Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 1900View transcription
Fortune Teller Sentenced
Then She Let Go a Tirade of Abuse Against Everybody
After being sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and costs in the Camden Criminal Court yesterday for obtaining money under false pretenses, Mrs. Rebecca Peters, the fortune teller, began a tirade of abuse accompanied by a volley of oaths for all having anything to do with her conviction. She was careful not to begin her harangue, however, in the presence of Judge Armstrong, but waited until a constable was taking her back to the county jail. She was still in prison last night, her husband having been unsuccessful in raising the amount of her fine.
Adam Hacket, colored, charged with policy writing, was his own counsel, and succeeded in convincing a jury of his innocence. Harry Howard testified that he bought the "gold row" from the defendant for 2 cents. Police Captain Stanley swore that Howard was acting under his instructions in securing evidence against policy dealers. Hackett in his own defense said he often played policy, but denied ever selling it.
Then She Let Go a Tirade of Abuse Against Everybody
After being sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and costs in the Camden Criminal Court yesterday for obtaining money under false pretenses, Mrs. Rebecca Peters, the fortune teller, began a tirade of abuse accompanied by a volley of oaths for all having anything to do with her conviction. She was careful not to begin her harangue, however, in the presence of Judge Armstrong, but waited until a constable was taking her back to the county jail. She was still in prison last night, her husband having been unsuccessful in raising the amount of her fine.
Adam Hacket, colored, charged with policy writing, was his own counsel, and succeeded in convincing a jury of his innocence. Harry Howard testified that he bought the "gold row" from the defendant for 2 cents. Police Captain Stanley swore that Howard was acting under his instructions in securing evidence against policy dealers. Hackett in his own defense said he often played policy, but denied ever selling it.
