The sun., 1893-01-31

When WiIs0D. VINO Is dapper. Weil-uroSsous
and intelligent looking young mulatto. stepped
before the bar to receive his sentence his
glance fell upon half dozen colored men who
sat in the front row Of tho spectators sents.
When the men saw the "Voudoo" looking at
them they became very uneasy. Some Of them
furtively m ade a sign with the left hand. sup
posed to ward Off the "evil eye: tho others
looked down ut tho floor. up at the ceiling. out
OF the window. or anywhere to avoid m Getting
the doctors" glance. Finally the two near
est the door quietly slipped out OF their seats
and loft the court
Judge Fitzpatrick asked the prisoner II the
charge against him was true.
Partly. SIR" replied Wilson. "rm herb
doctor"
did you ever euro anybody with your
herbs Z"
"Ycs. sir. very often"
You didn't cure the Harris woman. and vet
you got S25 out OF her" said the Judge. How
many times did you visit ker?"
Four times"
Didn't you know that 1t was against the
law to practise medicine without license"
Not until was arrested"
Wilson was sentenced to ak months in the
penitentiary. To a SUN reporter he posi-
lively and emphatically denied that he prac-
tised or understood voudoo.
Some Of these people may think I'm a
Voudoo worker" said he with n smile. II
can't help that. All l do IL to doctor with herbs.
Two got a poultice that'll cure rheumatism.
from my father when he died. He lived in the
West Indies. He told me 1t was first used by
his s at;.grandasher: r hns who was n3tve And
travelled through Eurore curing people OF
riheuma,ismN ~ with the routiSe, used i for n
! came to this country. going to California
first. l had good success with It and made
mo mSne tnk psona aos mnT~inE
Alter the adjournment OF court the reporter
- Arinston Street street. where thr sTe Beet"r %"Sf had
his office. The window curtains were down,
Biz nerrSwho had been srts Wstchiue III" re:
porter from tho next corner came up. and vol.
untrered Sav d,n some ne ,niorImatioa info IIx
''Dr. Wilson, he JUS got SIX months. an his
woman. she's gone away to live"
the 90 sE" Go" IT, sS' fs Ss an hsur
since he was sentenced. Were. you in court !"
cou1 nns s hsH- w".ns s in
nn sn Isss ss;f already about de voSioo
you ever have ANYTHING to do with him. "
!! heard he wears a string roun' his neck with
de ler hin foot Of graveyard rabbit on It.
An las 1all ev mlqnlght no useter Go out de
city to a road where deys a big buckeye tree
an walt Tor de first buckeye horse chestnut,
dat always falls at midnight. to come down.
Ho wears 'em on de string" The man look ed
around to see that no one was near, and with
precautionary glance at the Doctors house,
ho drew step nearer to the reporter ar id con
tinued In whisper "Iknow a coiored lady
what come along here ono night an ne eked in
through a hole In DIR. Wilson'S curtain. Sh.
say she seen de Doctor an q big black cat sit.
tin, and talkin' 20 each other. an dey WASH t
NO light i9 q. e. room. on,y dc light from dey
hear whnt dey say. but de Doctor make mo-
tions with his arms an de SIN oke come out his
mouf. When de lady take her eye away she
was stone blind In dat eye for n week Here,
Tommy. como over here an tell dis gent'man
about Mrs. stone"
This was shouted TO colored hoy across the
street. who came ever and corroborated Tie
story. adding that the Doctor had locke
s-eyed at little girl. who lived near by,
and had thrown her into c"nvulslons. SO
thoroughly do the negroes In the colony near
where doctor" WI lsons office ia believe In
the Doctors" maliGn power that last night
wns time Of rejoicing over his rom oval from
talking about the Voudoo. Wilson must have
reaped n rich harvest from them. as a large
proportion OF the clored people In that part
Of the city have been brought under his infiu-
once. and paid literally for his medicines,
nominally. but In reality to avert his Ill will