The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-16
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hEMAagaBLE CASE or swISpLrsG Wash.
ingfon Star states that Cornelius Clark, eoiored
hack driver and owner, Of that city, has been
swiudied out OF $4,000 by gipsey woman. The
victim bad sick child, which the gip,ey induced
him to believe she could cure. The Star says:
she demanded. and ieceived retainer of s., aud
theh Performed some bocus .pocus over It. and laid
It IN bed Under its head sh. placed the S. wrap-
PEG IN piece OF paper Zach day she visited the
cniia, and each day demanded additional money
Wnicn Clark gave her, in varying or xi l.,
sio at 2 time, ami which she always placed nnder
the chiids head. and strange to say the little snf
ferer. who had been accustomed 10 almost 1ailv az
tack: II Its dreadful diats nper renamed eutlreiy
lice Iom them during the three W. eks that this
tnsalc ne woman attendedft Att last when CLARK |
had gwen her all OF his ready money amounting 10
sooo. hve hundred dollars, she nformed aiu taat |
which would forever relieve it of j.s pais. t,l thst
she would require the sum of 81 eco % perform fhs
arts, Clark went away and nor,g s9e his bonss aed
LOT to the Bank Of Washington for two thonsanJ |
a0,ass. receiving from the ee;k twenty sioo notss
Wac1 na placed In the hsnds of the gipsey. an,
winch she disposed OF rs he had done with tis pre-
vi9us amounts She then made her victim sd ell ont
all and silverware in the housa consist
ing OF gold watch and chain. a number OF brace
isss ear rings. fnger-rings. breastpns, gold shirt
| in her hands '"''1
She now got ready f,r h sr last performances and
requested Clark TO 20 up stairs and bring yarions
ar,cies. and large napkin Ia which TO lie up the
vsiuabiss He soon reformed with the desired art
cies, ~hicn she spread oIt, aud laying, he sup
p SEQ. all the cash. jewelry etc. in handkerchief
upon the napsin, made her dupe take it BY the cor
nefs and tie all securely together and iay il under
the sick cailds head She then left and did NOT re-.
turn again Alter a few days, she pot appearing
ana ne being afraid to disturb the Bundle for fear
OF destroying the magic spell yet becoming suspi-
eioos that all was not right, sent to her boarding
| mouse, where he was informed she had besn gone
from there several days. His suspicion was now
suIhctentiy strong to overcome his ears for the safe
ty OF his child and rushing to the room he snatched
the fnl ldie and tore it open What was his dispay
at nnding nothing within IL but few copper cents
and scme pieces of paper cut lii the shape OF bank
he rnntdi The fair Sybil" has not yet bes found
aithou Ih the police have been the search for her
whereabouts for several days.
| MINISTER SUES To RECOVER $40, ,000.-Rev Orrin
b. Judd has brought an action in ~ York against
| the Secretary of the American Bible Union, to
recover $4,000, for damages to his fair name and
reputation as minister of the gospel aud citizen
through an article published in the Louisville
| Journal by the defendant The defendant denies
the publication, also that Jndd is minister of the
| gospel. Judd was employed for two years by the
Bible Union in revising an English translation CT
| the Scriptures.
| TIPPECANoE Hero DElD-The yincenues Ind \
| Gazette announces the death of Mr.. John Scott
| at that place, aged IS years. He was lieutenant
| at the battle of Tippecauoe, and fJr many years
postmaster at Vineennes, having been ori sinally
| appointed by General Jackson, of whom he was
| an ardent admirer.
| Chas p. Pelham has purchased the Columbia (S
| CO. Southern Guardian.