The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-23
GUN WAS GREAT FAKE
Exposure Of the Greatest Medical Pfand
Of the Century.
Thousands of Intelligent People
Taken In BY Gang of Quacks
Who Knew Nothing About
Medicine. But Had Gall.

MILWAUKEE. June 22.-The establish
ment OF Gun Wa, the alleged Chinese
physician, was raided late Friday after
noon by the police, and Jim Lee, a China
man, c. A. Jansen and B. A. Wilt were
taken to the police station. The charge
against them is conspiracy to dcfraud and
also n violation of the medical law Of the
state. None of the defendants had fur
nishsd bail up to "A late hour. Jim Lee
the Chinaman, was used as a dummy to
represent the celebrated physician, DIR.
Gun Wa; Wilt was the advertising mana
ger, while Jansen had charge Of the office.
The exposure was brought about
through Milwaukee paper. The Gun
Wa establishment has been extensively
advertised throughout Wisconsin, for
nearly two years. A large building was
occupied and scores of patrons visited IL
every day from both inside the city and
out. Gun Wa was represented as a
Chinese physician of great skill. and the
local ana state papers have long teemed
with testimonials from patients" who
had been miraculously cured by Gun Wa
OF all sorts of illness. by dint of extern
sive advertising Gun Wa soon became
better known in the state than Governor
Hoard.
The "modus operandi'' Of the establish
ment was about as follows: A Chinaman
was procured and engaged at a regular
salary. Chinese cap, spectacles, silk
robes, etc, give the Celestial a olignifIed
appearance, and the room IN which the
unfortunate victim must enter to consult
the doctor" was decorated with Chinese
fans, banners,etc. The patient was asked
the nature of his disease by the "inter-
prefer" for the doctor" The mystified
or unsuspccting sufferer replied. when
the interpreter" jabbcrcd little very
rapidly and the Chinaman indistinctly
mutiered few syllables ia return.
Neither one understood "A word the other
| said.
The interpreter then explained To the
| patient that the doctor" said he was suf-
fering from such and such disease. and
that Il would cost him a certain amount.
| The pair then retired and the m, dicincs
were compounded by the interpreter. j.
| A. wilt acted the part of the interpreter
IN the Milwaukee Gun Wa office for some
| nine months, putting up the medicines for
the patients and making the diagnoses.
Nearly all of the medicines came from
Drake Bros, druggists, Gun Was drug
b,ii there amounting frequently to over
Si,UW monthly.
The celebrated Chinese herb tonics,
ETC., were made for months 10y a
colored man, using for crucible
a waslboiler nearly filed with water
sprinkling of ginseng, herbs, etc.
| kee'hh' 5oNt ubttlnk All utt
other requirements. He also scom
pounded" the wonderful "Chinese'' snuiI
which Is composed OF pulverized whits
sugar and borax.
At present there are seven "Gun Was
IN the country, located in the following
cities: Denver, Col. Kansas City, Mo.
Detroit, Mich; st. Louis, Mo; Indianap
oils, Ind. Baltimore, Nd; Milwaukee
Wis.,, and there is movement on foot Z,
establish them i'm half dozen othe
cities, including Salt Lake City, Titan
There was also "A "Gun Wa" in Pittsburg
Pa, but the local physicians went 10
. | him.
The head of the whole combination /
said Ia be "A man named Smith, who la
charge of the Denver office. The authori
ties here will prosecute the guilty partie
: To the full extent of the law.
: late dispatch from Milwaukee say,
, that the establishment OF the alleged Chi
, nese doctor Gun Wa, which was raided b.
: tue city authorities for conducting a swim
1 die, Is again in trouble. This time il |
I with Uncle Sam. Last night the Unite
States marshal arrested Jim Lee, bette
. known as DIR. Gun Wa, e.. A. Wilt, mar
agcr of the establishment, and 4. A. jar
sou, an alleged Chinese interpreter, on
charge OF using the mails for fraudulen
purposes, and also for sending obscen
I matter through the mails. Bonds wer
r given ia $500, this amount being d.
! posted in certified checks ON "A bank /
Denver, Colorado. where the parent Gu
Wa institute is located