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MEDIUM GETS NINE MONTHS, COLLAPSES Fraud the Offence, Says Recorder IVTRS. HELEN DUNCAN, aged 46, widely-known ..

... MEDIUM GETS NINE MONTHS, COLLAPSES Fraud the Offence, Says Recorder IVTRS. HELEN DUNCAN, aged 46, widely-known as spiritualist medium, collapsed moaning at the Old Bailey yesterday when the Recorder, Sir Gerald Dodson, sentenced her to nine months’ i ...

Published: Tuesday 04 April 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SEANCES

... SEANCES A further adjournment on bail until Fberuary 29 was granted at Portsmouth to-day, in the case of Mrs. Helen Duncan, described as a medium, of Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth, who is charged with using certain subtle means ...

Published: Tuesday 08 February 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 132 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NEW CHARGE

... NEW CHARGE A further adjournment on bail until 29 February was granted at Portsmouth to-day in the case of Mrs. Helen Duncan, described as medium, of Kirkhill-drive. Edinburgh, and Miltcn-road, Portsmouth, who is charged with using certain subtle means ...

Published: Tuesday 08 February 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 127 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SEANCES CASE MEDIUM SENT TO PRISON APPEAL LODGED BUT BAIL REFUSED

... trial lasting seven days, had been found guilty of conspiring to contravene Section 4 of the Witchcraft Act, 1735. Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 46), described as a medium, of Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth, was sentenced to nine months’ ...

Published: Monday 03 April 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 169 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A SEANCE

... of Mrs. Duncan, ithe medium, ‘‘lsn’t she wonderful? She makes you think.” He replied, 1 am thinking.” Accused are Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 46), giving an address at Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth; Ernest Edward Hartland Homer, druggist ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 164 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WITCHCRAFT ACT

... Loseby, opening the defence, said that the body of people called spiritualists welcomed the trial. The defendants are Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 46), a medium, giving addresses at Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth ; Ernest Edward Hartland ...

Published: Monday 27 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EXPERIENCES

... mutilated arm of a departed spriit, were made at Portsmouth Police Court to-day in a case in which a woman faced two charges. Helen Duncan (aged 46), of Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth, was charged with using certain subtle means by pretending ...

Published: Tuesday 29 February 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 228 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

main thoroughfare

... COMMON FRAUD Charges under the Witchcraft Act of 1735 were heard at the Old Bailey to-day. Before the court were Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 46), medium, giving addresses at Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth Ernest Edward Hartland Homer ...

Published: Thursday 23 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 317 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

VI KELP MINERAL VITAMIN TABLETS

... asK tne itecoraer, air added that he wou i d ask the jury Gerald Dodson, to allow Mrs. to say that the charges under the Helen Duncan, the medium witchcraf Act were simply in the case, to give them a ridiculous demonstration of her powers. «° pllie. S ...

Published: Tuesday 28 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 323 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE HAPPY HOSTELLERS

... Act sentence dismissed FHE Court of Criminal Appeal, in considered judgment, x - to-day dismissed the appeals of Mrs. Helen Duncan, Mrs. Frances Brown, of Newbottle. Houghton-le-Spring. Durham, Ernest Edward llartoland Homer and Mrs, Elizabeth Ann Jones ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 389 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEFENCE ALLEGATION

... the body” of a woman described as a Spiritualist medium was alleged by the defence at Portsmouth to-day. The woman, Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 45), of Park Hill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth, was charged under the Vagrancy Act with using certain ...

Published: Tuesday 25 January 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 446 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPIRIT MEDIUM COURT DISMISSES

... MEDIUM COURT DISMISSES APPEALS The Court of Criminal Appeal, in a considered judgment, to-day dismissed the appeals of Mrs. Helen Duncan, Mrs. Frances Brown, of Newbottle, Houghton-le-9priug, Durham, Ernest Edward Hartoland Homer and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Jones ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 471 | Page: 4 | Tags: none