Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-23
IS MISS PARSONS HYPNoTlzEDf
The Influence OF Mrs. Appleton owe
- yonn~ LADY.

Tho Influence OF Mrs. Appleton Over
Her-statemeu. of the YonDg Lady
Abont oiehteen months ago. says the New York
Herald, Mrs. Appleton mado the acquain.HnOo y,
the family Of Colonel II. c. Parsons oil Natuua'
pr5ao. Va Colonel Parsons is the owner OF the
Natural Ridge which spans Cedar creek AT
height OF 200 feet and Is one OF the wohuoIs ~
America Colonel Parsons not only DeIonss W
one of tine oldest Of virginia faInlies1 out n,o
noIth a. ssid 10 be very large. He has peau-
tiiul nome In the vicinity Of the DrIuse "nu a 20
particularly proud In the possesson vi 'nioo
lovely daughters. V.,hsrtn.
who ia now living at No. Is east Twenty-elgnlh
street, with Mrs Jeanette Appleton. ono v a
magnificent blonde, tall, stately, with many ~
complishments, not The lessI OF "h'0" 10 "O-
than a decided talent for drawing. A.. 60
Mr. Appleton is said from the very nrst 70
have had an influence over Katherine VINO was
then ~ her sd year. . -, ,or
mother and sisters, the attractions oil an elegant
and refined home we're alike unheeocu. py tuo
Young lady She told her father that MI: Apple
ton was her dearest friend. NOT long a.,et
family quarrel Mrs Appleton aud MISS halnei,n9
suddenly went 10 Paris where they reinalhed
until the early part OF the present year;
they returned laden down with costly or'c.,-
brar magnificent clothes, and German nlhll,
who when Mrs Appleton was not OF manu. NJ
tended Miss Parsons. - -,
foupd Mrs Appleton and Miss Parsons last
evening at the boarding-house no. 10 % ea -
Tweniy-sighth street. The ladies' were not w
the least surprised when stated TO them the
report that Mrs. Appleton was oxerting hypnollc
influence over Miss Parson. Ihey stateu Una.
the gtory had been in circulation TOT seYeial
weeks and was too absurd 10 be thought OF for
moment. - .
WHAT MISS PARSONS SAYS.
my family" said Miss Parsons, wished me
10 remain nt home, butt could not have there
the advantages IN studying art that l require
and for this reason am living In this city. Mrs.
Appletou was introduced 10 me by my tathet III
Boston several years ago. We have been close
friends over sluce but as for Mrs. Appleton eA-
eriing an undue influence over me II is aDso-
lutely ridiculous. j am OF age ana per4ec'y
competent 20 take care OF myself.
MSS Parsons stated that after they LETT Mrs.
Brigcs's house the story about hypnotsrp was
brought 20 them by several persons, ana MIS-
Appleton sent for her lawyer George h. froncn,
90 ask his advice as 10 what she shouio 40 ABOUT
f.. He advised her to pay no attention what
ever TO the stories.
deacon stephen V. White was at his home
No. 204 COlumOia Heights, Brooklyn, when L
saw him last night.
Al know Mrs. ADJ aton," he s1id, land know
that while at Natural Bridge, Va, she met Colo
mel Henry Clay Parsons, the father OF Miss Cora
Parsons. Tbey had some difficulty about set
Element OF the receipts for photographs, De-
leve, and a lawsuit resulted. Miss Parsons
sympathzed with Mrs. Appleton and refused 10
sign some papers in the suit to which her iaths 81
wanted her signature. she ana her iainlly hau
n falling ont az the result OF this, and Miss Par-
sons came 10 New York with Mrs. Appleton.
"As for my talk about Mrs. Appleton hypno-
tizing Miss Parsons, it's perfectly absurd. lou
might as we'll say that had hypnotized John L'
sullivan"