The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01
THE SEVENTH DAUGHTER

OF a seventh Sen, with a Double Caul,
who Ceuldn't Even See Through a
Policeman.
The funniest looking little sawed-off that
was ever caught by the police was in Chief
of Police Murphy's Office yesterday morn
ing. Her anatomy was divided into equal
thirds--he head, her body and her limbs.
Buiging lobster eyes, cheeks that hung
from the cheek-bones like chunks
of round from butchers hook,
with lipless mouth, and crooked at
face. She was as broad az she was long
and saved herself from rolling over on the
floor by resting on heavy black cane that
she grasped with both hands. She was the
seventh daughter of q seventh son, whom
Nature had sent into the world with Two
wells over her face--Nature was evidently
abashed at her own want of skill In fash
ioning the round little creatures facs-and
thus she became q seer from way back.
All over town she had distributed circulars
advertising her power of divination and
calling upon the people to consult her
Lady De Florence-at No. 201 York street.
Somehow OF ether one of her circulars fell
into Chief Murphy's hands, and who
should turn up at seance q few hours af-
forwards but Sergeant Billy Coward. He
went to ask her aid in securing a ring that
had been stolen from him. He had friend
with him, and incidentally he mentioned
that man named John had stolen the
ring, and as incidentally his friend called
him Billy. Lady De Florence was not in
the room wnen these condolences were
being exchanged, but littls black-eyed
girl somebody had put her eye in mourn
ing heard it all. Lady De Florence soon
called BILLY" into private seance. That
she knew his name the msment she looked
at him, was proof of her power of divina-
ton. The little black-eyed girl had left
Billy and his friend before the private
seance began, but she had not met the
Lad" and given her all she had heard
Of course not. Neither would do such a
thing.
When she had got Billy inside, she told
him how he would be in love with two
girls, and marry one; and then she made
he would live to be ssventy-three years
old; and then she began to tell him that the
loss of ring was weighing heavily on him;
that man named John had stolensit and
given it to girl; that 1t conld be recovered,
but would require some effort, and the ex-
ercise of more divination than she was will
ing to exercise for the 81 SO. Billy had paiA
for the present interviews. Perhaps he would
not object to paying little more to get it
back. He wouldn't? Well, as she closed
her eyes she could see the ring in distant
place, and make Bill, happy by bringing
it to him.
s.Ah," exclaimed Billy, with spiteful
tone of triumph. ssThat's where yeu
missed it. For 1 haven't lost any ring at
all"
This threw the seventh daughter with
two cauls, into CONSERVATION, and she won
dered and wondered why Billy went to her
her till, yesterday morning. Police In
spactor Lange marched up to the house
and arrested her. Sorcery, witchcraft and
fortune telling are within the line of dis
orderly acts by q law of this State, and the
complaint against the shapeless little
woman was of being disorderly person.
When she reached headquarters both
Police Justices Stilsing and Wanser were
on hand. The hearing was right in the
chiefs Office. Judge Stiising adjudged her
guilty and fined her $40. She had S12 on
her person, and sent to the house for the
other IS. Then she was let 60.