The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-17
Government Follows Up Order
Barring Concern From Use of
Mails With Criminal
Prosecutions
GREW RICH ON FAKE
N0STRUMS, IT'S CLAIMED
said to Have Worked Old Game
OF Bleeding Victims By
Frightening Them

Edward ID. Hayes and Henry f.
Coon, owners OF the Interstate Rem
cay Co, together with a third person
VINO was employed by them as a con-
sultlng physician, have been indict-
ed by the federal grand jury on a
charge or using the mails to defraud.
Hayes and Coon were arraigned be-
fore Judge Tuttle, Wednesday noon.
On the adYiee of their attorney Leo
M. Butzel. they entered a plea OF not
guilty Their bonds were fixed at
$4,000 each. The district attorney in
formed the judge that the third per-
son mentioned in the Indictment
would be brought into court later in
the day. His name was not given out
by the district attorney.
One indictment OF eight counts is
returned against the three persons
interested in the Interstate Remedy
Co. the Offices of which are in the
Luck building on Farmerst. The di-
rectory also gives the company an
other location at Nos. 340-342 Jeffer-
son-ave
The grand jury investigation OF the
Interstate Remedy Co. followed a
fraud order issued in March by the
postofhce department in Washington.
Numerous complaints against the
company's' methods of selling a pan
acea" caused the seostofice DEPART
ment to make an investigation, as a
result or which the gosetnlnent re-
FUSED TO deliver maii b the Detroit
office OF the company
The Interstate Remedy Co. adver-
tised in all papers that carry adver-
tising OF that character. The Detroit
Times refuses il. The method used
Lby the Interstate Remedy Co, accord.
ing TO the indictment, was to adver-
J tise two prescriptions free OF charge,
warranted TO cure certain blood dis
eases. On receipt OF query from a
victim, the first treatment" would be
sent, but with $3.50 c. o. ID. order
attached. This would be followed by
a series Of letters intended to frighten
the victim into believing he was sore
ly afflicted and in danger of his life
II he did not continue the treatment
prescribed for him. III the first treat
ment' was returned, the COMPANY
would send IL back on credit. The Is
day treatment was followed by
monthly treatment" once the vic
tim was hooked by the alleged fake
advertisements, This treatment"
continued indefinitely, some OF the
victims paying as high as 800 for a
series OF treatments" covering
period OF two years. In prescribing
the treatment" no attention was
paid TO the physical condition OF the
patient it's claimed The treat.
ment" consisted or three different
kinds OF harmless pills. according TO
the indictments.
The interstate Remedy Co main
tained a large Office in the Luck
building, and employed a big stan or
girls TO take care OF its correspon-
dence. Hayes lives at No. s6 Ferry.
ave west and Coon at No 1875 Ferry
ave. east. Both are prosperous look
ing and are said TO have made con.
siderable money out OF their medi-
cine business.
II is understood that they have
been carrying on their remedy" bus
mess in Detroit for over 10 years.
The present company was formerly
known as the DR. Knapp Remedy Co.
The defendants <qve employed Attor-
ney Leo VI. Butzel, who will be asso-
ciated with Percy Grose and Edwin
Henderson In the case. They waived
the reading OF the Indictment We'd
nesday morning. and mare arrange.
mcnts 10 furnish bail The case will
not likely come up for trial before
next fall