Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-03 | Page 42 | Self-Styled Seer Held for Theft

SEER HELD FOR THEFT Ralph Wagener Unable to Con Convince Convince Convince vince Patron That Spirits Took Money Unable to convince Leo Puffery a tourist that spirits ran away with 6 ho he placed between the leaves of ot a Bible while having his fortune fortuno told Ralph Wagoner seer fortune teller lecturer on mysticism and half halt brother of Abe Majors tho the murderer was waa arrested shortly before noon yesterday esterday by De Detective Detective Earl Ripley on a 0 charge of embezzlement Tho The operation in which was relieved of the tho 6 took toole place In Wag ag enors offIce at tho the Globe hotel South Main street which tho the seer has used as aa a headquarters for a n series of lectures on a brand new kind of ot spirit spiritualism spiritualism spiritUalism and art In his ambi ambition ion tion to become a n leader Jeader In the latest buncombe Wagoner Wagener Is said to havo have become absolutely unscrupulous in his methods S SIn In scanning fortune teller signs in Salt Lake yesterday became attracted by b tho shingle over oer Wag eners office Tho The tourist climbed up i the tho stairs Wagener Wagoner looked at nt him and toll Loll into a 0 trance When he woke from the trance he ho clapped his hands bands to together together gether sether and shouted to Put all II your our money under that Bible put your our hands on tho the cover shut your our eyes eos and nd wish obeyed and placed be between tween the leaves leavo of r f tho the good book Wagener uttered incoherent In mum bUngs In which he pretended to bo bu talking to spirits Finally tho mum mumbling mumbling bling hung ceased There woe wan another trance and when woke ho he hoId said Id that the wish had been beer granted The tourist started to nr the money mane In the Uie Bible Dible but could 75 76 cents out of the amount he had placed under the covers cowers Wagoner explained that the tho spirits had taken the 16 6 as M a afee atee afee fee tee in arranging for wish Puffery believe that possible po but Wagener said Honest they the did Complaining at police headquarters tho the tourist obtained the tho service of or De Do Detective Ripley While being locked up In the city Jail Wagoner Wagener pretended to be bo mute and would not give his hI name to the desk sergeant Early mat night Attorney Harry Robinson put up 50 60 bail ball for tho the release of Wagoner Wagener