Daily Republican., 1885-08-19
Rhilndeluhla LIENS.

woman, living at 1917 Cadwalader street,
Twas before Magistrate Smith yesterday
lcharged with obtaining money under false
preteDses.
Z" What is your business 2" asked the
Magistrate,
4" cut cards" was the reply.
" And sell love powders" added the
Mag istrate.
Bessie Warren, a diminutive young
woman, living at Germanto~n Avenu,
land Rising Sun Lane, testified that her
Hover left her in June last, and she wa,
Iadvised to visit the defendant who claimed
to be fortune teller. Mrs Walls read
the cards." testified the witness, " and
gave me love powder which she in
istructed me to place in my lovers drink
IL wanted him to come back"
Did it have the desired etiect." asked
the Court.
" No SIR" said the witness, ieeliag fol
her pocket handkerchief. Instead OF
bringing him back it made him run oil
with another woman"
Do you believe In that nonsense ," In
lquired the Court.
Yes, and / gave her S." was the
solemn reply.
Detective Houser testified that he had
visited the house of the accused and
found several ,oung women waiting TO
see the fortune teller" A man informed
the officer that he would have to wait his
turn, but added that Mrs. Walls did not
tell the fortunes of gentlemen. When
| llouser' turn came he found the woman
on the second floor, with pack Of cards
and book in her hand. She claimed TO
be 4 widow and said she made living by
lcuttiug cards.
| The defendant denied that she sold
love potions," and also the authorship
| of a letter, which Miss Warren had re
lceived, TO the effect that her terms were
cash in advance, and If she, the woman
Warren, wished to " 90 through with IT,
she would have to send an answer by the
return mail, as the defendant had nine
persons in charge, and always took ten or
lelevcn at time and then waited few
weeks. The accused WAS held In 500 hail
| .or trial.
An interesting story was disclosed in a
prosecution for perjury that came before
Magistrate Thompson on Monday. The
| defendant WAS Margaret j. Nillman, $40
North Sixth street, and the prosecutor
John King, a sailor. Five years ago
King shipped on vessel bound for China,
leaving his wife and 5.year old son. He
lexrected 10 return in about a year. The
wife received letters and money regularly
| from her husband during the first eighth
| months, and then all communication
ceased. Mrs. King supposed that her
husband was dead, and began to shift for
herself and child. She was not IL strong
health and not able to perform hard
work. Mis-, Whiman olleIed to care for
| the child until the mother became better,
aud the boy was given In charge of the
woman. Subsequently Mrs King fell
and sustained iDju les which nccessitstcd
her removal to hospital. On June ~
Mrs. Willmaa .uaue AFFIDAVIT before Mag.
lStrate thompson that the child's father
was dead, his mother hahitual drum
beyond her control, The lad was sent
70 the House OF Refuge.
recently sa 10y King returned from his
long voyage and began searching for his
wife aud son. The former was easily
found. Mrs. Will.nan claimed that the
| boy had been placed in a soldiers orphans
home, but could not say where. King
| finally found lis boy in the Refuge, aud
| Iregained possession of him by showing
| that he had been placed IN the institution
4 through perjury. Mis-. Whitman was
thcld ia $500 bail tor trial.
| John w Corson, his wife and his IL
lyear-old son John, living at l7l3 North
Forty y-second street, who has been lying
at the point of death since Sunday from
the effects Of a large dose of tartar emetic,
taken in mistake for Rochelle salts, were
yesterday pronounced out of danger by
| the attending physician. The mistake &C
Cured i'll very simple way. The medi-
| cine was purchased OF George w. Car
pcnter, HenZey Il Co, Wholesale and re
II t..h l.... L.. Il. O.
urday evening. This morning young
man in the store, who has had extensive
Experience in the drug business, filled
the salts bottle. He made serious
| blunGer by filling it with tartar emetic.
The two drugs resemble each other, aud
the labels on the bottles are almost simi-
lar, one being Ant. ct Pot. Tart. and the
other Sod. ct Pot. Tart. Shortly after
taking the medicine Mr.. Corson, Mrs.
Corson and their son became violently i'll
with vomiting and cramps, and they did
not realize that they had taken poison for
two hours. Then Drs. Levan and Tom
linsen treated them.
| lve been married to that man
thrty.eight years." said Annie Harney,
I2I'3S North Front street, when she took
the stand against her husband, John, at
the Central Station yesterday.
| Been ll.-treatlng you, hey - inquired
the Court
put up with his drinking" con-
tinued the witness, but when he beat
me and turned me into the street during
the thunderstorm on Thursday night !
made up my mind TO move against him. -
How much does he drink - " A
lhogsheadfull, II he could get it,"
" How often ~ " Six months out OF
twelve "
She was clubbing young man, and
when took the club from her she
scratched me in the face" protested the
defendant.
" Five hundred dollars ball." Gecided
the court.
John duffy, alias Snyder, was fouLd
Iguilty iu the United States District Cour,
Ibeiore Judge Butler yesterday of the
charge of manufacturing counterfeit fifty
cent pieces The testimony went to show
that when the officers arrested the dcfen-
Idant oil the Sth instant, after having
watched his movements for some time
he hao counterfeit coin on his person, and
that when his residence was searched
more OF the same was found us well as
some pieces not yet completed, besides
various kinds OF implements used in
manufacturing the article. Sentence dc.
!ferred.