, 1881-04-10
8OMNAMBULISTIC CRlME.


tion in that city with his lectures upon
hypnotisul, another name for otd-fasllloned
mesmerism. The Doctor himself somewhat
uncuphonfcally styles it sygzlzn0sclsin,' -
which, translated, means the agreeing OF one
mind with another mind. The lectures are
accompanied with practical illustrations, the
details Of which are given elsewhere. The
condition, according to DR.. Hammond, is one
Of automatisn in which the subject performs
acts without his own consciousness,
and he claims TINT two males and
four females out Of every ten are sub
iects OF tie condition. The subject
whom DR.. Hammond controlled, for i'll
stance, went through all the phases of COM
nittin@ Il murder, n robbery, and a forgery,
rs Systematically and as cunnlnsly rs II lie
had been engaged lit the actual operation
According to the theory OF Dr.. Beard, who
is regarded us an authority on this subject,
there is suspension Of the functions OF the
lnedlan tract OF the brain and an acceleration
OF the activity of the lateral tracts in
,.,cs,nerlc trance. 1.-THE yolition Of the
subject of the experiment is thus held
i'll allegiance, and he either sits motion
less III vacant and stupid sluuber,
or acts upon the suggestion OF second
person and apparently. under his control"
Or. HanlEiond's explanation OF the condition
differs somewhat from DR.. Boards, but both
agree that no. mysterious agency is trans
mittcd from the operators person to that OF
the subject, and that the iuea Of preternat-
ural control is also erroneous. He docs not
agree, however, with Dr.. Beard as to the sus-
pelis'on ol luneiloaa ~ ene 'A1u'a1. :" 49, ~
ule oi''l'' put pe''e'es t"'neA .n@s u.o Iun.
uon Is per'e1sea' WHICH was tno VIZ" tahen
~ Of' .''peiitst' ule eA. p.s ?lV'1sa..
one appllcatloh u 'ae eo1oit'on '.1c' 1'oo =
psa:t1ca1 11teles1 was mentio"eo ~ ~
Hall''onu' a'lu We taAe 'ne Ao..o" NY it"'n
tf1e Ne" 1oiA 47"1e7 lepole u t10 4ecSs44e
otarihe upon II:
tne "suno, ,,,1;ran II - +ta m par,n,u 5vsTau IL
according 10 l>r. Huard, rs frequent iu us it
: II, 1te 1nssior an1als, a1d n0 tao
ticluls under circumstances Of sudden peril to
the supcrventlon Or trance. rus IS ns e3p ptaNa~
n,Id nc would Similarly explain tho StonIn.ton
aud other terrible collisions re asserts tnat tho
eus..s 'nI,st nlupvs he received WITH Great cu-
ton, owing tt the fact t!1r the liaoility to the
,i1fF r,z INN
rury' Ut tire senses, 1t il no, thar the witnesses
n,e q. tats .no @ lncss u pT 3 ppa3ae i
tlitiou 10 observe with accuracy. With mesmer-
Ism a. parlor cnter1ain3,ent, nxeahSSs o! H..
lie anl,l,ai magnetism hypothesis US eatirely
untcnab!e, the condition Is purely subjective
sI;t oG u. r r ensrr
from the operator being abandoned. there il no
ouJeGstuu 20 y ~ 'i,h 1'
Vh,tavpr may be thu causes of tha condi-<
t;,n ,hnre i not,,inp nav in the manifnsta-
.i,u: ,rh,.y ,,,vt. t,ncn nroducen ever since |
the davs nf Npsuer t!ourh FIR. Hammond !
carrie; then, tn Il somewhat dangerous limit.
RI his new-faurIed :.SyexfzuoscisnI 81 can be |
,,s,ul ror thu cnsy commission of somnau,bu- |
l;stir crime there is the danger that "Sygzlz-
,,orists.n If that be the right word, NAV
|:.co;ue altogether too numerous, and that !
,vc may find If cronn4nr1 out in the courts rs !
, Convenient defense Tor al1 sorts of crimi- |
,,ais At tpr,,sa,,t. howcyar. the craze in New
Y orE*i is i,nr,uless in It's manifestations and |
,,roniscs nntbin, mora alarming to societv |
tina, t1n s,,pctacln Of sye,1znocisfnr and |
,,;rn5fio., ,,tIies anil gentlemen nforin, n,ar-
- -,
fn1,rs ,ypannu ovnr i,,,orjnary sort. finrars |
: ,<, ,,ar.... ;; .,, <*,
'hlppill@ Topes A''l aane1l's J4ss' At'o otuet-
wise SDurtircly coINpprtino themselves at the !
;1 ~ 49,, ,+,,,. .-,-;.,; .c !.
H1ti u tae ssaia@e"s - 5S~t@hoe'9Et' as 1s
has become the new fashion III New FORK,
II vii, ,-,h,ht,. s,oo h., Ill tho r,oa hora
IL "4tA pAoo'soa5 ooo.. W ~! ..4e .as'e iAeAo
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THE erent Tory leader Lord Reaconsfiehl |
!, . - r ~, /!
uoeS mol setnl 10 loco'ef lFolH HIS SERIOUS LII
Hess One lay he Is reported 4 little better, |
.,,,+ ~, ,>o.t ,,or, ~, - ~, All - ,,ort- |
oot she heA@ ""As@, '"'u <t t1ie e'iA 90 Il "eei>
his strength has largely diminished, and his !
+,.1- ~ ,;+,,;+,. :. ta,,,,;,,,, ,,,,u Ny,,+- |
'loeM "a 'it"''1S ID oeeo''n'S sli''|l- ~ s4'.e~
ever may be the immediate result Of his sick
,,o,, - l. ,a,,ar,t,,, ,o.,,.o,1; E,,-t,,d +,+
'4e99' % @s4e3.a'1 *s1septeo 44 .!a1a s11ts1
his political leadership Is closed. Who is to !
him > 1nra Cairns +ha t1fsnotchas t
7>S'" t't ' 'A*o
say, has been budinH Tor tie succession by q t
fn..ous atYaol- M, the Gladstone roneeS:ion !
o' ssI ~
10 TIE boefs, ana ne may LOT tile InoMenS
stryt their n,1rnosp Tie il old hit hc is very !
80, 80
aolc, anu lil'1'ao!y k3loWs "l'*l he Is talh- +
I1tr about which Will to the Tories be nov j!
or,, II, 1aa,1ar nc the,- ,,aro nor eoon r. !
@"s III Il ieaoef' 4, enes A1'e 'io' seeit ~
since Peel deserted them. Commenting Dn
h;,,, +;,o ,-,,;,,, o},,ar,ac. >:
'!'4'' 'ie ~'''e''S on'e!'
Ihe ob5ectlGa % LORD tafrn5, that ne ~ ar /!