Charlotte, Aug. 31—Charged with issuing an improper physical examination certificate, necessary to obtain a marriage license, Dr. W. C. Boylston, who has offices in the Realty building here, was arrested by city detectives late this afternoon and held in $500 bond for hearting tomorrow in city court.
The warrant for Dr. Boylston’s arrest was sworn out by M. M. Gray, county superintendent of public welfare, who charged that Dr. Boylston illegally issued a certificate to George Bray, dapper youth, who recently was arraigned in city court on a charge of immoral conduct. Bray, with Miss Gladys Williams, was arrested last Friday afternoon by city police on a charge of immoral conduct after they are reported to have come here from Tampa, Fla., on August 22. Police reported that miss Williams told them that she and Bray planned to marry but that Bray had encountered difficulty in securing a medical certificate.
In the court case Saturday morning Bray was fined $25 and the costs and judgement continued in the case of the girl. Saturday afternoon Bray applied to the register of deeds for a marriage license, presenting, the warrant charges, a certificate signed by Dr. Boylston. It had not been established this morning whether or not the couple was married Saturday.
The arrest of Dr. Boylston was the first of its kind here for a violation of the law requiring medical certificate before marriage and officials were inclined to believe it the first of its kind in the state. Dr. Boylston has lived here for a couple of years, coming to Charlotte from Florida.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Sept. 1, 1926
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