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,hi-;rwIsh.'IIutoi-f*Iv.L-ieliMovvruxtIBia»Ilttvi Dpuvrr tMiiiriii tnn« 1'nde it Fiir-turn‘ On* of 1(.WiiHnm H. Sagi?, who Is the Gun Wa that ibmrkhed dm successfully in Chl-Mig** some years ago, wits plalt; ed on trial m the United Stains district court yesterday 1° answer to charges of using the malls for unlawful purposes. T!o' testfrnonj, dis* losed re- Es markable faith an Uit part of the suffering public,James Puwdy* a mechanic anti engineer living ili f'hleng. who was atone time the bookltoepoi fur the Gunv. u rompany, detailed to tnc jury theSecrflfi of the whole htjsluetgsi Dowdy {was with the ooiieerti when F. I,. IdiSmith, who founded the company, sold Ll1the glt;nid will to Hale Pr $2,00i). He fold the jury that when Hale assumedrri; i.rot his 11 rftt step was to cmupbitnU the lire- F l* i much medklne, Hah* declared that so much medicine was ail nonsense: that the treatment depended more oti the fee than the ntcfl-Icltn*.What fli«l he moan by ihar T asked y. JohriSoLi. f 'nip. d Stales district attorney.’•That the patients appreciated thetreatment according to the foe they }\ paid. replied the wit ness.Dowdy said mountain sage was about ail rite mffttclnc used, no mat-,ter vh;i: the disc aw, with a 111r. 1‘*» nitty - ^ii itoero-lliesiditicinS.ofir*lielU!he-piv-ISUi:rkhi■fn-aerycohol to keep it good and r.-m. times alittle Henna, To pm tent* living at a distance. a ileeoi*tion of mountain Hugev« - •■ s*wd by express, nr the sue- wa:pulverised and mailed us a powder. The witness said he bought 1,100 i m iritis * ft ftege j.»r the business, paying for It at the rate of S70 a ton.“flow did yon sell this medicine*Venquired Mr. Johnson. 1“Ac* or ding to Hu? amount of moneythe patient had,” war, the prompt re-d ply.C3OfMBInori » -\v y sa Id the re was no i' hlnu ma n about the rdar*'* when Dun v. a was there, although they had one for * — few vo*'k;i when Smith was ruruditg the business. The rc-oepiiolt;i room was ) a rji •* I y d e co r ;t I ■ ■ d with lt;’ h i n c$ e or na -meats. end In t he : • - ei. where Dun Waatviis sc pr«'p■ • d to pri Bide wer*• tnan yJhelitChmtae decorations and hieroglyphics.witl a t * p hob* lit the w ill rlt; .• |ef l V a screen. Tie I SggeBt priclt; In saw Ar! Pitici for si hot1k» of rnorii int' which w wit reully mountain sag* wa,* 190. Th-■k. patient came back aid bought anofh- m :r'- l i hi-tlii- for $50* Rlir the bottles f.ntl [ ■d conten IS bought by this put lent lt;or Ii- about six cents. The highest amount |In paid by a patient when Dowdy was n- ilieu was $Sl«n, That was for a tw -uunce vial of golden seal, worth twn or three cents. James Castle, who was formerly employed by Hale, testified that hr do cWed a teller from Hub*, in which the taller stator] Idareceipts \\re over 1321 n day. Th yendeavored to lead tic patients not to think themselves cured, h Thro.; indictments were returnedi%hmi:isnyng:ht*r• against Hale, The one tinder whicheiio-DheitoIs.iybletr-6he 1 he is now on trhtl Is the taking of let-dc ters front ill- postofiice for the purp-iSej he of carrying on n scheme to defraud , rho people by the use of the malls, •ai Hale is defended by Attorneys Curpen-f ter and CoelioJe had with him in court a neatly attired 1 alt; iy of 11re plt;wnessing at-Plt;4raiae, who Is said 16 be his wife, nt- When warrants were issued for Bale1* j eh arrest this hid took an active part In l“- helping him to elude the authorUles, lal Tin- United States marshal Chicago sent u special deputy to arrest Hnle,Itut ins wife, who has property at Englewood. u suburb of Chicago, recognised the officer and Hide escaped by jumping out of the window minus his he clothes Hale was subsequently ticiced 1 between this country nrui Canada, but was nc.-r tig hi napping* and finally took Si European trip. While on English soil he fell Into the clutches of the Liverpool police for Impersonatinga dlstlngtilRhed American specialistand defrauding “the liege subjects ofour lady, the quc-n/f and there suffered eighteen months imprisonment. He could not be extradited, but on his release his movements were watched and when he afterwards sailed for \m*-rlca via. the- steamship Etruria, the first person he met on landing at New York was n deputy United Statesmarshal* who safely held him prisoneruntil turned over it* the authorities atDenver.I Miilym-ir*yd.ong*.in-“ r. isihtisEsaiUcm
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Salt Lake City Herald
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1894
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