Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-19
yyuw,ESAEE FRAUDS.

A Fugitive from JuStice.-An extensive and
most audacious scheme for counterteitlng two
popular medicinal preparations has recently
been brought to light in this city. A few Of
the leading facts have appeared in reports Of
the legal proceedings growing out of the affair,
but its omprehensive character has been but
mperfectly developed in these brief statements.
1t would seem that the principal person impli-
Gated in this transaction is drug broker named
WILLIAM LErTH, lately doing business at s Gold
street and William street, in this city, and
residing at Union street, Brooklyn He had
conceived the idea of establishing a factory for
the purpose of counterfeiting, a wholesale
scale, the most popular and widely advertised
medicines in the civilized world, viz: HoLLo-
WAYS PILLS and HoLLowAY's OINTMENT. This
audacious project he intended to carry out in
the city Of New York, almost within hail. as il
were, OF the great central Office for the sale Of
Holloway's medicines in this country! He had
it appears, ordered no less than GOO copies
Of the pamphlet or book of directions, around
each box, and the printer to whom the order
was given, supposing it to emanate from Pro-
fessor Holloway, had no hesitation in executing
the work. An accident led to the detection of
the fraud. Leith failed to meet an obligation
he had given for portion of the job, and the
printer went to Professor Holloway's establish
ment, 50 Maiden Lane, TO inquire the cause
Then, OF course, the fraud was disclosed, and
ii was found, on comparing the counterfeit
wrappers with the original that the former
were perfect fac SMILES Of the latter, with the
exception of the aOate3-mark. This watermark
consists Of the words - Holloway, New York
and London, and is visible upon every leaf of
the authentic pamphlet when held against the
light In all other respects there perfect
identity between the false document and the
true. William Leith, the author Of this afro
cious forgery, was subsequently arrested, and
fully charged, on examination before the con-
mitting magistrate, with procuring the printinc
and utterng OF the above COUNT rfeits, nut
through indiscreton on the part &C. the ma
gistrate, he managed TO escape from the custo-
dy of the officers, aud is now a fugitive from
justice. Professor HoiIoway's agents are on
the qHt rtre to discover his whereabouts, but so
lar ne mas eluded their vigilance. He is a
Sr"tchman by birth, and still preserves little
OF the accent his voice is deep his articulation
emphatic, and 10 speaking he gesticulates a
good Geal, and nterlards his sentences with
frequent oaths. His height is about ) feet s.
inches, his person rather stout, complexion
norid, light hair and thin whiskers, and his age
about 80 years. His address is good and busi-
ness-like. As it is not known to what extent
ne may have counterieIted the medicines. it
would be well for druggists IN the interior to
beware oi purchasing articles purporting to be
HolIoway's remedies from irresponsible parties.
mere Is one test OF genulneness which
however be relied upon, viz the ir~' NAY
the leavps of the hool ao.- .-ateT ma, L on
yeloping each bov -~u'npanying and en-
OF, tme0t OF the Pills and pot Of the
the II, when the leaf is held between
eye and the light, the words . Holloway
New York and London" are discernible in
semi-transparent letters, in the substance Of the
1 paper, then the pamphlets and the medicines
they envelope are genuine; if not they are per-
nlclous counterteits. Let this test be univer-
sally adoPted.-.Ntw York National Police Ga
=ette.