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

Assistant Commissioner OF 1mmigra-
ton Edward +. Insolvency.. Is investi-
ga, ng the strange case of a aueerly
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-
gov. Scotland. just three weeks ngo.
They arrived here on the Britannia last
Friday. ON Saturday Henry di5ap-
pearcd. No trace OF him can be found
by the detective sent to hunt for him.
Minnie is II buxom. r~osy-chceked, blue
eyed lass. She was n private nurse
In n hospital in Glasgow.
Henry is the son OF the late Or. Law
renee. one Of the bcst-known physicians
In Glasgow. He was the visiting sur
geon to the hospital where Minnie was
employed. He had a large practice
among the best people OF the city. He
was quite wealthy. lie has n brother
who is an officer In the Royal scots
Guards.
Henry was the cause OF much anxiety
to his family. Ten years q on the ad-
vice of his father, he came to this
country and lived in Philadelphia. There
was some secret the family tried to con-
ccal in connection with his life.
He made %freuent visits to his Scottish
home. A month ago he went over to
Visit his mother. on this visit ne nnd
he exertcd some magnetic influence over
her. She now believes that he ~hypnotized
her, She felt that she, must obey his
slightest desire without having the faint
Within three days she had promised
to marry him.
After the engagement was made his
vised her not to marry Henry. The
chief surgeon in the hospital also tried
to persuade her to break or the en-
saEemn,snt, SAYING that 1nn bds sS was v no, q
to act according to this counsel, but she
felt some subtle influence steal over her
to destroy her will.
The marriage took place. and a strange
marriage it was. Henry did not kiss his
bride. n 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
Hcnry's cousin syInpathized with Min:
ME. and told her she had made an evil
marriage and would bitterly regret It;
bride, went to Liverpool and took shil
for this country. They occupied differ
ent sleeping apartments, but he always
treated her with courtesy and close at
ltllllOI. NIf Slll ltll IL S'NItl po"tl
over her, and did not question any OF his
acts. .s'
When they arrived here he took her tc
the Atlantic House, II Greenwich street
and engaged u room for u week. Friday
night she felt tired and retired at
o'clock. lie came into the room an houl
later, II she suggested that 1t was
time TO retire. He said he would later
At midnight he came back again ant
threw himself on another bed in the
chamber and went to sleep.
Saturday he said he would get the
baggage ready for a visit to Syracuse,
and went out. She gave. him fi2 In
English money to be changed, into
American. He did not come back. and
1t was found that all his baggage and
hers. too, was gone. She says ne had
plenty OF money. 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 a sister, u Mrs. Barr
living at Sterling, Conn, and she in
tends to go to her while waiting foi
more money from Glasgow. Detectives
are looking for Henry.