... against Helen Duncan and the other three people. The other defendants were: Frances Brown, Ernest Edward Hartland Homer, druggist, and Elizabeth Homer, married woman, of 301, Copnor Portsmouth, who. were Road, summoned for conspiring with Helen Duncan to cheat ...

... WHAT “SPIRIT” GRABBED BY DETECTIVE Four Accused For Trial rHE four accused persons the spiritualist medium case —Helen Duncan (Ifi), virkhill Drive, Edinburgh, Frances Brown, Sunderrand Road, New Bottle, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, jnd Ernest lid ward ...

... Homer, Elizabeth Homer, and Frances Brown and Helen Duncan, the aforesu.id Helen Duncan was capable of holding communica- tion with deceased persons and causing the spirits thereof to materiai‘ze.” Helen Duncan is defended by Mr. C. E, Loseby and Mr. T. ...

... Special cngagenment JIKI.EN DUNCAN and MRS. HUcIWN of Sunderland Sat.. 7 o’u., Psychometry. MRS. BROWN. Sun,, and ...

... were made by one of them.” He would ask the to say that the charges under the Witchcraft Act were “simply ridicu- Mrs'. Helen Duncan (40), a medium, givine addresses Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Hoad. Portsmouth; Ernest Edward Hartland Homer, ...

... recalled at the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday when appeals against convictions at the Old Hailey were opened. Mrs. Helen Duncan appealed acainst her conviction of conspiracy to contravene Section 4 of the Witchcraft Act, 3735, at seancca held over ...

... WHAT HAPPENED AT A PORTSMOUTH SEANCE “Miscarriage of Justice” -COUNSEL appeal of Mrs. Helen Duncan against Iter conviction at the Old Bailey of conspiracy to contravene Section 4 of the Witchcraft Act, 1735, at seances held over a drug store at Copnor ...

... spiritualists or interested sons in the audience to cal] and Hi in spiritualism, by falsely pre- ques- th tending that Helen Duncan was invite spirits and to ask ‘Who are you?” th a medium who was capable of tions. oO holding communication with which ...

... he hearing, and if there was e iny difficulty the case could ea hen be adjourned to a future late. Bail was extended to Helen Duncan. The magistrates were the | Lord Mayor (Sir Denis Daley) Man and Mre n the chair, Mr. W WW Rarrwman. oe ro al _' fr. Lo ...

... IN REFUSING SEANCE Misdirection f Court Criminal Appeal in a considered judgment to-day, dismissed the appeals of Mrs. Helen Duncan, Mrs. Frances Brown, of Newbottle, Houghton Ix; Spring, Durham, F.rncst Edward Martland Homer, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Jones ...

... Command dare not weaken its forces cast or west to assist him. Portsmouth Medium's Appe-al.xm Tuesday The appeal of Mrs. Helen Duncan, the medium sentenced nine months' Imprisonment in the Witchcraft Act trial at the Old Hailey last month, to be heard Tuesday ...

... account for it, was made when the seances trial was continued to-day at the Old Bailey. are One ot the “spirit pictures Mrs Helen Duncan (46), had on it. George. God bless an address at Klrkhill you all.” He reproduced a f'V' f Edinburgh, and Milton similar ...