The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-05
A DANGEROUS aCACK.
Attempting - remove Peek Inarl<s
with Croton OIL.

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Some ten days ago fellow calling
himself Mons. A. Albert. ;chiropodist,
manicure and dermatologist, arrived
here from the west and distributed
hand-bills around town, which stated
that he could remove instantly, perma.
nently and without the least injury to
the skin, suparfuous hair, freckles,
moles, 'pimples, peck and birth-marks,
sallowness, black worms and wrinkles;
also that he could prevent hair from
falling out, and beaatify the skin. The
public were also informed that he made
ailments Of the feet speciality, and re,
moved corns, bunions and ingrowing
nails instantly. He remained in town
only few days, as the people had been
bilked only few weeks ago by an
other renowned chiropodist, who called
himself DR.. One Humbug. or something
similar to that, and were rather suspi-
cious of Mons. Albert. Albert went to
Eureka, where he put Oh such swells,
opening champagne, playing poker, ETC.,
that the boys called him ga daisy" and
looked upon him as a second ''Coal Oil
Tommy" How the blk was detected
is told by the Sentinel as follows;
''But his engagement in Eureka was
of short duration. Two days ago he
was called by a lady whom DR., De La
Matyr had been attending for some
time. She was pitted from smallpox.
Mons. Albert assured her that he could
remove the pits in three days, and
would do so for Sl2O, $50 cash, and $50
when he had perfected q cure. The
first installment was paid, and he APP
piled preparation to her face. Tues
day night the lady suffered great agony
and again called in DR.. De La Matyr.
The Doctor learning the facts immedi-
ately summoned Mors. Albert and de-
manded the nature of the application,
Mons. Albert got on his dignity, said it
was professional secret, and positively
declined to impart it, Then the Doc
tor got angry and threatened to throw
him from window in the upper story
of the Turner House.
"This brought the chiropodist to
realizing sense of the situation, and he
frankly owned up that the chief ingre-
dent of the preparation was croton oil
He claimed, however, to he a full
fedged physician, but when pressed to
show his diploma he said that it had
been lost.
1.-THE worst feature of the whole
affair is that the unfortunate lady may
lose one or both her eyes, to say MOTH
ing of the loss of her money. DR.. De
La Matyr took steps on Tuesday night
to have the imposter arrested, but the
hoar being late, he could not secure the
necessary papers.
Yesterday morning Mons. Albert
lit out in blaze Of glory, closely pus-
sued by bevy of soiled doves from the
lower levels, tpwhom he was indebted.
One of his tormentors succeeded in get
ting in ft-hander, dislodging three
teeth (false), which are held is trophies
of the inglorious Eight of the bilking
bunion sharp. aa
"Mons. Albert, IN his haste neglected
to settle sundry bills, and yesterday .
telegram was sent to officers along the
railroad to arrest him. He was nabbed
at Carlin, the officer at that point an
swering that he would hold him twenty
four hours Deputy ConstabSs Mooney
goes down this morning to bring him up.
He will be tried on charges Of obtaining
money under, false pretencess psacticing
medicine without diploma, and for
fleeing the State without paying his
debts. Verify is the way OF this trans
| gressor hard. s.& a..