FORTUNE-TELLERS
LONDON MAGISTRATE'S SURPRIS-
ING DEpISION,
(Rec. October 12, 5.5 p.m.) . London, October 11. A surprising decision, given by Mr. R. V. Bankes, South-West London Magistrate, upsets the traditional attitude of the courts toward? fortune-tellers. A woman, who had charged ■ four shillings for a consultation, held a bracelet to her forehead and described future happenings, which, she pleaded, spirits predicted. The woman stated that she had studied Spiritualism for . twenty years. Sir. Bankes, in dismissing the charge, said: "I citnno't say whether it is possible to foretell the future, but I am convinced that tho accused believes she possesses that power. Therefore .there was no intention to deceive." The decision will probably be challenged—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assh.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 15, 13 October 1919, Page 6
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