The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
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Fyun tAs Ns~ Orissas rt~s- hemnerai
~. o. nee, and tos ~ 'rps
wssl AZ BE- and 'ensus Of toe
Ltsrds lee ssd hnsist' stns
Adisrs 'ots All hind sam = sins
voodoo.m stl r.ieu. .u ,rrtuh sections
~ New Orleans. md the ron'"nts Of inc Nt'h"s
c,ldron tha, ssf. bfrevi tn r"Nd VI" for
tunes Of N,cb~th ar ", r--ortsi to nv many
persons II q Dot fnr the rurto-' NJ hftnE
me veil ~ ne and prerirs Into N" future
that the Nee bTIssus brand 81 brew : usst,
but TO cast d,rk spells and "a cal 'r' aid 81
evil and mtligu -Vir,ts foT the uudotus of
sheiui,-
vccdcosn when applied b. an export Who
doe "a, ds-i IN dnrkur-- and ioe- Mt usr
insult aud abuse of ~" ordinary human and
inns olit- k,rd a. aces >,oti"s. j. ~rrobshi' not
q criminal offence which the iron hand Of th-
Law can reach out and t,k- by the naI- ~
the neck AND Vsrk into IN" court Hut IT'LL
ING Nsatc and the dark 1T OF NOoIoo1sni form
a combination which the laS uotic"s There
Was a uas- Of this kiRd before. ltscofder
women each being nn,d s?O or thirty DAYS ,
IL - unfortunate that the most Learned
and upright Juds" was hot called upon 20
Voodooi-m involved \ decision on that
point would have no doubt thrown much
llshi on Ne.cd question y oc.ul,,.m a.. ,ni
other courts 10 follow
while the literature Of the Law has been
deprived Of n valuable addition. the cas-.
was not devoid % interest aud much bad
language
few days ago Mr. Ma gg,c Gallino caused
the arrest - Mr- Uli~ta Ransom. Mrs. Nsr.
tel- aud Miss Mary ~cnrtona on . chhrg" OF
Nuodooi>m The 'peciac act alleged IA IN"
complliut Nss that on ;, Johns eve ,hv
three women. N an rfuTt 20 mum" the com
Ilsluant ard "a cause her much mental Worry
aud possibly BODILY harm, tired TO put a
spell upon her bv leaving Oh her Doorstep
y Noodoo charm. whi"h consisted Of grains
Of corn. bcan>. ground coffee and a candle,
which. the believer IN ~" art assert Is de-
signed to cas-, an evil spell
Had the -spsll-r. been content 10 rest
TO matter there and cav The charm To get
m ~ deadly work hN virtue of 10, own potency.
the courts would have been pow"rle-S TO
i%ntcrfrr" and the -.pell'" nd Shit have com"
to grief inster q of themselves but IN add.
ton 20 ~" r.gulg = on ohsrtn they are S~id
10 have po-t'd a written notice on IN" door
This motto" was tot Couth.d In that chast~
and pure laUguHg" 'Wt loved 90 rOllt" -oci'tD.
Rrd cou.utut'd a cause OF action sas also
sad u the trial Of the "a ~ TINT sub>~ruei Wy
IA, defendants. hot ts ius satisfied Win IN"
way IA. charm and the notice had worked.
SUIT -n-nt"d them with demon-tratoh
of physical VIOLENCE against the conlplsliAnt
and used toNard her much had Thnssldye
For all these DEMONSTRATIONS including
the charm. Mrs Galllno had the alleged
voodooist- arrested There was q Er-st
deal of interest taken IN the case. a. Judge
Uushes il known Ia he Rble tn decide . case
involving tho occult sciences With the same
~s.r and splomh ~ h. does a cas-" q sotc
aud a lAts. crowd Nas PRESENT when the ..ss
Wa called for. trisl But III" intere-,iny
Point VAS passed over and the court coutehtrd
I,-.lf with rendering a decision upon the
insult aud abuse feature
II the ease vrr" appealed II might Nc de-.
cid-d n . HIGHER court on The an"-,,Sn p ,,
-voodoot.f may do and not be- ONE amen
able to Ordinary human laws