Legal Opinion
McMasters v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 13, 1922No. A-3747PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBessey, J.
This action is an outgrowth of an alleged spiritualistic “reading” by a “medium” in a state of trance, purporting to convey a message to one Bessie Jones from the spirit of Minnehaha, a legendary Indian girl as found in Longfellow’s poem Hiawatha. Bessie Jones, an attache of the county attorney’s office, for the purpose of laying a foundation for the prosecution, went to the residence of the medium, Mrs. McMasters, in Oklahoma City, and there solicited the reading, which was given in consideration of the payment of $1. The medium, after going into a trance, got into communication with the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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