Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-14
CUPIDs LOVE SHOP RAIDED.

Thousands of Love Philters Seized
| at Baltimore-Dog Blood and
| Hair of Cat-PostaI Inspectors Ar
rest High Priest of Occult-They
Charge Him with Defrauding Vic
Tins in all Parts of the World.
$4,000 Found i'm His Safe-Mi-
raculous Powers for 500
Baltimore, Md, March 30-United
States Marshal Langhammer. Postal
Inspectors Hooton and Sharon, and
Secret Service Agent Chas. Wright
this morning raided the college of
Science" conducted by Or" Thee
dore White at 1917 East Pratt St,
and as a result the doctor" was
held in $4,000 bail for the action
of the Federal grand jury by United
States Commissioner Bond this af-
ternoon, charged with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes. He
waived examination.
Three hairs out of a black cats
! tail, seven hairs out of a white
mules tail. eight drops OF blood
out of dogs tail, and one or two
| equally unexpected ingredients con
stitute a love potion, thousands of
packages of which were taken in the
raid.
White, who advertIses himself in
the newspapers as being the "only
reliable" spiritualistic medium in
Baltimore, has conducted his Col
lege OF Science" for the past two
years When the college" on East
Pratt street was raided the United
States officials found eighteen young
women working for White. type
writing. mailing his books on "The
Higher Occult Science" and putting
up and wrapping a potion, warrant
ed TO cause love at first sight. In
the safe, which the doctor" opened
at the urgent solicitation of the u
nited States officers. was found near
~ $4,000 in cash, and White ad-
mitted that his operations had ex-
tended all over this country, Eu-
rope, Central America, and a pOr-
ton OF South America. Marshal
Langhammer now has in his DOS
session the names Of patrons of the
institution residing in Honduras.
Central, America.
The issuance of the warrant for
Whites arrest came as a result OF
conference between United States
District Attorney Rose. Assistant u
nited States District Attorney Soper
Marshal Langhammer, and the Unit
ed States postal officials. Thous-
ands OF letters addressed to White
had been received at the Baltimore
postofiice from all sections of the
country. Through means known only
70 themselves U. S. officials secured
the names of persons to whom the
DR.. ~ had sent his circulars. and af-
ter reading the matter which he
sent out they came to the conclu-
sion that his operations were fraud
ulent.
Whites circulars stated that the
college OF Science" was prepared
TO teach hypnotism, mental science.
telepathy. and the higher occult
ism" in mail-order courses at 81 a
course. After taking a course the
subscriber was guaranteed to be a
Die TO influence any one in a mag
netic or hypnotic way. The course
was divided into seven sections, and
one OF the sections was devoted to
charms and nominations.
When the officials raided the "col
| lege" they found three young wo-
men busily engaged in preparing q
| love powder" which they were in
closing with certain prayers and
which the individual DESTROYS of at
tracing and holding the affections
OF the opposite sex must wear in
bag around his or her neck. The
powder which works such wonder
full results is OF a dark, lead color.
Three wagon loads of circulars,
/ advertising matter. and mail were
brought from the college" to the
United States Marshars office, and
will be used in evidence against
White. The prisoner, who is about
thirty-siN years old, has lived in
Baltimore for the past fifteen years
and is well known among those who
patronized the spiritualistic med
| iums. Marshal Langhammer said
to-day that the raid on the college
of Science" was one OF the most inn
portant that had occurred in BaIti-
more for many years. and the pos
tai authorities are greatly pleased
at the complete manner in which
White and mis- outfit were rounded
luD.