Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-01
.SEERESS PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Mrs. c. q. Moore Arraigned Before
q. s. Commissioner Daniel.
CLAIMS ORDAINED PRIEsTEsS
Bound over For Indictment by
Grand Jury I'm september-Un-
able TO Give Bail Fixed
at $1,000.

Mrs. C. r. Moore, alias Madame Car
men. alias II. Karma. and possessor OF
several other cognomens under which
she praeticed clairvcyancy and astrol-
ogical readings. was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Daniel
yesterday afternoon. pleading not guilty
to the charge OF defrauding through the
mails. She was bound over to the
grand jury which viii convene next
September. Her bond was fixed at 1900
which she was unable 10 pay. The woman
was arrested Saturday evening after
an Investigation by the local postoffice
authorities. She had said then she would
plead guilty and ask the mercy Of the
court following the example Of N. Saska.
who pleaded guilty to a similar offense
and was sentenced TO Leavenworth
Saturday 10 one year and day. saska's
arrest and conviction. Il Is said. caused
a voluntary desire on her part, to quit
her profession and get off with a
minimum sentence.
Mrs. Moore was on the stand for over
an hour. during which time she was
under the gruelling Of United States
District Attorney Howell. who had with
him a voluminous pile Of literature and
letters from victims from all parts of
the country. She confessed to adver.
Using in different papers throughout the
middle and Pacific west and receiving
money from persons who solicited in
formation from her concerning the past
and future. She followed the same
system As did saska. but probably not
so comprehensively as did he. She
agreed In the original advertisements.
all OF which read more or less similar.
to answer any three questions put to
her for five 2-cent stamps. In this
she required only the persons date of
birth. She had several follow-ups. these
being an offer to send complete horo-
scope. covering the persons prospects
to the grave. Tor a. q book OF secrets
and mysteries for q and an electric belt,
also for g.
The defendant admitted having prac-
tieed psimistry. clalrvoyancy and as
trolosical readings In Denver. Belvidere.
NJ; Albuquerque. N, NJ: San Francisco
and Omaha. She claimed she had only
been In the business. however, since last
summer. remaining In San Francisco but
a few weeks before coming here a month
or 80 ago. Since being here she had
spent week In Belvidere. ILL.,. where
she had sent out advertisements to news
papers. signing Madame Charlotte. While
here she has been going under the name
Of Mrs. c. II. Moore.
Mrs. Moore's attorney. L. J. Te Peel
of Omaha, endsavored 70 have her case
come before the grand jury In Lincoln.
which will begin Its sessions May s. and
have the case tried during the spring
term Of court In that city.
The reason that MRS. Moore had never
practiced In that city gave the court
there no Jurisdiction to indict or try her.
She must remain here until the septem-
Der term OF court before she can be In
dioted by the grand Jury and her case
come up for trial, Her counsel said
yesterday that she was not yet pre-
pared to give bail
, Mrs Moore is very attractive woman
and claims an honest belief In spiritual
ism. calling herself high prlestess''
OF the cult She says that the disciples
OF the faith after study and practice
for q certain time. become ordained
and have powers OF occultism sufficient
TO allow communion with the dead. All
the mysteries Of splritualism she claims
to be well versed in and firmly main
tains her belief in the doctrines she has