New Britain herald., 1919-01-27
WEEKEND CLEANUP
Staged BY POLICE
Gambling Joint and Gypsy For
tune TGllerS Arrested in Raids
ALL PAY HEAVY FINES TODAY

GYPSY Queen" Reads 'Bumps" on
Prosecutor KIctt's Head and Tells
Court He Is 4 Good Fellow and
Likes Good Time.
Two raids conducted by the police
department over the Weekend netteo
the city a considerable sum Of money
in fines in court this morning.
An alleged gambling Joint in the
rear of 51O1a Main street was raldeu
Saturday night by Serge ant w. g
Hart and Officers storey 9oulleS'
Murphy, Massey and Ham, ana Ine
proprietor Louis Ferrari and 1lNe Ire
uuenters were before Judge James l.
MesI1in on a charge Of Sampllhs'
Ferrari was fined $50 and the .lVe ire
uuenters paid fines Of SIS each Attor-
ney Ferdinand D'Esopo, of Hartford
appeared for all six
Early Saturday afternoon the
phrenology establishments when nave
been conducted on Church and Broad
streets for about a week were ralded.
The three gypsy "bump readers -
Rosie Yankowitch. Annie Miller ana
Bolak Observation-Disclosures fined S4o
each for obtaining money under false
pretenses and practicing fortune tell
ing, as prohibited by state statutes.
Attorney w. e Mangan appeared for
the gypsies.
The gambling joint was raided fol-
lowing a complaint lodged with the
police by the wife of a heavy loser,
while the phrenologists were taken in
after Miss Cora NJ. Beale, Of the
Charity organization, had secured evi-
dence against them.
Charity Workers as SlcuthS.
Miss Beale, in company with Miss
Hart. who is associated with Mass
Beale in charity work in this city, Wis
tied the Church street eStab abllShment
about 1880 o'clock Saturday morning.
She found Rosie sitting on the Hoor
with a pail Of burning charcoal by her
side. After Miss Beale had removed
her hat at the request of the phren-
oI0gist Rosie felt of her head and
told her that her lucky days were
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. She
continued:
ION the 18th of next month YOU
will sec your luclliest day. Your pres
ent wages are fair, but YOU will soon
receive a wage increase. One dollar,
please"
After leaving the Church street
headquarters, Miss Beale went to
Broad street, where she met Annie
Miller She spoke as follows:
Take off your hat and | will read
your bumps. You are much troubled
hy headaches caused by mental strain,
but vou will soon be troubled no long
er by them.
Fee Always One Dollar.
"You are soon to make q change
in your business life" Miss Beale
then asked if the fortune teller could
give her any information regarding a
gold watch which she had lost some
time ago and Miss Miller informed
her that the watch was not lost but
stolen, and the man who committed
the theft was soon to be brought TO
Justice The fee in this instance was
also ST.
Other witnesses who testified were
Rose and Ann Thayer. Rose was in
formed that she had two suitors for
her hand, but was soon to go on
long Journey after which all her
troubles would be over. Anna was
told that she was soon to be wed to
q man from "over there.
hlcCJ Likes Il SrfDOu
The three gypsieS were put on the
stand and denied emphatically at
tempting to reveal the future. Phren-
ology deals in the past only, Miss
Yankowitch said. She continued: "I
can't tell you what is going to happen
She then proceeded to read the bumps
be dead myself tomorrow morning"
She then proceeded to read the bumps
on Prosecutor Klett's head from the
witness stand and informed him that
he was fair minded man who liked
good company and a good time. At
the request of Attorney Klett, she ex
planned the science Of phrenology as
follows: "Phrenology is to eat good,
drink good, live by law, like fun and
good company, has nothing to do with
the future. In the practice of phren-
ologv it is up to the patrons to give
what they wish but there is no set
amount" The accused is married
and has four children. She speaks
Italian, Spanish, Serbian and Eng
Ish. and studied her science in Phil
adelphia, she said. She was born in
Serbia and neither reads nor writes in
any language. Bolak repeated what
Rosie said and added that she tells
only what has happened. Annie Mil
ler has been lO years III Ile country
and has been practicing phrenology
all the time. She too, was born in
Serbia.
Accused Fined $40 Each.
Attorney Mangan argued that the
women were practicing science and
made no attempt to fool anyone.
Judge Meskin was of the opinion
that they violated the state statute
and imposed the fines of $40 on each
of the accused. Bonds in case OF an
appeal were fixed at $500.
Gambling Joint Raidcd.
Following 4 complaint Saturday
night OF gambling in the rear Of so u