The evening world., 1893-10-19
WAS THE BRIDE HYPNOT|zEO?
Extraordinary Story Of a Young
Bride from Scotland.
She Was in the subtle Power
of n Hospital Surgeon.

Assistant Commissioner OF 1mmigra-
ton Edward j, insolvency, Is investi-
cat ng the strange case of n queerly
matched pair of immigrants, in which
the husband disappeared In the third
week of the honeymoon.
Minnie johnson and Henry Lawrence
were married by special license in Glas-
cow, Scotland, just three weeks ago.
They arrived here on the Britannia last
Friday. ON Saturday Henry disap-
pcaroi. No trace of him can be found
by the detective sent to hunt for him.
Minnie Is II huAun, rosy-checked, blue
eyed lass. She vas "A private nurse
In II hospital in Glasgow.
Henry Is the son of the late DR.. Law
renee, one of the b~cst-known physicians
in Glasgow. lie was the visiting sur
gcon to the hospital where Minnie was
employed. He had a large practice
among the best people OF the city. lie
was quite wealthy. He has II brother
who is an officer in the Royal Scots
Guards.
Henry was the cause of much anxiety
to his family. Ten years & on the adj
vice of his father, he came to this
country and lived In Philadelphia. There
was some secret the family tried to con-
cenl In connection with his life. ,
lie made freucnt visits to his Scottish
home. a month ago he. went over to
visit his mother. on this visit he and
Minnie met for the first time: She says
he exCrted some magnetic influence oVer
her. She nov believes that he hypnotiZed
her. She felt that she must obey his
slightest desire without having the faint
est power of resistance.
within three days she had promised
to marry him.
After tn" engagement was made his
mother sent for her and strongly adj
vised her not to marry Henry. The
chief surgeon in the hospital also tried
gagemcnt, saying that Henry was not u
suitable husband for her. She wished
to act according to this counsel, but she
felt some subtle influence steal over her
to destroy her will.
The marriage took place, and n strange
marriage IL was. Henry did not kiss his
bride. and showed no symptoms of JOY.
The bride stayed that night at his moth
er's house. but her husband did not go
near the bridal chamber. The next day
Henrys cousin sympathiZcd with Min.
ME. ana told her she had made an evil
marriage and would bitterly regret IT,,
Two days afterwards Henry and his
bride, went to Liverpool and took, ship
for his country. They occupied differ
treated her with courtesy and close at
tcntion. She still fclt II secret power
over her, and did not question any of his
acts.
When they arrived here he took her to
the Atlantic House, II Greenwich street,
and engaged II room for "A week. Friday
night she felt tired and retired at 8
o'clock. He came into the room an hour
later. and she suggested that 1t was
time to retire. He said he would later.
At midnight he came back again and
threw himself on another bed in the
chamber and went to sleep.
SATURDAY, he said he would get the
baggage ready for n visit to syracuse.
and went out. She gave him ZAP in
English money to be changed into
American. lie did not come back, and
it was found that all his baggage and
hers. too, was gone. She says he had
plenty of money, and had no occasion
to take hers.
The whole thing is a mystery TO her,
and she does not know why he married
her. She has u sister, a Mrs. Barr,
living at Sterling. Conn, and she in
tends to go to her while waiting for
more money from Glasgow. Detectives
are looking for Henry.