The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
TOOK MONEY AND LEFT
CLAIRyOYANT FLEECES TRUST.
ING AND LEAVES.
Colleton County Man Let Her Have
S471 Which She Was to Treat With
Mystic Powers.

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interested in the whereabouts Of Ma
dame Montclair, clairvoyant, because
he let her have SAIL and doesn't
know where to find 1t. incidentally
the Charleston police are now looking
for the scothsayer on charge of
swindling the Colleton county citizen
out Of the money. Nine. Montclair
had been in this section for some
time, and had extensively advertised
he- alleged power to read the mind
ard explain the seemingly unknown.
She left Charleston hurriedly Sunday,
however, the police say, taking with
her q considerable sum, it is be-
lieved, for a great many persons have
sought the benefit of her magic pow
ers.
It seems that Mr.. Hiott had law
suit on his hands, and being anxious
to find out how it would terminate,
came to Charleston to consult the
clairvoyant, the first Of his series Of
deposits was 81, upon which he was
apprised Of the fact that he would
win the law suit, but in order to pro-
tect him from further annoying ex-
periences in the future, Nine. Mont
clair advised him to bring her three
$50 gold pieces, over which she would
suffuse a magic powder. He did this
and the money was duly returned to
him. But In order to make the spell
lasting, $40 was treated with the
same powder, making 500 In all,
which she said must be brought back
to her, along with $3.50, in gold, If he
would have the job complete in every
respect. Upon parting with this
amount, on Saturday, Mr.. Hiott was
requested to return Monday morning
at 8 o'clock, rain or shine, when upon
the payment Of a SO fee, his now
magic $3.50 would be returned to
him, although it was done at a sac
rifice, as the powder was worth much
more than s11.
Monday morning, the Walterboro
man went to the house Of the sooth-
sayer, beyond the northern limits OF
the city, and found crowd there be-
fore him. all looking for Nine. Mont
clair, who had left the day before for
mysterious regions. Mr.. Hiott report
ed the matter to Chief of Police Can't
we'll Monday night, who had him
swear out a warrant before Magis-
trate Williams, charging swindling.
Detectives are working on the case.
Mr.. Hiott, whose transactions with
the clairvoyant had extended from
about January /, takes the matter
philcsophically though his faith in
these fate-readers is a bit shaken. He
is a farmer merchant from near Wal
terboro.
The Charleston police had refused
to grant an operating license to the
soothsayer, and so she rented part
Of a house just beyond the city limits
on Rutledge avenue. She posed as be-
ing q clairvoyant Of the highest type.
The police had heard rumors before
but now learn definitely that numbers
have paid out good money, with in
tangible results. One lady deposited
$40, another $50, and another per-
son SIS, according to the police. A ne
gro paid S35 ard was told that after a
series of dreams --e would find hidden
treasures IN his back yard, but he
never even experienced the dreams,
it is said. A Eutawville negro paid
$3.50 to recover a 206-pound hog, but
after the Is days haG expired the
prize hog had not appeared. .