The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-28
LOADED.
IN BONDS OF HYPNOTIsn.
Strange Story Back of suit fieids III
Chicago.

A proceeding which reads more IKE
story of fiction than an act at law was
begun in the circuit court recently. 1t was
brought at The instigation of James W.
Dixon. OF New York city. who seeks the
courts of Chicago to wrest, II Is
claimed. the person and property OF his
brother. Henry w. Dixon, from the
fraudulent and undue possession and con-
troll of Henry a. Root, a New York law
yer. The recital of the con plant covers
a period of eight years, during all or
which time. II appears, the weak-minded
and aged Henry w. Dixon, who at the
outset is said TO have been wealthy
was made the victim of Roots hypnotics'
Tangled within 1t all is woman, Mrs'
f. ID. Haywood who, 1t is claimed. made
her home with Root in New York
After a long train Of events the re-
markable story has a still more remarka-
BILE elimination in Chicago, where s2OOo
in cOllaterals, the skeleton OF the shat
tered fortune, and which 1t made the
base for the action, are In controversy.
This amount consists of two certincates
of deposit for $4,000 each, which are now
I'm the vaults of the Central Safe De-
post Company. where they were placed
about one year ago by Henry w. Dixon
and Henry A. Root. Since that time IL Is
held that Root attempted TO 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 W.
Dixon could only have access TO the
Vauit when each was with the other,
and in addition the company had been
notified in the meantime of the appoint
ment Of James w. Dixon committee in
lunacy Of Henry w. Dixon at Flushing,
n. Y.
The complainant seeks to have the
courts restrain the deposit company from
delivering the collaterals TO any on
other than himself as committee in lu-
macy. and also to compel the company to
allow him access to the vaults.
Henry w. Dixon was declared insane
January &c. 1892 in Queens county. n.
Y. but 1t is held that he has been of
weak and unsound mind since 1854, and
incapable of managing his affairs. Up to
1884 he made fis home with his brother,
the complainant, when he left and took
up his abode with Henry w. Root, with
whom he continued TO live until he was
declared of unsound mind. AT the time
of his taking up his residence with Root
he was possessed, in addition to other
collaterals, of a piece of property In New
York city, at No. IS Cedar street. which
yielded an annual income of $4,000 above
expenses ana taxes. lhis property ne
was induced to mortgage for $4,000, II
is alleged. at the instigation OF Root.
who, it is held. appropriated the amount
TO his own use. In February. 1888. Dix
on conveyed this property to the New
York Mutual Life Insurance Company Tor
$4,000, which conveyance. II is held. was
made at the instance and under the coer-
cion of Root. II Is stated further that
Root received the whole Of the $4,000.
Until three years ago Henry A. Root
practiced law in that city. In 1890 he had
an office at 10 Wall street. When he left
there II was understood that he had
fallen into a fortune somewhere In the
West and had gone TO Montana. Since
then his friends in Chicago, so FAR as
could be learned, have not heard from
Root, who was lawyer OF excellent re-
pute when in that city.