The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-16
CARDS STACKED BY
FORTUNE TELLER
Went Into Trance" and Mrs.
Daniels Gets Back Her
Diamond Ring
SERVANT GIRL IS ARRESTED
Charged Now With Grand Lar
ceny, With No Chance to
Consult Stars.

With the assistance of Marshall
Street clairvoyant and a piece of detec-
tive work a In mode, Mrs. j. w.
Daniels succeeded in unearthing the
thief who stole her diamond ring six
weeks ago and turned over servant
girl to the police OF the Second Station
last night. Incidentally. the amateur
detective recovered her ring through
the mediation of the fortune teller.
During the early part OF June. Mrs
Daniels one DAY missed Il diamond from
her dressing table and though she
searched her brain for suspicious cir
cumStances, she could discover no clue
TO the thief In her distress. she sat
down ana wrote to clatrvoyant in
Baltimore to hnd out il the stars in
their course could not pause long
enough to give her a tip as to the loca-
ton OF her missing brilliant. quite
casually she mentioned this circum-
stance TO her maid. Ella johnson, col
cred. not having the slightest doubt OF
Elias intrinsic honesty.
Walked into Trnp.
Ella. however, meditated over tho let
ter. and the longer she meditnted the
more worried she became, until finally
She told the cook that If letter should
the cook must save the letter for the
maid The cook went forthwith TO Mrs
Daniels with the story.
Whereupon Mrs Daniels called upou
Marshall street Clairvoyant an! an
:olded scheme whereby the palm
reader was to turn her pull with tn.
unseen spirits to financial pront The
same day the clairvoyant wrote n letter
Ella Johnson and told her tina. the
stars had something important TO COM
inunicate. and that she must appear in
the ciairNoyantS Sanctum at the nlys-
teal hour of midnight. Ella fell like
a rock.
tho Marshall Street sccress. and with
appropriate ceremonial. the fortune
teller spread out the cards upon the
Table and went into a trance She
came TO with surprising suddenuess
and looked sharply at Ella
The cards tell me that YOU have Mrs
Hanielss diamond ring" said the clair
voyant in sepulchral tone You
must return 1t Al once"
Diamond RcappcnrS.
The next morning the diamond rinp
rcappeared on Mrs Danielss dressing
table in n mysterious manner With
out taking the trouble to enter into
details. Mrs. Daniels told Ella few
Gays later that while she was ar in
Il L,
worth her weight In gold, she rnally
did not need second servant and must
let her go with ineXpressible sorrow
Fila went, hut in some way she caught
glimpse behind the scenes and un-
dcrstood that the cards had been stack
ed
SO yesterday she showed UP ut Mrs
l'anielss back door and began u pay
ncl compliments TO the cook. The CON
Nersation waXcd warm and personal
and finally Mrs. Daniels got wind Of
what was happening and telcphoncd
the Second Police Station for an officer
Patroimau Patterson was dispatched
forthwith and returned with the cullen
Ella under arrest. Although she had
previously decided not To press the
inert charge against the maid. Mrs
Daniels determined that tho events Of
yesterday justified her In breaking her
resolve. and she Issued a warrant
charging the maid with grand larceny