Desdemonia "Dessie" (Maiden Name Unknown)
Was born Feb 1862 in Pennsylvania.
Oscar R Arnold was born Jul 1862 in Michigan to Robert Arnold (1833-1875) and Mary Huff (1842-1897).
They had a Clairvoyant Parlor
Here is their story:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32227372/oscar_r_arnold/
Looks like they were close friends of a Chicago politician named "Bathhouse John" They had a spiritualist and fortune telling operation in Chicago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coughlin_(alderman)
http://chicagocrimescenes.blogspot.com/2009/02/alderman-john-coughlins-basement.html
Was born Feb 1862 in Pennsylvania.
Oscar R Arnold was born Jul 1862 in Michigan to Robert Arnold (1833-1875) and Mary Huff (1842-1897).
They had a Clairvoyant Parlor
Here is their story:
Inmate #25729 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 10 Oct 1912
Crime: Grand Larceny
Term: 5 Years
Inmate #26044 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 10 Oct 1912
Crime: Grand Larceny
Term: 5 Years
Looks like they were close friends of a Chicago politician named "Bathhouse John" They had a spiritualist and fortune telling operation in Chicago.
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| From Wikipedia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coughlin_(alderman)
He was very corrupt and had his hands in organized crime. American politician who served as an alderman of the Chicago City Council from 1892 until his death.
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| Bathhouse |
http://chicagocrimescenes.blogspot.com/2009/02/alderman-john-coughlins-basement.html
This must be why they only got a 5 year term but they were discharged from parole 10 May 1916 so that means they were released from prison before that.
Here's a few links for your reading pleasure about the history of fortune telling, spiritualism and clairvoyance.
This was a fun one to research and they got away with a lot and looks like California was a state they should of stayed out of.
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