The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-24


been operating in Kenosha, has prom
Used to cure him of an illness for
500 and had agreed to use his magic
ministrations to cure his wife of in
sanity for another 500, all of which
he failed to do, were made today by
Stanley Puhalski, an employee of the
Simmons company, who resides at $50
South West Main street. His story
smacks of extortion and it is possible
that it may find its way into the courts
in a very short time.
Puhalski has gone to Attorney
Lewis Powell and presented his case
in an attempt to recover the money
which he paid to the "charm DOCTOR
and for which he claims that he has
received no benefit.
Walked Into the Net.
Puhalski admits that he walked in
to the net for the Charm doctor" He
had been i'll for several years from
attacks of epilepsy and after several
physicians had failed to give him any
cure for the disease, he heard with
delight from one of his friends, that
his sickness would lend itself to a
magic cure to be secured from the
vender of the occult arts.
Puhalski lost no time in visiting this
parsonage, whose name he does not
care to divulge at present. His first
visit was made in last November, &C
Aording to his statements
81 went to him and told him about
my Sickness" Puhalski told a News
representative this morning. "Can you
cure me" l asked him Yes was his
answer. TT will take about a month"
Not Charge Poor Man Much.
81 asked him how much it would
cost" continued Puhalski, "and he
said that he could see that was not
rich man and that he did not care to
take a great deal of money from hard
working man. He told me it would
cost $500. I paid him $50 then and
after that | went to him once week
for several weeks and took $40 each
time and gave it to him."
When asked regarding the treatment
which he received for his money,
Puhalski declared that the doctor
took him into room where they were
alone and then proceeded to work his
charms upon him. He said that there
were mysterious passes in the air
with the hands coupled with some
strange nominations.
Gets No Better Fast.
Puhalski maintains that for while
he credulously put faith in the cure.
Then he had another attack of his
illness and went to the charm doc
tor" in despair.
"When l told him that l did not
think he was doing any good he got
cross and scowled at me-" explained
Puhalski. Gle talked cross but con-
tinued his ministrations. l thought
maybe / was wrong and paid for more
treatments. Then it was that he gave
me magic belt 1t was strip of
cloth-looked like yellow and white
rag. Wear that around your stomach
next to your skin and you'll never .be
sick again, was what he told me-"
Magic Belt Also Fails.
Puhalski followed the instructions to
the letter, but gained no relief. He
declared that he has finally given the
belt away but that the person who
now has it would readily return it
to him in the event that the case
was called to court.
While he was strong in his belief
in the powers of the incantations of
the charm doctor, Puhalski told the
latter Of his wife, who is now in the
sanatarium at Mendoza, suffering from
a mental arrangement caused by an
attack Of influenza. He asked the
"charm Doctor if he could do any
thing for his wife.
Certainly" the wonder worker is
said to have told Puhalski. 81 could
help her for another $780,"
Puhalski says that he expressed his
lack of faith in the cure for his wife
because they would be unable to bring
her to this city, but was told by the
miracle-man that this would not make
any difference as his cures could leap
the gaps OF miles and help the af-
flicted. The patient believed again
and declares that he gave the doctor
$40 for the cure which he promised
to affect on his wife.
Wanted to Invest Money.
On one of his visits to the room
Of the charlatan, Puhalski declares
that he was asked whether or not he
had any more money.
Have you $1,0o0?" is what Puhalski