The evening world., 1908-12-21
SAYS GYPSY GIRL
"HYPNOT|zED" SIT
FROM $44 ROLL
Princess Rose Accused by
Young Man Whose Misfor-
tune She Saw Near.
PAID DIME TO HEAR WOE
Then While Leitner Held
Tight to His Bills They
Shrunk Is Per Cent.
PAID DIME TO HEAR WOE

The unique charge OF hypuotizng
money, separating 1t from tightly
clasped roll, conxins 1t mystically and
invisibly through the air was entered
against n pretty little gypsy girl when
was arraigned in the Harlem Court
to-day. james Leitner, n short. slender
young man. with n new, promising liz
tie bunch of down on his upper lip,
made the complaint
Mr.. Leitncr is twenty-thrcc years old
and lives al No. ~ Dawson avenue, the
Bronx. lie Is n clerk on the third floor
of the Hamilton Building. al No. 1O3
East one Hundred and Twenty-flfth
street.
The gypsy maiden, who was arrested
5 at young Mr. Leitncr's behest said she
Is Princess Rose Eliza. and that she
lives here and there between Cape Horn
and SaugatuCk. Me. She has very black
eyes. Very black hair. dark olive skin
and dainty figure. and wears the con
ventional garb OF gypsy royalty-vari-
colored shawl, crimson mantila, short
black skirt and dazzling hosiery OF bar
ber-pole design.
She's Seventh Daughter, Too,
IN SQCn slllNlDC CARP ana NE llllt SIS
enter the office where Young MIR. Leitner
Ia employed ana procTa!m herself tn"
seventh daughter of seventh daugh-
ter. all Processes ana princesslets. She
would tell Nj. Leitner's fortune Tor a
dime. whereupon size smiled ravlsh
ingly.
The young man was impressed with
the Princess "mysttclssity," as he put
It to-day. and as lie was burning to
learn whether or not fair maid of the
Bronx returned his passion he slipped
Rose Eliza the dime, crossing her palm
and the fingers Of his left hand at her
direction.
Now. SIR" she said, will you count
all your other money, roll it up and
hold 1t tight in your palm, for ONLY in
that way can l get the proper mystic
contact"
The young man compiled, counting his
roll of 81 and clutching 1t In viselike
grip.
Thereat the Princess smiled another
bewitching smile and said
Young man, the spirit of AErippina
the Bold tells me that YOU are gong to
be disappointed about something
James Leitner groaned
Misfortune Very Near.
Yes" ran on the little fortune teller.
''gnis!ortunc is aacad OF you. \ dark
cloud res,s on your horizon, SS1d there
are thick, muddy waters at Your feet.
That Is all | can tell you for dime.
Now. for tifty cents
mix on the four bits" replied Mr.
Leitner Ieevlshly. You seemed to
hand me trouble enough for a dine,
Good day, then, sir said IN" PIN
cess and baC.ei gracefully out the door.
She wen' downstairs br.sk!y, but not
before young Le.tnsr had counted MS
roll and discovered the absence OF Sill
He did not walt - solve Tho weird dis
solution OF that 81. bat coasted down
use three flights OF stairs as u they
had been creased Gnu les.
Hypnotized, Re Said.
The Princess wc' Just emerging into
the street W. en- {. ..,.s man bounced
upon her and yelled Tor police assist
ance she was arrested. She shrugged
her shoulders and said that tho young
mans charge was nreposterous.
Had she touched HIS money? No.
Had she laid SO much as finger on
his dainty person? No.
How had she taken the money?
You hypnotizod 1t from me-" s-ied
tho bereaved young man.
The case was puzzling and the Magis-
trate set L over for another day. Mean
time lac will read up on magic and
gypsy prostidiGitatoTy skill,