The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-09 00:00:00

IRE FORTUNE TELLER.

Richard Harris, 42, a "cunning man," was in-
dicted for stealing Ifs., the moneys of Jan. lowly.
The proseentriz, a pretty looking girl; deposed that she
was a servant, and on the 6th December, having heard that
the prisoner told people's fortune., she went to his hones to
ascertain her future destiny. When she told him what she
wanted, he asked her if she had a half sovereign. She ris•
plWd that •he had, upon which he asked for it and said she
must put it into a piece of paper and wrap it np. He thou
gave her piece of newspaper in which she wrapped up the
wain sad handed it to him, and he wrapped it up is a piece
of brown paper. He then undid the brews paper and gave
her the piece of newspaper, with, as she supposed, the half
',Amiga in it, and told her to keep the 'maw ia her
pocket for nine days, and in her bosom kw three days, end
that then everything she wished for daring the nine days
would come to pass. (Laughter.)
The Recorder—And you believed all that ?
Witness—Yes (much laughter).
The Recorder—Well, did you keep the charm for the
time specified ?
Witness—No, I looked at it the use day.
The Recorder—Then you thought you would like a little

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Viteera—Yes. (Laughter.) I did not lied my half
vovereign, but • sixpence which had been wrapped up in the
place of it.
Pnsonsr—Now, did you not call at my home before and
leave a ;billing ?
Wanes's—Yee : he made no charge, but said I waa to give
Itim what I liked, and I gave • sbillian.
Prisoner—Did:you not bring me the half sovereign for the

Witness—Teo.
Prioner—You had agreed to do so ; you wanted to
briog a sovereign, and I said half • sovereign would
do. Was not the half mere** pocked up when you
brought it?
W dares— No.
PMier—llidn't you ask me for a charm, as you wanted
to get • husband and 30L ? (Laughter.)
W lines—Yes.
The ItrCOMIT—W•II, she admits that she wanted you to
charm her a husband, but that is lot an answer to your
taking her money.
Prisiner—llidu't I cut you out • chum out of your

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The witness did sot answer this question; and same Is.
petations attempted to he mut upon her conduct ►y the pi-
mple the denied.

This being the case
The primmer case,
the jury in his defence. He
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said he was a conjuror and having been in the habit of
perforedne as a fa ad addressing audiences in
broken English, he Rot dem would elms nag
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told very great live, t• • very little U.
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to perform in, and the premised* and have bust of
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bit when he intended to stay so ken is Digit robd
a
girl of akw shillings. She cams tanner • an
a conjuror, and asked him a few gpseedemia dies she
said she was dying fur a husband, sad bellpsi Um Votive
her a chum that should was tes Yee the ageetbse• Of the
opposite sex. He cut her out • elm! in the chap of •
heart, and told her that she had ally Me Make as san7 Mho
as she wanted lover.. (Laughter.) Wl= 111••••••10111M
again be merely did one of his eleigh•-•FIMMI Mei% OM
had no intuition whatever to keep the rarsay. He theses
that she would come to his performance is the evening,
and that then it would be a very pretty little trick. Instead
of that he was taken up and was obliged to shut up the
room, and he lost 301.
The Recorder, in summing up, said it appeared that the
prisoner'. habit wu to defraud poor simple foolish girls
who went to him in the belief that he was a magician. If
they believed the complainant's story a larceny was estab-
lished.
Thejoron, without hesitation, found the prisoner guilty.
The Recorder sentenced him to four months' imprison-
ment with bud labour.
The same prisoner was tried upon another indictment,
and was sentenced to imprisonment for a second period of
fuer months.—Bristol Mercury.