SHE IS A WITCH!

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 19

SHE IS A WITCH!

t GIRL UNDER THE SPELL OF WOMAN'S " EVIL EVE." Even in these enlightened days there aTe persons who believe In witchcraft, and superstitious minds are moved by happenings whl.li are considered by tbe majority of people to l>e but mere coincidences. In Britain, especially In some country districts, there are to be- found many who believe In the •• evil <eye." but In recent yeiirs there have been no known cases of Individuals being publicly accused of practising witchcraft. The old belief in witchcraft has .been revived in New York, where two amazing Instances are attracting v considerable amount of attention. In one case a young uiarrlcil woman is alleged to lmve an " evil eye" and to be so gifted with hypnotic power that she an rule every .action of a young girl who Uvea next door to lier. It is said that she has only to look at the girl to dominate her. The girl, Katherine Kenueily. snys the "Central News" correspondent, is the daughter of an assistant Corporation counsel, and after she hnil been uilsslug from her home at Staten Island for a month she was charged at Jefferson Market Court with disorderly conduct. With her was the woman of tbe "evil eye," Florence Daddo, nuo for the last two years has been the chum as well as the neighbour of the girl. Mrs. Daddo Is good-looking, and has large, dark, lustrous eyes, the power of which, according to Katherihe's mother, took the girt from her school friends and home. The woman anil the girl were arrested in the company of two young men m a restaurant. Although bo young, Ivatherine. did not cry, because, according to her. she was still " under the spell.'' When her mother appeared in court, however, the girl flung herself Into her arms. She wanted to go home and get away from •' those strange eyes." Mrs. Kennedy said that whenever Mrs. Daddo cast her large, queer eyes upon Katherine there was no breaking the spell. P.efore the arrival of Mrs. Daddo Katherino was contented, and had nice boy friends, but she had given them all up, 6aid the mother, who added, " This girl is a witch." The prisoners were remanded, and the mother said she would try to gel in order prohibiting Mrs. Daddo associating with her daughter.