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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 5, 1939.

G.M.C. HEAR AMAZING TALE OF

DOCTOR AND MARRIED WOMEN

"Guilty" But Not

Struck Off

N amazing story of a married doctor and a

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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, ILD relative to anyone in the case, but a lifelong friend of Mrs. Woodman and her family.

Mr. Pereira said that in 1922 or 1933 Dr. Jones was medical advisor at Portloe, near Truro, to Mrs. Blamey and her two daughters, Mrs. Puckey and Mrs. Woodman.

"SAVED"

Mr. Pereira said he had bren Instructed by Mr. Jones that if the evidence of Mrs. Woodman, which would

be of a painful nature, could not be given in camera, and unless she could be referred to as Mrs. Jones, and not as Mrs. Woodman, he would not allow her to be called.

Mro. Woodman, however, was then known as MIER Blamey-she had kept her marriage secret from every-lon, one, even her mother.

In 1920 Dr. Jones was naked by the husband to attend Mrs. Woodman at her second confinement.

After this, according to Dr. Jones, she began to pester him.

Dr. Jones moved to Chatham and

The council refused the applica- and to the case for the com- plainant closed,

In evidence Dr. Jones said Mrs. Woodman was always saying that she had saved him-meaning that the could have reported him to the coun- ell

Mr. Roberts: Is there any truth the Blameys followed him. Later he whatever in this allegation of rape? went to Australia for 2 years, re-Absolutely none, turning in 1931 to go into partnership) Asked to tell what happened on with his brother in Birmingham. March 6, 1934, Dr. Jones, speaking

with great emotion, said:

A CRY

Giving evidence, Mr. Edward Jones said that at Chatham In his presence Dr. Jones tried to Induce Mrs. Woodmup

Australia Ko tu with him, say.ng he was willing to leave his own family,

He had been paying Mrs. Wood- man 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.

tacked me.

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

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

Killed Her Husband Between

DROUGHT from prison to appeal "Surely these people would not

for his future career before the write to me If they thought I was General Medical Council in London entirely to blame. They would have recently, Dr. David Davidson Wat- some grudge against me, but they "I received telephone calls that son, of Wakeßeld,

Ecrving

a 20 don't,"

The widow wrote: "I thought I Mrs. Woodman had gone away to months' sentence for manslaughter,

read tetiers from the mother and must write you again to say baby and commit suicide.

myself are both well. I have met "I hope from several people lately who knew you ing the day and finally there came the boilem of my heart you will be

call late in the evening, asking me to go there. I went. I believed able to when I went that it was true.

among the "Mrs. Puckey (Mrs. Woodmon's sister) told me Mr. Jones had found her rushing about like a wild thing on the railway station und had

These calls came repeatedly dur-widow of the man he killed.

The widow said:

brought her back,"

VISIONS OF COURT

your Hood work

The doctor pleaded that to be struck off the register "can only be equalled by imprisonment for life," but he pleaded in vain.

The Council ordered his name to be erased. Watson

was sentenced. at Man- chester Assizes in July for man- slaughter by killing a cyclist as he drove a car while under the influence of drink.

and appreciate your services.”

MOTHER'S SYMPATHY

Two Homes

-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 inuche (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."

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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 1914, began spending doctor had offered him help.

He spoke of his 20 months' dis-only three days a week at home. comfort. "to be measured by the hour, by the day, by the week, and

month.

When her husband was in hospital houser woman came to muke in- quiries about him. "I asked him if it was true that he was married to

the other lady. He said 'Yes.'"

Esther Parker, a cleaner of Idver-

you are, in effect, being asked to-day to sentence me a second thne for the same offence," he declared. pool Road, Islington, was called. He produced a number of letters. Have you been living with anyone?" One from the Mayor of Wigan she was asked. stated that Watson's prisent punish- "My husbund, of course," was her ment was severe and that he sincere-reply, with a nod towards the dock. ly hoped that he might have the "On certain days he goes to work

all night," she explained. opportunity of assisting him.

"Dr. Joncs and Mrs. Woodman! Dr. Jenes faltered and sat with his were in the dining-room. heard head in his hands for a minute before her cry out and went to the door,) continuing.

"Dr. Jones was then about to come "1 had visions she might have out of the dining-room door with the committed suicide. She might throw Mr. F. P. Winterbotham, octing Intention of leaving, but I stopped herself under a railway train. She solicitor to the Council, said that hima.

might do away with herself,

Watson was before the Council In by the "He said to me, 'Is this what you "I had visions of a coroner's in- May, 1938, following conviction won17' put his hands up and utquest, identifying the body, and sort for being drunk in charge of a ca

of opprobrium which might be hurled

Watson told the Council that a evelist turned into his path from the "When she came I was terribly re- wrong side of the road; he swerved. lieved to see her alive, and I went to his own wrong side to avoid this up to her, put my arms around her, evelist, and as he was returning to feeling terribly grateful that she his proper side two other cyclists hadn't committed suicide. 1 held herj rode in front of him, He hit the tight, and she held on to me, and I back wheel of one of the machines. committed adultery.

He had had two small whiskies Mr. Roberts: Is there any truth and a glass of beer. whatever in this story of rupe at mid- day and her screaming and fighting pack of

"The children.came on the scene, against me. Mrs. Woodman was on the settee, cry-| ing. ****We had a fight, during which the sideboard capsized and some furni- ture was broken,

"The children screamed. They were very frightened. Eventually escorted the doctor out of the door.)

