Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-29
How Q Credulsus Indiana MlIler We
Taken In By Gypslos.

Taken In By Gypsies. ~
The New York San Of . recent date
publishes the following curious story:
Two aged gypsies were brought a
prisoners into Justice Walsh's Police
Court, in Brooklyn, yesterday. on .
charge of grand larceny preferred by
Deputy Sheriff X. 7. Jingle Of Gibson
County, Indiana, who accused them Of
having robbed William Jessop, awealthy
and much respected resident OF Prince
ton, in that county, Of 81, 100. The
prisoners gave the names OF Timothy
Warrior aged sixty-two, and Mary War
ton, aged sixty-one. The man said be
was born in Ireland, although he claimed
to be genuine gypsy, and to have been
king on several tribes. He Is known TO
own hotel in Hoboken worth go, 900.
to have lands in Kansas, and TO own
property elsewhere; but, nevertheless.
he leads gypsy's rowing life, and trav-
els about with his wife, who tells fort
unes, and their three daughters, one Of
whom has husband who also belongs
to the gypsy party.
The Deputy Sheriff, who has been
tracking the gypsies for nearly two
months. says that in January last they
had camp near Princeton, Ind, and
that the gypsy women did q thriving
business in the town telling fortunes,
creating much interest among the vii
lage residents by the information they
gave about their respective histories.
The gypsy camp was pitched near .
large Hour mill owned by Mr.. Jessop
and his partner, Mr.. Colt. Mr.. Jessop
dropped into the company of the nomads
one day to see how they lived. The
gypsy mother pretended that she was
filled with strange feeling as soon ~
she saw him, and that she could tell his
future history for him II he would allow
her to study his hand. She bent over
his palm, traced out its lines with her
long, finger. and began to mutter to her
self, and to meant a jibberish that the
rich mill owner did not understand.
Then she said that there was q great
event overhanging him in which money
was concerned, but she could not divine
what il was.
She then sank into q trance, and when
she recovered she said that that she could
not succeed in her undertaking unless
she could have in her hands large sum
of money. With that she believed that
the prophecy would come to her. She
fastened to assure Mr.. Jessop that she
did not want the money for herself. but
simply desired to handle il in his pres
ence, while she was summoning her In
miliar spirits to her aid. When asked
how much she needed, she sank into an
other trance, and on awakening said that
the sum must not be less than $4,000,
but the more the better. Mr.. Jessop
could not at once produce the money.
and when he was assured that the
amount would not be taken out of his
sight, he arranged to get il and meet
her again. A few days later he called
upon the gypsy with ~, $50 in bills done
up in packages and bound with paper
slips. He placed the money in her hand
and she counted it carefully to see Il
there was enough to summon the good
spirits of prophecy. Then she spread
out the packages before her, made signs,
rocked her body, and drew circle about
it. Next she dropped into a trance.
When she recovered she said that tho
mill owner was to become fabulously
rich in an easy way, and that she would
have to give him two more sittings be-
fore she could tell him all, but that tbs
third time it would be all revealed. She
tied the money up in red handkerchief
in his presence and told him that II must
be put carefully away in his safe, and
that between her visits IL must not he
touched or spoken Of, else the spell then
working would be broken. She said
that no one but herself must handle the
money until she had robbed the future Of
its secret.
The next time she called ut his Office
they locked the door. and she took the
package of money, which had not been
Il; 90, nod and ocvosv, horon bov f0ranfa-
tons and mystic signs. She was about
to repeat some words which she said
would bring her nearer to the secret,
when she suddenly started, exclaiming.
p" What is thate" as though she heard .
noise. Mr.. Jessop arose and looked
around, but saw nothing. The gypsy
continued to work with the package in
her hand, and mt length said that she
was almost ready to reveal to Mr.. Jessop
a startling and fortunate event In his
near future, but that It would reqnire
one more meeting. He told her that ho
must have the money by February 10.
As he needed it in his business. She
assured him that the spell would be over
by that time, but warned him that in the
mean time he must not touch the pack
age or tell any one what was going on.
He promised and urged her to make
theif next meeting soon. She fixed q
date within a week, but before the time
arrived there was fire of doubtful origin
in the village, and some of Mr.. Jessop's
was destroyed, while more Of
It had such narrow escape that his
,eances with the gypsy were put out Of
his mind. He soon learned, however,
that at about the time of the fire tho
gypsy band disappeared. Then he went
70 his safe, united the red handkerchief
about the package, and, instead of his
money, laid bare pile of paper cut in
slips the size of bank notes and bound
with strips of paper. He waited some
lays before revealing his foolishness To
MS neighbors, and then he informed
Sheriff William l.. Hargrave of his loss
Deputy Sheriff Tingle at once started in
pursuit. and tracked the gypsy camp 70
Evansville, and thence TO Pittsburg. 20
Baltimore, and to Newark, where their
Effects were seized. Then he traced them
@ 80 Hicks street, Brooklyn, where,