The 'No Cure, No Pay' Medicine Man

Dr. Charles Nelson, the Indian medicine man, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of assault and battery made by a young Swede named Hans Jorgenson. Several days ago, the boy went to the Indian for medical treatment. He paid $2 and received a bottle of medicine. When this was used, he returned for another bottle of the mixture and paid $2.50 for it, upon the assurance of the medicine man that if it did not have the desired effect he would refund the money. On Thursday the boy called on the Indian and demanded the return of his $4.50, as is usual in the 'no cure, no pay' system of medicine. This made the medicine man wroth, and he struck the boy over the left arm with a heavy cane, breaking the bone. Yesterday the boy's arm was in such a condition that his friends advised him to swear out an information against his assailant, which he did. Dr. Nelson was not ready for trial last night, so Justice Miller continued the case to Monday at 3 o'clock. John Egan, proprietor of the Bureau saloon, furnished $100 bonds for the medicine man's appearance at that time.