Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATOH.3
SPRINGFIELD, O., May 24-Prof Robert
Hazel. one of the three great mind-readers
OF the country, is now sojourning in Spring
held for short time. In regard to the
death of Bishop, over which leading doctors
have been giving various opinions, Mr..
Hazel was interviewed as follows:
81 actually believe that Bishop was MUIR
dered," said he. 81 was personally &C
quainted with him and knew of his strange
and wonderful cataleptic states For that
matter, / have been in the same condition
myself In the summer of 1888, while at
Hannibal, No., was seized with an attack
after my performance at the opera house.
was removed to the hospital and physi-
clans were summoned. 1 knew everything
that transpired, but was unable to move or
speak q word. 1 lay in that condition for
3S hours. You can imagine my feelings
when
THE DOCTORS PRONOUNCED ME DEAD.
MY father in New York was telegraphed
for and he sent back reply to hold nv re-
mains until he arrived. My wife was with
me at the time. was laid out and every
preparation was made for the funeral. They
had even gone so far as to place me in a
casket.
"The horror of being buried alive so
worked upon nv mind that felt the breath
Of life again re-enter my body, and came
to. The doctors stated that while was in
that condition there was no beating of the
pulse or action of the heart even. Mirrors
were placed to my mouth, but the moisture
of the breath did not appear.
81 have had other similar attacks, which
1 can prove before responsible people. At
indianapolis, on April z, last, I came very
near falling into catalepsy after had done
my murder test, had it not been for the
timely suggestions of my wife to those who
picked me up to stand me on my head and
work nv arms like a pump handle People
who know nothing of the strange phenomena
have no idea of the great mental strain
which occurs through the severe tests.
MIND READING A PUZZLE.
''I see that some of the New York physi-
clans claim that Bishops success was due to
muscle reading. They are wrong. 1 have
been subjected to tests seeming almost i'm
possible, and have accomplished them sue
cessfully. The driving test, the murder
test, and the reading of unuttered thoughts,
as done by Bishop and myself, are genuine
They cannot be accounted for, as they are
phenomena A great many people have at
tributed them to trickery. That is false. 1
have been offered as high as 81, 500
for my body after death by more
than one. physician, who has stated
that there must be something strange
about my brain. They believe
that is where the secret lies.
Bishops brains were only found to be
slightly congested after the autopsy had
been made. People may have their views
as to poor Bishops death, but shall al
ways claim that the surgeons were too hasty
in their autopsy, knowing that Bishop was
subjected to cataleptic attacks. Yes, sir, it
is my candid belief that he was killed by
the surgeons knife; that he knew all the
time what was going on, but was unable to
do anything. 1 trust that the law will treat
the surgeons as they justly deserve, and L
know that Coroner Levy means to do what
is right in the matter. As for myself, have
always proclaimed that no surgeon shall
dissect my body, and when do die it shall
be held until decomposition makes its ap-
pearance. I don't propose to be buried
alive"