Byline: Q.K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.; 1857-02-25; The New York Tribune; pages 7
Report: "The Witches of New York" - Mortimer Thomson (Q.K. Philander Doesticks, P.B) - New York Tribune
Tags: black arts, posed as
Article LinksThe clairvoyant department of modern witchcraft is necessarily carried on by a partnership, and one which is not identical with too legendary league with the devil. Two visible persons constitute the firm, for it takes a double team to do the work, and if the amiable gentleman just referred to makes a third in the concern, he is just a silent partner, furnishing the ospital, while his name is not known in the business
Description:The eleventh article in The New York Tribune's series about astrologers and fortunetellers titled "The Witches of New-York," all written by humorist Mortimer Thomson under his pseudonym "Doesticks."
Rights: Public domain.