, 1881-04-10

Gray replied with q certain amount OF cunn!is
which showed that IL oaly his lower powers IT
intellect were at work they had left hill
yet II good deal OF slyness. The Doctor wiz
ho '' chose. . For in instancc. ths Doctar :.sk;;i
had had watched Elm, and G!ay imnediateiy iooks,l
Then he went behind the blackboard tp conceal
his money. denied aftcrwurd thnt be- hud coin
mitted the theft, insisted that be- had no monty,
here was tue handkerchief with his nalSs
marked upon 1t uzd all the money tied up in;lt
which he had concealed. he tFenu!ously ee9l-
taking bold OF his arm to march him to tho say
tipn-house. he looked around wocfullr ut t5,o
imaginary officer and walked 1nourufully t.; a
corner ef rho roo.r where lie sat down, the piet-.
ure of dispair. Then, when told that he wo1id
bc tried for burglary, he quizzcd the Docti,
saying: - Didn't you put me up to this? II y:n1
cre,ted roars Ut laughter. To prove his inseR:s!-
bility t. pain the Doctor ran = needle tnrouYh
the skin at tho back OF his neck ana also
pressed it with II red-hot cauterizer. but TT
neither case did tho subject svtco in the lcaa1.
without tho slightest notice OF 1t being taken:4y
Gray, who had TO be specially addressed to ht:ar
COMMITTING 4 strEDEK.
The words ~ AL right, all right with slight
jerking or swapping of the tiuyers on tho p1st
IT tho Doctor, would takc Gray out Of this ct;.l-
his eyes, and look strangely around. The DE
tor pointed ut a gentleman at the back cadet
tho ROOM and told Gray that that man had Killed
his tGruy'S) brother. lie handed Gray Il small
slip of pupcr and told him to 70 und kill the
wretch with that dagger. Gray readily stAr:,sl.
@ farionsly through M TIC stabbing sing perfornans: @ a.
lie then threw the slip Of paper away. and wl:su
tho Doctor asked hin. 1" 50 lmcG aud pick it up.
lest 1t might be discovered. he said lie Thought
he had better not do 50, us there would hE IL
crowd standing around the body- The Docss,r
told him the dagger Was marked with his ,latte.
1tt%r
Gray very stnartly. though hypnoticafly. Thought
he hnd better tMke TINT chance than the ogG Of
returning to the scene OF tho murder ~ be pr
~ '*'cuteness =" Oh the part OF the subject in Tho
nidst of his scmi-itliottc nnd unconscious Per
laughter a11d applause. On being. aro.lscd frn.n
this second state he could not rccolleet uythirs,
except rho picce of glass and tho 1uningfGri-
Everything else wus Il blank
FORGERY. ::
Tho next crime WIS forgery. It was lmmena..-
~ anusin. to sec how Dr. Hammond pur Gruy
to work Initiating tho signuture OF llr. Wta,d,
how he tried to have tho cheek cush.i ut: IN
imaginary btnk, ot which the Chairman h1n.tlf
acted Us Cashier, aud how clevcrly the isEi ton
Of the signature was ACCOMPLISHED. Pointin.
ut tic rcar cttd Of the rnoin, Or. Hammond siil:
''Do you see that house, WAY. way OF there i'll
the Minao@ qa n 51erf i t
1t Was most lau.hable to see Gray stulk up IL Il
gentleman In the Ecar. asking him to DO :,,n1
matte passage ot this performance w;ts when
the Doctor, TN pointing out to him his critt.s.
asked him II he saw that Anyet with II 111u{Tilt,
sword In the air. and Gray, after gazing With
rapt abstraction up to the ceiling, started alp
IN mcral terror; with his fr..tne qniveru:: in
every nerve, and. plunging forward, fell @:ith
Il loud thud hcat1lo1g upon the tlnor.
Some Of the doctors being skcptical atlttitit;-al
experiments and tests were suggested unE:hy
pricktng the cornfn Of Grey's eye with pin l'o
wis actually tnade to wink, but without any :.t-
preston Of pain. 4 young doctor dcclure1 .pat
he could 20 through the entire performance if
he got sufficient time tn practice, but i'll splt: OF
nIl questions and doubts when were rc:=ed
everybody had to confess befnre the Eneettng
closed that no further proofs would be .Ic-
1nanded to test the genufneness Of the vasc
without dsdgurlny or injuring- =
4 comica! incident was thnt Gray upon bling
tud hy tho Doctor thnt he was sritr l, cr,.v-
har, lay perfectly rigid between tho back; of
two chairs, his heat resting on top Of olleA1nd
his feet OFT th1t OF another. 4 young do,lur
itnitntett this feat ana then went npparently:Jso
into the hypnoticAt stare ut which everybody
was specchleSs with wonder and awe wheiS he
jumped up !aughin:'y and showed that 1t wce II
sham! Il special discussion OIL the entire sub
ject will bc held ut the next meeting Of the
Society, at which further experiments arc tu+bc
1n,lde with other subjects.