OCR Text |
Show Goes Back to Jail Because No Bail Given In default of $3000 bond, fixed by IT. H. Commissioner Henry V. Van Ielt. Dr. Isaac W. Powell, confessed peddler of medicine under un-der fictitious claims, went back to jail tHluy t await thm action -of -the April federal grand Jury. U admitted to the (cnvemment that h had posed as a irovernment officer to sell his fake medicine and waived a preliminary hearing. Ir. Powell had been wanted by department of Justice agents sev-- nl week before he w appre-I appre-I hended. He had left a trail that was miHplrloua. enpclully when It was found that he was selling a con-i con-i coction of burnt sugar, water and 1 bitter aloes for flO which was In , reslity worthless, federal officials say. He was making the small towns of the state and found many victims when he posed as a member mem-ber of the Tnlted 8tatea medical dispensary board which has no existence In fact. The stuff that he sold for $10 cost less than 40 cents. Th bottles and the printing: brought the entire outlay up to one dollar. |