The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
HE MEsMERIZEs THEM.
The Wondrous Secret of a Phrenologist's
Power Over Women.
Jefferson City Tribune.l

Power Over Women.
Jefferson City Tribune.l
II has only been about q fortnight ago
that Professor Houser, the pbrenologist de-
livered course of lectures in this city, and
also gave medical advice to those who sought
1t. 1t might be well enough TO state that a
great many sought his advice, principally
females, over whom he seemed to have great
influence. The professor is one of those
men who seem to exercise kind of animal
magnetism over the fair sex, and they take
to him" naturally. That he knew his power
and was proud of it there can be no doubt,
for he boasted of it in this city.
The Joplin Daily Herald OF the 18th inst
gives an account of one case of fascination
for the professor that prov. fatal:
married lady, who was surrounded by
every luxury, and had a kind and affection
ate husband, heard the professor lecture in a
town in North Missouri, and became his
slave. She deserted herhone, and followed
him to Indianapolis; to Lancaster, o.; Cir
c.eville, and then to New York City. Dur
ing all this time, the professor, though we'll
aware OF the woman's infatuation, never
spoke to her. STE wrote him number of
love letters, but be never answered but one,
and in that he advised her to return home,
and reminded her that he was q man. ODce
she sent him diamond ring, but he re-
turned il.
IL
mis- lecture at Joplin, the woman found her
way behind the wings of the stage and
handed a card to the reporter of the Herald,
with the request that he would give it to the
professor at once. The card bore the single
inscription in a delicate hand: will you
speak to me tonight? My last request"
and was signed Fanny" The reporter
stepped to the edge of the stage, and beckon-
ing the professor TO him, handed him the
card; one glance at the handwriting and the
professors face turned deadly pale. With a
quick step he reached the reporters side,
and in an sgiiated voice said: PLEASE
rake her away" The woman threw back
her veil, disclosing pale but beautiful face,
but the pro essor stepped quickly back on
the stage and resumed his lecture.
The reporter then rendered the woman
his services as an escort, which she accepted,
and he escorted her TO house which she
said was occupied by her COUSIN. On the
way there she told the reporter where she
met the professor, and admitted that she
fell madly in love with him; that she forgot
home, husband, friends, and that she was a
wife. The professor refused to encourage
her infatuatiOn, and this only tended 70
make her love him the more. She stated
that her husband became aware of her
strange passion, aud had brought suit for q
divorce for which she did not blame him.
The reporter bid the strange woman good
night at her relatives door, and then re
turned to the doctor, 10 have her every
statement corroborated.
at II o'clock that night the unfortunate
woman died from opiate poison admins
tered by her own hands. Her condition
was not discovered by her relatives until
too late to save her. The remains will be
sent TO her husbands home. This is g
truly sad ending to a strange infatuatlon.