Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-04-02
Wholesale Frauds,
A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE

An extensive and most audacious scheme for
cOunterfeiting two popular medicinal prepare
tons has recently been brought to hight III this
city. A few OF the leading facts have appeared
in reports of the legal proceedings growing ont Of
tie affair, but its comprehensive character, has
been but imperiectly developed in these brief
statements. 1t would seem that the principal
person implicated in this transaction is drug
broker named WILLIAM LEITH, lately doing
business at Gold street and William street
IN this city, and residing at Union street.
Brooklyn. lie had conceived the idea of estab-
fishing factory for the purpose of counterfeit
ing. ON wholesale scale, the most popular ana
widely advertised medicines in the civilized
world, viz: HOLLOWAY 5 PILLS and Hollow
AVS OINTMENT This audacious project he in
tended 10 cauy out iii the city Of New York, al
most within nail, as it We're, of the great central
office for the sale Of Holloway's medicines in
this country He had, it appears, ordeted no
less than J,0tt copies Of The pamphlet or book
Of directions, around each box, and the printer
to whom the order was given, surprising il to
cmaNatC from Professor = l!oWay. had no hest
tation IN executing he work An accident led
to detec;ou OF the fraud Leith "a ted to meet
an obligation he had gwen for a portion of The
l. job, and the printer went to Professor Hollow
ays establishment, 81 MAIDEN Lane, to inquire
| the cause. lien of cour- G, the fraud dis
closed, ard twas found, on comparing the coun-
terfcit wrappers with the original III the for
mer We're perfectly tac smiles of the latter with
| the exception of the uatcr-mGrk. This water
mark consists of the words ''HOILOWAY, NEW
YORK AND LONDON" and is visible upon every
leaf Of the authentic pamphlet when he id against
the light. In all other respects, there was a
perfect identlty between the false document and
| he true.
| William Leith, the author ofths atrocious for
| gerry. was subsequently, arrested, and fully
charged, ON examination before the committing
magistrate, with procuring the printing and ut.
tefiug Of the above counterieits, but through an
indiscretion on the part OF the magistrate, he
managed to escape from the custody of the
officers, and is now fugitive from jus tee
Professor Hollcways agents are on tie Qui rire
| TO discover his whereabouts, but So far he has
eluded their vigilance. He is a Scotclman by
birth, and still preserves a little Of the accent
his voice is deep, his articulation emphatic, and
! in speaking he gesticulates good deal, and III
| teriards his sentences with frequent oaths. His
height is about > feet s. inches his person rath
CT stout, complexion ford. light hair and thin
whisliers, and his age about 35 years. His adj
dress is good aud business like. AS it is not
known to what extent he may have counterfeit
ed the medicines, it would be well for druggists
i'll the interior 10 beware ot purchasing articles
purportng to be HOLLOWAY 5 remedies from
Irresponsible parties. / he!c is one test OF genu
inenesS. which may however, he relied upon
viz the icater-WarG on the leaves of The book Of
directions accompanying aud enveloping each
box ot The Pills and pot OF the Ointment. IT,
when the leaf Is held between the eye and the
Fight, The words HOLLOWAY, New YORK AND
LONDON" are discernblc in semi-transparent
letters, in The substance of the paper, then the
pamphlets and the medicines they enyelop are
genuine il not they are peraieiOuS countegteits
Let this test be universally adopted National
Police gazette Ne1 YORK.