New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
PHRENOLOGIST IS
 FINED FOR THEFT
Mrs. TuniS Extracts $9O From
 Saturday Night Patron

Mrs. Annie Tunis, a native of the Argentine Republic and whose occu- patton is reading the mind,' Wt's fined $50 and costs for the theft of S9O from Joseph Pcruchik Mrs. Tunis is a pretty, little woman, 22 years of age, and speaks good English. She was represented by Judge William r. Mangan and Attorney David L.. Dunn.
 Money Na,,isncs.
 PoruChik visited the phrenOloGy establishment conducted by Mrs yunis on Lafayette street Saturday night for the purpose of having his fortune told. When ushered into one of the rear compartments of the store he was told 10 sit upon the foor place his money in his cap and bow his head so that she might read tho bumps. He claims ne placed a roll of $29O in the cap which she subse- quently removed, placing it in a water glass. After covering the glass with a handkerchief, she made a pass, he claims, causing the handl<cr- chief to fly into the air, surrounded by a wreath of smoke. When tho smoke faded away the glass was ap- parently the same, but upon counting ] his money afterWard he found that l s90 had been taken. He left the es- ] tablishment and registered a com- ! plaint at the police station with the 1 result that Sergeant William Hart and 1 Officer William P. McCue conducted l an investigation that led to the arrest 1 of Mrs. Tunis. Through a marked i $50 bill which, he says, was given to 1 him by a nephew who returned from 1 France several months ago, Peruchik 1 identified his roll of $9O after the mind-reader had produced a purse 1 under pretense of an offer to pay 1 back the money out of her own pocket 1 rather than be arrested.
 ] Attempted Criminal Assault. l Sergeant Hart told of how he went to the store with the complainant and l of how Mrs. Tunis denied taking tho l money. She complained that Pern- l chik had attempted a criminal as-
 sault and had left the store because she threatened to have him arrested. After several requests that she give 1 over the money, she inquired if she l would be allowed to go should she pay back the s90, the officer stated. 1 When he replied that that would re- 1 main to be seen, she removed a purse
 from an improvised bed upon the 1 floor and handed it over. The mark, l she says, was the result of perspira- | ton when her husband was carrying l it and was taken by a fever. Regard 1 ing the trick with the water glass and 1 smoke, the accused viewed it as a I huge joke, claiming it to be a ruse ! of Peruchiks to get her ''in wrong" l and thus guard against punishment ! for his own attempted assault. 1 Questioned regarding her practice. l Mrs. Tunis said she had studied tho l art since she was If years of age Their last stopping place was in Bos- 1 ton, she said, where they spent over ' two months.
 Fined for Theft.
 F. J. Grace, aged 22, was fined s1.5 ' and placed on probation for the theft of tools valued at $11.50 from CO., [ workers on the Grozier Construction
 company's buildings. The tools had l been pawned at Feingold's for s1.5o
 Solomon Faces Charge.
 AS Charles Hughes, of Hartford who is one of the principals in the l case, was not in court this morning. ] q continuance until tom morrow morn- ing was ordered in the case of the 1 State vs. Benjamin Solomon, charged ! with reckless driving and with evad- 1 ing responsibility in an automobile | crash. Solomon. who is local insur- 1 ance agent and real estate man, drove l down Main street yesterday afternoon
 and while going at a reckless rate Of 1 speed, it is alleged, he collided with l Hughes limousine. Both cars were l slightly damaged, but Solomon failed to stop to ascertain the extent of the l dama ges.
 Drunkenness Case.
 l Charles Mortis, of Hurlburt street acquired a load of intoxicants yester- ! day afternoon that caused him to be | in a helpless condition when he m Officer John Carlson. The officer
 brought him 10 the police station and
 today he was fined $5 and costs
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