Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-11-19
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81 GIpSEY WoMAN. NEcRoMANcY as.
CEE9,Llrr. Ashoyt time since, re-
spectacle colored hack driver, named
Cornelius Clark living on X street, in
the birst Ward, was most ou.mgeously
swiaalod by a Gipscy woman under the
tpiioHing circumstances She went to
Clarl's house, after having previously
ascliaincd that be had sick child, and
asked him if lie wanted his fortune told
aod was refused by Clark; whcreupon
she gravely Informed him that he had a
child which had been sick for several
years, and that she could cure it in few
days Completely mystifed by the wo-
mans hints, and desirous to afford his
child all the relief from its unfortunate
complaint, (it having been subject to Vi
client fits for long period,) Clark bro't
bis child into the presence of the pre-
tended sorceress, who instantly named
lis complaint, and proposed to cure it in
about three weeks. She demanded, and
received, retainer of IS, and then per-
formed some hocus-pocus over it, and
lad it in bed. Under its head she placed
the So, wrapped in piece of paper.
Each day she visited the child, and
each day demanded additional money,
which Clark gave her, in sums varying
from $40 to $40 time, and which she
always placed under the child's head
aud, strange to say, the little sufferer,
who had been accustomed to almost daily
attacks of its dreadful distemper, remain
ed entirely free from them during the
three weeks that this ''medicine woman
attended it. At last, when Clark had
given her all his ready money, amount
ing to about $500, she Informed him
shat she was about to place a spell upon
the patient which would forever relieve
II Of its pains; but that she would re-
quire the sum of $4,000 to perform the
operation with. Completely "bambooz-
led by her arts, Clark went away and
mortgaged his house and lot to the Banl;
Of Washington for two thousand dollars,
receiving from the clerk twenty 800
notes, which he placed in the Gipsey $
hands, aud which she disposed Of as she
had done with the previous amounts. -
She then made her victim shell out all
the iewolry and silver ware in his house,
consisting Of gold watch and chain, a
number of bracelets, earrings, finger
rings, broast-pius, gold shirt-studs, neck
lacos, silver spoons, and goblets, to the
valne of about five hundred dollars,
which he placed in her hands.
She now got ready for her last per-
iormance, and requested Clark to go up
stairs and bring various articles, and 2
large napkin in which to tie up the val
Vables lie soon returned with the ar
tlcles, which she spread ont, and laying,
as nc supposed, all the cash, iewelry Sc
% hanefarereaiefnnon the nanlsin, made
her dape take it by the corners and tie
all securely together and lnyi uuder the
sick child's head. She then left and did
not return again. After few days, she
not appearing and he being afraid to
disturb the bundle for fear of destroying
the magic spell, yet becoming suspicious
that al was not right, seut to her board
ing house, where he was informed she
had been gone from there several days
His suspicion was now sufficiently strong
to overcome his fears FOR the safety Of
his child, and rushing to the room he
snatched the bundle and tore it OPEN
What was his dismay at finding nothing
within it but few COPPER cents aid some
pieces Of paper cut in the shape of bank
notes; every single article of value was
gone, and lie ruined The "fair Sybil"
has not yet been found, although the
?oliee have been on the search for her
whereabouts for several days UasE-
ja3i1a Star.