The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-30
MORSE IGNORED A STAR TIP
FORT W ItDY SAYS SHE RF,D
THE BtNkERS FTTf'RE.
Fi,nn's woman Detectives Also Are Much
Obiisrsi Fletcher says Ne Win carry
the PAimistry ease Tn the supreme
Court Police Crusade Tee 60 On.

time tellers, palmists and eNponsnts CT
the infinite who escaped arrest ON Nednes-
ciav nj ght were 81 tlmid that they wouldn't
come half way To- clutch sucker money
William J Flynn's detectives observed
Yesterday a. they combed parts NJ town
where the forum. tellers congregate.
hunting for several who hadn't been
caught in the raids of the night before.
that gaudv door plates had l-'en taken
down that window shades were drawn
and that there, seemed To- h. nothing
doing in occult wireless Flynn annoy
ing methods have scared IN. wizards
Forty-on.. Of them were IN Jail or ont ON
bail or under bonds To lS- ssuod yesterday.
Prosperous sa.r- like Fletcher IN Man
haitian came To court wearing fur over
coats and diamond s"aripIn- They wer"
able To get bond-men without trouble
but those who do : cent business with
poor women went 80 cells with plenty
OF time Ia wonder why their controlling
spirits hadn tipIed them OF Ia IN. id"n-
tity Of two clever Young women who
caused them all the trouble
The two Young women are Isabella
Corcuks- and Sarah Webb Before
Flynn became S-cond Deputy Police
Commissioner h- had occasion tn utilize
their d.,sctiv" nhIhtv. So when h. set
out 10 tackle the fortune telling nuisance
he sent for IN. two ~" told them ne
wanted evidence. that would stick. and h.
left il to their -hr-wdn"Ss tn devise ways
and means That was a month ago
Miss CorduksS ~ tall and carries herself
with dignity i. -edat.. and speaks with
much parn.stna-. When she - out IN IA
detective job she might be- taken for the
wife of a preacher. or perhaps an officer
OF a woman's missionary -",'I.tv Miss
Webb " small. vivaCious. dresses IN bright
colors and affects frivolous conversation
The girl detectives easily arranged
a plan Of operation. which worked h"auti-
fully They agreed ~ visit the pamI-ts
and fortune t.llers in the character of
working girls. saleswomen from depart
ment stores. hotel cashiers whatever
role seemed best likely To impress the in
divisiIals against whom Flynn wanted
evidence Miss Corduke- began her
Investigation IN Manhattan. Miss Webb
wen. 10 ring AT IN. doors Of Brooklyn
seers
They had variety of interesting and
amusing experiences. but only once
was on. OF them in danger OF being de
xected herself That was when "A woman
palmist leaned across the table TO Miss
Webb looked her right in the eve and
said: -DearI.. are YOU ON TN" level
Miss wenb allay.d rising suspicious
and got the evidence she wa after IN this
case too The result Of their labors was
that on "Wednesday they placed before
Chief Ma gistrate McAdoo m Manhattan
and Chief Magistrate. k.mpner m Brook
lyn forty-nine affidavit+ on which war
rants were issued and forTv-on- arrests
made.
Ii was on December 10 that Mise Cor
dukes. with a melancholy air. called
on jaime, II Fletcher. palmisi at the
Lincoln Arcade For s. the professor
consented u u-. has influence with the
spirits. Miss Cordukes was told that
for fifteen months she had been under
a cloud but that her luck would chang.
and that everything would come her way
IL was necessary for her to concentrate
her POWERS anu wish wish very hard
il she wished hard enough she would
yet anything she wanted For s. the
professor took an interest IN the little
finger Of her left hand. which wa-. he
maintained. unusually long and mdi-
Gated that her good fortune was 20 come
late IN lie H.. added that sh. was
born TO manage and ought Ia h- lucky
in anything that had 20 do with railroads.
real estate and mines
-Artban- who Is IN IN. S. class. eN-
claimed over the beauty If Miss Cor
dukes'- hand when he seized upon II IN
his studio at 25s West Thirty fourth
street IL was "A wonderful hand. he
dried; ne hadn't seen anything 81 beautI
full in ten years. IL indicated n he
LADY was a natural healer. and that she.
would do well al nursing Did she own
real estate We'll. that Was nice But
perhaps 1t wa- bad To hav. ones money
tied UP in real estate she would do we'll
to sell IL and come To- him for advice As
a starter he suggested that -hs buy a
furnished room hous- IN West sixty
fourth street Listening greedlly. Miss
Corduk.- was told that her lucky NUN
bers wer. /. > and 3, and that III" would
meet her affinity whII. wearing "A blue
dre.. Aftnitys nam. began with AN II
The great O-man was found at IA
sixth av@nu. on a pleasant afternoon in
early December. He grasp-d the girl
detective's hand. gaIed at a crystal ball
closed his eyes. shivcred some and SAID
uloomily that IN. Was a very hard SUBJ
iect TO treat he wa- also 81 man. but
perhaps VI 6hpb'i ~ ns
could create harmonious conditions
Miss Corriukcs. Intensely enjoying the
situation attended to the harmonious
conditions whereiIpon tn" professor mad.
a connection with his famIiIaTs.
1, was his habit. he -aId. TO go into a
franc. every night between IN. hour
OF Q and II H." had seen strong tao.
which said that Mrs torduSes should
nut her Affairs into his hands II Vas
In. earnest hop. q this strong faced
sDirit that Ni-- t0rduk"- should call
ON IN. professor one" day for -lN weeks
and the charge would b." 81 a visit
I'm the Lincoln Arcad. MIN. Hogan
saw things that clients ought 10 know
about m" stock market The day Miss
CordukeS wont 10 500 her she saw Steel
going to - and "opp"- would follow
Miss CoriIkr- brought IA. conversation
down 10 AFFAIRS of III" heart and madame
lacked serious Sh" advised Miss Cor
d,,k.- 30 look ont for William There
was some haIIue-- ai,Ou' Bill but madam.
made II PLAN that h. wasn't a fellow to b-
trusted
GE.tering opportunities IN N" way Of
wea:-;, w"r" lad h"for" Flynn'- busy
girl agent One forum" TELLER confideci
tina. ono. or twice year the spirits IN -