The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-09
AN ACTRESS %HYPN0TlZED.
Harry Kellar Exercises His Power
on Miss Giroux with Amusing
Results.

Times rs follows
The first act OF a comedy-dra1na OF
hypnotism was performed at the Lay
fayette Hotel at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and the final curtain fell
in the matron's room at the City Hall
two and a half hours later.
At two o'clock Harry kellar was at
breakfast in the hotel with a party of
friends that included Miss Cecilia
Pollock and Miss Marion Giroux. Of
the .'Ship Alloy" Opera Company.
The table conversation drifted to the
subjects of mesinerism and hypno-
tism. Professor Kellar announced
that he could place any OF the guests
under the hypnotic influence, and
challenged Miss Giroux to undergo
the test.
"Will you, Miss Giroux," asked KEEL
lar, ''promise to forgive me for any
thing | may make you do short of
throwing absolute ridicule upon
you. If l attempt this experiment
upon you ~
Certainly said Miss Giroux.
''Then,n said Kellar, ''look steadily
upon this"
He thereupon produced a silver
match box and Miss Giroux stared at
it Intently. In a few seconds her eye
lids dropped and Kellar proceeded
to compress her forehead with his fin
gers.
Now" said Kellar to Miss Giroux
when he had fully conquered her,
''you are the Marquis di Rudini and
yo u have been sent over here by the
Italian Government to demand mil
lions of indemnity for the Italians who
were slaughtered at New Orleans.
You will go to Mr.. George w. Childs,
to ex-Mayor Filter, TO Bailey, Banks
& BiddIes jewelry store, to John Wan
amaker's store, to the Mint and finally
to Mayor Stuart and present your
claims. 1t is now two o'clock, you
shall be the Marquis di Rudini until
five o'clock. &
Miss Giroux rose from her chair,
passed out toward the door of the din
ing and paused a moment as II
endeavoring TO throw off the spell
that was upon her. kellar pointed
his finger at her and commanded her
TO go. She obediently proceeded to
the sidewalk, hailed a cab and re-
peated to the driver the directions
which Kellar had given her.
AS LllG OldiHulG III IAtlAiAil clAC AAol
drove to the Ledger office, and after
ward to ex-Mayor Filters office on
Water street, where she saw a mem
Der OF the firm, to whom she repre-
sented herself as the Marquis di Ru-
dini, and spoke precisely as kellar
had instructed her.
She took her way up to Bailey.
Banks & Biddle's iewelry establish
1000 Thara. ohn nanaNua6 hnr ron4f-
sition, and was astouuded when the
attache of the store whom she saw ad-
dressed her as Madame Il am no
womanr she Indignantly calculated.
II am the Marquis di Rudini, and if
you have not the money ready to give
me | will take the amount in dia-
monds.n
She was given a paper calling for
$500. 900 worth of diamonds, and, sat
isfied with this, she went to the City
Hall.
At the City Hall she inquired for
Mayor Stuart, and when told that he
was out of town she acted so strangely
that Superintendent of Police Lamon.
who witnessed her actions, had her
conducted to the Mayors private
room and had her securely locked up.
Some one who had become cognizant
of the hypnotizing incident and had
recognized Miss Giroux. rushed to the
Lafayette Hotel and told Mr.. Metcalf,
the business manager of the ship
Alloy" Company, that she was impris-
oned. The manager fastened to the
City Hall and was not recognized.
who are these people?n she asked
Superintendent Lamon; land why
are they allowed to intrude on my
privacy"
''She is certainly demented. " said
Mr.. Lamon, land | wouldn't think of
permitting her to go upon the street"
Light broke upon Mr.. Metcalf. 'She
has been hypnotized," he said, land
If you will keep her here half an hour
| will get the man who can bring her
out of her trance"
Mr.. Lamon objected that he was
about to close his Office. but he con-
sented that Miss Giroux should be
taken TO the matron's room. Nh. Met
calf jumped into a cab Il hunt for
kellar. He found him in the Bing-
ham House barber shop with his face
half shaved. Kellar, on being in
formed of the condition of affairs,
| jumped from his chair, and with the
lather clinging to his cheeks and his
| collar in his hand, rode to the City
Hall. He snapped his fingers three
times in front of Miss Giroux's face
and called loudly. Five o'clock" She
Immediately awoke from the hypnotic
state, and the first motions she made
were those of eating oysters, in which
she was interrupted when Kellar hyp-
Noticed her. She was taken back K
her room at the Lafayette.
Hot Water.
Even savages, whose point-not o
ci vilization, but of the want OF it Ii
far below the boiling point, know thu
assuaging and comforting lower o
hot water. Long before America wa
trodden by other feet than theirs thu
various hot springs had been FIRE
quented by the Indians for the cure o
their ills and ais; and it is they VIII
have often taught us the where
abouts of these Bethesdas, and Their
are few more interesting sights toda,
than n of these hot springs, wher'
{ he steaming stream gushes from tn,
mountain side, where the sick and TIN
lame are brought on filters and q
away dancing. 1t seems, in the cas-
of the natural outflow of hot waite
from none knew what sources, as !
old Mother Earth herself knew wha
was best for her children, and cooke'
at her central fires a life giving brotl
which puts to shame that broth witt
which Medea would have made the oil,