The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-05
Police Inte2iigence.

JTRANGE WORKINGS OF cLAIRvOYANcE-AN ALLEa.
ED FRAUD PERPETRATED-THE MATTER sEroR
THE POLICE MAGISTRATE.
On Saturday afternoon officers Patterson ana SSeen
arrested a man of genteel appearance, calling himss
John X. Seyn our N. D., warrant issued by usce
Osborne, wherein he stands charged with conspiracy
and thereby lefrauding John r. Stuyvesant out Of
deed for house and lot situated in Sixteenth street
worth from So 900 to $loco9 by trick and Device aided
by Jane Seymour the vie of the accused Who represents
herself to be clavoyant and of diseases residing
at No 49i Houston street. and formerly OF Division street
The following is the substance Of the sdavit made by
the complainant which exhibits almost parallel case
with those performed b. lawyer in tais city SONS few
years ago
preteat yesr he afflicted with pain in his brsa,t
and duced to visit tho house OF Mrs Seymour then
located in Division et-set for the pu-pose of consulting
her on bis peculiar dsesse her sign the house ndicst
iag that she ofesed clarvoyant able to pre-
scribe ecient remedies for the Of diseases Accord
ipely, lie frequently visited Mcs. Seymour paid her
dear for each consultation, and for the medicine
prescribed he paa her husband {5r Sey mour) from 81
to So per bottle that during visits Mrs Seymour
by her responses and while in csirvoyant state
invited liberties TO be taken with her person by him pra
dualy and arttay leading him Oh, thereby placing him
10 position which he basves done carry out
the cetgn for the purpose OF exorng money and pro-
perty frem n that on the mig Of the 1esh Of
past complainant was at the house of Mrs Seymour,
when she Informed HIM that her husband had gone to
Boston; shs then gave complainant night latch key OF
the front door, and invited him to visit her the nsx.
night informing him that she would have the servants out
Of the way that the following night according to ap
pointmen he visited the house, let himself in with the
Key when she iepsated to i'm about her husbands ab-
sence in Boston and by her seductive advances and ar
fees he induced to vis;. her apartment and
% sGh bs dSor Sers rsy s shn suddenly
licyes was signal, from the fact that her hus.
band immediately rushed into ,he room hav
A'cted blow on ccmplainants head he also made
sesersl husts at con psinant with the cane accusing
him Of the seduction of his wio and threatened to take
his life unless he pLid him Of its equva
lent; at the same tine TOOK possession Of compla nan
clchipg and refused 10 allow him to dress until he he
injured hnsband had rece red redress for the injury
HIM by the attempted seduction of his wfe The pecu
liar position of the complainant rendered him almost
20 eiless and much armed that he asen ted to
transfer to Mr. Sc, mour deed OF house aud lot VIII ch
he n Sixteenth street. viii ID dsed uenty
conveyed to him for the purpose OF compromising tbs
Whole matter Tho complainant fugthe. adds in his ai
davi' that Mrs. Seymour possesses such powers of
carvoysbce as she professsd 10 have but that the bus
carried BY her end her husband is moth ng but
erosa imposition. Tha. in this instance the witness
alleges they have conspred together to cheat and deraud
Lin deed Il hi and lot worth nearly sio 0os The
cards with which the painant furnished read
follows viz. -
c
JOHN X SEYMOUR o
o MAGNETIC PHysIqtS. O
Oshvoyant examinations by Mrs Seymour, No. o
s9l Hou,ton street, (between Bowery and Broad o
o way) Consultations tail,, upon sickness, bust
aUd absent friends, from A. N. to 5 p. n. o
ooooeeo . . . Q
On the above facts the magistrate Justice Os
borne issued his warrant OF arres and Saturday
npg the c1sed conveyed before the court and
detantd by the sgisrats to await further exsmina
tion Dir Seymour contends that felony exists iu the
matter that he hada perfect right to compromise at
tempted assault the chastity Of his wife. rhe sase
will come up hearing before the court
charge Of Sieaing Horse and Gig Saturday eve
ming otcer Cropsey, of the Third ward arrested man
ramsd Charles Bsssaul charged with stealing horse
and gig, valued at 500, the property of Dr. Cornelius
Cbckper Of No 81 relay street The Doctor it seems
making professional visit at the Dey street House,
his return to the street discovered the loss of his
orse ane gig. The ed found with tie property
n bis possession when arrested by the police Justice
Osborn committed the prisoner to the Tomos for trial
A Lisorde,ly Loger Besr Shep--At early hour on
Sunday morning the police Of tho Eleventh ward we're
talsd into rtquson to quell disturbance which ha
taken place p lager beer shop located at 2S3 Second
sluet kept by Godfrey Laer whep the polics arrived
at the scene Of disturbance there dozen OF
in the shop under the influence of lager beer
excited by playing cards Leut Cameron, with posse
Of policemen tered the premes arrested the landlord
and ten other men, who taken before Justice Welsh
and the landlord required And bail In the of s50
for keeping . difordtrly house. and tha others vsrs
ssTs.as LAD 70 sA- 10. a. tutass govA bsaAvss.