West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-06-09
BOGUS USDOCTOR'S PRANK
"Dr. calder's" Glee Over His
Skillful Swindling.
SAYS HIS PATIENTS WE'RE SO EASY
"rt Was n shame Not 40 Take tho
Money" Says the Man who Applied
Porous Plaster Treatment 10 Rieh
American business Men--siade vic-
tims Lie Face Downward.

Porous Plaster Treatment 90 Rieh
American Business Men--stade vic-
tins Lie Face Downward.
Maximilian Muller the bogus s'Dr.
G. ~ Calder" who swindled many rich
men by his porous plaster treatment
admitted bis guilt IN tho Grand street
court brooklyn, tho other day, says
the New York American.
Pm guilty; there Is no use m deny.
Ing IT," he said, and then laughed mer-
rily, but quietly. as he recalled the
predicaments I'm which he had left so
many OF his victims
Americans are so easy" he said,
that II Is a shame not 10 take their
money. u. u. Mark exists In other
places besides the funny pages OF the
newspapers"
Waiving preliminary examination
Muller was held IN bonds OF $1,000 on
a charge OF grand larceny. The officers
who made the arrest escorted him To
police headquarters. where he posed
for picture.
This is where +. z. Mark triumphs,p
he said.
In his free and easy way Muller told
the court how he swindled HIS victims
by the porous plaster treatment and
seemed TO feel that It was nll good
joke. His story was filed with making
concerning the gullibillty OF the Amerl
can business man.
why" he said, ~ was kept con.
stantly laughing at my own tricks
When camo 10 this country from Ger
many l was an orderly at Bellevue,
md | then discovered the weak point
IN the armor OF the average man. why
is II that man Is pointed ont as
doctor? Because OF his air Of authority
and dignity. l never was doctor,
only posed as one and then posed sue.
cessfnlly.
"All the time / was at Bellevue I
studied men and women closely and
made II my business TO ind out their
business interests. Then would ap-
proach n man under pretense OF allow
ing him to make a great sum OF money
OFF nue.. This would hatter his pride,
and he would think that l was the easy
mark.
Having mastered my man thorough
ly I'm the presence OF the mans wife 1
would note few symptoms and with
grave alarm refer to his heart action.
The wife usually listening would step
forward and say That's right, John,
you'd better have the matter attended
10 by the doctor"
"When l said, Take OF your clothes.
my man. felt Ike going out on the
porch and having good hearty laugh.
Imagine for yourself the victim taking
OH his clothing IN a half hearted. re.
luctaHt way.
"Then, when said, lie down on the
bed and put your face in the pillow
II seemed too funny 10 see the way
even the shrewdest man would obey.
Then, with all his clothing Ia my
hands had leisure % laugh as much
as | wanted to and rife the clothing.
My medicine case was usually deposit
ed on the dresser, and everything I
wanted could be packed into Il nicely.
II often wondered why some OF the
victims didn't look up and catch me.
Whnt would they have dones They
must chase me uaked or busy them
selves dressing while I was making 81
safe retreat. But always worked the
game OF the baudagcs The man must
lie with the plastcrs on his back aud
his face In the pillows until / went to
a nearby drug store and bought band.
ages. OF course never returned
and an hour or perhaps two or three
hours after I left the victim became
suspicious. got up and dressed himself
and hied away 10 the police station,
forgetting all about his illness"
And Muller smilingly went % his cell.