Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-06
POLICE COURT.
Mrs Bishop, Clairvoyont Physician,
Sentenced to the Town House.

POLICE COURT.
Mrs Bishop, Cla'rvoyant Physician,
Sentenced to the Town House.
Mrs Mary E. Bishop, who had her case
for fortune telling postponed from Mon
day until this morning WIS in court
with Attorney Root to defend her. The
first witness was Mrs Frank GRADER,
wife of the bird fancier on South Main
street. She testified that she visited
Mrs Bishop to have her fortune told and
that among other things the clairvoyant
had told her that a light haired woman
was trying to make trouble between her
and her husband. She paid her 81 for
the sitting. Mrs Catherine Harvey of
| 1855 South Main street was the next wit
ness. She said she heard that Mrs
Bishop was ply slcian and she went to
her to learn about her ailments. The
accused described exactly her sickness
and said she would prescribe for her.
Mrs Harvey also asked her about cloak
that was stolen from her yard and also
about her sons business. She thought
she told her the truth in every instance.
Henry Lemaine said that he had taken
the young lady who had lost the cloak
to the clairvoyant's house in order to
see if she could discover the thief. An
indefinite explanation was given her.
Mrs Jennie Monroe. a lady of color, tes-
titled to the efficacy of Mrs Bishops
treatment for nervous diseases and re-
lated the circumstances of Mrs Graders
interview, which was entirely at vari-
ance with the latter's testimony. Mrs
Bishop took the stand and said she came
to Waterbury June Is last from Troy,
N. Y. She advertised to be clairvoy-
ant and physician, had followed her
profession for twenty years, was sup
porting an invalid husband, and per-
formed all her cures and gave all advice
while in a trance. Judge Bradstreet
sentenced her to ten days in the town
house. An appeal was taken and bonds
of 500 furnished.
John Altman and Martin Henzey be-
came somewhat intoxicated last evening
and took key of stale beer from the rear
of Kelley's. saloon on East Main street
and were carrying it through Dublin
street when interrupted by Officer Reid.
Altman was fined IS and costs for theft
and Henzey was fined S. and costs fol-
theft and 81 and costs for drunkenness
An appeal was taken in Allman's case.
BRING FORTH THE SNOW SHOVEL
An Incipient Blizzard Raging in
Connecticut.
The old saw that a mild February
meant six weeks of sleighing in March
bids fair to hold good. The heaviest
snow fall of the winter, with one excep-
ton began at late hour last night and
has been raging all forenoon. The flakes
are fine but are gradually getting there to
the intense delight of the small boy whose
double-ripper has been in a state of
innocuous desuetude all winter. A few
sleighs were seen on the streets, but
made poor work of it. The storm is
general throughout the state.
A Connecticut Associated Press dis
patch from New Haven to-day says
The storm on the sound blows with great
violence from the south east. The wind
at times reaching a velocity of so miles
an hour. Steamers which were able to
go through were badly tossed about,
and all Of them were late. The harbCr
is full of weather bound vessels. The
oyster dredge boats are not out and the
supply of ol STEERS in Fair Haven is
limited.
Sergeant Cox of the New Haven signal
station says that In all probability the
snow will continue tonight, when a
cold wave may be expected.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The storm of
snow and sleet played ha\ oc with the
wires and communication with the
south and west is almost entirely cut off.
AT noon the storm had greatly increased
i'll fury. Reports from the western part
of the state Say that the storm is much
heavier there than i'll this CITY.
| PATRONiZE HOME INDUSTRIES.
\ Little Gratuitous Advice to Buyers
| or ClOihinE.
Another fire sale of clothing is adver-
tised to take place in this city beginning
tomorrow morning. The handbills an
nouncing the sale do not state how long
the slaughter will last, but the general
public can rest assured that the alleged
fire stock will not he exhausted while
| buyers can be found.
Time and again the DEMOCRAT has adj
vised its readers to buy their clothing
from reliable home merchants. Fire
sales are usually conducted by sharp
dealers in cheap and in nearly every
case worthless trash, who so about ia
the spring and fall seasons looking for
victims.
Any one of half dozen or more local
dealers can and do sell clothing cheaper
and better than do the bohemian dealers.
Every true Waterburian should paste in
his hat the words: Patronlze home in
dustries