The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-01
LOVE AND SORCERY
STIR WINCHESTER
Witchcraft Is Said to Affect
A Large Number of
People There. :
ALL UNDER QUEER "SPELL"
WOMAN ACCUSED DENIES ANY
OTHER POWER THAN THAT OF
PLAIN FORTUNE-TELLiN A
RICHMOND WOMAN NAMED.

Winchester, Ind, June Witch
craft of the most virulent type, the
first on record since the memorable at
fair at Salem nearly 300 years ago, IS
reported to be existent here, and
number of families in the south west
ern corner of the city have been
thrown into an uproar. And now IL
the people of Winchester see an old
woman riding toward the moon on a
broom stick and the old black cat be-
HAYES strangely and starts to talking,
they will not be surprised, and the
good housewife will know whom 70
blame when the cream sours prema-
turely and the bread refuses to raise.
Traced to Love Affairs.
Mrs. Lizzie Anderson is the woman
who is accused of casting spells, and
she vigorously denies the charge. The
exposure of the strange case grew out
of the love affairs of Della Mills-Davis-
10y, who might in classical terms De
called a modern Donna Juan1ta
Quite a while ago, Della, whose maid
en- name was Mills, married young
Isaac Davis and lived happily with him
for some time. Finally. however, it
is alleged she began to look with fav-
orable eye upon the graces OF Abraham
Low and to wish that she had never
captured Isaac DeiIa claims that she
sought the advice of Mrs. Anderson.
who was a "seer into the unseen and
that the latter presented her with
vial containing a concoctlon or hu-
man hair toe nails. a small stone and
some sort of a mysterious liquid. This
was to be buried in the garden and
when the mixture decayed the dissatis-
fled wife would be freed from her hus-
band. In addition, Della says, the
sorceress pricked her knuckles and
sprinkled the blood in Abes hat rim to
insure his captivity.
Then a Separation.
In q short time the married couple
Della got a divorce and
then married 10y. And. recently, it
is alleged, Della again became dissat-
sfied and desired to have her first
love back again. She. once more con-
suited Mrs. Anderson and Isaac Davis,
The first husband. still faithful, Sc
sured mysterious vial from Mrs.
krug in Richmond, who seems to be
4 partner of the local priestess. Soon
after this however, Della began to eX-
perience strange spells of falnting
and sickness. She Immediately be-
came alarmed and resolved to consult
he local officers, and gave up her
precious bottle. fearing that Mrs. An
lerson had cast spell over heN In
his manner the strange story was
brought to light.
Detective Fletcher resolved to in
gestigate and went to the home of
Mrs. Ida Davis, the mother of Delia's
'irst husband. He found Mrs. Davis
and her daughter, Mrs. George Craw-
'ord. who is very ill. in a high state OF
nervous excitement.
Alleged Threat
According to the story of the two
women Mrs. Anderson had thre atened
by her magic to have ''all the Davis
amily inside of hell within year.
Mrs. Davis said that the sO-called sor-
,eress wrote all of their names on a
piece of paper, wrapped the misslve
n a hair ball. threw it into the well
md ran around the house three times
o complete the spell. AS long as the
amily remained in that house, she
continued. none of them was in good
health and Mrs. Crawford, who APP
,ears to have lung complaint, feared
hat the sickness was due to some |
,ort of magic.
Mrs. Anderson was then visited and |
he denied having any Supernatural
power. whatever, and says that her
,nly gift lies in, the art of telling the |
uture with cards. AS to the incident |
# the hair ball and the we'll she |
.harges that Della performed that
Iced herself at a time when she had |
allen out with her husbands family. /