Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-06
THE w1cKEDEsr woMAN1N ST. LOUIS
a Horrible Story Revealed by a Judicial
Observation-Disclosures Baby Murder

a Horrible Story Reve..l by q Judicial
Observation-Disclosures Baby Murder
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[St. Louis Special to Chicago Times.l
Circuit Atty. Beach has had laid before
him some startling information touching the
practice of a woman who is ostensibly con-
Quoting the business of fortune-teller and
astrologist. She has lived in st. Louis for
years, moving from one part of the city TO
another every lew months from motives of
prudence. One or two OF the papers not
overstocked with discretion in the business
Office have printed her professional card,
coupled with the suggestive announcement,
s'Advice to ladies in trouble" What claims
the attention of Mr.. Beach is a statement
made by young woman who was employed
as house servant by the astroloeist, and
who seems to have made good use of her
eyes and ears. If half she tells OF her former
mistress is to be credited, the madames per-
formances eclipse the infamous deeds of
Julia e. Fortmeyer.
THE BABY MURDERER,
who was sent to the penitentiary three years
ago. The astrologist had numerous lady Gus
toners, the observant hand-maiden SAYS,
who came, not to consult the stars nor to
have fortunes told, but to purchase bottles of
dark-colored liquid which were guaranteed
to accomplish criminal purpose. Some
name of these patrons were furnished by the
girl, but in most instances she was either not
able to remember or did not learn the names
The price these women paid for the villain
Gus connection was SIS bottle.
The whole story of the astrologist's prac-
tice as the servant girl observed it will not
bear publication. It is enough to say that
Mr.. Beach was put in possession of facts
which, if made public, would cause the re-
spectacle portion of this community to look
aghast.
ONE CASE,
of which the circuit attorney was given the
particulars, was that of young lady, well
dressed and of good appearance, who called
on the madame and was treated, for which
she paid SIS. She made subsequent visits
to the astrologist and on one occasion was ac-
companied, in the carriage, by young man
who was said to be her lover. The applicant
in this instance was school-teacher. The
astrologist once left the house in company
with this patient, and, on returning, laugh
ingly told the servant that the crime had
been consummated while they were in the
carriage, and the unnatural mother had her
self thrown the prematurely delivered child
out of the carriage window and into the gut
ter, after being to an unfrequented place in
the suburbs. Later this young lady became
very sick, and her male friend came to the
madame and asked her to go with him and
see the patient. The astrologist refused, but
sent a bottle of her medicine. Only the
barest outline of these revelations can be
given, as the details are too revolving.
RESPECTING ANOTHER PATIENT,
the daughter of steamboat captain, names
and dates have been furnished. This case
was treated at the house of the astrolosist.
The young lady was brought there by her
mother, and in the course of the interview
the old lady gave way to her feelings of
shame at her daughters condition and Com
menced to upbraid the girl without stint
The doctress took the part of the unfortunate
and declared: ''Mrs. -, if you don't see
M--out of this trouble will" She pro
ceeded with some remarks upon the extent
of her business, calculated to impress the
mother with the idea that she had helped to
hide many secret which, if exposed, would
have brought dishonor upon households full
as respectable as hers. The bargain was
finally made, and for a diamond ring with a
setting of the precious stones arranged in
the form of cross, the astrologst under
took the care Of the girl. The latter remain
ed at the house of the doctress several days.
and, from the conversation overheard, the
servant learned that
Aper,,ou
from home was being explained to her father
and other members of the family by the de-
claration that she had gone on visit to her
grandmother. Under the criminal treatment
this girl finally became so i'll that the astro-
logist was frightened, and, sending for the
mother, told her she must remove the patient
After stormy discussion the two women ar
ranged plan; the mother returned to her
home, and some time later the madame fol-
lowed with the sick girl in carriage. On
arriving home it was given out that she had
been taken ill at the depot, and that the
doctress had met her by chance and accom-
panied her to the house. Th,t night, as the
astrologist subsequently told her servant, the
girl became mother The offspring pre-
maturely brought into the world was never
theless alive. The madame and the mother
had excluded the other members of the
family from the sick room. The babe was
lightly wrapped in a broche shawl, the first
thing in reach, and then a bed-spread wound
around and tied with the intention of