The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
he ADVERTISED TOO WELL
Fortune Teller's Husband Gets Her
Into Trouble.
MAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY
Gently from the National Capital. Told
County Detective LeyshOn's For.
tune Tuesday Night.

Madame Florence, who held forth as
a fortune teller at POI Ninth street,
West Side. was arrested yesterday
morning IN warrant sworn out by
County Detective Thomas LeyshOn be-
fore Alderman Owen ID. John, Of the
Fourth ward. The madame Is mar
ried woman. Her husband Is in the
city with her and his name Is Fuller.
They came here recently from Wash
ington, ID. G.
One day last week the husband sta
toned himself on the sidewalk near
the entrance to the school of the Lacka-
wanna on jefferson avenue, as the
students We're coming out at the close
of the afternoon session, and he dis
tributed handbills right and left adver-
tising his wife's talents as q medium
of communication with the future.
One Of the dodgers was brought to the
notice Of Judge r. W. Archibald who
instructed County Detective Leyshon
to investigate the case. Chief of Police
Simpson had also learned of the case
and ne made personal investigation; !;
he found that when the Fullers came
tn the city first they rented rooms at
215 Franklin avenue, and after few
months tenure of that place they
moved to POI Ninth street.
CoNsTABLE's FORTUNE TOLD
Constable Timothy Jones called upon
Madame Florence Saturday evening to
have his future revealed to him. He
laid down silver dollar as condition
precedent to the desired information,
and she took out a deck of ordinary
gaming cards. After a few mysterious
shuffies she cut them and then proceed
ed to impart what the veil Of the future
screens from view
Mr. Leyshon paid her q visit Tuesday
night. He wanted his fate disclosed
and he. too. enriched her to the value
of one cartwheel. She was not skillful
enough to penetrate the future far or
rather near enough to learn that his
purpose was 70 swear out a warrant
for her arrest on the following day
was to secure evidence to be used
against her In court to punish her for
violating the law.
Before he left he told her who he
was and to prove to her that 1t was
no joke he showed his star She made
a desperate effort to stop him from
appropriating the cards. He went be-
fore Alderman John yesterday morning
and swOre out a warrant for her ar
rest. The law provides that any per-
son who shall pretend for lucre or gain
to predict future events by cards, by
reading the hands or head by a persons
age, or by consulting the heavenly bod
les, upon conviction shall for the first
offense be punished by a fine not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, and Imprisonment not less than
fifteen days nor exceeding two years.
The second offence Is punishable with
a fine not exceeding $500 and imprison-
ment not exceeding 5 years.
GIVEN A HEARING.
She was taken before Alderman John
at II o'clock for O hearing. Mr.. Ley
shon and Constable Jones told their
stories. and Madame Florence did not
venture to deny that 1t was the truth.
on the contrary she insisted before the
alderman, whether she was or was not
violating any of the statutes Of the
criminal code of Pennsylvania. there
was no humbug about her and she was
able to foretell future events as she
represents. She was directed to furn-
ish 5000 bail for her appearance at
court. Mrs. Adela Thomas, who lives
on Ninth street In the same building,
and who swore that she owns property
in the North End, qualified surety for
Madame Florence.
After leaving the alderman's office
the defendant went home and imme-
diately removed from the window the
sign which was there to advertise her
business. There Is another woman in
Evans court in the same business, and
Chief of Police Simpson Is determined
to bring her within the pale of the law
in short order.