The evening world., 1890-07-03
MESSENGER A HYPNOTIsT.
Ho AStOniShOS Kew Haven by a Won
derful Exhibition Of Ills Powers
A-Young Woman Sings "Annie Lon.
rie )" to a Choir accompaniment
and a Young Man Founders
Among Parlor Rugs.

Coroner NJ. J. B. Messemer, OF New York.
has been spending the past five or six weeks
in New Haven, says the Epenfn0 Register.
of that city, where he came to recuperate
previous to his departure for Berlin, where
he is to attend the International Medical
Congress in the Fall. During his visit in
this city DIR. Messemer has been the guest OF
his cousin. Jacob Broschart, and so well
satisfied has he become with the cool sea
breezes OF the town and the outlying dis
tricts that he has decided to remain here
until il becomes necessary for him to depart
for Europe.
Coroner Messemer has many traits that
commend him, and one of these Is that he is
q popular Democrat. This was demon
strated whom he was elected three years ago,
when he ran 90, 900 voteH ahead OF his
ticket But politics is one OF the things the
Coroner has no desire to discuss out OF sea-
son, and he has devoted his stay in New
Haven entirely to pleasure. and the result is
that he has added some muscle to his already
strong limbs. and to-day looks As though he
were ready to enter the ring against any OF
the amateur pugilists with which the coun-
The Coroner is a jovial, pleAsAnt-fAced
man. slightly above medium height Al
Teutonic. He has the blond comp!sxion
and light hair OF his ancestral race, while ~
pair OF bushy side whlsksrs give the addi-
age American business man. Good nature
10 impressed upon his looks. and the stranger
who forms u good opinion OF him 81 first
sight Is never disappointed on further Ac-
Qnaintance. He IL bubblinG over with
merriment on all occasions. and he has in
troduced more amusement into Now Haven
during his brief visit here than any visitor
Of recent years, excepting ChAuncey M.
pepey and couple OF other big men yho
have delighted local gatherings both public
5 Among the Coronsr's accomplishments
Is that OF being inguist OF unusual talent |
ish and Italian tiuentlY, aud also has smRt- |
tering OF Bohemian, Hungarian and . few |
2thsr languages which are heard ot only in
Police Court. Even the Irish language has
not escaped him, and few days ago, while /
prised a Kind. d.heartsd old Irish lady by ask. \
Ing her the time in a. pure Gaelic as MAS ever /
heard IN the Green Isle. The woman looked
~ him in astonlshInent for moment, and
then rolling her bare arms in her calico |
Arrs6, now. an what part Of oirslAnd
man from the old dart Wid Whiskers like
yer own"
but Coroner MESSENGERS principal accom-
plishment, and one that has ATTRACTED TO HIM
many admirers since his visit to New haven,
Is his power to hypnotlze people. He does |
hoi make u practice TO exercise thiS power
daring the past few weeks he has been pre-
VAILED upon to give exhibitions OF this won
dertul science, and the result OF his demon-
stTAuons has amazed those who we're for
tunate enough TO witness them.
At one OF these RatheTlngs few evenings
ago DIR. MessemeT found a number OF sub
ieets among the ladies and gentlemen pres 4
ent, and at tile earnest solicitation OF the ii
party he consented 90 hypnotize some Of II
them. Taking one Of ths gentlemen aside
he learned some OF the principal character
tstics OF those present, aud after impTessiHg /
them upon his mind, he began operations.
The hTst subject was young lady who las
never beeu kuOEn to sing or play the piano.
IL did not take DIR. Messsmer more than two II
MINUTES to place her undFr his intlnenee, and II
~ hlS request shs consented 70 sing, Stst-
Ing herself on one char, she dettly rap her
hngeTa over the frame OF anOtheT CHAIR,
which she supposed O. be plano. and after
sounding the notes OF . brilliant introduc-
tOn, sang one verse OF Annie Laurie. Ge- II
eompanyinR lsrself on The chair most aTtis-