The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-09
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Ms. Lathrsp Says her Horoscope ntdn't
Arrive Ustii Amer Htss NsDsusia's Arrest.
Mrs. John A. Foster has interested herself
actively In the case Of Mamie Mcdonald. the
servant who had been imprisoned since Feb
"a on charge Of stealing $3.50 diamond pin
on Jan. from Mra Harriet Lathrop OF 22O
West Twenty-seeond street and whose In
dlctmsnt for grand larceny Judge Randolph
B. MARITIME dismissed on Wednesday In Cen
eral Sessions on the Recommendation Of As
sistant District Attorney 0Hare. Written
across the face OF the indictment in Chief Clerk
CAROLS ONCE in General Sessions building IL
this ndorssmept:
In this case the defendant 10 q woman OF
good character. and there Is absolutely no evil
dence against her except suspicion prom pied
By an astroloeer's rantinR."
1t IL written by Mr. OHsre. who said ysstsr-
day that Mrs. Foster had had great deal to do
with undoInR the injustice the defendant had
been subjected to.
Mamie Mcdonald lie the 2S-year- old daugh-
ter Of John Mcdonald OF PSI Avenue G. q
sweeper In the street Cleaning Department.
She had been In the Charity Hospital for half
. rear, and upon her discharge she answered
an Advertisement for . housemaid at Mrs.
Lsthrop's boarding house and stayed there q
week. leaving because Mrs. Lathrop said that
she thought Mamie was not strong enough to
DO the hopsew9rk; Mamie and her father had
lunch at Mrs Bathrops before the girl left in
the siterno9n. The parting Of mistress and
That evening. Mrs. Lathrop missed the pin.
which she had left In little bag alongside the
mirror OF dresser in the back parlor. Mrs.
to Prof .Adisr's Society OF Ethical Culture. OF
which she 10 member
Mamie S.d Sn,f W.sbInS.oSs birihsay
when the girl wrote to her, asking Il she could
Rss to TS, police S: MS the s:
girl denied ali knowlsdse q the pin.
Mamie the only p ia
Mr.. IsthTop vent to Prot Hdisr,s sermon:
The Grand Jury ,gbseauentlv indicted on
days In Jefferson Market prison. and was then
Mso to the sh' hrd Ss
eas. '0 Msms eS burst n into tears paw When MsroS
'GS5:d ala ala not %os q: PIN s,.r,
day and when she came Matron Stone sent her
70 the prisoner The girl said that she be-
would be robbed by somsbody. Mrs Foster
working and reputa bic. and she also talked to
some q Mamie's friends and with tawye.
fSsS Of n: fF
went 70 Assistant District Attorney OHare.
he 81 III: 1P sa. md M,s
He was surprised to learn that an astrologer
female in the house" He also learned that
Mrs. Latbrop had nothing but her first sus-
picion. which had been increased by the warn
Ing to offer against the defendant In the way
Of evidence. Lawyer Evans was incensed
, against the sstroioRer even moro than against
The astroloeers' ought to be indicted for
;s ss one s g Hs ! can
TWAS learned last night that the. "astrolo-
GER is Prof. Brandon OF Boston. who 10 writ
ing book on astrology. He is out OF the
reach OF the New York Penal Code.
was born In the unlucky month Of Feb
ruary," Mrs. Lathrop said to . Sun reporter
last night. and l asked the Professor. who 10
an old friend and used to he lawyer, TO cast q
horoscope for me. as had had q good deal OF
trouble. He wrote to me to beware OF my
valuables. as q female In the house would rob
me- want to say. though. that the letter con-
sH nmIss this prophecy was rfosiysd ate,
to say that i did not want her arrested
or Imprisoned either. The detective told me
that would have to go to court, and there
. clerk drew up . complaint that l signed.
Mamie denied that she had taken tho pin. but
thought she had until Mrs. Foster told me
that she knew all about Mamie and she was
sure that she could not have done such thing.
am going down to the District Attorney to
show him the astrologer's letter and get him
to withdraw his statement about the astrolo-
gers ranting. II puts me In foolish light"
Mrs. Lathrop wouldn't give the address Of
was against the law to tell fortunes" and she
didn't want To get thu Profaaaor into trouhle