Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-01
THE yooDoo DOCTOR JAILED.

Alfred Brown, wilnimgton's Corn
Doctor, Convicted at West Chester.
He Gets Three Years and $50 Fine.
Professor Alfred Brown, known 10
Wilmington AZ corn doctor, with his
Office In the basement Of tho Meris
Building, met with bad reverse before
the Chester County Criminal Court ct
West Chester, yesterday. IL will be
professor was arrestcd by Constable
bmith aud taken before Magistrate
Berto,et,e on tho charge OF Mrs. Burnite,
near Landenberg, for practicing voodoo-
lem on her and with comm itting criminal
assault The professor was taken to
Landenbcrg, where Squire Dougherty
Of that place committed him to prison u,
answer the charge. The professor 10 q
colored man about IS years OF age The
following Is the Philadelphia Press &C :
count or the affair:
Last December he came into franklin
township. and, as alleged, carried on
como lamentations And Nv oodoo" work
| at the home OF John NJ. Burnite, who
testified that the professor" had met
bis vile In Wilmington. Il the course
OF his evidence Mr.. Burnite said: "a
short time before Christmas he ceme to
my house and commenced talking about
our enemies, and switched them away.
He gave me med icine to rub upon myself
TO secure protection against them. He
said he would send these enemies to the
devils headquarterr, which was in
Rhode Island. He moved table around
tho room" Mrs. Anna Smith, daugfi-
ter Of Mr.. Burpite. testified that the
| professor" had treated her Tor spells
and promised to bring her husband back
by switching him. She further testified
that lie had bundle OF little sticks aud
other things for keeping evil spells away,
aud that he exercised such power over
her, by incAntations, that she addressed
with jme medicine which he claimed
would project her from her enemies.
Tue entire morning was consumed by
the Commonwealth, and tho prosecution
had the professor" removed out oil
sight OF Mrs. Smith, as he exercised such
a power over her that she would faint, as
SIZE did when he watched her yesterday
while sitting ut one side of the court
room, u'ly fifteen feet from the defen-
daut
In the afternoon he was put on the
stand. and testified that no was only 4
contradiction, and was permitted, un der
tho laws OF Delaware, TO practice. He
admitted having gone TO the Burnites,
but supposed it was 70 cure corns or
ingrowing nails, but while being driven
there Mr. Burnite did come singular
talking about their family troubles. HI
also admitted that he would try and get
back the lost husband; for all this ser.
vice he charged on the first visit i've dol
lars.
When the court resumed It's session II
the a'n' ioon. the pleas on throe charge
OF not guilty were withdrawn. and The
Professor" pieadtd guilty OF practising
me liciue without q license; guilty OF
nee roInancy, aud guilty OF false pretense.
Judge iieI phil sentenced him as fol-
lows. Tor neeromancy and spells to pay
q hue of ttU and costs, and imprisonment
Tor one year; for false prcteDse, fine Sl(
aud costs, and imprisonment Tor Que veal
10 commence at the expiration OF tn,
preceding seniesc.; and, for practiciui
medicine without diploma, to pay
line Of $40 and costs, aud imprisonm,n
, for ono year, 10 commence ~ the eXp!rs
ii9n OF the last sentence; In all, $40 Ain,
and thrte years. imprisonment.