Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-27
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Accordingly, they went in the evening
to the hall and secured seats near the stage.
When Sholbach's eyes fell upon them he
started as if he had been shot. He fixed a
burning glance upon them, and in a mo-
ment understood their position; for Irene
clung to John for protection. Then Shot,
bach bowed slightly and smiled reassuring-
". From that time until near the close of
the entertainment he appeared to take no
notice of them.
The usual tricks had been performed and
he began his concluding feat. A man was
summoned from among the audience to 60
upon the stage. Then he removed his col
lar and necktie and coat. Then Sholback
siezing the man plunged it into his throat.
The man screamed and struggled. The
blood poured from the wound. The audi
ence, convinced as they were that the man
was confederate, were silent with horror.
Scholbach Whirled the knife around with
a quick movement and then held up
the mans head. A murmur of horror ran
through the audience. The body was re-
moved and the professor treated the audi
ence to three minute lecture. He was in
terrupted by the appearance at the other
end of the hall of the man who had been
decapitated, alive and smiling. The au-
dience heaved sigh of relief and then
awarded the successful magician round OF
applause.
"You may think" said Sholbach, "that
the man who has just been on the stage
was a confederate. Now, in order to con-
vince you that he was not, I desire any
gentleman who has the courage to come up
on the stage and I will repeat the expert
ment."
AS he said this Sholbach looked at John
Manners. The powerful young physician
suddenly felt an irresistible desire to go
upon the platform. He arose as if to start.
"John, you are not going" exclaimed
Irene in tone of terror.
eyes," he replied, laughing; ~ want to
find out how it was DONE"
:'Let me go with you?"
followed him.
''This is hardly the sort of exhibition for
a lady to look upon at close quarters" said
Sholbach. "You had better sit behind
this screen until it is over"
"No! nom said voice from the house.
"Let the lady see how you do it if she cam"
Sholbach bowed and gave Irene chair
on the side of the stage, opposite to Man
ners. AS he went off to get the knife he
paused for a single instant in front of her
and glared into her eyes.
"Don't you move or speak," he whisper
ed.
Poor girl! She could not have stirred if
her life depended upon it. Cold beads OF
shivering chills ran down her spine. But
she was Voiceless and nerveless. Sholbach
had brought the full power of his will to
bear on her and she was completely mes
meriZed.
When the conjurer stood before Manners
he gazed inteptly into his eyes. The young
physician, strong as he was, felt himself
grow weak before that look. He endeavor-
ed to speak, but Sholbach frOwned, and the
words seemed to freeze in his throat. The
conjurer did not take his eyes off the physi-
clan while he spoke to the audience.
"This man is very powerful" ne said,
nerves before begin, or he might do me
some injury"
Then for time he was silent. The audi
ence waited and watched the three silent
figures. At length, without taking his
eyes from Manners, Sholback said:
''It is time.'
Then with sudden expression of fright
full ferocity he plunged the knife into the
throat of the man before him. The head
fell forward and the hands gripped the side
of the chair convulsively for moment;
then John Manners was as still as II. he were
dead. Sholback asked some of the men in
the front row whether they could see that
the knife had really been plunged in the
mans throat. They said there was no
doubt Of it.
"As the hour is late" said Sholbach, 81
will not prolong this exhibition. | put this
screen in front of this man 50. Now in
two minutes you will see him enter that
door,"
No one had noticed Irene while Sholbach
was performing his feat, but it was now
seen that she had tainted. Two or three
persons made movement to 60 to her as
sistance, but Sholbach stopped them with a
wave of the hand.
II can bring her out of the faint in mo-
ment" he said.
Then lifting her as easily as if she had
been child he carried her off the stage.
The audience waited until the two min
utes had expired. Then they began to look
for the reappearance OF Manners from n the
front of the stage. But no one came. There
was deathly silence in the house, and the
stage remained empty. Three, four, five,
ten minutes passed, and neither the physl-
clan nor the conjurer appeared.
'There's something wrong here" ex-
claimed man sitting in the front row.
So saying he sprang upon the stage and
overthrew the screen behind which the
magician had hidden Manners.
A horrible sight was exposed. The young
physician sat still in the chair with the
knife in this throat, the blood trickling
slowly down his breast dead. A dozen
men rushed forward to examine. There
was no doubt about it: murder had been
committed calmly and boldly, in the pres
ence of three hundred witnesses.
The building was searched before and be-
hind the scenes. Then it was found that
both the conjurer and the young woman
had disappeared. The police were inform
ed, an alarm was sent out; the news was
telegraphed all over the country, but to no
purpose. George Sholbach and his victim
were never seen again.
1t is said that in Germany a conjurer is
travelling about and giving remar kable
second sight performances, his assistant
being beautiful pale woman, who shud-
ders continually, and whose eyes are always
fixed in a CLASSY stare, but who never makes
mistake in answering his questions. No
one, however, has been able to identify the
two as George Sholback and Irene Wash
burn.-W. j. Henderson IN Inter- Ocean.
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remarkable tombs of the ancients was that
carved out of rock, by order of Darius for
the reception of his own remains, and
which exists to this day at Persepolis, after
a duration of twenty-three centuries. The
portice is supported by twenty-four columns
twenty feet in height, and in the center is