Harold Levy was charged with practicising obeah, Pleaded not guilty.

RACHAEL WILLIAMS' EVIDENCE. Said she was living at Slipe Pen Road in Kingston. She first saw accused on the 31st Oct at her gate. Accused was standing and speaking some language she did not understand. 'His Honour: "The unknown tongue?" (laughter).' Williams said accused moved his hands and said that danger was in her yard. About 20 minutess after accused came to her room door and said: 'I was speaking to you about the danger at your gate and you would not answer me.' Accused also asked if she had a sick man in the house and she said yes. Her husband was sick. Accused asked her if she saw the toad at her gate and she said no. Accused told her that a coolie girl had followed her from the gate. 'His Honour: "Did you see any coolie girl?" (laughter). Williams: "no, sir."' Williams said that the accused told her that he was from Demerara and he could see very far; that a ghost was on her husband and he could help her; he could take off the ghost. Accused 'asked for a bit of paper which was given to him by Cordelia Josephs'. Accused 'went around the corner and took out the piece of paper (produced) and wrote something on it'. Accused said that he would come back at night and ask her to get 'a sheet of writing paper, a farthing's worth of salt, a farthing black pepper, a farthing blue, one egg and rum'. Accused came back the same night. Accused looked at her husband and said that he had a toad in his stomach and if it break out at his side he would die; and that he could take out the toad he would charge her '4/ to cut the cards and 28/ to take off the ghost'. Williams told accused she would not have any money until the next day. Williams reported the matter to Sergeant Sutton. On the night of the 3rd inst. accused came back to her yard. Accused went in her room. Williams sent and got 3d. worth of rum. Accused asked for three chairs, and three glasses. He sat on one chair, she on one chair and he said that the ghost would sit on the other chair. Accused produced a pack of cards and asked her for the 4/. Williams gave it to him. The coins were marked. Accused put the two 2/ pieces in two glasses of rum. Accused gave her a little of the rum, her husband some, and Cordelia Josephs some, and threw away some.
Accused: ''How I come to get in your yard? - I saw you at my gate.' 'Didn't your daughter call me? - No.' 'Didn't I say to you that I am no obeahman or 'material' man? - No.'' The accused said that 'he was not guilty of the act.'

Cordelia Josephs gave corroborative evidence. [Not reported in detail]

SGT. HENRY SUTTON'S EVIDENCE. As the result of information he had received from MRs Williams, he went to her yard on the 3rd inst. Sutton gave her two 2/ pieces which he had marked. Sutton went in an adjoining room with Corporal Robinson. Sutton heard when Mrs Williams asked Levy where he was from and he said Demerara. Sutton saw the articles produced. Sutton arrested accused and 'gave him the usual statement'. Accused cross-examined: '"How many persons you saw in the house? - About four persons."' This closed the case for the prosecution.

LEVY'S EVIDENCE. Stated he was 'going along Slipe Pen Road and a girl called him and said that her mother wanted to see him'. Accused went in the yard and he saw the woman.' She asked him if he knew any one who could get her husband better.' Accused 'did not know anything about obeah. She forced him to do the work.'
The Clerk of the Courts: "You told her to get the rum?" Accused: "Yes." "The Clerk: "You know the man is dead?" Accused: "I don't know, sir." The Clerk:"You helped to kill him."
His Honour: "You told her a toad was in her husband's stomach?" Accused: "Yes I only told her so."
His Honour: "How is it you could see the toad and she could not?" Accused: "I saw it."

His Honour: 'On the last occasion when this came on for hearing you applied for an adjournment which was granted. It would have been good if you had pleaded guilty. You are one of those loafers who roam about and try to dupe people. It is not likely that this woman would call you. You told her that a ghost was on her husband. You told her to get certain articles which she did procure. You also received 4/ from her which was marked by Sergeant Sutton. There is not the slightest doubt that you went there to work obeah. I find you guilty, and you are sentenced to 25 week's imprisonment and also to receive 12 strokes of the cat-o-nine.