The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-04
FORTUNE-TELLING PAYS
BUT SOMETIMES THE SEIRS GET
IyTo SERIOUS TROUBLE'
ps,d was Coming Money When the
Dull, sickenlng Thud he"chea
Her Ears.

II IS Simply No',,',,,, t,,e black art than
| ~. arc notwithstanding lhc - -
- t,,.ree can be procured rom ny -
nue officer for the purpose OF ''9
pies fortunes. ..c. rt,fr.
| Fer n long time Mr.. charles - IN
OF No. SIC south Pine street ma ,.gos-
a sufferer with dyspepsia "iu ,,'dfos
! ,,0 ne has tried numberiess Ie''' -
,..,i'o,,, rcceiving relief so he determines
20 resort to the faith cure as prac''c 60
| A.. o. coiorc1 pcrson well-knoWn lh VIZ
| a-,ote 81 tho Police Court ana IN a oyl
tain class of society Throughout
The pergon in question lives on norm norm
| Third street. near Marshall anu IA
in the name OF Mary Reid or IN III, a,d
reached the ears of Mr.. PriCoy - 49,
| che described the Womans powers " ~.
l,,eband and II was agreed between mem
! TO visit Mary Reid and CONSIDER any
,est!on that she might MAKE. ,,-,
THEY CALLED UFON HER
! So ccrlv i'm November last. MT. IHu"!'
! his wiz who is quite a pretty young W.
man nad friend named MISS cora y,
! Adams. called upon Mary and eApi"'i''
The situation. 49,, "iret
"Why that's easy SAID MAJ ~ ts
Give me money and III cure YOU 'nfs %
Inc money cure III put the money ID
small packages. and by placing nm ~. 81.
| upoa them. they viii cure you. h you
apply them TO certain parts q the per
! SON 80. ot..
TIL, fortune teller indicated that sne
! wanted as much money as they Soulg
give her as the disease was ADVANCED anu
it would require quite sooa u,a''
CONTRIBUTIONS BEGINS.
The sum OF S2.IO was given her and she
IS alleged By Mis- Priddy to have Wrap-
| ped 81 MP in Il small package which Sh'
| sewed i'm .he icg Of her husband tr"ua-
err
Bat the complaint with which NJ
Priddy was suffering stiil continued ana
! another visit was made. Then q more
| was given and the promise laid forth that
hc would be cured on sunday SUNDAY
came however but the patient SIN sur
forcd
That afternoon another visit was paid
! 10 the fortune teller. and % large sum
! of money was turned over 10 her. amount
| inc. % is stated by Alr and Airs. Priddy
and their friend Miss Adams. 10 ST..
IN HIS SOCK.
This money WAS ais. scwad mp in small
packages and placed in various parts of
! M" sick mans clothing One or his
socks was removed and spell placed
| upon IL ANA some OF the money was
placed iu The sock ana laid away. and
Mr Priddy went home without his
! sock
This heroic treatment did DO good. but
| the disease spread so another trip wac
paid % the fortune teller This Indyid.
| ual stated that she needed more money
and accordingly ae stated by Airs Prd-
dy $50 was handed over This was ON
November 18Th and The fortune teller is
/ reported 10 have given out the inf0rma-
| non that before New Years dav. Mr.
Friddy would De- q well man
= BIG HAUL.
on NoFemLer 2ith S205 was paid for
the Torture teller wanted more ana on
THANKSGIVING day. in order 90 oinrh fine
cure Mr.. Priddy gave his Wife a check
lor SiN-' which She was go give the
woman The bank not being opcn on
that day. Mrs Puddy said she tool. tine
check to the woman. who kept JIG urt!l
the next day. when she went after IL in
order to get IL cashed. The money. so
Mrs. Priddy and hor friend Miss Adams
says, was carried 10 the forlunc-tellcr.
WHO. She thought. wrapped it mp IN small
package which She gave 90 her % carry
home and sew n her husbands clothes.
STARTLING DISCOVERY.
/ She took the package home as directed
| by the fortunc-teler. but before sewing
them into tine clothing of her hubaad
| her curiosity ovorCame her and She OPEN
ed one OF the packages and found 90 her
| surprise. that no money was there
This brought ON suspicion. and She
| went 10 the fortunc-feller for an oXrlan1-
| ton. The explanation She got was that
her husband had not acted right in boz
coming suspicious ana That 10 would
take longer 20 cure him than she at hral
| supposed.
Mrs. Priddy then asked for the return
or her money. but she was put or and
| after repeated calls succeeded only 20
getting back her watch that she had
given her ON one OF her first visits
DEMANDED HER MONEY
Becoming persistent Mrs. Pidir de-
! mandcd her money ana tine coi0rcd WOO
man told her 10 call late this week
Yesterday morning Mrs. Prildy cait1
for the money and was told 10y the WOE
man 20 call some time later and size
| would try 20 have ID.
The patience OF Ar and Alrs Pr.idr
| had become exhausted. however. ana
| they sought advice from Justice Crutch-
| field. who. together with Commemorative
Attorney Richardson. advised them O. get
| out warrants fOr the arrest OF Mary on
| the charge OF stealing the money.
NOT LIVING TOGETHER.
| locked no.
| Priddy have not been living together. the
| wife residing at -o2 Dobson street and che
| husband at li6 Pine street Friendly Zee
| lations have existed. however and the
| bad health OF Mr.. Priddy was the main
| cause OF the separation. Tt was the in-
| tention Of the couple TO return 90 c1ch
| other as soon as MIR. Priddy's health was
| recovered
| When the reporter called upon The for
| tune teller She welcomed him eraciousiy.
| but grew indignant when she heard his
| obiect-which was 90 get her side OF the
! story as related above.
MARY DENIED IT.
She denied having received the money
! from Mrs. Pfiddv. and further said that
she took a watch from her as security
| for her price for telling fortunes. for
| which She had n license. and that che had
| returned the watch 10 Mrs Priddy.
The woman told n story in which She
| declared that she could prove that she
| had received no such amounts Of money
| from either Mr.. or AIRS. pHldy as they
| claim.
| FORTUNE TELLER Arrested.
Two warrants were sworn out against
the fortune teler-one charging her with
| stealing Sil7 from Nj Priddv and the
! other for stealing 1882 from Mr. Prddy.
| Detective TomliusOn Yesterday after
noon arrested Mary ana carried her 10
! the Second Police station. where she was
| iocyod up.
NJ priddy IS a popular young man and
works the Danville shops in the mould
ing department.