Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
PARTED with Her CASH
Experience Of Nrs.lBoland With Divulger
ofHidden Secrets.
ClafrvOyant Found 1t Necessary to
Hold fn1Her Hand a 'Iarge
AmounA of Money"

Mrs Henrietta CT Boland. who rents fur
nlshed rooms at POP Indiana avenue north
west, called at police headquarters yester-
DAY and made complaint that she had
parted with a new s100 bill one day last
week under circumstances which she
thought would justify a prosecution. She
claimed that a clairvoyant who advertised
In a morning paper last Sunday and had
her picture printed with the advertisement
got her money
Helen j. Broshaw is the name of the wo-
man against whom the complaint was
made. Her office was at No. $40 H street
northwest and she had room at No. SD
9th street northwest
Inc worlds greatest clairvoyant" Is
what her advertisement announced 1t then
proceeded to announce to the reader that
tne wonderful history of ancient seers
uoes not record to their credit a more
strange ana extraordinary gift than is pos
sessed by this modern woman" According
10 her claim she could tell everything
Whlcn patron might desire to know, and
she could cause speedy and happy mar
rage, she said, and could give definite in
formation Ill business matters.
mrs. Roland had business matter about
Whlch she wanted information, and as 80
cents was the price charged by Helen Bro
shaw she thought she would spend This
amount In the quest. 1t is stated that Mrs
6oiand' VINO formerly lived at Mansfield,
onlo is related to some of the most prom
iiieht people In the state.
Finally Gains Admittancc.
On the occasion of her first visit to the
cialrVoyant she called at $40 H street, and
met man who said he was the clairvoy-
ant Clerk Several persons were ahead
of her, but finally her turn came to be
ushered INTO the room. She found beauti-
full young woman there Mrs Boland re-
a her
sell ana her business, and the beautiful
young woman, she says, told her the rest.
give me one dollar said the clairvoy-
ant, and return tomorrow with IS and l
Will procure more information
incidentally she informed her alleged VIC
tim that she would be successful in her
legal affairs. The next day, Mrs. Boland
says, she called according to agreement
and parted with her IS.
nave found it necessary to hold a
large amount of your money in my hand"
she explained on the occasion of the third
visit, in order to accomplish the desired
end
Il only have 500 to my name" Mrs b.
land said.
what the Broshaw woman said, land if
possible it should be a new 500 BILL"
The Sequel.
After Mrs Boland left the clairvoyant's
office she went to the bank and drew out
her 500 and asked that it be given her in
one new bill. The paying teller accommo-
dated her, and Wednesday morning she re-
turned to the house on H street and alleges
that she handed over the money. Helen
Broshaw, she says put the bill in her
stocking and promised that she would re-
turn it the succeeding day. When Mrs Bo-
land went to the house yesterday, accord
ing to appointment she found q number of
people waiting the sidewalk. The wo-
man to whom she had given the money, she
was informed, had aeft the city and the oc-
cupant of the house gave the information
that she knew nothing of her except that
she had rented her a room.
A warrant charging grand larceny was
issued from the Police Court, and Detective
Helan is looking for the clairvoyant.