Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-12
The Fraudulent HelmbOIds.
NCtC .be GenaiRe Hsimbold Protects Has Gas
faers and the PuDlic AguiRst Pirates
rom the Chicaoo Trihupa .Iapuarv


mers and the Public AgniRst Pirates.
From the Chicago Tribune, January 81
DR.. Henry L. Helmbold, oil New York city.
has been out on the war path recently, and the
field of his operations has been the city of Chi
cage. DIR. Helmbold is widely know through
our this country in connection with the celebfa-
ted"Buchu,'' said TO be an eficacio1s remedy
Tor mary OF the ills which flesh is heir 10. The
great demand for this preparation led GER
tain unprlnciped persons 10 get up a spurious
article OF the kind, and TO trade upon the Doc
tors reputation. 1T appears that six months
ago DR.. Helmboid learned that cOunterfeiters
were at work, and that the market WAS being
hooceu with spurious articles bearing his
name. The mandatory OF the bogus article
was Enaiiy found TO he located at the rear
OF No. Ice Washington street, Chicago.
The COunterfeiter was a former specialist and
now engaged in the manufacture OF spring beds.
His piraiicai adventure was suggested to him
ty the names OF two Germans, George and
FIifZ HeImbOlG. which lie found in the city d
rectory. They were both poor, uIsophiSticated
men, one OF them being mere boy, ignorant
even OF the English language. Whittier made
written contract with them, whereby he agreed
TO pay them 81 900 per annum for their labor in
making spring bed frames and the additional
sum of Flo per month for the use Of their name
IL the making OF medicinal separations. Having
thus provided hl mseif with good name, Whit
tier proceeded to issue a preparation called
"HelmbOld's Buchu," with wrappers and labels
closely resembling those OF the genuine article
The real Helmbold soOn heard of the fraud, and
lie at once made a descent upon the enemv
Whittier found himself enjOined by Judge
DIuDmOnd OF the United States Circuit Court
from proceeding further in the fraud. An
action was also commenced against him in the
SANE court, in which damages were laid at
5000, while proceedings were said to be in con-
temptation for his indictment for conspiracy
Sworn afidayits of George r. and Fritz Helm.
bold were placed in the hands OF DR.. Helmbolls
attorney, disclosing the manner in which their
names had been obtained. Under these circuyr-
stances, Whittier resolved upon an uncondi-
tonal surrender. He delivered up the KEY of
his laboratory, and handed over his lithsyrSph
stones, elcctrotypes, plates. dies, stamps, and
all the material and equipments OF his business
with list OF all parties who had purch ased his
spurious preparations, and the names of those
to whom il bad been consigned, or who were in
any way connected with his nefarious business.
He also gave a bond in $50 900 that he would
abstain fro N similar trespasses for the future.
DR.. HelmbolG' S object in thus promptly check.
ing TIE operations Of the Chicago counterfeiter
was less with view to punish the pirate than
to secure the public against any similar frauds
that may be attic mpted Having expended i'm
meDse sums OF money in advertising his extracts
and remedies, and bringing home to the people
knowledge OF their merits. he has determined
to adopt such measures as will prevent any
thing but the genuine article from being foisted
upon purchasers.