1939-01-05 — Page 19

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 5, 1939.

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G.M.C. HEAR AMAZING TALE OF

DOCTOR AND MARRIED

"Guilty" But Not

Struck Off

AN amazing story of a married doctor and a

married woman, in which allegations of blackmail were made, was told in London recently to the General Medical Council.

Dr. John Christopher Jones, of Glebe, South Yardley, Birmingham, was found guilty of "infamous conduct in a professional respect" by committing adultery with the woman, Mrs. Hesba Woodman, usually known as Mrs. H. M. B. Jones, of Washwood Heath-road, Birmingham, on March 6, 1934, while he was her medical adviser.

The council, however, decided not to erase his name from the medical register.

Mr. A. S. Pereira said the "No, they have not,” replied Mr. complainant in the case was Mr. Jones.

Edward Jones, no relative to anyone in the case, but a lifelong friend of Mrs. Woodman and her family,

Mr. Pereira wild that in 1022 or 1923 Dr. Jones was medical ativiser at Portloe, near Truro, 10 Mrn. Blamey and her two daughters, Mrs. Puckey and Mrs. Woodman.

Mrs. Woodmun, however, was then known as Mias Blamey--she bad kept her marringe secret from every- one, even her mother.

In 1028 Dr. Jones was asked by the husband to attend her second confinement.

After this, according to Dr. Jones,

Mrs. Woodman at

she began to pester him.

Dr. Jones moved to Chatham and the Blameys followed him. Later he went to Australia for 2 years, re- turning in 1931 to go into parinership with his brother In Birmingham.

A CRY

Giving evidence, Mr. Edward

presence Dr. Jones tried to induce

with him, saying he was willing 10 leave his own family.

"SAVED"

Mir. Pereira said he bad been Instructed by Mr. Jones that if the evidence of Mrs. Woodman, which would be of a painfel nature, could not be given in camera, and unless she could be referred to an Mrs. Jones, and not as Mrs. Woodman, he would not allow her to be called.

The counell refused the applica- tion, and so the case for the com- plainant closed.

Woodman was always saying that she In evidence Dr. Jones said Mrs.

had saved him-caning that she, could have reported him to the coun-

cll.

-Absolutely none.

to

WOMEN

Pauline Neubronner and Cynthia and Rosalind, daughters of Mr. D. O. Silver, as they appeared in the Y.M.C.A. Pantomime, "Cluderella"--King's Studio,

G.M.C. Hear Widow's Divided Plea For Doctor Who Time

Killed Her Husband Between

Two Homes

MOTHER'S SYMPATHY

Mr. Roberts: Is there any truth whalever in this allegation of raper DROUGHT from prison to sppeal "Surely these people would not Đ for his future carcer before the write to me if they thought I was Asked to tell what happened on General Medical Council in London entirely to blame. They would have March 0, 1934, Dr. Jones, speaking recently, Dr. David Davidson Wat- some grudge against me, but they with great emotion, sald:

ing

20 don't" received telephone calla that son, of Wakefield, serving a

The widow wrote: "I thought Mrs. Woodman had gone away

months' sentence for manslaughter, suicide.

read letters from the mother and must write you again to say baby and Jones said that at Chatham in his chese culls came repeatedly durwidow of the man he killed.

myself are both well. I have met The widow wald: "I hope from several people lately who knew you Mrs. Woodman to go to Australia ing the day and dnally there came the bottom of my heart you will be and oppreciate your services"

call late in the evening, asking able to continue your me to go there. I went.

good work 1 believed when I went that it was true.

among the sick." "Mrs. Puckey (Mrs.

The doctor pleaded that to be Woodman's sister) told me Mr. Jones had found struck off the register "can only be lier rushing about like a wild thing equalled by imprisonment for life," on the railway station and had but he pleaded in vain. brought her back.”

The Council ordered his name to be erased.

Watson was sentenced at Mon- chester Assizes in July for man- slaughter by killing a cyclist as he drove a car while under the influence

drink. of

Mr. F. P. Winterbotham,

He had been paying Mrs. Wood- mun £t a week.

In September 1932 he moved to Station-road, Birmingham,

Describing the scene on March 6, 1934, he said at lunch time he was in the kitchen and the children in the drawing room.

"Dr. Jones and Airs. Woodman were in the dining-room. I heard her cry out and I went to the door. "Dr. Jones was then about to come

VISIONS OF COURT

Dr. Jones faltered and sat with his head in his hands for a minute before continuing.

