The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
ASTRAL CONTROL
OF PROF. WBLLAND
LOCATES MAZUMA
Seeks Relief From Financial
Worry and is Relieved
Of Money.
Ethereal Tip Results in Sad.
ness and Wisdom.
psYCHO-PALMIsT Is GONE NOW

When Professor II. II. Welland.
clarivoyant and psycho-palmist, tenn
porarily domiciled at 231 South
Fourth street. got in communication
with his astral CONTROL" he receiv-
ed an ethereal tip that Mrs. Martha
p. SandeTon, of 1910 South Sixth
street, client. had s21O in bank,
which he instructed her to draw out
and bring to him, while he eommun-
cated further with his control
about her affairs.
On Mrs. Sanderson's return she
found Welland in trance. but his
control quickly released him when
Mrs. Sanderson produced the money,
This she saw Welland carefully
stuff into an envelope and seal, after
which he handed 1t to her with in
struct!ons not to open for two days
He gave Mrs. Sanderson some advice
and told her perfectly wonderful
things" before she left.
What she saw when she opened
the envelope, was some chamols
skin stuffed in to counterfeit the
feel" OF the bills. In the mean
time Welland's control had
snatched him hence to parts unknown
and when Mrs Sanderson with a po-
liceman called at 231 South Fourth
street. they found few cards scat
tered about. bearing the inscription
Professor II. II. Welland, clairyoy-
ant and psycho-palmist." No one
knew where the professor had gone
II is a significant fact thai at the
bottom of Professor welland's card
is line. saying Professor Welland
performs some wonderful things and
what he says is true-Former Cover
nor William Dawson, of West Vir-
ginia, in the Wheeling Times"
About the hour Professor Welland
disappeared. the editor of the Padu-
cab Evening Sun rec ived from ex-
Governor Dawson a letter enclosing
one OF these cards, which some one
in Paducah had sent him. and saying,
81 never knew any such man, never
made any such statement and know
of no such paper as the Wheeling
Times"
The denoument came yesterday af-
ternoon, and Mrs. Sanderson swore
out warrant for Welland, charging
him with grand larceny.
The Seance.
xfzpIa.~ oft
A visit to the professor by Mrs. San
derson was prompted by financial
troubles and the palmists card, and
seeking his advice, she walked into
his parlors. Before she was aware
that the gentleman with whom she
wished to confer was at hand, a
ghost-like voice foated in the air,
calling Mrs Sanderson's name, and
telling her she was in trouble. The
awe of Mrs Sanderson was more pro-
nounced. when the pamist told her
she had come to ask advice about the
collection of certain notes, and the
climax was reached when the pro-
fessor came wandering out of his
trance and openly told her she had
1910 deposited In one Of the Padu-
cab banks.
His first advice to her was to with
draw the money and give him his fee
Mrs. Sanderson, believing she was
about to be enlightened and relieved
of her mental strain, departed and
drew out the money. she received
two 500 bills. a IS bill and s. In
silver. On returning to the parlori
OF the professor she complied with
his request to tnrn the money over to
him. All the time Mrs. Sandersor
was watching the money CAREFUL,
and until this very minute is willing
to believe that Professor Wellant
took the money and sealed II In al
envelope.
His deft sleight-of-hand stunt.
resulted in Mrs. Sanderson being th'
recipient of a chamois skin in place
of the bills. when he was supposed
ly sealing up the money with thu
understanding that his fee was bein'
drawn he told her to take the en-
velope and not open II before Wed
nesday afternoon, when she woul'
be rewarded.
This request was complied with b.
the woman. and yesterday Afternoon
the chamois skin was brought t
light and the trouble began. lmme
diately Mrs. Sanderson made her wa,
to police headquarters.
The Affidavit.
In sworn affidavit made befor
Police Judge D. A. Cross yesterda
afternoon. Mrs Sanderson said tha
III. II. welland. in the city of Padu
cab. on the 9th day of December
i909. did unlawfully and feloniousl
steal. take and carry away two hun
ldred and ten dollars, lawful none