The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-12
ROOT NOT A HYPNOT|ST.
The Leader in the Davis Will Case
Talks About the Dixon
Story.
Not Undue Influence Has Been
Exerted Over the Gentleman
From Flushing.
HIS Residence Has Not Been u secret and
He Has Been Free to Go and Como
aB He Pleased.

Henry A. Root, the leading contestant in
tho Davis will case. ia in Helena. In addi-
ton TO being the particular figure and
hardest fighter in ono OF the most cele-
hratsd lawsuits OF the century. Mr.. Root.
much to his disgust. Ia being forced by SEN
sational newspaper correspondents into
prominence as the greatest hypnotist of
this or any other century. A few weeka
ago HE INDEPENDENT published q dispatch
from New York. in which it WAS stated
that james Dixon had begun suit against
Henry A. Root Among other allegations
in the complaint was one to tho effect that
Root had hypnotizsd Henry w. Dixon,
brother of james. and had spirited the
brother away. Following the fling Of this
suit the newspapers took the matter ur, and
according TO recent stories Mr.. Root has
great powerfas hypnotist. Talking about
the Dixon matter yesterday. Mr.. Root
said: 80 far as James Dixon's suit Ia con-
cerned 1t ia n fact that he has commenced
ohe but to those who know him it ia not
surprising, as he has sued almost all his own
relatives at one time or another. Now as
to Henry w. Dixon's movements. Last
year he was in Flushing, N. Y. and was
in Chicago. About Dec. 25 received tel
egram saying he wanted to spend the win
ter in the south or in California. l sent
him word to came to Chicago and he did so
and on Dec. 81 VIC both won't to Pomona,
Cal. The first dav we registered at the
leading hotel, but Dixon did not like il, pre-
ferrinR private family. 1t happened that
there we're in the city two very prominent
men, Messrs. Dewey and Bartlett. whose
wives wers acquaintances of mine from
nh bad
house for Dixon, and they found him a nics
home with an old couple from Connecticut.
who live in the heart of the city. After
lenving with Dewey sufficient amount of
money to take care of Dixon
-. ! IL lef' ana n came east. have
his letters have been to the effect that
Dixon is getting along nicely. A few days
ago received word from Dewey that Dixon
wanted TO 60 to Flushing to see his BROTH
er's children. and / telegraphed him the
money to send him. The story that have
is prepoeterons, while some of the newspa-
per reports have been actually lbelous.
One in particular. sent from Pomona to the
New York Times, saying had taken Dixon
to cheap lodging house, had not regis
tered. and that ] had taken him to the
foothills and hypnotizsd him, is SO out
raReously false that cannot conceive how
any one could have written il. The facts
are that We went to the biggest hotel in
Pomona, that Dixon has been with the
most prominent people in tho town, and
has not at any time been concealed.
Dixon 10 a very bright fellow" contin-
ued Mr.. Root. 'in some respects. but he is
not sound altogether mentally. He has no
idea Of the value of money. If you had a
toothpiok he wanted. he would as quickly
give you $500 for it az five cents. His
brother James, who has brought suit
against me, once had Henry with him a
year. James kept all of Henry's income
save So weekly. and at the end of tho year
set him a bill for q years board at sis a
week. Henry breads suit and instead of
allowing me to fight it in court, he insisted
on my payingit. In some respects these
hypnotic stories are very funny, but they
are getting most too personal to be pleas
ant"
May the will contest will be on again
at butte All the Iowa witnesses will bs
brought on, and the legal giants will make
another try for decision in case involv-
ing millions.