The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-18
WHOLESALE FRAUDS
A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

An extensive and most audacious schema
RECOMMENDING two popular medical prep
ara''ons has recently been brought to light
IN Tins city. A few of the leading facts
nave appeared in reports Of the legal pro-
eeedlngs growing out Of the affair, but its
comprehensive character, has been but
'mPerfestly developed in these brief state.
nent'' 1t would seem that the principal
person implicated in this transaction is a
drug broker named William Leith. lately do.
ing business ut 8 Gold street and s William
'treet in this city, and residing at 4 Union
street, Brooklyn. He has conceived the
idea OF establishing a factory for the pur-
pose OF counterfeiling, on a wholesale scale
the most popular and widely advertised
medicines in the civilized world, viz IIoI-
inway's Ointment an d Hoiloways Pills
This audacious project he intended to carry
oft in the city of New York, almost within
hail, as it were, Of The grea. central Office
for The sale of Hclloway's medicines in this
country! lie had, it appears, ordered 10
"NS '"'" oVo'VOo copies OF Tie paIn phlet
or book of directions arou nd each box, and
tho printer to whom the order was given
supposing ii TO cmenate from Professor
Holloway, had no hesitation in executing
the work. An accident lea to the detection
Of the fraud. Lcith failed to NEE, am obi
cation he had given for a portion of the lob
aud Il e printer went 20 Professor Hollow avs
establlshnc. /, 81 lial1cn Lane to INQUIRE
The cause. Then of course, the fraud was
Disclosed, and il was found, on comparing
Che counterfeit wrappers with the original,
that The former we've perfect fac simiies Of
Che latter, with the exception of the caier
marx. This water mark consists OF the
words Holloway, New York and London"
AMI Is visible upon every leaf of the anthem
tic pamphlet when held against the light
In all other respects, there was II perfect
identity betw cen the false document and lhe
true.
William LciIh, the author of this afro.
ciou. forgery, was subsequently arrested
and fully charged, on examination before
the committing Magistrate, with procuring
the printing and altering Of the above COM
%'criciis. but through an indiscrction on the
part OF The magistrate, he managed to cs.
cape from the custody of the officers, and Il.
now n fugitive from justice. Professor
uoiloway's agents arc on the qui rire, 10
discover his whereabouts, but so far he has
eludcd thei, vigilance. lie is a Scotchman
by birth, and still preserves Il little Of the
accent; Ills voice is deep, his articulation
emphatic, aud in speaking he ges,iculatas
a good deal, aud In;cr!ards hi. sentences
with frequent oaihs. His height ~ about )
feet 3 inches. his person rather stout, com
picNion ilorid, light hair and thin whiskers,
aEd his age about 30 years. Ills nd
dress ~ go"d and business Ike. As
IL Is not known 10 what extent he NAV have
counterfcitcd the medicines, il would be well
for druggist in tie interior to beware Of pnr-
chasing articles purporting to be fiollowy's
remedies fIom irresponsible parties. There
isone test of genuinenCss, which may how
ever be relied upon The ,oGier mark on the
leaves Of the book of directions accompany
ing and cnveloping each box Of the Pills
and pot Of the Ointment. IL, when the leaf
is held between the eye and the light, the
words Holloway New York and London"
are disccrnnble in semi-transparcnt letters.
in the substance Of the paper, then the pam
phlets and the medicines. they envelope ave
genuine il not they are perHici0uS cOtmIcr-
Isnx al This t.af Ia ,piya..,ny ,l,,..l