The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11
WOMAN IS DUPE
OF CLAIRvOYANT
IN STOCK DEAL
Strange Methods of Seer Barred
by School Teacher in
Oakland
]. Hobart Deane Declared by
Miss NJ. {. Ellis to
Be Fraud
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from her by crowd of swindlers His
own cleverness and egotism were his
undoing. as. to use his own words, he
.-prided himself that no one could catch
him with the goods on
Miss Enis declares that only family
nri5e has prevented her from swearing
out warrants for the arrest of not only
Deane. but also Of DIT. Douglas Long
and A. A. Ames, now stopping at the St
Marks hotel, who were the promoters
of The Arizona Verde company, in
which Miss Ellis says she was swindled
How many victims have bought stock
al Deane's suggestion is unknown. The
means by which Deane led these people
into believing he could read their minds
ana tell them all about the past, pres
ent and future are best explained in his
own words TO me, when he believed
that would pay him the sum of $500
10 learn his trade Of palm reading
which knowledge he frankly told me
could acquire in a very few minutes.
Has Dual Personality
All OF his clairvoyant mining opera
tions are carried on in Oakland. because
in san Francisco Jack Coker, retired
lumber dealer and supposed United
states secret service man. has entree
10 the highest society and is a favorite
specially in army circles. where he
was introduced by Major George f.
Pickett. TO whom he misrepresented
himself. according to Picketts state
ment-
The simple story OF Miss Ellis. who
teaches in Grant school Oakland, who
has never had any business dealings
and has devoted her life TO school
work. shows what an easy victim she
was Tor Desne.
Il was talking to a friend one day"
said Miss Ellis. and she told me in
Joking way that this man was very
clever palmist. Foolishly I went TO see
him. He gave his wonderful perform
ance. the inside workings OF which
have since learned. and. of course, told
me some remarkable things. He told
me that ] was losing my magnetism
and that il I took his treatment and
paid him $50 lie would restore my con-
troll over others paid him s25 cash
and he told me that ] need not pay the
rest until I got ready. This was in
september.
The second time that I called on
Deane for treatment he broached the
subject Of mining stock and told me
what wonderful strides toward wealth
could make. lie told me he knew Of
a very good company. naming the Ari-
zona Verde. ] was skeptieaL but his
suave manners soon overcame my
doubts and I told him l would con-
slider the matter That evening or the
next evening Dr. Douglas Long, presi-
dent OF the Arizona Verde company.
called al my house. 144z Franklin
street. ] had not sent any word to
him and had never discussed the mat
ter with any one but Deane, so he
must have sent him. ] finally agreed
after couple OF more meetings with
Deane to purchase some OF the stock
The clairvoyant told me it was selling
for Is cents a share, but that he
would secure IT for me at a reduced
price. and / contracted for 1000 shares
~ cents share. ] paid $50 in
.ssh and was given a note to sign for
$50. This note was made payable TO
The Arizona Verde copper company, but
was presented 10 me by Deane in his
Office 1t was TO run So days. and was
assured that ] would not be bothered
Tor pavnent