The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-13
A WOMAN's MISFORTUNE.
Following the Directions 81 "A FoTtune
Teller, She Comes 90 - Strange Ciiy--
Her Troubles Anset Her Brain

Following the Directions Of n FOTtune
Teller, She Comes ~ - Strange CITY
Her Troubles Anect Her Brein.
Barbary E0elhelr, II young German
woman, n raving maniac, was yesterN
day placed in jail, Her case VIII be
acted on by the county court to-day
The history of ihls young woman IL
sad and serious one, ana shows the
perniclous effects Of having dealings
with so.called fortune tellers She re-
sided with her parents In Indiana,
where her eye fell upon the ADVERTISE
ment of Madame Fight, a fortune
teller who resides In New Albany, Ind.
She visited that place TO learn her for
tune. IL was painted TO her In glow.
ingcOlors. Again and again she visited
the madame, and the story was 70.
peated, aud she was frequently told
that IA bright and happy fortune was
In store for her. Several photographs
OF young men were shown to her, one
OF which she was assured would be her
future husband. The young woman
believed all this, and patiently waited
for the promised husband to come and
claim her for "A bride.
She brooded over the matter so
much that at last her friends noticed
that she had became slightly deranged
In her mind. AT last she determined
to start out In search OF the promised
mate, and selecting d alias AZ the spot,
arrived here some months ago. Being
Industrious and n fin e needle worker,
she found no difficulty in procuring
employment At first she was em-
ployed in the family of II. V. Temp
kins, but that gentleman becoming nc.
qualuted with her condition, and
noticing he strange conduct, her serv-
ices were dispensed with. She then
went to work In the family Of Mr..
Wallace, of the firm OF Wallace x
Wagner, where she remained until a
few days ago. From that time the
mania has taken deeper hold on her
and Saturday she dressed up in hei
best apparel and appeared on the
streets. Going to leading store she
addressed young gentleman in en-
dearing terms, claiming him as hel
lover.
The young man, who had never seer
Der before, WAS very much astonished
and mortified. Before leaving her con
duct became so frantic that she was
given in charge OF an officer At first
the officer did not like to place her il
prison, and she was taken to board
ing house on Main street, the landlady
of which claimed to have had expert
ence with insane people. Her conduct
there was outrageous, she destroying
everything she could get her hands oil
and smashed the glass in the doors ant
windows. From this place she was
taken to the calaboose, where she wa
rs violent rs ever. Yesterday she wat
removed to the Jail rs above stated
When our reporter saw her, late in thu
afternoon, she was sitting on the floor
talking and moaning In most pitifu
manner. AT times she conYerses for Q
few minutes in rational manner, ant
then goes into Mysteries. Those tina
saw her when she first arrived in Dial
las say she was rather n fine looking
woman. Now she is fast falling, ant
presents rather "A haggard appearance
We learn that the officials will com
municate with her elatives in Indi
ana, informing them of her condi
ton.
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