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GIPSY AND A HERB

Fortune Teller Trapped

The following was the gipsy’s warning to a London policewoman, who, at the behest of duty, ventured to consult the oracle of the future:— "Your future is not > very bright. You have had a very unhappy Ute. You did not marry the man you wanted. Your husband is unfaithful to you. He is friendly with a fair woman who has an evil eye. , "You will have a long life and wik outlive your husband. You are going to have another child. After this another man will come into your life. Encourage him. He will have a motor-car. Keep up appearances and get about with “I see three deaths from which you will benefit. One is your mother. Your husband has something wrong with his head. You will have to be careful with h 'very terrifying—but, fortunately for the policewoman’s peace of mind says the “Daily Express,” she was still in a state of unwedded bliss ! The story of how all this wealth of prophecy concerning the misdeeds or a hypothetical husband was wasted was told at Hendon, when the seeress, who was described as Mme. Boswell, aged 40 caravan dweller, was summoned for pretending to tell fortunes. Mme. Boswell, it was stated, was seen bv a policewoman in a room at Burnt Oak. s be said that she lived in a caravan as a gipsy and told fortunes. When asked what her fees were she replied. "One and sixpence to a guinea. If you

wish the future it will be ten and sixpence. ’ The policewoman plumped for the future, and was told to put a crystal in her hand and wish. After a minute she heard the awful tidings quoted above. „ , .. , Mme. Boswell, it was alleged, then asked the policewoman if she could keep a secret. The policewoman said she could, and was then told : 'J be woman your husband is friendly witll has cast an evil spell on yon and your house. You must have this evil spell removed, or you will have r. very bad time and be very unlucky. ’ Mme. Boswell, so the prosecution asserted, hastened to reassure her client that she could remove the “evil spell. Her usual fee for this service was 10 guineas, but in this case she wou.d charge three guineas. She continued. “I have got a certain herb from India. I have to burn it bit by_bit between one and three in the morning.” Then accused inquired if the policewoman would like to be a widow. She replied that she was not particular and Mme. Boswell is then alleged to have remarked: “You can have two wishes while lam burning the herb. You could wish for the death of your husband and the evil woman, his friend, and I will be able to tell you the exact day they will die. You must keep it secret. It was pleaded on behalf of Mme. Boswell that her family had told fortunes for years, and she had done so since she wasl4. She did not realise the wrong she was doing. She was fined £4, with £3/3/- costs.

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Bibliographic details

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 163, 7 April 1934, Page 18

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521

GIPSY AND A HERB Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 163, 7 April 1934, Page 18

GIPSY AND A HERB Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 163, 7 April 1934, Page 18

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