Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the WorldWooldridge, Clifton R. (Clifton Rodman)
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Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World
Wooldridge, Clifton R. (Clifton Rodman)
Crime -- Illinois -- Chicago; Police -- Illinois -- Chicago
Although I have been selling bogus Phenacetine and a lot of
other bogus goods for over three years. I have never had
the pleasure of selling you any of them. I should very much
like to do so, and feel that I can give you satisfaction
both in goods and prices.
Some time ago I perfected arrangements to get my supplies
direct from Europe, where the supply is not so limited as
in Canada, and I can do much better in price.
The enclosed list gives my complete line. All items with
prices attached I have in stock and can supply without
delay. Other items are continually arriving.
The prices I have made you are, I think, exceptionally
low, and I trust they will induce you to give me a trial.
Express charges I prepay. Trusting I may be favored with
your valued orders, I am,
Very respectfully,
EDWARD A. KUEHMSTED.
6323 Ingleside Ave.,
Chicago, Ill.
THE STATE LAWS COVERING THE FRAUDULENT ADULTERATION OF DRUGS AND
MEDICINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SALE, READS AS FOLLOWS.
"Section 10, Chapter 38 of Hurd's Revised Statutes of
Illinois for 1903. Whoever fraudulently adulterates, for
the purpose of sale, any drug or medicine, or sells or
offers or keeps for sale any fraudulently adulterated drug
or medicine, knowing the same to be adulterated, shall be
confined in the County Jail not exceeding one year, or
fined not exceeding $1,000, and such adulterated drugs and
medicines shall be forfeited and destroyed."
After the great mass of evidence had been gathered it was submitted to
the Chief of Police, Francis O'Neill, who instructed Detective Clifton
R. Wooldridge to lay the matter before John K. Prindiville, Justice
of Peace, and if he would issue warrants to go ahead and search the
premises and make arrest.
Desk Sergeant Mike White looked upon as an expert by the police
Department drew the complaints and warrants which were duly signed and
a detail of 20 picked men was assigned to Detective Wooldridge with
instructions to go ahead, and on Oct. 29, 1904, they were divided into
four squads and they swooped down on the five Medicine concerns at one
time without giving them any warning.
The following is a list of the parties arrested:
W. G. Nay, alias S. B. Soper, 1452 Fulton street; over $2,000 worth of
spurious stuff seized. Nay and wife arrested.
Burtis B. M'Cann, alias George A. Barton, 6113 Madison avenue, $2,500
worth of stuff seized. McCann arrested.
J. J. Dean, 6123 Ellis avenue; $5,000 worth of spurious medicines
seized; Dean and wife arrested.
J. N. Levy, 359 Dearborn street; $500 worth seized.
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