Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-29
Fakers Caught with
the Goods" on
Them
Pseudo Persian Is Taken
from Pawn Brokers'
Benefit
"Rev. Dr." Moore and Wife Arrested
While Making Ghosts in Parlor
Full of Easy Money
Dupcs
It was a sad night for spookdom.


In darkened rooms ali over the city
charlatans who were fleeing a horde
of gullibles were struck with terror oy
the whispered news of the arrest OF
Mazzininanda, chief of takers, and the
downfall of the Moores.
Again Mazzini has been caught in
the police dragnet.
Again have the Moores fallen under
the ban of the law.
Three weeks ago Mazzini paid fine
of $3.50 for practicing mediumship
without license. This money was
gathered in dollars from fellow takers
and in dimes from the pockets Of poor
men and women who could ill afford
to contribute to the Infamous cause.
A few weeks ago the REV. Dr." H.
R. Moore was forced by the exposure
of the New York World to leave the
eastern metropolis and seek pastures
new.
Heading for the Mecca of takers
Moore landed in Los Angeles and
straightway started "the First Church
of Harmonial Philosophy"
Uses Little Daughter
In InlS dlleBeu hOOlO AAt.S
practiced mediumship and fortune tell
ing. There he has held his so-called
spiritualisitc gatherings. Materlallza-
tion was Moore's strong card.
On Sunday Moore has held meetings
in the Woodmen's hall in Mercantile
place. There he delivered lons-wind-
ed prayers and his group of gullibleS
sang hymns. But the Sunday meet
ings were but cleverly laid schemes
for advertising his alleged ether1aliz-
ing and trumpet seances on Tuesdays
and Thursdays and his broad light
seances on Fridays. At all of these
seances he has charged so cents ad-
mission and the crop of suckers have
made the older takers of Los Angeles
turn green with envy.
Niobe Moore's little daughter, aged
II, has been used in his work. He
advertised Niobe would heal from 10
to o. m. daily free. How many per-
sons have been healed by the child
wonder would be difficult to discover.
Moore evidently believes in coming
the talents of all of his family into
good hard dollars. He is reported to
have reaped a rich harvest in Los An
geles. ...
Shortly after Moore arrived he went
to the city hall and procured a license
to practice fortune telling. Under this
license his entire family have, the po-
lice declare, been practicing all the
arts of the alleged modern mysticism.
Mrs. Moore was arrested on a war
rant charging her with practicing
without a license. Tax Collector john
son said few days ago that Moore's
license did not give his wife a right to
practice clairvoyance.
CAPTAIN of Detectives Paul Flammer
has declared his intention of Kidding
the city of the outlaw takers who re-
fuse to take out the license. In this
he has the support Of the police COM
mission
Mayor Harper announced his desire
to see the city rid of this class and re-
Gently declared his intention to revoke
the license of the mediums who were
caught in the act of swindling the
public
Mazzini is better known to Los An
geles people. His career as a psuedo
Persian mystic has been watched with
interest by hundreds of persons who
know him to be a fraud. His arrest
the police believe, will forever stop his
work of preying upon the sorrows of
bereaved mothers and coming their
woes into gold.
Arrested at "Box Social"
Treading airily along the center Of
the roadway surrounded by about a
dozen of his women dupes and fellow
spooksters, MaZzini met his Waterloo
for a second time last night when De-
tective Grant Roberts served on him
warrant for his arrest on a charge
similar to the one on which he was
first convicted.
Mazzini was on his way to attend a
"box social" The Social was given
in his honor. In this instance, accord
ing to several of the dupes of the
faker, the Social was intended as a
means by which to raise money so
Mazizini could get his clothes out of
pawn.
The "box social benefit" was to be
held at the home of Mrs. Russell, Fifty
sixth and Figueroa streets Mrs. Rus
sell is a recent arrival in Los Angeles
and had been prevailed upon by MAJ
zini to allow him to use her rooms for
the reception.
All had been prepared. About score
of guests had been invited and all had
been instructed to bring along a
lunch,' for those who have stayed with
the faker during his troubles felt they
would enjoy seeing him get one more
square meal and were willing to put
themselves out to supply it.
Promptly at 8:15 o'clock the entire
party, consisting of Mazzini and his
dozen spookster friends, alighted from
the car at Moneta and Fifty-sixth
street. Detective Roberts had beat
them to 1t and was standing a snort
distance away. AS the party passed
him the squeaking voice of the little
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