The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16
Mr.. LANGLEY'S BUSINESS.
TR4NsACTTONS THAT HAVE PUT HIM
INTO 4 PRISON.
Employees Who Have Lost both Labor ana
Mon "a Patent Medicine Manu- .nctOry
prrniimrIy COnhuctrd-A IInd krcOrd.

Employees who Have Lost both Labor ana
M0n.y-A Patent Medicine Mann. nctory
Peculiarly Conducted a Had Record.
On the houses at , and platt street is q
sign saying that the occur ants are j. Henry
Langley Co.,, manufacturers Of patent mcdi-
zines. Among the medicines "a "Lrnpley's
II cky Mountain Filters" The same decoctiou,
In differently shaped bottles, IL labelled Lang
leys Zig Bonanza Biters," or "Langley's Put.
monte Cordial" The sale Of these preparations
Is inconsldcraolc. In October Langley & Co. es'
tahiished Themselves at 81 broadway as rms
United States Pharmaceutical COMPANY" Lang.
ley. who WAS ordinarily the only person I'm this
once, was known as James Morris. Through
an advertisement for manager he becams
acqnninted with John Chrysue OF De-
lnnccy street. Langley promised to pay
Chrysile 500 n month II he would adj
vance S4Ol. ChrYsue hesitated, and Langley
referred him to Averl, Gardner y Avcri Nv.
yer, in the Equitable building. They sal that
Langley WAS trustworthy To remove tue last
of Cniys.is's hesitation, Langley oHcred him as
security for the 500 mortgage upon the once
furniture. CIV site paid the money ana began
to work; butw en- he had toned lVr SIX W aek3
unpaid. he q ,mandCd hi. wages or the return OF
his advance. Langley gave him only promise to
by Deputv sheriff q If, and hoped to obtain tina
cash in few Days. Christie forecloscd thd
mortgage on tho furniture but Can upocared,
showed a Dlll Of sale from Langley, and had the
| property carted to a South street auction mart
| Inonce II was taken to Langleys manutactOrY
soon aftcrward by an advertisement for
| bookkeeper Langley drew joseph Dorian to hif
| manufactOry. Langley said tnat llora;io Bacon,
| Boston merch int, was IN partnership with
| him, and offered Dorian 800 per month salary
| II he would deDUsit Sl,OOO. Dorian asked for
guarantee TOR tho return OF the SlOW
| Il their relations should be changed, aud
| UPON property In Albany. ON the 26fh ol
Janunry. l. ngley engaged James Z. Brani
OF 1863 Allen street "a superntendent and
| collector at $50 per month, Brant having
| paid him 500: Langley executed bond 81
! Langley y CO. Tor sou to tecnie' as ne snd, ths
! August Daub and william Devine engagements
as superintendents and collectors, having
| received $500 from each. Before their arrival
ho paid Drant $50, and got him out 81 the way,
! but he returned, undeceved Daub, ana theI
Hut Deputy sheriff Gail claimed the contents Of
the factory, aud ID ant ma Daub could not find
any hing 10 seize except the furniture Of the
| Office. his, however was found To belong to
| B1Nerv and a broadway firm.
on the 18th, Langley was arrested In sixth
! avenue and arragned before Justice ka-mre,
| fence. Justice kasmire deferred his examine.
ton until the l.. h, committing him In default
! in ton. Chrystie served a suhpwnd upon Deputy
sheriff Gal In the Shern's office. Gall outraged,
| caught hold 81 Chivstie 10y the back OF bis neck
and hustled him out of the ofice.
The history Of Langley IL In the archives %
the Central once. lie has made SIX visits OF
| uer he cOntrived 10 leave without paving the
warden for his board. In 1874 he was at sd
| Broadway ns the representative OF the Gone
| bination Needle Conn any" which was always
! in need ~ employees WITH cnplt I, and e I 81 aa
| Tho agent of " Hutchinson n Nettlctnn," whd
| indDced fools to buy 500 shares In stock con.
| Germ. H., II Ia said. has n wife ana child hvna
In Massachusetts with his mother, whose name
| rs BitchelIrr. behind the bars In the EsseI
| Market prison, 81 evening, lie appeared as ont
/ VINO might deceive those Of more than ordinary
| iniellieence. being fluent aud well dressed. lie
| $ IS thtt Dee Uil not want To speak IN bis Owu
! behalf before the trial on tuesday.