, 1877-02-21
THE COURTS.
Legal Complications Of MiIIlnor
and a Ctairyoyant.
a Small Hotel Gives Rise to What May
Be q Promising Suit.
Record Of Judgments and New Sutts.as
Criminal Business.
BET-OFF.
pHEssMAK1H0 ANp cLAinvOrAHCY.

BET-OFF.
pnEssMAKrS0 AID cLAinv0IAHCY.
A divesalon occurred yesterday afternoon In
Jndeo l'ooth's court.ruom which was quito rcfrcsh
Ina, hapncntng as 1t did. In tho midst OF the usnat
dry. dscaFy, and long g-drawn dissertations amt cx.
ponltons ut ctvil law. This was n case Involving
not only bill of 81. 20 for d.cssmnk,ng, but a
less definite sam for the alleged services Of clair
yoynut IN bringing 10 sl,o cotporca1 mature numcr-
Gus dollars' worth Of FptrItuAl vfritatton. The
story Of tho suit Ia tale Ut violent feminine at.
tachment. Of misplaced confidence, Of a dream of
tafc credit rudcly hispellcd. nnd Of a subsequent
bitter hate such a. only feminine natures cap.
ntlo Of producing and chcr!shtnu. In the year
1879 Mrs. II. Z: Mills carried on the drcasmnklng
business At No. J0e West Lake street. Fortune
seemed TO amilo on her with m caaabls glow until
she met Mrs. A. u. Wood, profess
sionat c'airvo5ant, who had an on!ce At
No. 403 West Madison atrrct. II Is
ou'te dtnlcnlt for an outsider 10 determine tho
cIact facts, widely 1o the statements OF these
ladies vary ~ to the circumstances II ecoma to ia
pretty well settled. however, that Mrs. MIlls did
rome drcstmnking for Mrs Wood, tho rafrc Of
which Ia rpted At S.7. 10, AMI that Mr. Wood never
rendered ~ eguivacntln In thH coin Of the realm.
Mrs.. Wood, however, clu!ms that Tho debt was
paid ly her contributing enc professional services
~ the former ksood in need VI. This IL dirputctl
ty thc d1cssmakcr, who las pceslatcntly followed
tic fair but unrcliabc cairyoyant ever since, not
only with u,alcltcsions. but with legal htrass-
Ments. r1neky to tho last, The magnetic healer
has steadily refneel to liqudato the Indebtedness,
and. though ahc had long s1ncc removed her resi-.
dence to New York City. Rto had come all tho way
out to Chicago th.s occasion 10 meet hct foe and
GGht out the battle 10 tho grave.
Tho tnAa was to !ayo cun,o up In tho morning,
bnt Judge Duoths attention was occupied Will. \
Joard.of.Tsado auIt until after lunch. At tho
opening OF tho Court In tho afternoon quito a
crowd gathered In the courtroom. anticipating
lively procccdtnga and some amusement from tho
case about 10 ba called.
TitEnB WAS A, nusTL1So OF DRESSES
in the courtfoon,, IN unwontct disturbance OF tho
drowsy atmosphere. and tho partica madc thcts mp.
peafanee. accompanied eac. by irnln Of fomao
ftiends. This two attornsys. hastcned to p'aco
chairs for their respective el!cn!.. who look ~
paiatta Nh. Mti}s w. taii. te.iaio iasy Of ~
s shy 'a.ss II h aS & f se with wg.t ss s s f
siy. Mtli. Iei.p+ed intS ;tatae.qne attitude.
Mi saS f'ss" il s9 ssssFn;s s
1esaar feasarcs an caiaetiisi, nnt,ncrt, she wa
wel s%lsuats4 ,'s t. impress powsrtny T. no.
and d9wM in frunt, according 10 tho most Approse
wctc c0nsoaiefate In appearance. some wrry
sho.t aud tat, AMI others wsto lunv and 1sun:
os ~: 81 pifasT rY sa'"as: sas II sf IL .s It,
had lived In tho city Twelve years mud had been
s1s M IL @ II shs nas a ftf.e9 md ct
p:3!r'ng dre.'e' tho amount of her It'll being
s Cross. examined, witness said thut tho hid frat
met Strs Wood at tho AoI*c OF Mrs. Severance, MI
acquaintance Of hers sho went there IN = soc,al
sn day. s' ps 81 e @ sss o
TINT timc. Tie ngxt tiuo shc saw her was at Mrs.
woSa,s hen.c. Tho ,ntessSw ,I va, r. ths fe9aest
tcvcraI tunes, Mrn. Severance and hcr ron forming
tra, on ono OCCASION. ticy wrro sitting in tho par.
foF. when 3iss. Wind began IL
Titnow ltEn Aims AtouSn AND ACT WILD.
l!rr husband saia tAat sho was In trance. 1t
and tonk roulc cako and went hung. Thai evening
have somo .rrrsn'uklrE .;onc. Ia ri.o iMts. Wo,di
cumo nga!n aud oratred SONS wusk, anh t,ht.s
%sss it, IL s s s;
slai,yoyant services bu! teyrsal times whon call.
III M. Mo 4tr ths Il tSs
Wooa called ''Menolaonce, which recnlc,i 10 lat
IL appearance although, shu Mrs. ai'ls) meyer
Wo% si,o .assc.te tEnt she Could d. ior. IL; To-
xi,ae,': lyme K19. she bsins 1t .l.at .ia,o II falr
e:s5' o,s To- s,. 10 r''5S ;S. 'asy ',s Wallet.
furnish iho witness onrc Wit, very slnall batslu
which wns to b. uaed asa cosmetic, but si,u ro-
Thu wllues4 lrst ptctented . hill for drcssa,ak.
Ing rome ,uonths atier tl'e, ,tats mentioned. Eis
Ereas%.san nnn many sls", ent neysr os sny ss,s'
W' "; that lazy Refused p%l"t .lspk tS p.y t9
collect the bill s1Mca'mc. II 1t 11k twenty years.
Mis-. A. q. WOOD,
s dssenaant VT nSss eSxam!Rea; xn Hha testified thst
lived on Wust sIailst,n street In chteaao Hic ila
hnsbanl. Her alst acquaintance with 3trt. Mills
t Wa IN TIA. wi!nsss atthat ting rrneticinE thu
auce came 10 witness huuso onco anl srked her to
come up anl t9kc IT,. to-. end she went, anil there
on her and .ad mat sho WIS Investigating Spirit.
Iaism. ~! woud .lke to ct hrr rersiers OH ron.
III. Enowlns tia. .he WI not In good heai.,. ana
~ s od q as Ssl bs naa s IT, 4 % 's.
claly embarrassed Ing ~ 'lcr hcing Involved IN
ssSe'a s awsa!.. aud TT that % feasen sho wns ":
..a5ed s III ii nsGi !s !s'sisS Mi.
er t 'E a sso y o III he esa's; hs;
shu was sick, and had inherited ucryons dlsraacs.
III aseo. sbou a. 'h'
.!ninstion: e rsmsik tbsi ho would adjou1n M tlo
Oae Of the witnesses Ia the case II
MRS. AMANDA FuMTEB,
Fl Se np W.. ". ISEao h ts
.;V.-iIox long isaya YOU known Mira. Wood a.
aelsI,ro5an. q medium, A.-Aboat eIph. ,rar.,
The sabJe being Itfsissaat,' dsclne !. answsf,
an spif.a4I,.t, Jul Il 10 g. ss
S m u tho
trss ~ ANN. r.iIe XII ~ .ms pEae