The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-01
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Tanl Field assaults M. X.
Perine With a Pocket KUite.
WeA forwards Steals a Smlll mitch
Box and Esc pes.
.x1ne X uife and Stolen Article are Hidden
fn the Ones of Kitzmiller & Valley
where they are Discovered by Mr.. j. L.
Hellog.. Particulars of the Crime.


shortly after ~ o'clock this morning
Paul Field, W. G.. Miller aud a News.
ElRNoCRAT reporter rushed into William
Bake's cigar store in West Tuscarawas
street MIR Field Immediately walked up
10 NJ. X. Pcrine, who was In the place at
e. q time, and taking n small pen knife
fnbm mis- pocket, struck the gentleman
over the heart, The secretary of the wa
ter works trustees, then went behind the
.sounter, picked up a small article and the
three inen left the place.
They fastened to the Hurtord, jumped
aFlfo a carriage that was in waiting, and
mate good their escape. The party
1lRshed down Tuscarawas street TO Cleve-
land avenue, up Cleveland avenue to
Fifth. down Fifth to Wells, up Wells to
Ninth, down Ninth to High, up High to
llSghth, stopped at house but quickly
NcfG EtuDped at a grocery, and then pro-
s.eatied to the office OF Kztmiller 4 Val.
llely corner Of Eighth and Court streets.
The entire party rushed into the office,
and proceeded at once 20 the rear room,
'gglere the bloody knife and the stolen ar.
ricle were secrctcd.
They then went direct to the Hurford
and prOreeded TO the parlor on the second
door. number Of gentlemen were await
Eng their return. Those who had wit.
messed the strange performance, and did
nos know what was going on, were greatly
EBasrDrised, The real cause was a private
exhibition given by Prof. j. L. kellogg, to a
party of newspaper men and few in
Witeu guests.
After sho Uing several tricks Mr.. Kellog
decided TO try the most difficult feat ever
attempted by any mind reader. Among
the gentlemen present were Mayor Blake,
Pau Field, George b. Frease, Herbc rt
-SaEton, Daniel Slanker, w. G.. Miller,
Edward Wikidal, Ferd Weber, Gen. |. X.
sherwood and a NEws.DEMoCRAT re-
v3orter.
Prof. kellogg requested that a commit.
tee of three be selected. They were to
1ske knife, go into any store in the vi
s'stIsity, stab someone, steal q small article,
get into carriage and drive to any house
rnr Office in the city, hiding the knife and
stolen article in any place that suited
6hem. They were TO return to the hotel,
when Mr.. Kellog was to get into the car
.ria &c aud, after being blindfolded, drive
20 the place where the things were con.
acealed and, after finding them, discover
sihe man who was stabbed. The commit
Cox. selected consisted of Paul Field, w.
10. Miller and a News. DEMOCRAT reportpr
They followed the route given in the
airfa o this article, so as to fool tue mind
SssaJer. No one imagined he would be
zzble Go ind the articles, and this belief in
creased after he had been at work for ten
or fifteen minutes. Mr.. Kcllog was
securely bindioldgd, and accompanied 10y
took the lines, and, though unable to see,
sicove through the street without colliding
with lamp posts o. teams.
he first wentiu the vicinity of the house
rwhtre the party had stopped. He spent
some time in this ncighborhood and
then headed straight for the office of KitZ-
1miller d Valley. He went to the rear
EN3onl and after a little search located the
drawer In which the articles had been
hidden. he then selected the knife and
the match safe that had been stolen.
While still blindfolded he got into the
raTriage and drove to the HurfOrd. Ac.
coUlpaDied by the committee he went to
Heckliuger's candy store, but soon dis
covered his mistake and entered the cigar
store Here another attempt was male
TO fool him. As soon as he entered he
vent behind the counter and passed Mr..
Bake, going up to M. X. Perine, hit him
. yer the the heart, saying here is the arti-
Gle that was takeIi from you.
The feat IS the the most wonderful ever
performed in city and the NEWS-DEMOCRAT
does not hesitate in prOnOuncing Mr..
EeEog the greatest living mind reader.
The committee attempted in every man.
ler possible TO throw him off the track,
aud prevent him from finding the missing
articles. In fact at least two members of
Ile committee were anxious he should
FaiL as 10 would have made nice article
80 have exposed bin as fraud and told
NfUW he Udu Iallgu 10 90 what ne expected
20 accomplish. Notwithstanding all the
obstacles placed in his way, Mr. Kcllog
succeeded, and is entitled 70 much credit.
lie was 50 cIrely biiudio dcd all the time he
Vuas making the search and the manner in
(which he drove through the crowded
streets, is simply wonderful.
Before starting Oh his "trip Prof. Kellog
gave another exhibition in the Hurford,
which surprised all who saw him. Gen.
sherwood and Paul Field took a scarf pin,
and were told to hide il in any part Of the
house. They did so and Mr.. Kellog after
s5eing blindfolded, took Gen. Sherwood by
9he arm, led him TO distant part of the
hotel, and found the pin under the carpet.
He accomplished many other difficult
tricks at the hotel, while the party was
out hiding the knife. Among other things
lle took hold of Daniel Slanker's hand,
telling him 10 hold tight, and the specta-
tors to turn their heads for minute, and
surprised all "A second later when they
discovered chair on MIR. Slanker's arm,
who declared he had kept hold OF Mr..
Hellog's hand all the time. He told MIR.
George B, Erease to think of number be-
tween one and ten, and had no trouble in
Eeiling the number the editor was think
i ng Of.
The most wonderful part of his feats is
an the fact that he has no confederates,
and operates on people so well known in
0the community that there is no chance for
she most skeptical to say there is any
C1ing wrong.
MIND READING