The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
VICTIM OF HYPN0TISM.
Henry W. Dickson Made to Give up
His PrOperty-The Suit.

CHICAGO, March pa proceeding
which reads more like story OF fiction
than an action at law was begun in the
circuit court today. 1t was brought az
the instigation Of James ". Dickson of
New York City, who seeks the courts OF
Chicago to wrest, as is claimed, the per-
son and property of bis brother. Henry W.
Dickson, from the fraudulent undue pos
session of Henry A. Root, New York
lawyer. The recital Of the comp ainant
covers a period of eight years, during all
OF which time il appears The weak minded
and aged Henry w. Dickson, who at the
outset Is ssid to have been wealthy, vca
made the victim of Roots hypnotics.
Tangled within it all, Is e woman, Mira.
Z. ID. Haywood, who 1t is claimed,
made her home with Root in New
York. After a long train of events
the remarkable story has a still more re-
mRrkable elimination in this city where
$4,000 IN cOllaterals. the skeleton OF the
shattered fortune, and which is made the
basis for the action, are n controversy.
This amount consists OF two certificates OF
deposit for $1,000 both Of which are now
company where they we're placed about
one year ago by Henry ". Dickson and
Henry 4. Root. Since that time il is held
that Root attempted 20 get possession OF
the securities, but was refused by the
company holding them. the latter holding
the agreement was when they were placed
there that Root and Henry " Dickson
could only have access 20 the vault when
each was with the other, and in addition
the company had been notified in the
meantime of the appointment of James
". Dickson. committee in lunacy Of Henry
w. Dickson at Flushing, y. y. The
complainant seeks TO have the courts re-
strain the deposit company from deliver
ing the co!laterals to any one other than
himself as cOMmiitee II lunacy and also to
compel the company TO allow him access
TO the vaults Henry w. Dickson ives de-
clared insane Jan. 50, 1892, in Queens coun-
ty, n. Y, but it is held that be has been
OF weak and unsound mind since 1884 aud
inca pable of managing his affairs. Up TO
1884 he made his home with his brother,
the complainant, and when he left he
took up his abode with Henry w. Root,
with whom he continued to live until he
was declared of unscund mind. At the
time of taking up his residence with
Root be wac possessed, in addition to
other collaterals, of piece of property in
New York City at % Cedar-st., which
yielded an income OF 5000 above ex-
penses and taxes. This property he was
induced 10 mortgage for $1,000. il is al
legged. at the instigatiOn of Root, who il is
held appropriated the amount to his own
use. In February, 1855, Dickson conveyed
this property 20 the New YORK mutual
life insurance company for $4,000. which
conveyance, 1t il held, was made at the
instance and under the coercion Of Root.
Ii lie stated further that Root received the
whole of the $4,000.
New IoRK, March 2l-Until three
years ago Henry \. Root practiced law in
this city. In 1880 he had an Office at ID
Wall-st. When ne left there il was under
stood that he had fallen Into a fortune
somewhere in the West and had gone to
Montana. Since then his friends in this
city. so lar a. could be learned this after
noon, have not heard from Root. who was
a lawyer Of excellent repute when in this