The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-25

picous OF me, and was not at all surprised wneh
she refused TO act as had inferred from her letter
mat she would. All that she would do was to cell
me the names Of two parties, one man and one
woman who had for many years conducted par1
nership business to manage such afairs, ana Whoni
she assured me were very efficient could not
ncd the woman she spoke o. os,,ss a.
the ONCE y sSe e s;slsi twice upon the same
day. I found him absent upon both occasions.
Here, then was deadlock for me, and I en-
deavored to follow up another policy. For long
time the woman turned the cold shoulder to me,
but, finally, upon my whispering money to her, she
explained to me, what l dwelt upon in my last,
that her business was to bring young parties to-
gerher by the administration Of her own drugs
and finally she agreed to find me party, for the
sum OF S., before the expiration OF nine days.
SHE F0ILs THE OFFICERS.
When the two officers called there to- night, al
though they were dressed civilians. the cunning
woman saw through the entire scheme, and at
once began her TRADE OF lies
"Does Mrs. Kupp reside here p" was the question.
"what Mrs. Kupp ?" was her query, In reply.
"Why," returned one of the Officers, 'Mrs. Kupp
the clairvoyant and healing medium"
''OhI no, sir; she removed from here three
weeks ago, and Is now residing many miles from
here"
What bitter lie this was; for the woman who
uttered 1t was the very creature interviewed yes.
terday, and her advertisement is in one of the
evening papers tonight.
The two officers suspected the deceit, but IS they
had not seen me to get description Of the female,
and as | vas not there to identity her
personally. they were absolutely compelled
to withdraw and return to headquarters with
out her. She II one Of the flthiest
and foulest Of the gang, and I am only too sorry
that when the officers returned the hour so late
that could not 60 over the ground again with
them and by my identification secure her arrest.
"MAE. GOoMAN" BROUGHT IN.
Oflicer Joyce succeeded in bringing in Mme Goo
man, of No. Sauson street, one of the most de-
graded and unclean hays you ever saw. so that all
parties mentioned yesterday, with q single excep-
ton, are now amenttng their hard fate in close and
solitary confinement under the vigilance of
strong and efficient police. They are a motley
throngJennings, with her pale face, boodshot eyes
and frey red hair-0ne Of your female Uriah Keeps,
always so humble, and one who drawls out each
word until 1t is q yard long; then Wilmarth. OF
theatrical and melodramatic temperament, Jen-
nings counterpart in every particular, being tat,
fair and forty, bright lively. and merry as
cricket-a woman who talks so fast that you can
not understand her, and a woman, by the way,
whom, we believe, would be an ornament, as far as
conversational powers and versatility are con-
cerned, among any order of society In which she
should happen TO be thrown; real lively.
sparkling grass widow, the mother Of as lovely
daughter as you would meet in q fortnights Jour-
ney, but, withal, q fortune-t teller and an abor-
zionist.
Then comes Nine. Gooman, the great healing
medium, graduate from the Office of French
physician, as she claims but In reality quack,
humbug and hag. All that the police have brought in
thus far illustrate different grades of crime, and
sufficient for the Court to make an example Of
Tomorrow afternoon I must appear the
sole witness against them. My evidence is docu-
mentary, being confessions made over their own
signatures that the hearing will be OF short du-
ration.