Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1876 — Swindle by a Clairvoyant Pretender. [ARTICLE]

Swindle by a Clairvoyant Pretender.

The wife of one of our wealthiest citizens—a retired dry-goods merchant, whose name is as well known as that of Stewart —who lives in a neighboring suburb, is a firm believer in clairvoyance. This weakness is not at all shared by her husband, and recently she was the victim of her own credulity in a very singular maimer. She had suffered from many petty thetts on the part of a dishonest servant, and, after vain efforts to recover the stolen articles, consultedla clairvoyant. The latter knew of heFwietim’s weakness, but had the shrewdness to divine, after hearing all the circumstances, the author of the theft. Among the artieles-stoleh was a pair of ear rings bearing the initials of the owner. The clairvoyant agreed that if her customer would call the next dajsghe would certainly discover the earrings The cunning female then consulted a policeman, and with slight effort traced the jewelry to a pawnbroker. It was redeemed, and the next day when the loser came to make her second visit she was directed to. return home and look upon her own bureau, wlqeTe she would find the ear-rings in a box. The clairvoyant had caused the package to be placed there while the owner was visiting her, and the latter’s delight in finding the missing property was so great that she naturally told it to her neighbors in confirmation of her belief. Her husband, however, speedily ascertained the real facts. But the worst of the story is that this *’ear old soul returned to the clairvoyant, and, tinder the delusion that she would assist her to recover many other valuables missing for several years, paid the woman nearly SSOO for her supposed assistance.—A I Cor. Chicago Tribune.