Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-12
McSmerism, as Applied to the Re.
cOvcry Of Stolen PrODcrty.

II there never was but one humbue on this
terrestrial globe since The first creation of
man to the present time, that humbug was
mesmerism as applied 10 tile recovery Of lost
property. And we would never ask better
evidence OF person being non con,pos men
as than 10 hear that he or she advocates The
doctrine that persons in mesmeric sleep
know anything more about robbery or loss
than do those IN communication with them.
why, The thlng is an outrage TO common de-
cency and common sense. The minds Of
the subject and the person in communica.
ton are as one. The latter has suspicious
the subject is their organ of speech, express
sing them-now no more suspicious, but
cerlainties Wonderful! Astonishing! We
have case in point, that illustrates the fall
lacy OF this, more fully than that Of the case
of the Post office clerk last spring. This has
been cleared up; that was not.
Miss Sarah Jane White, boarding on Third
street, Centralville, last Thursday, had her
room entered, trunk opened, which ste TN
fortunately LETT unlocked, and purse contain
ing Sl2, so taken therefrom. There was but
one other boarder in the house, girl, that
could have access TO the room, and the family
assured her that none other had been up
stair that day. Oi course suspicion rested on
this girl Legal advice was taken; search
warrant was advised, but the girl had no mon
ey to pay for it. She went away, and her
more intimate friends (bah) advised her TO
consult mesmeric subject She did so,
and the grl suspected was pronounced the
thief, and in such terms that the loser could
no longer doubt. She went home, and took
the girl aside privately and charged her with
the theft. prompt and energetic denial
was returned, the charge was repeated tears
flowed; and scene followed, but no clue 10
the missing money gained. The accused
girl went out for another boarding place, and
altogether the house was in trouble.
And now comes the mystery. The next
day, City Messenger Greenleat and TAILOR Me.
serve were at The Mlddesex street depot as
train OF cars were about to 90 out, and one
of them noticed two boys, whose singular
movements excited suspicious that all was
not right. They were watched, and soon
were seen TO go out to a bye place, aud has
lilly throw something away. The boys were
Immediately taken into custody, search was
Instituted, and two purses found-one of them
the identical purse lost by Mss White! The
other had been taken from the house next TO
where she boarded. One of the boys con-
icssed he entered the houses and took them,
oil course unbeknown 10 the families. The
names of the boys were George N. Bemus
and George CoDkey. The former is the son
OF OF widow on Lee street, and the latter
belongs 10 Boston. Bemus is one OF the ma
ny loZenge venders about our streets, and
these were not the first houses lie had rob-
bed. HIS practice was to enter house aud
search for money. If intercepted 10y any in
mates, he offered his loZenges for sale. He
took nothing but money. A gold pencil and
chain in Miss Whites trunk he LETT untouch-
ed
Bemus has been bound over to the Com
mon Pleas Court, and Conkey's examination
has been deferred I'LL his father can be bro /
from Boston.
AS may be imagined, the loser of the mon
ey feels sadly about her accusing her fellow
5oarder, and well she may. Had il not been
for the purely accidental discovery of the
rogues, a really innocent girl would have
borne the burden of suspicion to her grave.
But it is but justice TO say she would never
have gone SO far with her accusation had i
not been tor her interview with the mesmer
ic woman. The next lime we hear any
more OF such arrant nonsense in any of oul
boys and girls in this city, we will go out {
whole day and throw mud at them. Chill
dren not able TO creep should have more
sense than that Lowell Vox Populi.