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“CALLING BACK THE DEAD”STORY IN WITCHCRAFT CASE

... which were said to have arisen out of seances at Portsmouth, were heard at the Old Bailey to-day. Before the Court were Mrs Helen Duncan, aged 46, a medium, giving addresses at Edinburgh and Portsmouth; Ernest Edward Hartland Homer, druggist; and Elizabeth ...

Published: Thursday 23 March 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 477 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Openino' Ceremony

... officers who attended a spiritualist meeting at Portsmouth, dived on a figure which appeared on a screen and found that it was Helen Duncan, of Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Koad, Portsmouth, it was alleged at Portsmouth to-day. Duncan was described as ...

Published: Thursday 20 January 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 481 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NATIONAL SAFETY

... Recorder (Sir Gerald Dodson) how much more evidence would called, stated that he had mind another 40 or 50 witnesses. Mrs. Helen Duncan, a medium, Ernest E. H. Homer, Elizabeth Jones and Mrs. Frances Brown, Houghton-le-Spring. Co. Durham, have all pleaded ...

Published: Wednesday 29 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 537 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WITCHCRAFT ACT TRIAL

... appeared at spiritualist seances in a room known as the Master Temple Psychic Centre over a drug store at Portsmouth. Mrs. Helen Duncan, aged 46 medium, giving addresses at Jbo'n, burgh and Portsmouth; £' rn £ . H. Homer, druggist, of Portsmouth; Elizabeth ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 577 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A Polish soldier, No. lof an A.A. gun detachment in the Dover defences, about to carry a round of ammunition to ..

... was on the other side of the curtain.” Albert, Mrs. Duncan’s spirit guide, she said, had a beard. The defendants are Mrs. Helen Duncan (aged 46), a medium, giving addresses at Kirkhill Drive, Edinburgh, and Milton Road, Portsmouth ; Ernest Edward Hartland ...

Published: Tuesday 28 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 559 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A liighly ! Princess Royal ,S» for 20 Mayoress with relatives India before the screening of West End Cinema to-day

... back, saying. * Don’t touch me,’ and faded before my eyes.” Dodd also referred to the appearance at a sitting with Mrs. Helen Duncan. the accused mediurn, in Manchester 12 years ago, the living form” of his 6ft. lin. corpulent grandfather. Dr. John Winning ...

Published: Thursday 30 March 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 553 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Japs lose 600-700 Burma frontier fighting

... alive and being cared for by patriots in Holland. Later, however, they “found that he had passed over. Accused are Mrs. Helen Duncan, aged 46, giving an address at Klrkhill-drive. Edinburgh, and Miltonmad. Portsmouth; Ernest E. H. Homer, druggist, of ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 640 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Howyour Post-war Home May Be Built

... houses compare favourably min a i qij d„;i vector traditional brick-built houses. yester- Many types of concrete houses Mrs. Helen Duncan, the bunt with cavity wails, consisting accused medium, broke down of pre-cast concrete slabs witn and w pt th d k M concrete ...

Published: Friday 31 March 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 667 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

‘JURY MAY SEE.HEAR HER GUIDE'

... and the man in the dock, he believed, but he was not quite certain, belonged to the Spiritualists^ Defendants are: Mrs. Helen Duncan, aged 46,: a medium, giving addresses at Kirkhill-drive, Edinburgh, and MUton-road, Portsmouth; Ernest Edward Hartland ...

Published: Monday 27 March 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 814 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SAYS COUNSEL

... SAYS COUNSEL The appeal of Mrs. Helen Duncan against her 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 Road. Portsmouth, came before the Court of Criminal Appeal ...

Published: Thursday 08 June 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 801 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MEDIUM SENT TO PRISON FOR

... ‘Oh God!’ collapses moaning in the dock SENTENCE of nine months’ imprisonment was passed at the Old Bailey to-day on Mrs. Helen Duncan, aged 46, medium, described as of Kirkilldrive, Edinburgh, and Mil ;on-road, Portsmouth. She had been found guilty on Friday ...

Published: Monday 03 April 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1476 | Page: 3 | Tags: none