Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-12
A SP|R|TUAL|ST
FAKE IN TULSA
AGED WOMAN SEARCHING lOR
son CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN
MADE A DlPE,
take DETECTIVES BADGE
Harry Northrop Ccnsurcd BY Police
for Ills Alleged Part in Fleece
ing Transaction.

The case Of Mrs Ella FMnncy of
Kansas city, who Is searching for her
absconded husband in AN effort To
locate her II year old son, whom She
says was kidnapped ly his father a
perhaps the most pathetic that mas
come to the attention of tho local
police department.
According to Mrs. FlauncW her
husband, who was a building courac-
tor in Kansas city collected "a large
amount of money three months ago
and deserted her He took their ~
year old son with him. Mrs llan-
merry has been tracing her husband
for 90 days but to no avail Her son
suffers from a physical infumity
and she does not know whether he lA
dead or alive, in good health or 9th
erwise
Took II Room.
Mrs. Flannery came here three
weeks ago and was induced, ii is
said, to take room and board In q
place on Boston avenue, which ia
managed by Madame Francis a for
tune teller and clairvoyant, and llar-
ry Northrop, an alleged detective.
Mrs. Flannery says she told her
troubles to Mrs. Francis who volun-
teered to "caH the spirits" and locate
her missing child. Mrs Fannory
consented and the "call was made
"Your son is in Muskogec," Mrs.
Francis told Mrs. Flannery, according
to the bereaved woman's story ana
then Northrop, the detective, appear
ed on the scene with an offer TO go
to Muskogee and get the boy If Mrs
Tlanncry would put up $40.
Would Go All ArOnnd.
Mrs. Flannery says she paid North
rop SO In a few days Northrop re-
turned and told her he had searched
Muskogee from one to the other and
that the boy was not there. "But if
| YOU will give me another $lt said
Northrop, according to the woman,
| Il Will make a trip to every town
around here and find the boy" Mrs.
Flannery was suspicious of the de-
tcctive's ability and sincerity to per-
form the work and she refused TO
give him another fee. After board
| ing with Mrs. Francis three weeks,
during which time she says she paid
her room and board bill. Mrs Elan
merry left the Francis institution and
moved to another rooming house.
Take Northrop's Badge.
Mrs Flannery' sole hope and am
bition now Is to find her boy and dcs-
pairing of previous efforts took the
matter up with Chief Yoder and As
sstant Hanson, of the police depart
ment She told them that Northrop
| had represented himself to be a
member of the city police force and
had taken the money from her
Northrop was called into the CHIEFS
office and police badge which had
been loaned him for legitimate work
on private case six months ago,
was taken away from him. Chief
Yoder stated last night that Northrop
has never been a member Of the no-
ice force during his term Of office
and never he'd a commission as such.
Mrs. Flanncry was treated cour-
teously by the police officials she
says and she is grateful to them for
the services they rendered her. They
sent out several dozen pictures Of her
lost boy to the police departments Of
other cities I'm the southwest and made
every effort to locate the youth and
his father in this city,
Woodson Norvell, and Mrs. John
Walker.