Looks like the seer didn't get the month, day or year right! (-: -Kay In a message dated 10/31/2010 2:58:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bkwofc@i1.net writes: > Subj: [MOSTFRAN] Fortune Teller Predicts Death of Elvins Citizen (1920) > Date: 10/31/2010 > > New Article on St. Francois County MoGenWeb: > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mostfran/articles_crime/archambo_fortune_ > teller.htm > > > THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri, > Published Friday, August 13, 1920. > > FORTUNE TELLER PREDICTS DEATH OF CITIZEN OF ELVINS > > Prosecuting Attorney Takes a Hand in the Affair and Has > Caused the Arrest of the "Seer". Trial to be Held in > Elvins Today (Friday) > > Looking straight into the eyes of A. Archambo, an > elderly citizen of Elvins, DeLynn Bowman, who has been > doing a rather flourishing business as a clairvoyant and > fortune teller in Flat River, exclaimed: "Say man, you > haven't got long to live. Your days are numbered and your > death will probably occur between the 1st and 28th of > October". Bowman elaborated on this statement by > describing minutely the physical appearance of the man who > would be responsible for Archambo's death. > > Archambo and his family became greatly worried over > this prophesy and Mrs. Archambo finally decided she would > discuss the question with the prosecuting attorney and > perhaps something could be done to prevent this terrible > misfortune breaking up the family circle. The Prosecuting > Attorney has taken a hand in the affair. On information > furnished by Mrs. Archambo, he had a warrant issued for > the arrest of the fortune teller because telling fortunes > and receiving money for same is against the law in such > cases made and provided. Bowman was summoned before > Justice Vance at Elvins last Saturday. He gave bond for > his appearance for trial today (Friday). When asked by the > prosecuting attorney what he meant by predicting > Archambo's death, he said "Well, his sign indicates that > he will die at that time." When asked what sign, he > replied: "Why the sign of the zodiac". > > The prediction of death was not the first experience > the Archambo family has had with the fortune teller. > Recently $184 disappeared in a mysterious manner from the > Archambo home. They went to the "Seer". He told them it > had been stolen and hidden in the garden at their home, > and that they would find it hanging from a thick cluster > of tomato vines. A thorough search of the tomato patch > was made. The vines were so thick that in order to make a > thorough search, every other row of vines were pulled up > and carefully examined. The result was that a perfectly > good patch of tomatoes were ruined, but no trace of the > money was found. > > Note: If the above article refers to Ambrose Archambo, he > died March 31, 1939, at age 87. > >