The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25
PASS HIM AROUND.
An Incomplete History Of a
First-Class Fraud.
DO M
The Magnetic Healer Has Skipped
He Leaves Behind Him
Sorrowing Friends

About two months ago there arrived in
Butte a short, thlck-set man, who did not
wear particularly good clothes. and who
sported some ~loud.looking jewelry. A con.
y~ersation with him revealed the fact that
he was a Polish Jew, n that he had been
travelling considerably OF late years. He
gave his name as DIR. Manor, and an.
nouncad that he was a physician OF some
of the modern schools: and that his cures
were "A little short of the miraculous. The
Doctor took a finely-furnished house on
Quartz street, the former residence Of Pc.
lice Officer Carleton. and at once proceeded
to advertise extensively. He was not par
ticularly companionable, was ignorant
aud uncouth. but he always
had money, and could always
find people who were willing to help him to
spend it. He secured quite a number OF
victims in the shape OF patients, and not a
few dupes in other ways, but they are quite
reluctant to acknowledge that they ha e
splarged around, drank considerable and to
all appearances had a good time generally.
He always raid for his drinks, but the
chances are hat they were the only debts
he paid except his rent, which was paid in
advance. 1t is known that he borrowed
from several people and that when he wa
short he was not at all backward in calling
for loans.
HIS FLIGHT.
By some OF those with whom he associ-
ated it is limited that there was a woman
in the case, but this could not be verified.
Suffice it to say that for some or many
reasons the man became dissatisfied with
Butte; and Saturday night without an
nouncing his attention OF departing he
took the train, his objective point being
unknown. The only parties who will miss
him or regret his going are those upon
whose credulity he has imposed; and, for
tunately, they are not numerous o are
their claims large. Manor, as he called
himself in this city, has a history and has
been visiting and stopping at various
nIaces under various names, and practicing
Various devices to gull the gullible. Why
his stay here was so short cannot be sur
missed, but it is reasonable to suppose that
he and his arts were not duly appreciated.
THE MANS
Manor is not a physician at all. He is
simply a clever swindler. When a license
was demanded of him here, he boldly sald
that ne was not liable, as he was not a
physician. He did sell patent medicines"
but he was a magnetic healer In other
words, he cured by the "laying-on OF
hands" His patients stripped naked ana
he applied his palms vigorously to their
nersons. No wonder he assumed an orlen-
tai name for such an oriental practice. For
male patients he had a Chinese assistant.
but to female patients he gave his personal
attention. He had a good many OF the
latter, who not only protted by tne doc-
tors magnetic powers. but gave him hper-
ally in money for the cures they hoped that
he might effect on them
. A CLEVER
Manor, it is said, could neither read nor
write, but he was a clever swlndler never
theless, He has Travelled all over America
and has assumed many aliases. In Sep
TENDER for instance, he operated in San
Francisco, and his exit from That city
where he was known as -Atendl-
Mayer. is thus described by the Illinois
Staats Zeitung:
"Dr. Ali-Abe- Afendi Mayer, OF Egypt, has,
through the columns Of the San Francisco
@wspap announced that he is able to
cure all diseases on first sight. The sick OF
San Francisco are visiting him in large
numbers, and some believe, upon short
experience, they have found relief from
their ailments. But the illusion was soon
dispelled. A copy Of a New Orleans news.
paper made it's appearance, which stated
that a certain DIR. Ali-Abe-Mayer-Mo sud
denly left that city, and in his flight
forgot to leave behind his land
lord s valuable gun; at the same time
a number OF patients mourn, not over the
loss OF the Doctor, but over the loss OF the
money which they had advanced to him.
Accidentally this notice came to the
knowledge, in San Francisco o. one OF 1he
friends of this doctor ''out If Egypt" aud
this friend had no more important thing
to do than to read the notice to the doc
tor. Hi -Abe-Afnndi Mayer appeared to DC
bcwildered and soon excused nlnlseil'
When. the next morning, Il numbe OF the
doctors impatient patients knocked Oh
the door OF his Office, it was not opened
unto them and the wrathy landlady aston
shed them with the information that hei
"nast from Egypt had disappeared, bag ano
baggage. He had left behind him only 9
few uedicine bottles. A gentleman living
in the same house observed that the DOC
for had Els baggage removed from Tn
house to an express wagon ana tneh he.
himself. Thu anger OF the deirauded pa
tents was without limit. They a al
paid the Doctor $50, $50 and $loo an!
even as much as 5000, in dvanc ~ :
believed that he has ned III Che
Portland, Oregon
PLAN OF ADVERTISING.
N,AIor WAS a successful advertiser. II
was not afflicted with any modesty ana !
.Jyertisements boldly called himself -
Venerable Man, The following is tn
style he assumed in Sa
Francisco:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., son OF a
Envntian Prophet Priest, has located !
Ills citv. will receive parties suffering 'ro'
,ny disease, assuring them thai his rem
dies can effect permanent cures. .o,
Centuries ago men were tsullerins ~
the many complications OF disease wiz ~
.ni;nta tho present generation, from u
fn.t that the ancients had recourse TO u
ra,;nns remedies which Nature mas :
bnuntifully supplied. AS the worla pr
nreased numerous schemes were prese
fnr healing by parties who called tnefnsels
nh,s;c;an s doctors OF mediciue ana ON
hiuh sounding titles, and nostrums OF ~
most v~irulent poisonous cnalaeoea 80
presented to the public until tne o sn
is overrun with patent Ppnnmherl
c;ic remedies, and physicians o. nun" r,,
snhoo1s to that extent, that disease ru.
rarnnant throughout the lengtn a.
wealth Of our beautiful land. lehoia aa
mn 10 nart of the practitioners has caus
manv q life to be sacrificed before One :,
m:notion of the time allotted 10 Man' q
the musicians have IN every ea 70 fpp+
bounced the complaints necessa. T.. IN
and incurable; whereas hau naenhods
~ men but preserved 'ns IA the resul
ND have been far different. M. ana
~ doos not assume the usual ~ =;
Doctor, but preserves the honGra mb;ch y
w. The r;aht to claim. He was Iorare
Der OF years retained by a snd H his hou
Egypt as healer for hi. him ssme ac Capacity &C
nected with the armies u"li" camnaig
arc as we'll as in the Russian 10 w,
YEA h",sands can testify as 10 ~ '" :
derfuI beneficial effects OF his 'e''''
%roo$r,ant -a.Jspl
'Ft Aisndi. Mayer brought his is. e% stsst dess
remedies with him across sss lin mission
and commenced HI his ,oc ceityS his remed
Minnesota, in which io 90 ~onderful cu1
R Fhs io9%a' s1G 'ron which b P s;n p,sG s"d
Remedies is known only TO ,om Roots {
pared only by himsel, ah ,rom wbate
entering into it's compos;i ah9 Inform his ,
Afendi-Mayer can at s 'smo characte
uhSo1nfe COrrcCU SAN