Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-21
GYPSY SORCERESS BOUND OVER
Mrs. LILLIAN Fisher Must Stand Trial
Before a Jury in the Dis
1rict Court.
Mrs. MOrehouse, the Victim. Tells
Her Story--NO Defense Is
Presented.

In Justice Races court at . o'clock
Wednesday afternoon was began pre-
liminary examination of Mrs. Lillian
Fisher, the gypsy, who is charged with
grand larceny IN that she secured from
Mrs. Elizabeth Morehouse by false pre-
lenses the eu,n of 500.
The court room was crowded with
spectators, including both men and
women, the latter being friends of Mrs.
Morehouse. The defendants husband
and their children were also present.
The entire family are dirty, ever more
80 than gypsies generally, and the IA
is repulsive in appearance, while the de-
PENDANT is by no means attractive and
shows in her face the shrewd cunning
| which characterizes her.
The scene which Mrs. Fisher created
when Chief of Police Guerin took her
into the room and she beheld her chill
dren and embraced them, protesting her
innocence and calling upon the children
to declare their belief that she was not
guilty, might have made a good impress
sion on a jury if it had been realistic.
Sam Stephenson, assistant county at
torney, appeared for the state and Stan
ton & Stanton for the defense.
The complainant, Mrs. Morehouse,
was sworn and testified that she had
been a resident of Great Falls for eight
years; a little over two weeks ago, at
her own home, sne met defendant, who
came to tell her fortune: they Conversed
concerning one another's life and defend
ant told witness fortune, receiving d
fee OF 81; a few days later wit,
ness paid defendant - to bring
her immediate happiness and prosper
ity: in a few days defendant saw her
again and informed her that she must
have more money; witness paid hct
- %: Aug. 6 defendant said 500 was
necessary; witness drew So, from So,
which she had in the irst National
bank and paid defendant 500: the next
day defendant insisted upon having
81, 900 with which to procure the desir
able amulet; witness told defendant
that she did not have $1,000, but drew
$500 from the bank and gave it to de
PENDANT. who promised to return the
following Tuesday or Wednesday with
the charm Or to refund the money; wit
ness never again saw defendant unit
she came into the court room.
Cross examined, witness declared
that she was quite sure that no mans
name was mentioned when she gave thu
money to defendant; she had not tolc
anyone to ask defendant to come to SET
witness; she could not remembe,
whether she had talked to anyone con
corning her fortune.
John Guerin, chief Of police, told o
his capturing defendant near Meade
Wash, when he found in defendant
wagon a purse, containing a 500 bill
and defendants husband told witness
at that time hat he had about $40 o
the money they got from that woman il
Great Falls.
Gold T. Curtis, president Of the FRS
National bank, identified the check
with which Mrs. Morehouse had draw
1925 from his bank.
The state then rested.
The defense moved for a dismissal o.
the grounds that the testimony showe'
that Mrs. Morehouse parted with til
money voluntarily, not expecting any
thing definite or tangible in return, AM
that no date for the return of the none
was fixed when the loan was made.
Justice Race denied the motion an
the defense refused to offer any test
mony.
Defendant was held to await the &C
ton Of the district court, bail being fixe,
at 800, in default Of which she was re
manded to custody,
She will probably be tried at the Sep
TENDER term of the district court,
The penalty is imprisonment in tn
penitentiary for not less than one yea
nor more than ii years.