People v. Witte

An amended information was filed in the municipal court of Chicago which charged that Edwin E. Witte on October 24, 1923, treated Anna Nemac for an ailment by a system or method known as naprapathy, without a license to do so. A motion to quash the amended information on the ground that the statute upon which it was based is unconstitutional was denied. A jury trial followed. From the prosecution’s evidence it appeared that Anna Nemac was afflicted with rheumatism; that she called on Witte, who, after interrogating her concerning her ailment, gave her twelve treatments, which consisted solely…