Evening journal., 1901-04-20
ALCAZARS FOUND
MANY VICTIMS
One Worked Here and One
in Chester
REMARKABLE CASE OF FRAUD
In Which a COnIdiug Chester Woman
Was the Dupc Of Madame
Alcalar"
REMARKABLE CASE OF FRAUD

One worked Wilmington and thel
other Chester. Professor Alcazar spent
his few days In this city and lhcn de-
camped after swindling some OF the
newspapers Out Of the amounts OF their
bills. Madame Alclzar had even better
luck In Chester as the following from
the Chester Times. demonstrates:
When Chief OF Police Leary. some
days ago, nCtihed the fortune tellers
that they would have to discontinue
operation In this city. he did a good
thing for the community. Subsequent
events have proved this beyond the
shadow Of a doubt, and ait the same
time demonstrated that there are stinl
gulliblo people about who are willingI
90 be victimized. although daily eau
toned in the public rrins to beware
OF frauds
"a remarkable case Of decergion and
fraud was discovered by a Times re-
porter yesterday. The victim is a wo-
man of intelligence and education we'll
to-dO, and lives In the suburbs OF Ches-
ter. Her name is withheld for the
sake OF her family and because she
has been punished enough, and should
profit by her experience in misplaced
confidence.
THE gay deceivor was an attractive
young fortune teller, who hung cut her
shingle at No. 52i Welsh street. and
conducted business as Madame Al
lcazar Whether that Is her true name
or not is indefinite, but Il is known
that her husband was dsing a similar
business in Wilmington at the same
time under the name CT Professor Al
cazar.
THE woman who was duped called
to haVe-nrt her future. but her
past unfolded by the mind reader. She
told her she he'd q lot OF money ou
that she wanted collected and the for
TIME teller explained how she coul,
get t. The first step necessary was &
g cover her palm with S25 in gOld-sil
Z yer would not do-shc required the rca
yellow metal to work the charm sue
, cessfully, and the amount was paid
She pretended to place the gold coin II
a little bag. which she placed in tn
woman's breast with the injunction
not TO disturb It until she returno
; TO her at q specified time.
+ when the woman returned with the OK
= pectation Of having her hopes realized
, she was informed that more gold wa
, necessary and SIS was demanded 4
gold. This was also paid and presum
ably placed in the little bag carried d
her bosom. The second visit wa
made 10 the remarkable fortune tello
and clairvcyanl, and 10 the woman
surprise she was told that il was neces
sary 10 have one more piece Of gold.
= I have no more gold was the an
Il swer. You have got IL ALL
Y Your watch and chain VIII d. wa
the answer. and the jewelry was give
up but, as the owner supposed, n
+ lplacod in the bag returned 10 he
and which had now become qu.te bulk
THE victim Of the clairvoyants dt
plicity went en- her way TO await r.
suits. but I'm due lime the bag and Il
lcontents became burdensome and an
nOying and she decided to invesAgat
IN her own account, when she learne
that the fortune tellers had receive
p notice 20 quit business. 1t was the
r she learned that she had meon defram
,r ed 10 the extent of ab1us $50 IN sol
h. and jewelry. The bag she had s
carefully guarded contained a fow nvl
J. cent pieces. an old watch case mad
"A out of a cheap composition, and a pa
h Of miniature horns 70 represent tho
l. his Satonic Majesty is supposed
r wear when he stalks abroad.
n "The fact that she had been cleyerl
"A or clumsily duped then dawned upc
her mind. and an effort is being mao
ze to apprehend the pretty little woma
5O with the blonde hair and bewitchin
,e manners, who has taste for gold. 81
- the woman and her two little childrg
have left Chester; her husband, u
,f professor, has left wilmington, and q
sleight-of-hand performers are pro
ably giving similar performances
other places where gullible people a
ID 70 be found"
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