The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-03-21
CDR" Pitt Again Heard From.

Many Of our citizens remember the
tall. lanky figure Of DR." Frank Pitt.
who came here from the Eastern part
Of the State last fall and posed as
cancer doctor, minister Of the gospel.
owner ofseveral valuable plantations
in this State and elsewhere. the head
of large iufirmary located in Georgia
Tor Alabama), &c. &c. &c. He Oper-
ated on a number Of persons in this
and adjoining counties for cancer. and
We are told that he had many certifi-
Gates from good people testfyny to
the value Of the remedy. He Is not d
graduate Of any medical college. but
this fact does hot necessarily deiract
from the merits of his cancer cure. if
it is indeed a specific. 1t Is DR.
Pitts general conduct that brings re
proach upon himself and is constantly
causing him to shift his location and
find new fields of operation. Going
from here to Person county he was
publicly advertised as a fraud and
soon left. We had lost sight Of him
until copy OF the Noblesvile. Indiana.
Daily Ledger, OF March 18th. was re-
ceived with the following article
marked. The only complaint we have
to file is a protest against his being
characterized as typical Southern
er." The paper says:
ACTIONS THAT SMACK OF FRAUD.
REV. F. PITT, THE CANCER DOCTOR, LEAVES
THE CITY UNDER 4 CLOUD OF SUSPICION.
The Rev F. Pitt, the typical South
erner who dropped into Noblesvile "a
| few days ago, from where no one knows,
and posed as a preacher and physician
who was capable of treating cancers
scientifically and effecting permanent
cure in almost every case, left the city at
| s o'clock Monday night rather unex-
pectedlv and thereby hangs a tale which
smacks strongly OF fraud.
Pitts family consisted o. a wife and
one child. They claim to Gomez directly
here from North Carolina, where, if Pitt S
| story is true he owns enough property
which entities him to be looked upon as
one of the money kings OF the South. In
| long, typical Southern accents he told
the boarders at the EIler house, on S.
9Th street, where he stopped, that he
held 43 deeds to land in his native State,
2,1OO acres in all, owned two fOurishing
hotels in addition to a medical institute
where nine physicians were constantly
employed, treating $50 people daily.
His tone of conversation indicated an
earnestness which was calculated to de-
ceive his hearers. 1t was this smooth
method of procedure that contained such
a story of fabulous wealth which induced
Mr.. Lewis, of Indianapolis, who is can.
| 10,
and who, by the way, is Il straightfor
ward, honest, upright, enterprsng young
man, to enter into an agreement with
Pitt to canvass the county in behalf o
the physician(?) at his own expense
upon the condition that he was to re
ceve one-haf of the profits secured fol
treating cancers. In addition to Levi:
lOaning Pitt some money, he spent two
days working up some trade and neve
received cent in return for his services.
James Gibbons, who lives in TIL
vicinity of Wheeler's saw mill, north O
town, advanced Pitt $50 several day
ago, being the full payment he was t.
receive for treating his cancer. Til
alleged physician administered fey
courses of treatment, but they prove
to be of no benefit to the afflicted man
and now that Pitt has not, Gibbons wi
not likely hear anything concerning hin
or his money.
At the supper table at the EIler house
, Monday night, Mr.. Lewis, seeing that h
had been roped in by Pitt, called hil
down and openly accused him Of being
fraud. He did not take kindly to tn
, accusation and was preparing for lit
setto with Mr.. Lewis, but they were kel
apart by the landlady and her HUSBAND
Pitt Immediately packed up his good
/. and boarded the north-bound Lake Err
train, after purchasing his ticket fc
h Cicero. He promised some of his patient
that he would return Tuesday mornin
and register at the Commercial hote
u but he was conspicuous at the appOinte
f time for his absence. His actions smac
l. of fraud and people might profit in tt
a end by not dealing with him. He lie
= several unpaid bills in the city