Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-28 | Page 15 | Gypsy 'Blessing' Turns Life Savings of $600 into Bundle of Worthless Handkerchiefs

Gypsy Blessing Turns Life Savings of Into Bundle of Worthless Handkerchiefs Widow Tells Story of Her Loss t to Salt Lake Police Her life savings of turned Into nto a bundle of worthless handkerchiefs handkerchiefs hand hand- kerchiefs by a gypsy blessing Instead Instead instead in In- stead of the promised Mrs M. M G. G McConnell Post street year old widow tearfully told her story to police Wednesday Humbly clad and her gray hair hairn in n a chignon at the nape of her neck Mrs McConnell flushed amid her ler tears as she related Incidents leading to loss of all her money She said that on October 19 as she was passing South State street a gypsy woman whom she came to know as Angeline hailed her tier If you have in one week I will turn it into the gypsy told her Impressed Mrs McConnell re returned returned returned re- re turned with a bank check The gypsy was displeased at the sight of the check and told Mrs uw 14 O J f v 4 k I MRS J M. M G. G CONNELL l She Listened to a Gypsy Expected in Return for Her Investment McConnell that unless she returned with cash she would put a spell on the widow and you'll drop dead in your tracks Mrs McConnell became frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened and withdrew in cash from a safety deposit box Inside the establishment the gypsy had the widow lie on her herback herback herback back and close her eyes for five minutes after she had put her through a series of meaningless mumbo jumbo The gypsy returned with a bundle done up in a bright handkerchief which she told Mrs McConnell to place in the deposit box and return one week later when the would be forthcoming Without inspecting the bundle Mrs McConnell placed it In the deposit box and upon returning to the address found her supposed benefactor absent Then she opened the bundle