The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-15
Butte Department.
DWIIE DtPt1|t"IeI1E'
WAITE IS A SHARPER
The Smooth Young Alleged Clairvoy-
ant Still Before the Public.
HE'S IN MINNEAPOLIS NOW
Butte Was His Field for a Time
His Game 10 Women With Cash
and Diamonds - The La
test Romance.
HE'S IN MINNEAPOLIS NOV

A year or more ago there was in
Butte a boyish looking young fellow
who made a cleanup in the business
of fortune-telling and selling charms
and love powders to foolish women.
The young man was a smooth 'un,
and furnished the Standard a subject
for several columns of interesting read
ing matter in exposing him and his
methods. The young fortune teller was
Harry ii. Waite. When IL became too
warm for him in Butte he Travelled
south and west and was finally arrest
ed in Los Angeles for obtaining dia-
monds and money under false pre-
lenses from a woman. but he was re-
leased upon returning the property. A
few months later he turned up In the
Denver police court under a similar
charge, but again effected some set
Element. Lately he has been doing bus
mess in Minneapolis and the Tribune
of that city tells about 1t In the follow
ing:
professional jealousy between two
clairvoyants, apparently led to the ar
rest of a man said to be one OF the
sleekest young swindlers in America,
yesterday.
'.Some weeks ago a smooth faced.
boyish looking individual rented room
of Mrs Clark, No. s. Eleventh street
south. He called himself Prof Hazel,
and said he was a clairvoyant who
could tell fortunes with ease and accu-
racy. The professor prospered. accord
ing to his landlady's statements. and
had callers of high and low degree In
abundance.
THE professor spent the greater por-
ton of yesterday in Chief Smiths pri-
vate office in the presence of one OF
his alleged victims, Mrs. Kate T. Medt,
a widow, of 421 First avenue south.
Mrs. Medt stated to the police that she
called upon Hazel several days ago,
and he at once began negotiations with
the spirits for her benefit. He sum-
moned the spirit of finance. and was
informed that Mrs. Medt would receive
$4,000 the second week in January
from a southern lottery. 1t would be
necessary first. however. to have $500
to procure a ticket. The woman had
implicit faith in the professor. for had
he not read through an envelope the
name of a dear relative which she had
written on a card and enclosed there
in? This led her to believe that "ht
was a good fortune teller" She claims
to have paid him the $500 and that the
professor gave her a receipt for the
money, with the understanding tina
he was to receive 81 $50 for making th'
deal with the spirits.
But chance threw a rival In the
professors path. Mrs. Medt rents
rooms. and few days ago a youne
man swathed In an occult trance en-
gagged a room from her. He wanted
to tell her fortune at once, but she In
formed him that Professor Hazel had
already read her answer in the stars
and had summoned spirits from every
point OF the compass to heap fortunes
favors upon her head.
"'Oh, that awful man. walled des
tiny trapper No. 2. He is possessed o.
an evil spirit and deceives people. Hit
picture was printed in the Kansas CIT,
World last July with the complete his
tory OF his swindling operations. Mum
Der 2 knew whereof he spoke. He pro
duced a clipping from the World. ant
the duped woman saw first rat'
likeness OF Hazel. environed by a Ion,
story of his alleged swindling exploits
all over the West IL appeared tina
the Identical trick which he had playe'
on her had been worked with sigma
success on a Mrs. Barbara Vochatze
Of Kansas City. The article stateS
that the professors real name wa
Henry ii. Waite. who had called him
self Liberty Black while transact
ing business In that town. Then fol
lowed a long story OF Waite's clair
voyant manifestations for other PEG
pies money all through the West an
South, ending up with an account o
his family. which showed that Wait
had come honestly by his occult pow
ers.
when Mrs. Medt heard this sh
asked spirit tanner No. to conduct he
to police headquarters. There she toll
her story to Inspectors Courtney an
Morrlssey. aided and abetted by he
companion, whom the pangs OF pro
fessional jealousy had worked up to
fine frenzy.
The inspectors went 10 No. Elev
enth street south yesterday. and Their
participated in a lively scrimmags
The professors landlady said he ha
lust stepped out to get shaved, but IN
inspectors didn't believe her. The
went in and procured their man afte
a lively chase all over the house. 4
which 1t is said that the professo
was assisted by three women WIN
were present. INSPECTOR Courtne
finally got hold of him. and after
good deal OF furniture had been broke
the professor concluded to accompan
the officer TO police headquarters
There Mrs. Medt. Hazel and the In
spectors were closeted for long TIM
Finally the woman came out and tol
her story TO the reporters.
"T have got my money back and
don't want TO see him hurt she said.
Hazel put I'D big blum TO the "