Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-28
Judgment Of $500 Granted
In Favor of John Meier,
Whose Wife, Warhootchee
Areyano, Failed to Cure.
"PRINCESS" SAYS SHE
INTENDS TO APPEAL
Testifies That She Has Ad-
ministered Herbs for Ai|ing
Mankind Since Early Youth
In Jamaica.

Judge r. w. Patrick rendered a
judgment of $500 in favor of John
Meier, 1902 Olin avenue, against
Warhootchee Areyano, alleged In
dian princess and healer. in munic-
ipal court yesterday.
Narhootchee announced that she
will appeal to the district court be-
cause she feels. that the decision OF
the municipal court is not just. She
also vouchsafed the information
that she will engage new counsel.
The testimony disclosed that last
April Warhootchee agreed to cure
Mrs Meier of rheumatism within a
period of two months for consider
alton of $500, of which Mr.. Meier
paid $500 in advance.
Overshadowing the hearing was
the appearance of Warhootchee in
brilliant red habiliments. On her
head was hat with a rakish. up
turned front. Her coat of turkey
red. was fringed after the fashion of
a buckskin garment. She wore red
bifurcated neither garments. red
hose and slippers to match. Around
her neck she wore several strands OF
beads and she was otherwise deco
rated with gewgaws and ornaments.
Arrives In State.
Princess Warhootche arrived at
the city hall in state, with a liveried
chauffer. in one of her several mo-
tor cars. Evidently she expected
that a carpeted entrance would have
been provided at the city hall.
Warhootche testified that she was
born in Jamaica and that when she
was S years old she dreamed OF
herbs and that since she was IA
years old she has administered herbs
and roots to cure the ills of man.
Immaterial Says Court.
Where did you get your lnedi-
cines?" asked Attorney Hollister,
counsel for the princess. ..-.-
II object to this question: inter
posed Harland L. Mossman, for the
plaintiff
Il don't believe that it is ma
terial whether she obtained her
herbs in Council Bluffs or Okla
homa," replied the court.
The evidence showed that Mrs.
Meier grew worse after taking the
herbs prescribed by Warhootchee
and it was stated by witness that
the princess told the Meters that if
she called personally at the home OF
a patient the fec would be $50 per
call.
Fraud is Alleged.
"This woman is a quack, and this
alleged contract between her and the
Meters was conceived and promoted
in fraud" said Attorney Mossman
in his argument. This woman i'm
poses on the credulity of the unsus-
pecting."
Attorney HOLSTER insisted that
his client was administering house
ucld remedies" as provided in the
Sta "utes.
During her testimony Warhoot-
chee asserted that she did not guar
antee any cure. She admltted tnat
she had no medical knowledge
gained from schools; that she had
never seen the inside of school and
could neither read nor write.
Makes Cross for Name.
II make cross wher I write my
name the princess said.
Witnesses for the Meters testified
that Warhootchee promised that
within two months after beginning
the treatment Mrs. Meier would be
able to go out and visit all of her
friends and Warhootchee gave a
demonstration of the physical alert
ness which would come to Mrs.
Meier. After two months Mrs.
Meier was required to have her
friends call on her if she saw them,
testimony showed.
Warhootchee has similar case
pending at Fremont.