"I had visions she might have

the

-Bigamy case Allegation

Sald to have spent half the week with his wife and the other half with a woman he is alleged to have mar The mother's letter said: "I hope ried bigamously. Henry de la Ber- you are keeping very well. It must tauche (50, caterer, of Allandale all be very trying to you, and I Crescent, Potters Bar, was recently offer you my sympathy, I am sure at Clerkenwell committed for trial that, given an opportunity of begin-on a charge of bigamy. ning again, you will make good."

Annie de la Bertauche, Allandale Watson said that he had no pri- | vate means and no other calling. Crescent, said it was about two years ago that prisoner, whom she married His friends had stood by him.

at Islington in 1014, began spending doctor had offered him help.

He spoke of his 20 months' dis. only three days a week at home.

When her husband was in hospital committed suicide. She might throw solicitor to the Council, said

acting comfort, "to be measured by the the other woman came to make in- herself unter with were in She Watson was before the Council in by the month.

that hour, by day, by the week, and quiries about him. "I asked him it might do away herself.

it was true that he was married to "You are, in effect, being asked the other lady. He said. 'Yes' I had visions of a coroner's in- May, 1930. following a conviction quest, identifying the body, and sort for being drunk in charge of a car.

Lo-day sentence me a second time

Esther Parker, a'cleaner of Liver- Watson told the Council that a for the same offence," he declared. pool Road, Islington, opprobrium which might be hurled

WILS called. against me.

cyclist turned into his path from the He produced a number of letters. "Have you been living with anyone?" "When she came I was terribly re-wrong side of the

road; he

One from the Mayor of Wigan she was asked. lieved to see her alive, and I went to his own wrong side to avoid this stated that Watson's present punish-

"My husband, of course," was hor returning to ment was severe and that he sincere- reply, with nod towards the dock. grateful that she hadn't committed suicide. I held her rode in front of him. He hit the opportunity of assisting him. all night," she explained. The children screamed.

and

she held on to me, and I back wheel of one of the machines. were very frightened. Eventually I committed adultery.

He had had two small whiskies escorted the doctor out of the door. Mr. Roberts: Is there any truth and a glass of beer,

"When I saw him next I told him that I was tired of that method of treatment and it was time he put that sort of thing out of his head and let her live a decent life.

out of the dining-room door with the intention of leaving, but I stopped him.

"He said to me, 'Is this what you wani?' put his hands up and at- facked me.

"The children came on the scene. Mrs. Woodman was on the sotice, cry-

sideboard

of

swerved

to

inwe had a fight, during which the up to her. put my arms around her, cyclist, and she wother cyclists ly hoped that he might have the on certain days he goes to work ture was broke and some furni- feeling terribly

They Ught,

"His reply," said Mr. Jones, "wan always the same: 'I love her and want her to go away with me, shall never be happy until she does.***

I

"IN PUBLIC INTEREST" Cross-examined by Mr. G. D. Ro beris, K.C., for the doctor, Mr. Jones agreed that he was charging Dr. Jones with rape four and a half years ago, of which he knew at the time.

you аге

Mr. Roberts: You say bringing this charge for protection? In the interests of the general public.

I suggest to you this charge is brought becausé Dr. Jones has re- fused to pay you and Mrs. Wood- man any more money7----No.

of

I suggest that in the middle October of this year you sent a inesS- age to Dr. Jones saying that you would withdraw the charge If he| would resume payments?—This is the first word I have ever heard of such a thing.

Have you constantly used the threat of this tribunal ag a lever to Bel money out of him?--I have never used that thrent at all at any time.

A

Mr. Roberts: I have to suggest | to you that you are a ler and blackmailer. I am not a liar, and I am certainly not a blackmailer.

of

Mr. Jones denied that before Dr. Jones went to Australia he (The doctor) sent Mrs. Woodman £100. Mr. Roberta: On the Occasion this repo-March 6, 1934-was Mrs. Woodman screaming for you?--Yes. Mr. Roberts produced two cheques from Dr. Jones made out in the name

and £3.

whatever in this story of rape of mid- day and her screaming and fighting. and upsetting the furniture?-Just a pack of lies.

Dr. Jonca

mnumerated the large number of payments he had made, including sums for rent and rates, and added, “There was always the suggestion behind these partments that they were saving me from the General Medical Council."

"THE IRONY OF IT"

"I have come from prison to-day, and to prison I go back to-night," Watson said. "What my reactions will be in prison to-night--whether different from what they have been before depends on you, gentlemen,

"The irony of the thing is that the unfortunate person who was kill-į ed was a patient of my own. Since going to prison I have had letters from his wife and from his mother.

