The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
CATCHING CLAlRvoYANTS
SHE KHPEoxmENr OF woNEN TO <ID
IN IHE FORTUNE TkLBER HUME

Ps'-,-try ~ ths Ala or Mssu,y,-s oisss
"A HrooSlyu Wo-ss whs scia Ntre-
tseuth rrretnet Futurep ~ Caras-Ths
Trnnse wortea IN the Dark.
Ninsteenth precinct detectives sometimes
have bit Of fun mixed M with their work OF
keeping out the foxes and ferrets who are at
trscted 10 that rich preyinR ground In search
Of the innocent natives. Last week Detectives
Kash and Joroleman we're assigned to inquire
into the modes OF business OF three women
who advertised as clairvoyants The officers
investigated enough to ind that the three
we're doing q big fortune-tellinR trade, but
when they sought admission TO the mystic
apartments Of the parties In search OF evil
dence for arrest. they found that men we're
not welcome any way. not worldly-wise look
ing men Of the Nineteenth precinct type
So two young women were engaged to make
easy the war. The young women who assist
In police work In the Nineteenth pre-
clnct must be bright and sslf-possessed. but
when these two went In turn to the three
fortune-tellsrs. they eleRled and Uttered when
the fakirs talked Of love affairs, and looked
properly solemn and awed when
Magic and spells
And blessings ana curses
And ever nnsd purses
And prophecies witches, and tnslis
were discussed. As told in the brief oflcial
report Of the case. the women detectives made
q second date. when they asked permission to
bring their sweethearta Even with this pre-
paratory work to make them welcome and un-
suspected. the detectives had to do deal Of
jollyine before they we're accepted as pigeons
of the proper degree OF innocence to be safe
to be plucked.
The fortune telers each used Q different
method. Nine. holding OF 219 Sixth avenue.
learned all about the past present, and future
By palmistry. But she was not satisnod with
what the most manifest lines OF the palm re-
details. and. therefore, used q powerful mag
nifylnR glass as big around as saucer. When
seSSe Sah so % LETT hand sRs Struck
trail OF lines which Informed her that he had
LETT run aSs s 70 me- 1n
be- married again happily. his to-be second
wife then being g rich widow with 1--WE girls.
from home early still lives with his parents,
and has not been married. he looked as y
secret Of his lie and husIiiy begged her TO 20
on: This particular fortune teller had an sH-
EvsJaek son Of I'll " est twenty 9th stree.
colored. did the mystic business. She took
yined their fortunes By cIaspine their hands.
When she had good grip on a sitter's band
tion about the future is on top. With the voice
her S. clay .bs% d she h: of a
II he bumped himself his enterprises would
promoted to a Gsr r 1t vent against It
SSs. St to arrest NINE ~" after shs had the
good taste to predict a Captaincy for me-"
MN Es1 ,sm about
failed TO recover In time to collect 81 50.
syenus. She was the elevefest In her business
Of the lot; Nine, ltodling had made q yery
e hs bat Mm
a gave run 10, re tha
finding results. Nine Eliza lives In Brooklyn.
and came to her Sixth avenue apartments
sional !" wlo crosses the bridge Tor bread win
Shs ca then
sui ssnsS.: , Es had &h .s.ss s s sss%
results, and is the most cheerful operation; by
you headache from tho fumes Of low-turned
oil stovss By Pal%istfS EoS get most deliri-
But what harm do they do9" asked q SUN
reporter Of the officers;
The foftune teilers II was learned; depend
asst women. It is not likely the lives Of
The latter are complicated by these experi- |
snces but they may find q vague amusement |
n the game. With the servants 1t is dif- |
erent. Entirely wide from the fact that the |
girls are sEinded out Of money they can little
through the nonsense they listen to- from the |
ortune tellers. The latter having In tho SER |
rant girls sim pie natures and minds to work |
lpon, easily learn what few facts they need to |
akirs confessed to the officers that near |
y every servant says she has sweet |
leArt and she wants to know II he Is true |
The fortune tellers seldom give direct state |
nents In answer to these reasonable demands. |
Is that would end the customers patronage.
tat regular rates. and that starts
rouble. II appears that feminine nature be-
ow stairs IL in this respect not peculiar; that
assumes man to be untruthful until he has
proved 10 the contrary. The evasiye answers
i the fortune tellsrs Is confirmation true as
Holy Writ for the servant and then trouble for
You'd be ast0nished at the number OF rows
'etween servant girls and their sweetheaTts
hose fortune tellers have started" said Oh
The arrest and tininx Of these three women
be officers say. They will return. Of course.
hat Joyous section NJ town would not be
properly sptced without an occasional fakir
I their order, The plans OF Mime. holding
Fere indicated even In the police court She
egarded the two trim young detectives with
heir stories to the Justice. she said to them:
" ell boys. you caught me this time. didn't
hink you'd have the heart to arrest me after
be nice fortunes ! told for you But you
She intends to be more careful next time