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ciatsly. In a few moments he sent os6osr
Armstrong in the iaiys pr,,seuce and ala q, 49,,

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Aaer his cutting dirty pack Of cards several mes.
she told him lot of stuff a.. Of which MAS foreig. Z.
his ca-,-assuring him, however, ths; be would 70.
cover all he lost Ills ladys ssnctum was ia the
attic nom about four feet square, paritionei or by
old blankets which hung representations of heathca
gods and other nude things. When she had got
through with her NONSENSE ne handed her the warrant
Of sr,st for her fec, which threw her, despite hor
wonderful powers into fearful 5, .te of CONSERVATION.
The next place visited was a. No lis Forsyth
'tret, the house OF Madam Widger. The exterior o.
the house was very genec; the interior plain. 4
very pretty sr came 10 the door, aud admitted Biz.
icy and Officer Mi eg. The former was only admitted
TO the CLOSET. The oracle sat be hind table dressed
IN black. He told her that be id no, want his fotusc
told, bc; g friend Of his in visiting did. Ho would.
however, Ike 10 ask question: as to h,w long he
would I've. She answered IS years. Breezy said HE
friend outside bad money stolen from him. The aiy.
putting her hsnd into little under the table
pulled ont glass stone a. large as geons egg and
placing L INTO her hands as a glass in telescope,
looked through il, saying, "Oh, yes yes. he's bssa
robbed. can get il Cor him." The Sergeant Thea
asked her how she told her fortunes She answered
by looking through diamond. He then sent the sup
posed coun,yman in, aud he bad his fortune told BY
the diamond, for all Of which he repaid her by taking
her ladyshp before the Mayor. A reward which she
had little expected.
The pexl place ysitei was No. l53 Stanton street.
occupied BY large number @! families A Mrs. Cart
occupied room and kitchen in It for the business Of
fortune telling Her apartments were very filthy, ssd
accorded with Der APPEARANCE. Brney first went in.
and putting on very dolefa face aked herf she could
tell him whore money was he lost. Oh yes"
she could tel him. lie told her she had better tell his
companions fortune first, and introduced Officer Van
Arsdale. After hearing ucnsenrca story from her,
he arrested her, and she proceeded .othe Mayors ofioe
with him, baby in arms.
The next search was .or a colorei woman in Goerck
street who had tho reputation of being Of the
oldest in the city AMI worth 500 Birney could not
get any satisfaction there the madame telling him sho
didn't do that business she had retired.
Sergean, Croft, while the above was going on was
on another route with Lis officers. He visited Nine.
Pgewster No 800 Bowery. THIS woman used to keep
marriage oilce--that "a, for bringing parties to-
ge,her by meaps Of the advertising SYSTEM but that
business required capital aud she embarked into the
more lucrative business Of telling fortunes. Gentle
men were admitted and attended at d. and ladies' at
City ceits. The routine was gone through with, tho
Madame after telling Officer Dayiss fsstsne, was To-
formed of their business aud immediately got ready
to proceed to the Mayor Office.
Mad Brewster was very candid after her arrest, and
admitted ha, herprofessions were all humbug. The
fools she said - were not all dead. She had found
that out and no matter how humbugs were exposed.
tie fools would continue Is numerous ~ ever Tho
ticket swdes and all other operators had their turn.
and -he thought the tortuneteers might well come
in for share OF such patronage. She was also sp,r
i,ua-,, aud spniualism shc said was all humbugi abe
had done many wonderful things but 1t was all eleo
trici,y and not by any aid from spirits.
An old woman who present awaiting her turn
when the officer made the arrest, took TO her heels
and ran down stairs and into the street.
! Madame brewster was arrested by one Of Chief
Matselrs officers some years ago for practicing tho
/ Spiritual humbug.
! Lieut.. Crolt and squed next visited a nagnihoent
place kept by Miss A. W. Snow clairycyant, at No.
50 Green street. Her mother met him in the parlor,
and informed him that he would have to pay - to 10
adm .ed to her daughters room, which was 10 tho
second story She represented her daughter as the
most gifted lady in the city She had thought Of
rs sing her price to s.. Croft paid the y, and was
admitted into the presence of Mss SNOW, a very
handsome young woman. who at the time hsd curl
ous machine with bell attached her lap. She took
no notice Of tho Sergeant at FIRST being, as her mother
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revelation Croft lad not time to wait till the lady
Won wake, and sai he would save her the trouble.
lie shook her. aud she still continued to sleep until he
mentioned something about warrant when she in
sianty came TO her senses and was given into the
custody Of Officer Quick
I The next place No. ITO Spring street, occupied
| by Mrs.. Seymour. She went into clarvoyant stats
for SIr Croft but he had no time to listen to her, and
fria1 IN koh aru buta IN
the warrant was announced. This made her shake
most fearfully AID she not long awakng from her
slumber. Her husband aud a man who pretended 70
be lawyer were in the paror smoking, at the time,
and hearing of Crots business the latter interfered
telling the officer he had no business to interfere, asd
no power to make such arrest The lady was given
in charge Of Officer Baldwin, who took her to tho
Mayors Office. The Mayor thought her case was one
that might be overlooked for the present, and dis
charged her on her recognizances. The lady did
not profess to tell fortunes, but used her professed
powers in Of sickness and disease.
Madame Hays, at No. 3g7 Broome street, was next
visited by Croft. She protested to be clairvoyant,
and tell of absent friends &c. She went to sleep,
her servant taking hold Of her hand gently but was
coon aw 4kened by the unwelcome announcement from
the police. She complained bitterly Of what she con
sdered gross imposition on lone and unprotected
female but her prosstations did not avail, and shs
had to take the journey TO the Squad-Room
Madame York, at No l3i Eighth avenue, the gip-
sey pslmist visited the day previous by Birney, was
now called by Sergt. Con and Officer Black, ssA
after the usual routine, taken into custody Shsie
English, and looks like gipsey
Madame Fleury, FrenchwoInap, old and sppareol-
ly on tie brink of the grave from asthma, was next
called on and professed to be astrcogs and TO tell