The sun., 1904-08-11
GAVE $4,000 on SPo0K ORDER
ON MAN SAYS HE DECIDED
HOUSE TO MEDIUMS WIFE.
s,others's Daughters Get Wise and T"ok
Him 70 Court-Fear Of Death Removed
Man worth e3oO, 900 Tells How Horo-
nttz Got HIS Rents and Coerced Him.


Iun, to Court-Fear Of Death Removed
Man worth $500. 900 Tells How Horo.
n,,z Got His Rents and Coerced Him.
Frank Horowitz, who presses cops
trousers and claims to converse with spooks
,Tt the same time in bis little tailor's shop,
=, oeas Third avenue, has again been heard
from. This time Horowitz is accused by
John stothers, q si1ty-year-old real estate
owner OF The Bronx, who is said TO be
worth 100000.
Horowitz will have TO answer in the
Harlem police court to-day the charge OF
Mrs Anna Richter Of $50 East i4lst street.
~ho SAWS he obtained 81 LOO IN small sums
, from her on the false pretenoo that he
would get the spirits" to use their influence
In securing for her son a lifelong job. Mrs.
p,chter had the tailor medium arrested on
Julv ~, and the next day he was held by
Magistrate Crane in the Morrisania police
court Mrs. Richter says that Horowitz
said he didn't fear being arrested. as all
no had to do was wink at the Judge, who
would Immediately be forced under
hvpnotic spell, and then he, Horowitz,
would be discharged. II Horowitz winked'
It didn't feaze Magistrate Crane. -.
mediation became known yesterday when
Stothers was hailed to the Morrisana police
court by his daughters. Mrs. W. Z. hou
OF s25 Trinity avenue. and Mrs. A Z. Roll OF
5u East l42d street. The two women
married brothers. Stothers lives with the
Last pamed The sisters complained that
their father was giving his money to the
trousers pressing spook summoner.
When the old man reached the door OF
the court he halted and begged to be al
lowed to go home He was trembling and
the court attendants inquired concerning
the reason for his fears.
.Oh. don't take me in there he pleaded, 4,
.rHorowitz said last night that the spirits
would strike me dead as / crossed the
threshold Of this courthouse
The old man was 80 confident that
death awaited him In the doorway that he
was In convulsions Of terror. His oondi-
ton was pitiabls, but Magistrate Baker
shouted:
Bring him inl' -.
Two husky cops used their usual physical
nersuasion and Stothers was dragged to
tho bar alive.
Once inside and finding that he was still
very much alive. Stothers phcked up oour-
age, and smile Of relief shone on his hith-
erto terror stricken oountensncs. He lost
all fear OF Horowitz and revealed the game
OF the tailor in full statement.
Il mst Horowitz q year ago, said he,
'and be got his wife to tell my fortune.
She said that was soon to fall heir to .
fortune OF $500. 900 that was awaiting me
in Ireland. I told her that would be fne,
a. ! already had considerable money.
Horowitz and his wife became interested
and questioned me concerning my property.
told of the houses I owned and the rentals
] realized.
"Horowitz got me interested In spiritual
ism and finally told me that the spirits
had deoreed that cease allowing others
10 collect my rents. Some time later he
said that the spirits ordered mo to allow
him to colleot the rents Of two Of my houses.
Ono OF these, ct 40 East 14sth strest. pays
,s2 month and the other, at 4s7 East ls2d
street. returns a monthly rental OF ~.
Horowitz has been collecting these rents
and keeping the money ever since.
Recently he prevailed on mo to decd
over to him house owned In i42d street.
between Willis and Alexander avenues. /
did 10 because he said the spirits would
vreak terrible vengeance On mo II re-
fused. / was afraid Of both the taller and
the spirits, so transferred tho property
to his wife, Charlotte Horowitz. The
house and lot are worth $4,000.
About this time my daughters began to
get wise TO what was doing. and made
things lively for me by demanding an ac-
counting. Horowitz. when told OF this,
consulted the spirits, and said that my latest
s orders were to leave my daughters and
70 live In furnished room near hie house.
did; but my daughters made me come
back"
We'll, you sre q hne old soft mark ssid
Magistrate Baker who had been listening
to the story with great interest. did
you actually deed that house over to Mrs.
Horowitz?'
Yes said tho old man.
4 mean, did you release all claim to the
propertyi'
Yes
Magistrate Baker was silent for some
time, but. finally, turning to the two Ms.
Rolls he said:
There h nothing can hold your father
on. He u discharged; but advise you
to take this matter TO the Supreme Court
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