West v. United States

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant and Dr. Hosehouer were jointly charged with the offense of forming a scheme for obtaining money by false and fraudulent pretenses and representations and with using the United States mails in executing the seheme. U. S. Code, title 18, § 338 (18 US CA § 338). The scheme and representations, as charged, were that an aqueous solution of gold and sodium chloride in distilled water put up in bottles and labeled by them “9091” was a cure for syphilis, and that chronic sores, skin eruptions and throat lesions quickly responded to its use when taken in prescribed…