New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
POLICE NET GATHERS
IN FORTUNE TELLERS
Detectives Make Fifteen Arrests
on Warrants from Chief
Magistrate MCAdoo.
TWO WOMEN GET EVIDENCE
Forty two Plainclothes Men En-.
ployed in Raids Get Prisoners,
Who Keep the Night
Court Busy.

Some Of the best known delivers into
the mysteries of the future were appre-
hended and made TO think only of the
present by forty-two pIainclothes men
yesterday. In all, fifteen Of them were
taken into custody. All. with the excep-
ton of John w Fletcher. of No Il West
37th street. who was released in 500
bail were held for arraignment in the
Night Court
The arrests were made on warrants is
sued by Chief Magistrate McAdoO in
the Tombs police court on Wednesday,
On the strength of evidence secured by
Maud Leslie, a matron at Police Head
quarters. and Isabelle Morrison, Of No.
So Willis avenue. The Bronx.
The police decided recently to ascer-
tain if the fortune tellers of the city had
been affected by the arrests of some Of
their number from time to time. Bene-
dting by their experiences of two years
ago, when they gathered evidence in a
crusade against the alleged seers, they
went at their work in a businesslike
manner. and soon had collected the
names of the fifteen men and women
taken yesterday. The names We're
handed to Chief Magistrate McAdoo, and
he issued the warrants calling for their
apprehension
Detectives WILDER and Talt were de-
tailed to make the arrests, with the as
sistance of forty other detectives. They
started out early yesterday and took
their prisoners to Police Headquarters.
Among those taken are Augusta Ras-
mussen. thirty-eight years old, who as
Madame Zingari'' is said 10 advertise
extensively in the newspapers. and had
q large clientele visiting her, the police
say, at No. 152 West 14th street; Anna
F'redericks, forty, of No. 81 East 12Jth
street; John Astro. forty-tWo, of No, o.
West 3Sth street; Edward Randolph, or
Professor Charott." of No. 546 West
145th street; Rita st. Croix, OF Nc. 223
Columbus avenue; Leo Z. Osmond, of
No. 34S Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn;
Mary Zick. who calls herself Madame
Edvis" of No. d East 10Th street. and
Clarence Thomson, known as Professor
Y eIma." of No 80 West I'D street.
Another arrest. that of Henry Stetson.
called Professor" Stetson. was made at
No. 232 West Nth street, on Miss Les
lies complaint. She says that the man
4nticed her into his place. and after de
handing money Of her. held her against
her will by placing his back against the
door. He let her go when she screamed.
she says.
In night court Magistrate O'Connor
held Fletcher in $500 bail to keep the
peace for six months. He furnished the
George Gordon Battle was
counsel for Fletcher, and also for Pro
fessor' Stetson.
Leo f. Osmand LyaH Arthan. Clar-
ance Thomson, who is known as Pro
lessor Yerma". Edward Randolph,
1nown as Professor Charott"; Henry
Stetson. John Astro, and John w
Fletcher pleaded guilty and were held
n $500 bond for good behavior for six
months.
Rita ST. Croix and Matilda Lindo were
.rrafgned in the women's night court
before Magistrate Herbert and were put
N their good behavior for six months
Inder a bond of 81 600 with a penalty
If Il month in the Workhouse If they
we're found guilty of violating their pa
.ole.