The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-13
THE FRAUDULENT HELM.
M, B0LDS. ,sar, 4,
How the Genuine HelmboId Pro.
tects His Customers and the PUB
lie Against Pirates. at,if
Fnon "a GAlnanp 1rlbmlf.

tects His Customers and the PUB
lie Against Pirates. -5-gi
Fpn ne CAIeggO Tribune. % H
DR.. Henry T. Hclmbold, Of New York
city, has been out on tho war path re:
Gently, and tho field Of his operations has
been the city Of Chicago. DR.. Helmbold
Is widely known throughout this country
ID connection with the celebrated EpI3i.
CHI" said ID be an cfllcacious remedy for
many Of the ills which flesh Is heir 10,
Tho great dcmihd.. for this preparation
led certain tinprincipled persons 10 ret IN
d spurious article Of the Kind, and 6tradc
upon the Doctors reputation. u appesrs
that six months !, ago DR.. Helmbold
learned that couhterfeitcrs were ,.at
work, and That the market was
being flooded with spurious articles
bearing his name. The mandatory Of
the bogus article WINS finally found 10 be
located at the rear Of No. 100 Washington
street, Chicago. Tho counterfeiter was
former specialist, and now engaged In
the manufacture 6f spring beds. Ills pi.
ratical adventure was suggested to him
by tho names Of two Germans, George
and Fritz HClmbold, which lie found In
the city directory. They were both poor,
unsOphisticatcd men, ono Of them being q
mere boy, ignorant even ol the English
language. Whittier made a written con-
tract with them, whereby he agreed 10
pay them 1000 per annum for their, Ia
Dor, in making springfield frames, and
the additional gum fof $40 per month
for the use Of their name IN, tho max.
ing OF medicinal preparations. Having
thus provided himself with d good name,
Whittier proceeded TO Issue q preparation
called saHelmbold's BIchu, y With wrap.
pcrs and labels closely resembling those
Of the genuine article. The real Helmbold
soon heard Of tho fraud, and he ut once
made a descent upon the enemy. Whit,
tier found himself enjoined by Judge
Drummond Of tue United States Circuit
Court from proceeding further in the
fraud An action was also commenced
against him In the game Court, In which
damages were laid at $1,000, while pro.
ceedings were said to be In contemplation
for his Indictment for conspiracy. Sworn
atIldayits Of George +. and Fritz Helm.
bold were placed in the hands Of DR..
iIelmbold's attorneys, disclosing the man
ner In which their names had been obtain
ell Under these circumstances, Whittier
resolved upon an unconditional surrender.
lie delivered up the key Of his laboratory,
and handed over his lithographs stones,
Clectrotypes, plates, dies, stamps, and all
the material and equipments Of his bust.
ness; with q list cof all parties who had
purchased his spurious preparations, and
lhe names OF those TO whom 1t had been
consigned, or who were in any way
connected with his neiariols business.
He also gayeR bond in $4,000 that he
would abstain from similar trespasses Tor
the future. n.y. -.g1t e55.-ggt.. Z
DR.. Helmbold's object in thus promptly
checking tho operations Of the Chicago
counterieiter was less with view to
punish the pirate than 10 secure the pub.
10 against any similar frauds that may be
attempted. Having expended immense
sums Of money, In advertising the extracts
and remedies, and bringing home to the
people o knowledge Of their merits, he
hos determined 10 adopt such measures as
win prevent anything but the genuine ar.
llcle IRON being toist6d upon purchasers.