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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907.Insane by Witchcraft.Mrs. Christian Schultz, of Springfield township, Laportc county, whose daughter, a comely girl, was recently committA1 to the insane asylum, has issued a statement in which she brands Fred Poepke of Michigan township, a sorcerer, and whose practice of witchcraft is alleged to have driven Robert Scherginski, a young mart living near Roeskeville, to the mad house Mrs. Schultz declares that her daughter did not lose her faculties as the resui't of infatuation for Scherginski, hut that her present mental condition is the result of over study.The story of Mrs. Schultz, which is long and tjuitc minute as to detail, relates that her daughter stopped at Poepke’s place about three -ears ago. Poepke is aaM to claim to possess the gift of prophecy, and told the young woman’s future. He told Miss Schukz according to her mother’s statement, she would soon have a lover, that he would be a tall young man, of light complexion, and would drive to her home in a rubber tired buggy drawn by a bay horse Poepke thus lifted the veil of the future.Two months later a young man, answering the description of the fellow described by the alleged seer, appeared at the Schultz home in Springfield township. His actions were mysterious. He entered the house, greeted the family with salutation, How do you do,” remained three hours, and then left as strangely as he came. Six months later the man of strange actions came again. This time he lengthened his stay. but the mystery of his coming was still unsolved. But when he canie again, sevcrai weeks later, the silence was broken. He told Mrs. Schuliz that Poepke. the seer, the exponent of witchcraft, had told him her daughter was to be his wife. Poepke said she would be his bride for the simple asking Their marriage was farted by a destiny which he shapcM. It then dawned upon Mrs. Schultz that the strange man was possibly the victim of dementia as a result of Poepke’s alleged practice of sorcery. He was told that Miss Schultz did not intend to get married, but would remain tingle. He drove away, evidently brooding over the unkind decree of fate. The next time he came it was with the demand that Mrs. Schultz reimburse him for the money he claimed to have paid Poepke for the practice of his arts. The demand was refused. It was at this junctnre that the young man whose ways were mysterious, and who proved to be Robert Scher-ginski. was taken into custody by the police. The young woman for whom he formed an infatuation is insane, while Scherginski is awaiting removal to a mad house.A Card from Prosecuting Attorney Molter.m I .t - e t*i_____ii \I..No New Constitution.President Edmund J. James of theTTnirArdH.f /vf Tlirtrii.’ ervAlta /v** 1H*nni»When the FarmThose whose prodi soil rnnUiintA nna.ilshnchr4:Mlba smiiifobemfotohmofofhein-PrOChimedorfuManpaMfr-tusvletfumifmhethmsit i at ha MfnstedsahitoN«m
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Plymouth Tribune
Plymouth, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 19, 1907
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