The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-18
SE:ERESS ARRESTED
ON FRAUD CHARGE
Suspected of Being Clairvoy-
ant Wanted by Police of
Grand Junction.
SHE DENIES IDENTITY
Husband Alleges Mistake Has
Been Made; Couple Taken
From Automobile.
SHE. DENIES IDENTITY

Said to answer to the description OF
woman known in Grand Junction as
Madame Bruce, clairvoyant, who is
alleged to have made fraudulent IN
roads upon the purses of the -four
hundred'' of the Colorado city, Mrs.
w. D. Leatherman was arrested yes
terday by Detectives w c. Zeese and
Herbert Leichter.
Mrs. Leatherman was in an automo-
bile with her husband at the intersec-
tion of Second South and Main streets
when the detectives arrested her. AT
police headquarters she refused to
commit herself by single admission
or denial, answering, 81 have nothing
to say" to all questions.
Leatherman. when interviewed at
the Kenyon last night, denied that his
wife and Mrs. Bruce were the same
woman, but admitted that they had
recently come from Grand Junction by
automobile. He said that they were
touring over the midland trail, having
started from Oklahoma City several
months ago.
Strikingly Gowned.
Mrs. Leatherman is woman Of
forceful rather than handsome appear
ance and looks the 50 years credited to
her in the age column Of the police
blotter. She was strilSingly dressed in
costume Of deep orange when ar
porter if she would return to Colorado
without extradItion, she answered with
ready retort. 81 have nothing TO
say The same answer was returned
to the question as to whether or not
she had recently made application by
mail for a clairvoyant license here, un-
der the name of Mary Marino, and
again when she had listened to the dis
patch received last night. The tele-
gram follows:
Special TO The Tribune,
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, July
17.@Society women and business
men of Grand Junction who tried
to probe the fidelity of their nup-
tlal partners or sweethearts, and
who have since shamefacedly ad-
mitted to District Attorney Will
liam Weiser that they were
fleeced, are back Of the request
which resulted in the arrest Of
Mrs. ". d. Leatherman, clair
voyant and medium, in Salt Lake
City, today.
Secured $1,000.
The district attorneys office be-
lieves that the woman secured
more than $4,000 from victims in
this city, but refuses to diyulge
the names of those involved. She
opened up elaborate parlors here
two months ago under the name OF
Madame Bruce. She was soon
Joined by a man giving the name
of Leatherman, who claimed to
have come from Oklahoma City
in an automobile
Madame Bruce, according to the
district attorney, induced many
OF the most prominent people of
the city to leave with her sums
ranging from S25 to 5000 for in
vestment.
"Ill put an equal amount with
it, she is alleged to have told
the victims, "and we'll let it
grow until July 12. Come back
then and we ii share the profits.''
On July 4 the woman disap-
peared from her apartments, and
the police ascertained she drove
with Leatherman in his auto to
Green River, Utah. where their
machine broke down. On July IL
they took the train for Salt Lake.
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district attorney refuses to give,
received postpard from the won.
an a few days ago. "Dear Har-
old,' it read, Chow do you like
it7 Ha, ha.'
sensation is expected when
the woman is broupht back here
for trial and the officers announce
the names Of the chief witnesses
against her. One young woman, 4
stenographer, is said to have lost
$50.