Re: Excerpts from Irish newspapers
Dennis Ahern
TELLING FORTUNES
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At Old Street Police Court, London, Alice Lerskovitch, an
elderly married woman, of Bethnal Green, appeared to
answer two summonses for pretending to tell fortunes by
means of cards.
One woman, who gave evidence, said she paid the
defendant sixpence. To reach defendant's room she had to
go up two flights of stairs, and people were sitting all along
them waiting their turn to consult defendant. Some of the
persons were girls from 14 to 15 years of age. Witness had
to wait an hour. Defendant took up a pack of cards and
having cut them, said there was going to be a wedding, and
witness should be careful whom she married. Witness said
she was married and was separated from her husband.
Defendant , who gave evidence in Yiddish, denied that she
had seen the witness or that she possessed a pack of cards.
Witnesses for the defendant stated that no persons were at
the house to have their fortunes told on the night referred to.
Defendant was fined ￜ17, with three guineas costs, on
summons--ￜ40 6s in all.
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Dennis Ahern
From The Irish Times, 10 November 1922 -
COUNTY WESTMEATH.
REPUBLICAN LEADER ARRESTED.
It was announced in Mullingar yesterday that James
Maguire, commandant and leader of the Republicans in
Westmeath, was captured on Wednesday night, with four
other Republicans, by national troops. Maguire was in
command of the Republicans when they occupied Mullingar
Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, the County Council
buildings, and the Courthouse.