The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29
PALMIsTRY UP TO DATE.
A Case in a London COurtin Which
an Alleged American Figured.
From the London Chronicle.


James Krampa, 35, a professionalism
ing man, with soft curly hair. wearing
gold spectacles, soft felt hat, and a the
atrical-looking cape, described as an ar
tist living in St. Marks road, Noting
hill, was charged before Mr.. Hannay, AT
Marlborough street police court, yester-
day, with pretending and protesting to
tell fortunes by means of palmistry at
Hyde Park and thereby deceiving and i'm
posing on James Sinclair, carpenter Of
81 Northampton square, ClerkenWell. b.
AbrahamS, solicitor, appeared for the
defense.
Detective Sergeant Baxter of the A
division deposed that owing to the COM
plants received by the police he, in COM
pany with another officer, kept observa-
ton in Hyde Park on Monday after
noon, and saw the prisoner standing on
a chair with the large red banner pro-
duced on which was the picture of a
large hand, the Lines" of which were
drawn very clearly. Around him stood a
crowd of about forty people, male and fe-
male. A man went forward and placed
his hand in the prisoners for examina-
ton. Accused looked at the hand and
then, at the subjects head, and remarked.
You have a good head. You are a me-
chanic, are you not2' Tha man replied
y thought YOU could tell me that" Ac-
cused answered, mo; l don't profess to
say what class of mechanic YOU are Had
you adopted a profession you would have
done well. You have Travelled a good deal;
you are fond of travelling" The subject
replied, Il have been as far as Harrow
on-the-Hill." Krampa replied, IF you
have not already travelled YOU will do So
FOUR line of fortune denotes that at the
age Of 81 you will meet with a reverse
and Will probably go abroad The sub
ject answered, THAT cannot be- as 1
am 10 years of age" The prisoner said
II can't tell exactly without mathematl-
cal intruments. 1 can only judge by the
lines He (witness) spoke to the sub.
ject Sinclair, who left Krampa. Sinclair,
I before leaving krampa, paid him some
thing. He (witnessl saw several six
pences given to the prisoner.
A girl named Packer had her palms ex-
amined. KTampa looked at her face and
told her that she had a bad temper. and
that she was spendthrift, fond of life
and fond of reading novels. the girl denv-
ing that she was possessed of any of
these attributes. He also told her the way
she would read would be by looking at
the last page of the book to see if there
We're a marriage, and if there We're a
wedding, she would read the book
Qaughter) She would, he added. neglect
reading novels instead of cooking il prop
erly, and that she would live to an old age.
/ and that she was very cheeky. The girl
replied. That's very different from what
you told me last week" She gave him
| siXpence and walked away. remarking to
the prisoner, Il have sufficient cheek for
| you" Altogether 80 persons We're exam
ined. their hands in each case being in
spected. About half past o'clock the
| witness told the prisoner that ne would
| nave to go to the police station where
| he would be charged under the vagrant
| act with pretending TO tell fortunes bv
! means OF palmistry. The prisoner said,