New Britain herald., 1924-03-24
TELLS POLICEMAVS
 FORTUNE: ARRESTED
Gypsy Predicts Married Sergeant
 Will Wed Soon

! Attorney Fred E. Hungerford and Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G.
 Woods had lively debate in police 1 court this morning on When is a | fortune teller not a fortune teller" 1 The noble sciences of reading bumps on the head. putting sl0 bills into a glass of water and curing a mans ills by doing so, phrenology. fortune telling, etc.. all had their innings, but the lengthy treatises of the at- torneys were 10 no avail. as Judge Benjamin w, Aling decided that whatever Mary Marks. d gypsy liv- ing at 43 Lafayette street. was doing along that line. she wasn't going to do it in New Britain and he sen- 1 tenced her 10 go days. suspended on
 condition that she is out of town by noon tomorrow.
 Reads PoliceInan's Bumps. The alleged fortune teller was ar rested Saturday afternoon by Ser geant George C. Ellinger who went to the store on Lafayette street in which a band of gypsies, of which 1 Mary is a member. are living and are alleged 10 be telling fortunes. The sergeant testified that he entered he store and was invited to sit down by the defendant, who then asked
 him if he wanted inc bumps on his head read. Upon his answering in the affirmative she then proceeded to tell him many interesting things that are going to happen in his future life.
 She told the sergeant. a. respect
 able and happily married man, that he was going 10 be married this ! summer, and that he was going 10 get better job in the near future.
 After telling him many more inter l esting things, she saw that the officer
 had many troubles After this dis
 covery. she asked him for tho largest bill he had in his pocket and he
 handed her a si0 bill.
 This she took and placed into
 glass of water when she then cor- cred with handkerchief, and told him that when the water boiled all
 his troubles would be a thing of the past. She then asked how much he
 would pay to have this done. He
 said that it was up 10 her so she
 finger told her that he didn't have SEQ with him, SO she told Nim 10
 come back at | o'clock that night
 with tho money and to bring 8 dAtsk~
 ems egg with him.
 Instead of doing that, he placed her under arrest and took hef 10 the
 police station. Chief Hart told inc court that the police didn't want the
 gypsies in the city at all, as every time thay come here thoy prove to
 be a continual source of trouble for the police.
 rrcqucntcrs Tined sto.
 Stanley Arnsheyitz of ihs High
 street. who conducts 2 store al iS4 High street, pleaded guilty 10 charges
 of having d reputation and keeping liquor with intent to sell when ar
 raigned in court. He was fined s25o. William Skans of 333 Pennington
 avenue and George Smarrus Of 194 High street. who were arrested when the store was rsided on charges of
 being frequenters, were fined si0
 each. with costs.
 Policeman Thomas I. feeneS who arrested the men, told tho court that
 he went to the store Saturday after
 noon and found Arushevitz in tho
 back room mixing up drink from alcohol and water Feeney testified that lie admitted selling the liquor at
 25 cents drink. A further search of the premises failed 10 reveal any more of the liquor.
 Smarrus and Skana frequent fhe store practically all of the time, acc cordinR 10 the police. and have been warned on several occasions to keep away. Policeman Fceney told the court that he went to the store Sat urday morning and the men were