The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-19

An accomplished swindler IL now going the
round. OF the clergy, under pretense ofs rowing |
diseases which clerical humanity 10 heir to.
He 10 confederate of another, who, under the |
name of Williams, went through" quite
He Prescribes Sratuitously, but charges for his |
medicines. The latter generally consist of
colored water, with few worthless ingredi- |
sixty dollars has been charged. "A great mum
Der OF onr clergy were canght by the phiian.
thropio impostsr before. One paid forty-eigh
| dollars for what a body of chemists afterwards
rock salt. At least FIVE Others, to our own
| knowledge, were "done" for Twenty-Five dol
lars each. In one instance where his medicine
was used, the patient narrowly escaped death
from erysipelas. His way of dropping the
pigeon" is peculiar. He prescribes. He asks
| not for money, his mission being one OF pure
slip of paper, and tells you to go to some rel,-
able druggist. Everything consists IN your E
obtaining pure drugs. En- passaAt, he VIII o.
serve that he has with him the identical article,
which, being direct from France, no can guar
antee pure. His mission being one OF pure
charity, the drugs are at once purchased VIII
out any question as to price. Two large ~ 9os on
ties are called for, and in tho twinkling OF an
eye the wonderful drugs arc mixed, corKea,
and ordered to be put carefully away. me alse
unfortunate charity patient now tor me lt IN,
time realizes that he il "scalped." fifty DOL
: lar bill closes the bargain, and generally ends
the acquaintance, One secret of this success
is the fear Of ridicule which prevents those who
1 have been sold from warning their neighbors
We arc not one of tho sold, but our escape was
q narrow one. We were ready to believe IN Ms
colored water, but We could not be induced K
| believe that were sick, and needed it. Fol
} the benefit of all those who disposed t.
: follow his water cure, without distinction
8 color or previous condition of stagnatlon, W.
It will give what that Doctor stated to us, Us tn
il secret of his system aud the basis of his cure
IL Take all the salt you want and all the cogna
n you want; mix them and let them set tie as loni
= as you want; when thus prepared, drink
;. much as you want and as often as you wan
- and you will have q nose as red. q countenanc
e las fiery and eyes as burnt as the, Doctor hin
d self; which is saying that you may get yer
we'll, but become decidedly bad looklnS-o
h Louis Watchman, Nor. IL.
OF From certain hints given us by one OF on
~ Rev. clergymen, satisfied that abou
y, two years ago. our city had the distinguishe
#. honor of a visit from the gcntlenanly Doct'
ir above alluded to. He pretended to have cure
3. many prominent prelates in Italy and Franc
It, and exhibited, as proof of the almost mirac'
" lous cures he had effected, letters from sever
- of them, as also one from His Grace, Archbis
e. op spalding. By means of these letters, whie
I'd were forged, he succeeded in imposing npe
~ many of the clergy and members of differe'
I religions orders of females in this city. The
+ is no doubt about his having made conside
100 able sum of money here in this manner. 1t
he q matter of little Importance that su
he swindlers should be made known, and we dee
no ly regret the fact that none of those who we
= imposed upon at the Time informed US OF
"a. for, as the Watchman justly remarks; zone
,ge cret ot~~his-success' 10 'no ie"' ~
- which prevents those who have been sold frt
,g- warning their neighbors." 1t is not :necessa
MS that person sheuld publish q card over
40 own signature such cases only require u
felt the 1n1ormation DC sen' 10 Us WIN 'no
to name CT the informant, Gas guarantee of &C
vn, faith and not for publication,) and we v
the sound the alarm.
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