Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-24
CLAlRVOYANT IS
CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF GEMS
WOMAN IS ACCUSER OF HIGH
PRIEST OF 0CCULTlSM
SAYS MYSTERIOUS POWER WAS
ExERTED OVER HER
Mrs. E. /. Rose of San Francisco
Alleges She Was Robbed When
She Agreed to Help
Psychics

4 FTER a search extending the coun-
a try over, in which the police
A authorities of Denver, st. Louis.
Chicago, New York, Boston and PITTS
burg, as well as of San Francisco anu
Los Angeles, were urged on by the tear
full pleadings of a pretty woman, o. X.
Arnold, high priest of occultism, with
a score or more aliases, was arrestel In
this city last night by Detectives Muir
ray and Mccain and lodged in central
station as a fugitive from justice.
The crime of which Arnold is accused
is the alleged theft from Mrs. E. Il.
Rose of San Francisco of jewels ana
property valued at more than $4,000, OBJ
tanned from her, she states, while she
was under a mysterious power eAerteu
over her by Arnold.
Arnold, who has also been known as
H. Dugan, Ameer Dutt, D. Alger ana
A. Ross, is a professional clairvoyant,
professor of hypnotism, Hindoo ma
gician and whatnot in all that Is
spooky and mysterious. He formerly
operated in this city at the Grand Pa
cific hotel, where he professed to read
the past present and future, give busi-
ness advice and directions about the
course of love affairs and all other
subjects on which the credulous might
ask for information and guidance Ger
tain revelations, the police say, ana the
falling off of his patronage caused MN
to leave Los Angeles, and later he ap-
peared in San Francisco, where he met
Mrs. e. L. Rose. the young and pretty
wife of a well-to-do merchant there.
Enter the High Priest
Mrs. Rose became much interested In
the teachings of Arnold and became an
ant pupil In the several cults he prac-
ticed Finally, 1t is said that he pro-
posed that she go with him to India
and take up the study of occultism at
the fountain head of all information
on the subject Kamara Chadura, a
Hindoo, was introduced at this point
as one of the inner circle and high
priest of all the mysteries in psychol-
ogy. occultism and clairvoyanee. He so
impressed Mrs Rose that it is said that
she agreed to go to India, but before
the trip was undertaken 1t was pro-
posed that she assist i'm raising money
for the trip by aiding Arnold and
Chadura in hypnotic seances ana tests.
For this purpose 1t was proposed tna' Ia
a house be secured in Oakland ana nt-
ted up In becoming style and that she
appear as priestess, and with Arnold
and Chadura as assistants the fees re-
ceived from patrons would soon amount
to the sum required for the trip TO the
far east.
Mrs. Rose then gathered lot of jew
els, rich robes, silk hangings, tapestries
and other rich furnishings. including
valuable furs, and shipped them TO an
address in Oakland. 1t is charged that
Arnold and Chadura diverted the snip
ment and caused it to be sent to Los
Angeles by steamer, consigned to Fl.
Dugan. one of the formers aliases, in
care of the California Warehouse COM
pany
The goods arrived here some time in
September of last year, and when she
found out that her property was not IN
Oakland Mrs. Rose traced the stun
here, She came to Los Angeles, ana
with the assistance of Detectives Muir
raw and McCann located part of 1t,
amounting in value to about 5000, at
the California warehouse, and secured
possession of 1t. Arnold and his Hindoo
companion were not found, however,
and warrants were issued for their ar
rest and also of woman named III the
warrant as Jane Doe.
The police learned that large box,
supposed to contain the diamond rings,
brooches, sable and mink furs, SILK
robes and clothing, several sets OF goid
mounted toilet articles and lot OF gold
iewelry had been shipped from here to
Chicago by Arnold, or Dugan' CON-
signed to Chadura.
The men were traced there and then
to other eastern points, but in New
York the Hindoo was lost track of and
Arnold started back west. He arrived
In Los Angeles three days ago, and
last night he was found at the Louvre
apartments at COS East washington
street and placed under arrest on teie-
graphic advices from the San Francis
co police.
short time after his arrest Arnold
sent for Judge Charles Lantz and IA. II.
Appel and secured their services as his
attorneys. and they in turn sent for
Judge Joseph F. Chambers and had
Arnold arraigned before him in court
last night. They asked that he be re-
leased on bail, and the court fixed the
amount at $780, a sum which the pris--
oner was unable to raise last night and
he was sent back to Jail. It is said
that the bond will be put up this morn
INC His examination was fixed for
April 30.