When I saw him next I told him that I was tired of that method of treatment and it was him ad und let upsetting the furniture?-Just a sort of thing out of his head

her live a decent life,

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

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

you are

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

I suggest to you this charge is brought because Dr. Jança has re- fused to pay you and Mrs. Wood- man any more money?—No,

I suggest that in the middle of October of this year you sent a mess- nite 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 as á lever to get money out of him?-1 have never used that threat at all at any Line.

Mr. Itoberts: 1 have to suggest

Nur to you that you are a

and n blackmailer-1 am not a llar, and am certainly not a blackmailer.

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Mr. Jones denied that before Dr. Janes went to Australia he (the doctor) sent Mrs. Woodman £100, Mr. Roberts: On the Occasion this rope-Morch 6, 1934—was Mrs. Woodmian screaming for you?—Yes.j Mr. Roberta produced two cheques from Dr. Jones mads out in the name:

Dr. Jones enumerated 11:0 targe number of payments he had made, Including sums for rent and rates, and added. "There was always the suggestion behind these payments that they were Baving me from the General Medical Caunell."

Dr. Jones said after the com-

sebu Palit had been made to the G.M.C. Mrs. Packey suggested it might be

be withdrawn if he re- sumed payments of 30s. werk, car): Were you the father of any of Mr. Douglas Bartley tiegal asses- there children?-The only possibility)

"THE IRONY OF IT"

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

The frony of the thing is that) the unfortunate person who was kill- ed was a patitht of my cwn. Since going to prison I have had letters from his wife and from his mother.

Mrs. Robey's Divorce Court Plea

is the third, and that seems to me to Mrs. Ethel Wade, wife of George Robey, the comedian, recently ap-

be extremely unlikely.

not.

The council then gave their ver- lute,

SCIENTISTS' NEW HOPES IN FIGHT WITH CANCER

years

un in- ago Na lahoratory barely out of titles, and five

earshot of the Oxford Street Beam Therapy was set up.

vestigation committee for Nadium

trame three young research]~A large unit of radlum was lent

workers have laboured for five by Belgium, and work began with years to study the effect of two five gromme "bombs" of radium, A year Inter another live gramme massive quantities of radium on "bomb" was obtained. cancer.

Attention was concentrated on the treatment of malignant conditions of

Mr. Bartley: You are not the father piled to Mr. Justice Langton, in the An important advance in the the mouth, throat and upper air of the first or second?-Definitely Divorce Court, to have a decree nisi campaign against cancer may passages, and the Medical Research granted to her in Aprli mede abso-be announced in the report on Council have recorded from time to The marriage took place in 1898. their first four years' work to time that the research was proceed-

be published by the Medicaling with encouraging results, Research Council in about a

EUROPEAN MISSING fortnight's time.

dict after a short retirement.

Colonial Administration School At Oxford

London.

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.

of Mrs. Jones, They were dated 27-held under the auspices of the Socini [nations," Mr. MarDonald assured the

This was hinted recently by Sir Chief Engineer of Ship At

Willlom Bragg, president of the Royal Society, who declared that the research had proceeded "with no little mtcress."

Kowloon Dock

The three workers are Miss Con- of Aberdeen, chief engineer of the Charles Christian, aged about BD, stance A. P. Wood, radiotherapist, formerly

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3-34 and 28-3-34, and were for £2; Studies Research Committee at Lady Vice-Chancellor of the warm supporthernuy," in which use is made of,

and £3.

CONTINENTAL

research radiologist

nt British ship Dealock, has been miss- King's College Hospital; Dr. T. An-ng since he left the vessel at Kow- thony Green, assistant radiotherapist, loon Dock at 3 a.m. on Wednesday. who came to this country from New Christian walked off the ship at Zenland. and Mr. L. G. Grimmett, he castern Jetty and has not bee

His clothes and physicist, who installed the original heard of since. radlum plant at Westminster los-ether belongings are in his cabin.

A search in the vicinity and in- pital.

They have worked in co-operation quiries by the police have been with Dr. Roy Ward, medical director ruftices, The second session of the School commonwealth of peoples and of the Indium Institute,

Research has been with a method known to scientists

"beam Margaret Hall from June 27 to July accorded to the School by the Co-

Office kist, under the chairmanship of lonial Roberta: In addition to your

and the Colonial inssive Irradiation from a large

quantity of radium. threats to Dr. Jones, did you begin Professor Coupland, with Miss Per-Covernments.

The sequence of lectures followed

First experiments on these lines hom as vice-chairman. More than

Inaugural address by Lord were made just after the war with 10 Colonial officials home on leave an attended, including 21 from Malaya Lugard. The background of world 4 grammes of radium from the three of whom were Malaya), polities and economics was sketched stock held by the Government for The session was opened by the by Sir Alfred Ernest Barker and Mr. military purposes. The results were to discouraging that after 18 months of the Universlly H. D. Henderson, while Lord Lothlon and the Secretary of State for the spoke on India and Professor Gibb the experiment ended

the Mr. Roberta fast question was, "I Colonies.

and radium was distributed among hos In the course of a speech on islam. suggest that none of your netians in in which he defined the goal of rl- For comparison with British ad-

pitals. this matter has been actuated by ish Government as "the ultimate ex-ministration in. Atrics and Malaya,

NEW COMMITTEE motives of public benefit: I suggest tablishment of the various colonial Mr. Hobart dealt with Indian and

Developments by Stockholm and they all have been actuated by mo- communities as self-supporting and Monsteur Marzorall with Belgian Paris scientists indicated the need for dives of blackmali,”

self-reliant members of a "great - Administration.

further experiment with muss quad-|

Mr.

in 1930 also threatening his wife?

I have never spoken to her and would not know her if I saw her.

Did you telephone her and ask her

If she was interested in divorce? Vice-Chancellor

No.

STURDY

and

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