Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-02
A BOGUS GHOST.
How Mrs. Jentener was Cheated by a
Wizard Under an Oak Tree

Wizard Under an Oak Tree.
Mrs. Caroline Jentener, stout, ruddy-
cOmplexioned middle-aged woman, with a
good-natured expression OF face and a So
ciaDle manner, says the Baltimore San,
came to the Office of Justice Pilert, at the
county police station, near the Frederick
road, Tuesday morning, accompanied by
her husband, quiet-mannered elderly
man, and charged Mrs. Elizabeth Weber
with cOnspiring with others, to her I'M
known, TO defraud her by false pretenses
OF $40.
Mrs. Jentener unfolded to the justice
strange tale of witchcraft and deceit. She
lives at No. 272 Fulton street. Her mo-
Their, Mrs. Ludwig Schumac ler, died some
months ago, and Mrs. Jentener believed
that she left $4,000 in money, which Mrs.
Jentener and her brother would have
been entitled to. She took some steps be-
fore the Orphans Court in this city to
discover if her mother had left anything,
as she supposed, but no discovery was
made supporting her claim. She thought
that perhaps her brother might have hid
den the money away, and hearing that he
visited at Mrs. Weber's residence, at Sex
tOnville, Baltimore county, Mrs. Jentener
cultivated Mrs. Weber's acquaintance.
and finally made her "A promise OF 5000 if
she could find out where the money was
hidden. Mrs. Weber did not find where
the money was, but found a wizard who
agreed to discover the concealed treasure
by the exercise of his occult arts.
An agreement was made that if Mrs.
Jentener would come to a large oak tree
near SextOnyille Monday night, the wiz
ard would call up the spirit of the mother
of Mrs. Jentener, who would bring her the
money, and Mrs. Jentener was to pay the
wizard $40 for his services. On last Mon
day night, at the appointed time, Mrs.
Jentener, accompanied by her husband,
repaired to the old oak tree, where they
were met by the wizard. Suddenly a
form rObed in black, but with a white
shroud over its head, emerged from the
gloom and stood before Mrs. Jentener,
reaching out tin box. The wizard took
the box, saying to Mrs. Jentener in a
thrilling whisper, Your money is in this
box, but you must not open it till YOU get
home" Meanwhile the ghostly visitant
disappeared. The wizard got his $40 and
departed. The Jenteners hurried home
and opened the box. 1t had in it only
paper and rubbish. Indignant at the
fraud, she FASTENED next morning to lay
the charge against Mrs. Weber.
When Mrs. Weber was brought into the
station house she had her baby in her
arms. She said she was talking one day
to man who stands in one of the markets,
out as a powerful wizard, Thinking the
wizard could help her 10 lind Mrs, Jente-
ner's money, she spoke to him about the
matter. The wizard said that be could
call up the spirits, and by means of cards
he told Mrs. Weber some facts of her
family history, which he couldn't have
known if he hadn't been a wizard, and so
she got him to help Mrs. Jentener. Justice
Pilert held her in $500 bail, which was
furnished, for IA hearing.
Before O'Clock, the hour for the hear
ing,s Mrs. Jentener and the Justice be-
came pretty well satisfied that some
swndler had played upon the creduity of
Mrs. Weber, and that she had no intention
OF detrauding Mrs. Jentener, and on the
payment to Mrs. Jentener Of the greater
part of what she had been defrauded of the
charge against Mrs. Weber was dis
missed. Efforts will be made to capture
the wizard and his cOnfederateS,