his sent Mr. Terrell, representing an execu- tor and legates of the dead women. Anid the solicitors instructing him and received letters from a number of persons who were relatives of people who had been in the home and had died from cancer. He would leave it to the Coroner to decide whether he should call these p:ople as witnesses, ns it might help the jury in reaching their declaton and they would tell how perauns were treated in the alleged home.
"SELF PITY?"
NO MEDICAL TRAINING. David Rees Evans, of Finchley Road, Hampstead, sald ho was 41, and was a healer of cancer, fic had no medical training or know- ledge of pathology. He got his knowledge from his own experience. He had not been taught anatomy, medicine, or surgery. He had had four boarders at the same time. He charged from 2 guineas to 3 guineas a week for board. He charged for treatment usually from 2 guiness to 6 gulpens a week. He was charging Miss Bishop 4 guinean for treatment and guineus altogether. He had threa other patients at the same time paying the same. He was getting 28 guineas a week from the four pattants,
?
The Coroner. How did you come across Miss Bishop?-1 mrt her first on April 26 at a meeting where there were six of my cured patients at a lecture I gave" on cancer,
Mrs. Foote, wife of the executor] of the will, said she was a friend of the dead woman. She had seen the room in which Miss Hishop was a patient. She did not think it was all that it might have been, and she did not consider it sin eftat to change the bedvlothes once a fortnight, Once when she asked Mrs. Evins how Miss Bishop Was progressing, she replied that Mins and she would like to son me about Bistrop was sufferi from self k. I now her on the following Pity.
Friday, the 27th, at me vlage,
Did you speak to Miss Bishops that day I was Introduced to her, by whom I do not know. She sold nke had a growth on the breast.
ADVANCED CASE.
In answer to Mr. QuiNA, who appen for Mr. Ris. Berns, Mrs. Mr. Roes Evans said that he Poole sakl tany. Miss Bising; would ;xamined Mine Bishops and found not have any operations as she was that she had cancer of the right | afraid of her goitre. She Mrs. breast. He emneloded i WIN AFL Foote) took steps to get a quniilled advanced ease of cupeer. He tokl doctor for Miss Bishop but he was her an. She naked him to teka ber un holiday and His partner suld It tease, He told her he wonhi de his was too far for him iv travel best. He did not promise to cure Later when she spoke about ahar in three months or to eure her doctor Miss Bishop refused, saying at all. The arrangement made was that Mr. Rees Evans "had got her that she should come to him every
she
Krew.
In three months,
DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE.
Man, mere mite defying the forces of nature for the sake of sport, dangles like a marionette, from the rigging of Endeavour to inspect the blocks and gear over which the halyarda controlling axils must run. A vertiginous task at boit, the crew must be ready to go aloft in fair weather or foul." The spreaders, stay and halyards form'the maze around the mast.
of your fluid?-Because they will course of radium treatment. not listen.
of a
wilness) that she was satisfied with cause death Mr. Evans sald be emuld not, the treatment of Mr. Rzes Evans.
FIRST FINDING. Mr. Tarrell-Do you do your into this mess and he must get her day. She came to him every day work for money or to benefit peo-Jus Rond, Surbiton, gave evidence quarter of an hour, the jury re-
Mrs. Blancha Mathews, of Doug- When, wer an, absence aut." During her stay in the home for two weeks. He applied his ple?-To benefit people.
to the effect that Mr. Bora Rozana turned, the Coroner asked: "Have became worse and the pulni treatment to the breast. He ap- Then In that case why do you has cured her of cancer of the you come to a conclusion?"
plier the paint over the diseased
hat the The Foreman.-Manalaughter. small brush. He refuse to give the world the nature breast aftur sne nau The Coroner handed Mrs. Foote jaren with 1
1ne Coroner.Did you appre- a diary and asked: "What does covered it with oiled silk or gauze. this entry, dated June 14, in Miss He then put cotton-wool, held on by
The Coroner, summing up, said: cinte what I said, that there was Bishop's diary, menn. How much dhesive plaster.
Is It because they might test it?"It Is well that such persons as no evidence that Rees Evan's longer?
The Coroner.What Is the paint-No,
Mr. Rcos Evans should know the treatment accelerated death?
