The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-17
MADE HER I'LL
BY SORCERY
Mrs. HIbnsr's Charge Against
Mrs. Wallace, q Fortune Teller
TOOK RING TO WORK CHARM
The Accused Woman Says Fortune Telling
Isa Fake, but There's Much
Money In II.

New York Aug. i7-Convinced that she
is in the power OF a sorceress, Mrs Mary
Hibner. 45 years old. of No. Sol John
street. West Hoboken. has sworn to
complaint before Acting Recorder Eich-
mann. charging Mrs. Mary Wallace, OF
No. lS4 Garden street Hoboken, with the
practice OF "conjuration, witchcraft.
sorcery and enchantment" She alleges
also, that Mrs. Wallace obtained from
her a gold wedding ring and SIS under
the pretense that the circlet and money
would work a charm that would cause
Mrs. Hibners husband to remain true
TO her forever.
Instead OF working a goodluck charm,
Mrs. Hibner says that the ill-fortune has
attended her ever since she first visited
Mrs. Wallace. Ill in bed for the last
three weeks. she believes her sickness
due to an evil influence exerted by the
fortune-teller. She believes this spell"
will last as long as Mrs Wallace re-
tans the ring.
OFFERS TO GIVE BACK RING.
Mrs. Wallace admits that she has the
ring, but says Mrs Hibner can have it
whenever she wants. 4. She denies that
she ever received any money from the
complainant.
AS to witchery, Mrs. Wallace says. she
has told fortunes at a dollar a seance,
but that the whole business Is fake"
1T was so easy that | got tired Of
taking the money said Mrs Wallace.
yesterday TO a reporter Though /
IL and made s. and $40 a day for sew
eral months. Then stopped.
II knew n little about palmistry, and
by visiting fortune-telers a few times I
learned enough Of Their methods 10 take
up the work. Women are such fools
that | had no trouble In hoodwnking
them. They would tell me all their
troubles on the first visit The rest was
easy.
Mrs. Hibner called several times and
| pretended TO go into frances for her.
She wanted to know II her husband was
true TO her and II she could hope to
retain his affections. She was afraid
he had tired OF her when she lost her
money. I asked him about II and he
sad he still loved her. II was easy for
me To give Mrs. Hbner just the answers
she wanted because both she and her
husband had sttings with me.
When Mrs. Hibner's bin amounted 10
$3.50 she insisted on giving me her we'd
ding ring as security ] never attempted
to cast a spell over her. I couldn't II
I tried. She never gave me any money.
although I should have taken 800 IL I
could have got Il. II had known she
was gong To have me arrested / would
have left town last night"
MRS. HIBNER WEAK AND ILL
Mrs Hibner. who Is weak and nervous
from her Illness sat in her kitchen yes
terday. with three children Of former
marriage Fritz Hibner. her present
husband who is an upholsterer. was with
her Pointing TO n row of medicine bot
ties. on top Of the cupboard Mrs. Hib-
ner sad:
"Tha, Is what that woman has brought
on me have taken quarts of medicine
and have been under the doctors care for
three weeks lust because she has me IN
her power and r. welding an evil in
fuence over me III couhd get back my
ring. I am sure the spell would be
broken.
II have been ~ see Mrs. Wallace only
three times love my man, and
wanted 20 know. N he loved me. and
when Mrs. Wallace asked mo for my
ring so she could work n love charm. ]
gave Il TO her. She has promised sev-
eral times TO give II back. but got tired
OF waiting"
Under~.the New Jersey statutes the
"pretense OF power IN witchcraft con-
inration. sorcery and enchantment." is a
rnlsdemcanor. punishable by fine. or Inn
prisonment not TO exceed two years