The evening world., 1894-02-07
She DRANK Devils BLOOD
Miss Besam Tried Other Charms
to Win a Recreant Lover.
They All Failed and She Had the
Fortune Tellcrs Arrested.

-Four pretty girls glared angrily at
Solomon AMI Lena Bernstein, husband
and wife, of 81 Ridge street, when they
were arra'gncd before Justice Koch, In
the Essex Market Police Court, to-day.
They We're Sarah Besam, twenty-seven
years old, Of 2i9 Delaney street; Annie
Cohen. twenty-four years old. of l2 Stan
ton street; Lena Speiler. twenty years
old. and her sister Jennie. twenty-one
years Old, Of ~ Monroe street.
The Bcrnsteins advertised themselves as
fortune ~tellers. and the four young wo-
men called upon them for assistance in
getting husbands. Miss Besam says the
Bernsteins swindled her out of $50. She
was formerly courted by her cousin.
David Pesam. a jewelry peddler. and in
March last he turned very cold towards
her.
-! almost cried myself blind thinking
OF his faithlessness,'' said she. Il went
to tie Rernsteins TO have ny fortune told.
Mrs. Bernstein informed me that | was
under very heavy clouds, and that |
must see her husband. She charged me
so cents.
The husband told me to give him
Sl.Ol. He said he would wrap the money
tween the mattresses. Then he would
steep in, the bed and communicate with
the lekll.
He charged me 81. and told me to
come on the following night. When
called he told me my prospects were
very bright. He gave me a bottle Of
Stood and charged me s6.s5 for it: He
told me to make my cousin drink one
drop Of II, n that | should drink the
rest, and hat all the love Davy had
y gave payy a drink Of the stun
and swallowed the rest. oh, Il made
me sick. The stun did not work at all
and Davy turned against me worse than
ever.
II complained to Mr.. Bernstein about
II, and he told me 10 be patient, and
that all would turn out all right, lie
then sold me a bottle of lack huld.
His instructions We're that l should
go in my stocking teet in the yard of
tn" house where live al $50 o'clock in
GA" lnorni rs, while the moon was shin.
Ing bright, aud throw, the contents of
the bottle over myself. ] did so. but
r,thing ever came Of II.
About this time | heard that Davy was
Mr.. bernstein $50 for fluids which was
to bring back my falthleSs lover to me,
and all proved unsuccessful, l then
told a friend of mine about 1t. and he
said | had heen swindled. went to
Inspector Mclaughlin ana told him my
story
Inspector Mclaughlin detailed Detec-
lives Jacobs, McManus, krauch and Dunn
Ia Investigate the case. They arrested
bernstein and his wife. and also two
girls whom they found In the place walt
ing to have their fortunes told.
They were MollIe Shields, twenty years
Old, of III Delaney street, and Annie
Fe,lstein. eighteen years old, Of 81 Pitt
street.
Both girls said their sweethearts had
left them. and that they wanted the for
tune-teller 10 give them a remedy TO
bring them back.
bernstein is IA repulsive-looking man.
llfl lin 10 gnli' I'm the middle. showing "a
set OF decayed teeth.
Justice Koch held the Bernsteins in de-
fault OF Sl.lOJ bail Zach for examination
n discharged the TWO girls found in
the place.
The charges against the Bernstelns are
grand larceny. keeping a d~isorderly house
and telling fortunes without having a u
cense. They were locked up.