Arrested by Sergeant Major Williams. From what could be gathered it is alleged that the accused heard that David Howell's wife was sick at Whitfield Pen. He went to the premises and told Howell that there were ghosts on him and that he would attend on a certain night to remove the ghosts. Howell communicated with the police and Sergeant-Major Williams and Detective Sergeant Ewart went to his premises and after the accused had completed his work and demanded his pay and received it, they burst open the door and he was arrested. A woman named Evelyn Martin who accompanied Thompson was also arrested on the same charge. The police also went to Thompson's residence on the Shortwood Road, where it is alleged that a quantity of paraphernalia used for practising obeah were found.
No other cases are linked to this source.