Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-20
THE PROFESSOR WAS MAD.
A Woman Makes Trouble in a cIarvoy-
ants Office and Her Friend
Gets Hurt,

Prof. Legrande Milton, clairvoyant,
who has an office at "a Pleasant street,
was arrested by Sergt Drohan of Sta
ton I, Saturday night, on a warrant
charging him with assault and battery.
The complainant in the case is Charles
w. Wilson, who occupies rooms in the
same building.
The trouble resulted over a woman
who was brought to Prof Milton S
office by Wilson Saturday afternoon,
and during the progress of the trouble
Wilson was assaulted, and carries a
black eye as the result.
Prof. Milton's story of the affair is
that Wilson brought the woman to his
rooms, Saturday afternoon, for read
ing, remarking at the time that he
would settle the bill although he had
no money at that time. Milton replied
that it would be all right, as he would
not think Of charging any of the men
in the house for a sitting. The lady
walked into his office and took a seat on
the lounge, and, in spite Of the en-
beavers of the professor to have her
comply with the rules of his office and
sit in a chair near table where he
conducts his readings, she refused to
move.
Milton refused to do any business with
her unless She complied with this rule;
the woman was correspondingly obsti-
nate, and the result was she was asked
to leave the rooms. This she also refused
to do. Prof. Milton got up to leave the
room, and said if she was there when
he returned he would take measures
to have her elected
About this time Wilson appeared on
the scene, and the woman burst into
tears, claiming Milton had insulted her,
but when asked in what way, said moth
ing further than to continue weeping.
Prof. Milton renewed his request that
she leave his apartments, as the sight of
woman in tears about mans place
of business did not tend to make it at
tractive.
Wilson demanded that he apologize to
the woman, and remarked that if he
persisted in having her leave the apart
ments, he would have to fight. AT this
point, Milton claims patience ceased to
be virtue and he struck Wilson. The
proprietor of the house rushed between
the men and separated them, and the
woman left the house still weeping bit
terly. Occupants of the boarding house
substantiate Prof. Milton's story. Will
son tells another story He says the
woman in the case is friend of his,
and was brought to Millions apartments
by him. He wished to be present at
the sitting, but was informed that it
was against the rules for more than one
person to be in the room at time. He
accordingly agreed to go out on the
street for a time and wait till the read
ing was over. When he returned to
the house, about o'clock, some
one remarked to him that his friend was
not getting along very well with the
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the woman began to cry and claimed
ed how she had been insuIted, but she
would not explain. He demanded that
Milton make an apology. This was
refused, and as Milton made a move as
though to take the woman by the Shout
der to force her from the room, Wilson
stepped between them and said if Mil
ton attempted to put the woman out he
would have to fight, The scrimmage
followed.
Prof Milton located in Worcester
about a month ago, and has always con-
Quoted himself in a manner to win the
respect of the people with whom The
came in daily contact. In conversation
with a Spy representative, Saturday
night he said: Il have been in business
for a good many years, but this is the
first time l have had an experience OF
this nature, and / most earnestly hope
it will be the last. The obstinacy shown
by the woman in refusing to comply
with the rules of my office, decided me
to have to do nothing with her, but
when she accused me of having insulted
her, and Wilson demanded that I apol.
ogize for something l had not done
coupling it with the remark that would
have to fight If L did not, my temper got
the best Of me-