Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-31
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There came up yesterday before fo-
lics Judge Taylor enc of those interest
ing Gases which gives one an insight
into the darker receases of lite, showing
~ how one portion of the human fsmi
" by the exercise of proper cunning
asd mother Wit subsist on the majority.
For several weeks past band Of Rypeies
sers camped on Garrison creek below
the city. Az usual With thst race they
followed the similar occupations OF for
tune-telIers and petty larceny thieves.
On Saturday last Herman Ludwig,
whose house had been victimixed by
these fortune tellsrs, svore out war
rant in Tayior's court, charging one Of
the gypsy women with va&rancy. A
bond Of $50 Vas obtained for the ap-
psarAnce Of the woman on Monday
morning. At the time set for the trial
the woman failed ~ appear, bot vas
represented by q osrp0lent fellow Who
annooncsd himself as the chief
OF the camp After coosidarinR
the c&se Judge Taylor released the
bonds after taking ont the costs.
amounting TO $3.50. The circumstan-
ces Of the case are As follows: Several
days ago one OF the Rypsies called at the
residence of Mrs.. Ludwig and asked her
Aoe uG8&I0u 06I Iottau6 SOkos SRuQ
the lady answering in the negative the
gypsy said. There is blonde woman
whom your husband loves and pays
more attention to than is compatible
with married man" This awoke the
sreen-eyed monster in Mrs. L., and At
ter inviting the gypsy to take seat
bads the woman tell the story. After q
Icing riRmar0le Of trash was gone
| q ~ -sth hA ts,lA eh<z 10 Do IN
produce all the money she had IN the
houss and that she would hold it in
her hand while the lady made wish,
days. The order was complied with and
the money, 81, in her pocket and re-
fused to return it. Il having come to
the knowledge Of the gypsy that
Mrs. Ludwig had lost q child,
she asked Mrs. Ludwig il she had
any of the ohild's effects. Upon find
ing that che had she demanded the
woman to give them up, that it was
very unlucky TO have them in the
house, and that she (the Rypsy) would
bury them beside the dead child. Mrs.
Ludwig, who was pretty we'll worked
up BY this time, acceded to the de-
mand, whsreupon the gypsy began
searching the house for other unlucky
omens. Almost every article of value
that she came across we're pronounced
unlucky and readily placed in a bag,
ostensibly to be buried by the side Of
the child. Before leaving the Rypsy
gave Mrs. Lndwig a "charm," consist
ing Of q small bag Of pepper and salt.
telling her that In nine days the blonde
woman, who vas the cause of her uu-
happiness, would come to her house,
make clean breast of the whole AFFAIR
and ask her pardon, and from that time
on the husband would be q model "dar-
ling" and would give her whatever shs
desired. Slowly the ticking of the clock
announced the flight of time-oue, two
eight and nine days past and no blonde,
and no changed husband. no particular
luck 10 speak Of. Mrs. Lud WIG began
to suspicion matters, and finally told
her husband Of her dealings with the
gypsy, With the result above stated, bat
the worst of the affair 10 to como yet
The great excitement up to which MB
Ludwig has been worked, together with
the fast that she IL Of weak dispOsi
ton, has partially unbalanced her mind
Yesterday ahe paraded the streets With
her child in her arms, declaring that
her husband was kissing every woman b
met on the streets, and that he would
finally end In numbering her. The un
fortunate woman was taken to be-
home, and everything possible was don,
for her relief. This 10 bot one Of the
many instances Of the damage oause(
| By women entertaining travelling crankI
IN any manner. a stop should b pa
% the depre dations Of these Ryps3ss
Every time one Of them steps into thu
city limits TO ply their vocation the
should be arrested and made to pay a.
ponaltv of thu Law.