The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-21
HIS HYPNOTIC EYE
A Young Mexican Has a Very
Dangerous One.
THE POWER OF HIS GLANCE
ls Such that Men Give Him Gold Watches and
Ladies Send Him Bouquets
Narrow Escape.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Gable. |
MIER, Mexico, April 20.-This place has
1or the last few days been in state of wild
excitement over the doings of young
Spanlsh-American, Francisco Perez by
name. So great has been the turmoil that
people looked upon as educated and refined
nave countenanced the most absurd stories
and have by their standing and influence al
most caused the death of a harmless and
innocent young man. Mier is a town on
the Rio Grande about one hundred and fifty
miles from its mouth. There are bat few
American residents. About ten days ago
Francisco Perez was first heard of on the
Mo Grande. He says that he was born
near Durango, N. M, and that he was ins
tended for the priesthood, having been sent
TO Rome when about twelve years old to
study. He returned to Mexico two years
ago. The day he arrived ID Mier he stopped
at the hotel. Nothing unusual was noticed
about him until the dinner hour, after his
arrival, and then it was not Perez that was
the attraction, but the queer antics of a
waiter who served him. Without Perez
saying word, the waiter, after placing
dinner on the table, crossed the dining hall
to a table where gentleman
was dining and brought to the
table of Perez two bottles of wine
and glasses. This would not have looked
strange had not the wine been specially
ordered by the gentleman from whom it
was taken. The gentleman demanded to
know why the wine was removed. The
waiter said Perez had ordered him to do so.
PQrpz
Inc VINE was returned. In a few moments
Inc same waiter removed the roast from in
'front.' OF the same gentleman and placed it
In 'front.' or Perez. A general laugh was the
result, but the gentleman who had been
despolled became furious, declared Perez
nad lnsulted him and that the waiter was
drunk. He kicked the waiter out of the
room, ne all the time protesting that he had
only oDeyed the order of Perez. Perez.
with his face as white as chalk, said he had
given no order; had done nothing to insult
anyone and then left the room. A short
Wnlle afterWard the gentleman who had
become angry in the dining hall approached
Perez and said he was satisfied
the waiter was drunk or crazy and
apologized for what he SAID. While speak
lng ne mad taken out his watch, fine one.
After hesItatlng moment, much to the
surprise OF the crowd who had gathered ex-
pectlng to see shooting scrape, he loosened
the chaln from his vest and handed the
watch 10 Perez, insisting that he accept it
as present. 1t was accepted.
Perez next visited a bar about a blocl,
from the hotel, accompanied by two per-
SOUS SOUS VINO mad seen the watch given to him.
fefez ordered Wine. When he went to pay
Tor 1t the barkeeper said it had been paid.
Both Perez companions insisted it had not
peen PAID Tor, but the barkeeper maintained
mat IL mad and refused to accept a cent.
me standing at the bar both gentlemen
noticed the bartender had been watching
Perez lntently. Turning from them he
TOOK from the shelf handsome silver
mounted revolver and after exhibiting it,
handed 1t to Perez, begging him to keep it.
Later in the evening packages of various
sizes began to arrive at the hotel, all of
them addressed to Perez with the names
OF the donors and their compliments.
among the presents was q beautiful
bouquet with lady's name attached. A
friend OF the lady was standing near Perez
When the flowers came and he started our
TO investigate. He saw the lady and the
latter told him Perez, whom she had never
before seen, passed her house and told her
TO SEND bouquet to him. She did so, but
why she didn't know. Her friend returned
TO the hotel and told the crowd of his inves
tlgatlonS. The crowd was in favor of
lynchlng Perez at once. believing him to be
d Wltcn, Dut cooler heads prevailed and a
committee was sent to interview Perez. He
was greatly agitated when called upon, but
protested that every article given him had
been voluntarily presented which he proved
by calling in those who had made him pres
ents. The committee withdrew, but it was
seen that they were far from satisfied. |
Perez was privately advised to leave town
but before he could do so he was again in
u the nands OF the committee, who told him
that unless he would explain more fully |
they proposed throwing him into the |
river. Perez saw that they fully intended |
to carry out their threat and made this |
statement:
"While in college five years ago. and |
four room mates began the study of mes !
merlsm or hypnotism, or whatever you NAV |
call It, Our aim was to so perfect our
selves in the art or science that we could |
by a glance OF the eye or wave of the |
hand compel person within range of
vision to do anything we wanted. l soon
became so proficient that a glance of the
aye could control almost anyone At first
the sense of power was delightful but
gradually found if | looked at an article T
wished or admired, the owner would pre-
sent 1t to me. l tried every means on earth
TO control my power. My classmates none
u them possessed my power were as sub
nlsslVe to me as spaniels. l left Rome
md came home. This is my story and it is
/ true one. do not need the presents. T
nave money, but have tried to conceal nv
awful power by accepting them. Take
hem back, for Gods sake"
Perez was allowed to go, but the cues
ion is, What sort of a modern Menhis-
opheles is he?