The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-04
KELLY UNDER OATH
SWEARS THAT OLARK'S MEDICINE
Is MADE OF WEEDS.

Clsrk's Patients Worse OF Than When
They Begun Taking the Medicine.
Thomas Kelley the baritone singer Of
the big tent show, brought suit against
DR.. Clark, the proprietor, and the suit is
Get for July t.
Kelley eft for California yesterday and
swore 10 the following statements before
notary 10 be used as evidence in the
case 1t is published as matter OF off,
cial record:
From the evidence the following facts
were adduced:
Where is your home, Mr.. Kelley?"
San Francesca. Cal"
How long have you known Mr.. ]. T.
r. Clark"
Since February, 1896"
How long have you worked for Mr..
Clark"
Since February, 1895; of course. few
weeks off and on
'Will you be here on July 16, at the
trial of this case?"
mo, SIR
Where are you going?'
ITO San Francisco
Did you sign a contract with hirn?"
,. yes, sir"
WAS that contract in writing?"
Eyes, sir"
WAS it executed in dup.icate?'
Eyes, SIR
What became Of it?"
"Mr. Clark took one and I took the
other"
Have you in your possession at the
present time the contract that you and
Mr. Clark signed and agreed TOP"
mo, sir; laid it away"
DO you know where it is?"
Il do not know. The last time I saw
that contract loaned it to Mr. Clark at
his request
When was that?"
THAT was about the fifth week that
we had shown in this town. 1 cannot ex-
actly remember the date. but think it
was in May some time"
do You remember of having received
it back?"
81 do not
Have you seen the contract since that
time?"
mo, sir; have not"
Have you made any search for it?"
Yes, SIR
Several pages Of testimony are taken
which relate to when the contract was
made and the conditions. After this the
testimony becomes more interesting.
What is your business?"
Il am an actor
How long have you been in the pro-
tession?"
Five years.
as there a custom in the profession as
10 the terms and expiration of contracts
even when they are indefinite as to no.
tice?"
Yes, sir. In all theatrical business IL
is customary that two weeks notice on
either side be given"
rs that the general custom?"
Yes, SIR
What is the nature of the business of
Mr. Clarke"
He was proprietor and manager of
this medicine show called the Vivian De
Monte company"
How did they perofrn.
IN tents
What kind OF tents?'
LAS near as I can remember they had
three tents, one with round top-thc
one they showed in. and another one for
the physicians and surgeons. and the
other was subdivided into a drug store.
where they kept their drugs and an ex-
an nation room"
Are you druggist?'
mo, sir
Are you Dhysician?"
''No, SIR
did you ever study medicine?"
No. SIR
What kind of medicine did you put
up?"
Il put up kind Of medicine they call
ed 'Chaul- Moo-Gra.' tooth powder and
some kind OF Dragon Pain Killer"
What is it?'
well. il is some kind Of weed ground
up and mixed with weeds and salt"
How did you put it up?"
We'll. we all gathered around the bar
rel like a band of Indians and filed up
three boxes marked 1, and 3, all out Of
the same barrel and these were put in
one large package and a present check
and certificate from a notary pubic in
San Francisco that if the medicine did
not do you good in three months you
could return it to him and get your
money back. The contents of these three
boxes were all taken out Of the same
barrel and each marked different"
What was the reason for marking
these boxes in three numbers?"
II have heard him tell patients that
Ne. was stronger than No. l. and that
No. 8 was stronger than No ?. for the
simple reason that after a patient has
taken lot of patent medicine Of ;hat
character he became hardened and ii
takes a stronger medicine 10 affect him"
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