Mrs. Robey's Divorce Court Plea

SCIENTISTS' NEW HOPES IN FIGHT WITH CANCER

an in-

Dr. Jones said after the com-

years адо IN a laboratory barely out of tities, and ave plaint had been made to the G.M.C. Mrs. Puckey suggested it

carshot of the Oxford Street;vestigation committee for Radium

Beam Therapy was set up. might be withdrawn if he re-

three young research traffic

A large unit of radium was Ient sumed payments of 30s, a week.

workers have laboured for five by Belgium, and work began with Mr. Douglas Bartley (legal asses- sor): Were you the father of any of

years to study the effect of two Ave gramme "bombs" of radium. these children?-The only possibility

massive quantities of radium on A year later another five gramme

"bomb" was obtained. is the third, and that seems to me to Mrs. Ethel Wade, wife of George cancer.

Attention was concentrated on the be extremely unlikely.

Robey, the comedian, recently up- An important advance in the the mouth, throat and upper air trealment of malignant conditions of Mr. Bartley: You are not the father plied to Mr. Justice Langton, in the of the first or second? Definitely Divorce Court, to have a decres nist campaign against cancer may passages, and the Medical Research granted to her in April made abso-be announced in the report on Council have recorded from time to their first four years' work to time that the research was proceed- The marriage, took place in 1898. be published by the Medicaling with encouraging resulta.

not.

The council then gave their ver- Jute. dicl after a short retirement.

Colonial Administration

School At Oxford

London.

and the

Research Council in about a fortnight's time.

EUROPEAN MISSING

This was hinted recently by Sir Chief Engineer of Ship At

William Bragg, president of the Royal Society, who declared that the research had proceeded with no

little

success."

research

radiologist

Kowloon Dock

The three workers are Miss Con of Aberdeen, chief engineer of the Charles Christian, aged about 60, stance A. P. Wood, radiotherapist, British Ahip Destock, has been miss formerly King's College Hospital; Dr. T. Aning since he left the vessel at Kow- thony Green, assistant radiotherapist, loon Dock at 3 am, on Wednesday. Christian walked off the ship at who come to this country from New Zealand, and Mr. L. G. Grimmett, the eastern Jetty and has not bear

Hin heard of since.

clothes and physicist, who Installed the original radlum plant at Westminster. Hos- other belongings are in its cabin.

A search in the vlelalty and in- pital.

They have worked in co-operation quiries by the police have been

ultless. Iwith Dr. Roy Ward, medical director

arbeam

THAT the University's next Summer School on Colonial Administration will be held in 1940 is an- nounced by the Oxford Society in the winter number of their journal, “Oxford," published recently. It is generally thought, state the Society, that it would be a mistake to make the School an annual event. The second session of the School commonwealth of peoples and of the Radium Institute. of Mrs. Johes. They were dated 27-held under the auspices of the Social nations," Mr, MacDonald sasured the Research has been with a method 3-34 and 20-3-34, and were for £2 Margaret Hall from June 3 to July inecarded to the School by the Co-therapy," in which use is made of!

Studies Research Committee at Lady Vice-Chancellor of the worm support known to scientista Blast, under the chairmanship of lonial Office Mr. Roberts: In addition to your

Colonial massive irradiation from a large; Uhreats to Dr. Jones, did you begin Professor Coupland, with Miss Per-Governments.

quanlity of radium. In 1938 also threatening his wile? 150 Colonial officials home on leave no

hum as vice-chairman. More thon The sequence of lectures followed First experiments on these lines I have never spoken to her and attended, including 21 from Malaya Lugard. The background of world 2 grammes of redium from the inaugural address by Lord were made just after the war with would not know her if I saw her.

(three of whom were Malays). politics and economics was sketched stock held by the Government for Did you telephone her and ask her

Vice-Chancellor

by the by Str Alfred Ernest Barker and Mr.dlitary purposes. The results were of the University H. D. Henderson, while Lord Lothian to discouraging that after 18 months and the Secretary of State for the spoko on India and Professor Gibb the experiment ended Mr. Roberts' last question was, "I Colonies, to the course of a speech on Jalam..

and the radium was distributed among hos- muggest that none of your actions in in which he defined the goal of Drl- For comparison with. British ad- | pitais. this matter has been netusted By Ush Government as "the ultimate es ministration in Africa and Malaya, motives of publle bement suggest tabilshment of the various rolonial Mr. Hobart desit, with Indian, and Development loc they all have been sotualed by mo communities as self-supporting and Monsieur Marzorail with Belgian Parts acientists indicates the need, ker i tives of blackrestl.”

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