The Is it because you are anxious to risk they are running. You sec
Foreman. Elght of Us Mra. Foote. I was because Mr. İyou put on?—It Is a herbal pre- Rees Evans said he could cure her paration that has been practised make money out of a fraudulent how serious the responsibility is of came to that conclusion, and one
since 30 years,
and deceitful or alleged cure?-1 people of Rees. Evana's class, be-enid "gros negligence," which is Will you tell us what herbs it is does not apply.
eause he la completely ignorant of the same thing. We had consider- Dr. T. R. E. Hier, of Weech composed of ?—I will tell you per-d Has your brown liquid been menicine and surgery and has no led the evidence and the pain she Road, Hampstead, said he resided sonally, sir.
janalysed by anyone"-No.
real knowledge of diseases and no had suffered. about-200-yards from Mr. Rees mean in publie No. I'm Was-not-an-netion brought scientific knowledge of cancer. The Coroner.The pain does not Evans, but did not know him per- afraid I can't.
against you, by a Mrs, Burrell in Yet he holds himself na able to necessarily shorten life. If it has squally. He was first called on Mr. Evans said he used the paint 1930 and was not your liquid care a disease which has baffled not been shown that her life was If he had shortened I don't see how you can May 7, he believed by Mra. Rees to draw the cancerous growth to analyse during the course of the the whole of the world. Evans, to see Miss Bishop, who the surface. It was not a caustic trial or for the purposes of the secret remedy which would cure return that verdict. We have not
euncer ought he not to hand it over got any evidence that told him that she had been suffer-or nu, acid and did not contain (trlaj?—No. ing for 24 hours with hieroughs, turpentine. It contained no or Was it analysed and found to be the numerous sufferers from shortened. and he treated her. On May 12 dinary antiseptic, only herbs.
further He Venice turpentine?-No
this terrible disease?"
10 minutes' she was suffering from pain in her said that Miss Bishop showed some Mr. Terrell asked Mr. Rees
He explained that to return a absence the foreman returned right arm, and he treated her with sign of improvement for the first Evans why he did not have Bliss verdict of manslaughter the jury carrying a slip of paper which he May 23 he told her that he could brought away considerably. The to hospital. He replied: "Beenused death or accelerated death. Coroner. "that death was due to
babituric named viramon. On few months. The tumour was Bishop reinoved to her home or would have to be satisfied that handed to the Coroner.
Reca Evans's treatment had either
"You now decide," said the not continue to 's her in the last two months she lost the will Jenuse she would not go.”- house of an unqualifted man.
Did you tell her she was in. In this case there was no question cancer-that is
to say naturn! She to Eve and grew worse. He did expamed on tus arst visit that she not give the patient anything to curable?- told her two or three about the good faith of Evans. causes-accelerated by lack was suffering from cancer. She relieve hur pain.
times in the last two months.
The Coroner said he did not see treatment, and I quite agree. WOMAN'S STATEMENT.
anything in the evidence which he your rider you condemn the inter- he did not take it off because of The Corner-She left your Mrs. Rene Edouin, of Lorne Road, direct to the jury's attention ference and negligence of Rees other remarks she made.
house on September, 15 a dying Brixton, who had known Miss Which showed that Rees Evana's Evans's treatment."
had a bandage on her breast, but LEFT A DYING WOMAN.
After
He saw suflicient even above the woman. That is right, is it not? Bishop for 18 months, said the treatment did, in tact, accelerate or The Foreman.—Yes. bandage more or less to confirm She told us she hoped to come woman had a great fear of a aur. what she said. He saw lacerated back.
geon's knife and she said that when tlust. and two definite scara. Did she not leave your house on she died she wanted to go out Mes Bishop suggested that she did-September 15 a dying woman, and whole. When she saw her in Sep- not wish any other treatment for, die five days Inter?-Apparently.. tember Miss Bishop said she was her complaint (cancer) than that What is this I hear about some tired and had suffered too much given by Mr. Rees Evans. Ho application of yours which pro-gund had given up the fight, bul (Dr. Hillier) would have prescribed duced a blister? Can you explain (she tried to impress upon her (the
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