The evening times., 1900-08-01
WAR ON FORTUNE TELLERs.
4 Baltimore Medium Arrested and
Heavily Fined.

bGitl more Medium Arrested ana
Heavily Fined.
BALTIMORE. Aug. Thomas r Brown.
a spiritualist medium" who was last
week ordered by the police department 10
discontinue business in this city, was yes
terday fined SO and costs by Justice Ogden
at the Western police station. charged with
telling fortunes. He paid the fine and was
released
Brown calls himself "Chicago's Greatest
Medium" and. according 10 the police. has
done a fourishing business. Upon being
directed to close Up his business P-own
asked Marshal Hamilton for thirty --ys'
grace. but the marshal told him that he
would not be given thirty minutes.
SuCseqE Brown asked Detective
Seibold, with whom he is acquainted. TO OBJ
tain for him an abatement of the order.
The detective told him that he was pow
erless to do anything for him, and advised
him to obey the order
Round Sergeant Potion. of the Western
district. testified that he was standing in
the vicinity Of Browns house Saturday
afternoon when he saw a young woman
come out. He stopped her and learned that
she was Miss Mary Irving Of 3G9 North
Eutaw Street. The young woman told the
sergeant that she had paid Brown 80 cents
for giving her some information regarding
the future which she wanted She said
he had cautioned her to say nothing to
anyone because the police were watching
his house.
Brown told the magistrate that Miss Ir-
wing came to his house to learn events
likely 20 happen. He told her that the po-
lice would not allow him TO do So but she
pleaded so that he finally placed himself
in the necessary state TO obtain the knowl-
edge she was seeking. When he had con-
cluded she wanted to pay him the usual
fee He declined to receive it. but told
her she could make him a present il she
desired to- Thereupon she presented him
with 50 cents Brown declared that he re-
CARDS spiritualism as a religion.
Justice Ogden said that religion in the
minds OF most persons is far removed from
commercialiSm. He declared that to use
religion for mailing money is abhorrent to
the majority of people He told Brown thar
he considers such persons as he worse than
fortune tellers who make 70 other ore
tence than that they are gifted with un-
usual foresight He concluded by saving
that he believed the testimony justified
him in fining Brown for fortune telling
Mrs. Estella W MurreIl. otherwise
known as Nine. Winona," another .medi-
um, who lives at 314 West Lombard
Street, was also before the magistrate on
the charge of fortune telling Justice Og-
den dismissed the charge against her. be-
cause he said he did not regard the evi-
dence produced as sufficient to convict She
was arrested on warrant by Round Ser
geant Potion, Of the Western district.
The principal witness against her was
Miss Maggie SchaefeT, 407 King Street. who
testified 10 having had her fortune told
with cards The accused declared that she
had been in the city only a month. and OBJ
serving that the business of spiritualfsm
is advertised generally she concluded thai
it was not violation of law She told the
magistrate that her husband is an invalid
and that she had engaged in the business
in order to make a livelihood. Justice Og-
den decided to be lenient, as it was the
first time she had been arrested on the
charge He warned her that if she came
before him again she might expect the full
penalty.