She had written to another Chicago medium, and received letters in
answer signed "Professor Venazo."
It was explained to Miss Miller that the wonderful cures which the
medium professed to be able to make were brought about while the
patient was in a trance. In a letter which had been turned over to
the police, "Professor Venazo," which is the name with which an
accomplice of certain Chicago mediums signed such communications,
explained that because of stress of business it would be impossible to
undertake to cure Miss Miller of her deafness unless she was prepared
to put up at least $50 in cash.
The letter stated that if she would send to "Professor Venazo" $100
the medium would undertake to go to her home and cure her there. If
she did not wish to pay that much money she could come to Chicago, pay
the medium $50, and be cured "while in a trance."
Detectives Barry and David Carroll were detailed to assist Wooldridge
in serving the warrants and making the raid.