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

... 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 ...

... The other defendants were summoned fir conspiring with Helen Duncan to cheat and defraud certain of H.M. subjects of their money by falsely pee-I tending thet at seances promoted by them Helen Duncan was capable of holding communication with deceased persons ...

... would be produced before the Court in due course said the defending counsel (Mr. C. E. Loseby). The acetisett person is Helen Duncan (45), a married woman, of 19. Kirkhili Drive. Edinburgh, and of (I. Milton Road, Portsmouth, and she Is charged with by ...

... 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 ...