New-York tribune., 1900-11-15
AT LAW OVER A "MADSTONE IS
COLORED WOMAN DETEcTIyp Accr7sED
OF SELLING IRON ORE FOR THE
GENUINE ARTTCr.E

peculiar phase OF life among tba color.d
people OF the Tenderloin was described to Mag
istrate Brann in Jefferson MarkA+ oo,o. coyr.
yesterday Edtn Lee who private dstec-
tive agency at No. 1sS West Thirty-thirds+ u..
summoned court by D. H JenL,r. =. ~ 90
Sixth-ave, who calls himself doctor n, r,ato-
physics jenkins said that he bought OF Mrs Lee
what ne thought 10 be maidstone but which
proved TO De piece OF iron ore. colored blue
Jenkins agreed TO pay 800 for the maidstone ord
actually paid $50 account He nrodDoa1 49,
piece OF ore in court 1t was about the s,za 10 =
hens egg.
This woman here" said Jenkins. po,nt,rg 20
Miss Lee. sold me this piece OF iron ore coIorea
to look like a maidstone. and charged ma sion
for it,
Who are your" asked Magistrate Brann
Il am curtst, answered Jenkins 'I know tba
ancient secret OF diseases. l am the mastern,aca
OF ali reality l am the OF King Solomon NV
mission is to reproduce the thirtyfourth degree OF
Masonry. l represent King Solomon and King
David. have nine thousand secrets at home"
He is a fake DOCTOR" broke in Miss Lee. 'the
County Medical Society is after him"
Are you a licensed detective? asked Jenk,ns,e
attorney. Mark Alter
Indeed. am" she replied. and turning the
lapel OF her jacket showed a shield
Miss Lee insisted on calling DR.. Mckinley as a
witness
What's your whole name Doctor" asked Mr.
Alter.
William Mckinley. Dr. William Mckinley" he
answered.
is Jenkins a mineraIogtstY' asked the Magts-
trate.
Jenkins IS absolutely and compatibly nothing"
the Doctor replied with dignity
Are you a fake doctor. too?" asked one of the
lawyers.
do look like oner' demanded Dr. Mckinley
throwing back his shoulders
II would not say that OF him" interiected Jen-
kins; but will say he is West Indian nigger
That's enough"
Il take that as compliment" replied Mckinley;
''for every West Indian is gentleman"
And am an East Indian" Miss Lee said
DR.. Mckinley said: Jenkins wanted ME to set
him a stone for mad dog bites. I sent him TO
RunkeFs drug store at seventh-ave. and Thirty
frst-st-"
"Runkel wanted SIS for the stone" interrupted
jenkins, "and he would let me see the stone
until paid the money. Miss Lee came to my
house and said she had genuine maidstone. She
promised TO break it in half and sell one Of the
pieces to me for slo0 The stone was broken and
got half of 1t. She said she broke the stone at IL
p m. l had given her IS before. and told her
s tnet all had was *46. 1 paid her that and she
TO her and she refused to give 1t back to me until
Your Honor" continued Jenkins, 81 did every
thing IN the world to get BACK that stone :! made
2ye 10y ~, to h ba IT told her that would jung
to DO some handy detective business to get the
figure two. was it, and when she handed it to me
said he would sell chips from the stone at $40 a
chip. He has been doing business with servants
and such folks and getting fabulous of money
from them. He told me that I must get him q
stone; that election was coming and that he
could make So, 900 with
Why cid you say that you would break the
stoneT, asked Magistrate Brann of the defendant
Magistrate Brann dismissed the complaint, and
told jenkins that If he had remedy 1t was in q
civil court.
Charles F Runkle. the druggist, at seventh-aye
and Thirty frst-st., denied the statement that he
had demanded SIS for loadstone from Jenkins
without letting him see the stone. Mr.. Runke said
there superstition among the colored people
OF the neighborhood that maidstone had efficacy
in diseases, and that the drug store kept them on
sale because there demand for them.