Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-22
SKIPPED OUT
Prof. Waldo, The Clair
voyant
An ARTIST
6oId Brick Scheme Is Put
In The Shade

| f[OI. alQO, "Cne WOriQ renowned
mind reader who lately condescended
TO linger few days Ia this city is
gone, but the people who called on
him to consult MIN in regard to their
future do not want him back half SO
much as they do the money they in
trusted to him.
While in this city the professor did
regular land office b. SinesS and when
he departed he tUok with him M any
dollars Of hard earned money. He
! was in fact one of the SlickeSt conf
dence men that ever operated in this
city or the state for that matter.
His mode of operations was unique
and decidedly clever. His first prlnci-
pie was to get hold ofmoney and in this
respect he showed good Judgment
He would take only gold, good U. s.,
money" good every wnere. He scorned
paper money and had no use for
watches, diamond rings or jewelry of
any sort. Gold was the only money
he would take.
OF course he did not take it openly
but he had clever and more coniding
way with him. He made his patrons
bring it with them, from IS to $40,
and Then was kind enough to allow
them to wear it away with them, at
least they thought they did.
!, When person who YVES little in
duubE about the past and anxious for
the future would call on him the pro-
fessor would say with most enticing
smile; 81, please. This once passed
over he W, uld entertain his caller
with liuule story of the past.
Then if they cared TO have him
foreteil the future he would ask them
to produce gold, eitner SIS or 500 as
the case might be-
The needed coin produced the pro.
fessor would disappear for a moment
and then appear with lutte chamois
skin bag which he said contained the
gold together with some powder To
make the magnetism work easier, SO
he said
He would then direct the caller to
come again in a day or two Upon
delivering the package into the pro-
feSSoc'S hands together With Il Sllght
fee he Said they woll1 receive their
money back together with a b0, k fore
casting their life tor he nvxt five
years together with the story Cf their
life for the past two years.
At first the proposition staggered
many Of his callers but they Went out
and got the money.
Prof. Waldo left this city on the |
last Car Saturday evening, and all the
week his dupes have been coming for
their books.
One. woman came yesterday and
said that she had given him two IS |
gold pieces and borrowed the money to |
get it for him She still wore i5, so |
She thought, attached to cord about |
her neck.
On the noon train from Waterbury
yesterday came woman from the
state insane asylum to get her book.
When she found the professor had
& ne she became alarmed and opened
her chamois bag for her money Ali
that she found In 1t was q cheap gold
plated watch charm, together with
sumo ordinary sachet powder.
Tue professor told her that there
were two $40 gold pieces in them.
She said to TELEGRM reporter.
"He must have deceived me-"
Then Sne went On to tell how she
had consulted Prof. Wa do and he had
told her that $40 In gold was neces-
sary for her case.
She had just this sum inD "a bank at
Montpelier so she and he took car
then at IL AS Saturday and she drew
out the money.
1t is further alleged that Granite
Vile man who was charged $40 for
this sham" and said 1t was more
than he could raise was told that S20
would do. He has not come back
with the money yet.
A man from MarSh6eld Is said to
have been caught for $50 also. Il
The professor was offered gold
watch valued at $50 or diamond
ring valued at $45 by an East Barre
young woman, but the offer was re-
tused and 80 she went out and got the
cash.
The professor is described as a
short man with brown eyes
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