Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-21

what mellow. perhaps, they went ont into
the city and to q drinking place and Lad
more drinks. Then began tho mystery Of
this story. Mr.. Stout says he has no
recollection Of anything that occurred nf-
tor they lad been In that drinking place
short time. The noxt thing ho Knew
was several days Afterwarl whcn he
found himself Ia bed under The care Of
physician, and hia brother, Clifford, mid
ing IN the care Of him. He inquired
where he was, what was the matter and
why his brother was there.
Then he learned that he had gone with
the woman, COrrdisu got q license, aud
had been married TO her He was dumb
founded ut that information. as lie was
wholly unaware Of having gone through
marriage ceremony with her. or any
thing else that had been done IN the sew
ernl days which had passed since no
was with her drinking
II seems from what was revealed by
the Investigation made that the woman
had, by drnggiug HIN or by tho use Of
some occult power, induced him 10 nc
company her md get a license TO be
married. She had then disappeared,
while he, IN some way, got 70 bis hotel.
He soon became III and became q rnying
maniac. His actions were such that q
physician was called and he was given
treatment for what appeared TO be NOR.
UHlNt HNihUUlNNs lllN NINANNI fNANNONU
was telegraphcd 10 come 10 Savannah at
once. as his brother was In trouble. He
went ON the first train and found him
IN n raving condition. That night the
physician said Mr.. Stout would die II
he was not kept walking. Accordingly,
he was walked 10 and fro IN the room
all night. beat with towels and hands
and al the known methods used 10 keep
Mr.. Stout awake. The following morn
ing he had sufficiently recovered from the
influence Of the drug, whatever It was,
10 be allowed TO lie down. For several
DAYS he was H. Finally he recovered
sufficiently to come 10 this city.
What became OF the woman no one
knows. She disappeared after being mar
ried to Mr.. Stout and has not been seen
It IS the belief Of Mr.. Stout and his
friends aud the physicians ut Savannah
that she wac possessed strongly Of the
mower Of hypn0tism. II Il thought that
she experimonted on Mr.. Stout 10 see
how far she could make him act under
her viii, aud carried the experiment TO
the extreme Of causing him TO enter Into
marriage with her. To aid her she called
into use morphine or some such narcotic,
and the combined use Of the drugs and
her hypnotic power noarly upset tho mem
tal balance Of Mr.. Stout. This belief
Il strengthened by the fact that enough
was learned about the woDn TO show
that she was ~ ell probability m q.
ventures. Just what was learned Of her
the attorney 10 the divorce suit. Mr..
Frank Morse, would not say. lie did
say. however. that there were a number
of black spots n her career. lie did
not know the exact truth about them
hut he had heard enough 70 warrant
him n SAYING that much. He II firmly
Of the belief that the woman exercised
lie power Of hYpotiam on Mr.. Stout,
as well MS giving him drugs. He snid
there could have been no object IN her
ioing 80; TINT be can conceive ~ no
other than 10 experiment on him. for
he has no wealth. and she could not ev-
moot to make any money by marrying
him. He believes that she became fright
ened at the result of her experiment and
Aei. fearing trouble. or course she
may have had some other object IN view
than simply an experiment., but what 81
could have been neither Mr., Stout nor
any one else has any idea, Certain n
h Tint n she WA experimenting. or wis
acting with some Interior object IN view.
she enceeeded "a making Mr.. Stoufs
aYlstence total blank 10 him for sev.
er,ll days, for, he says, the interval be-
tween The time when be WAS driuitpe
With the woman until be came 10 hiui
self IN the presence If the physician and
IA brother II an absolute blank 10 him
rs much 80 a. 81 ne WINS dead. He can
not tell when there was any charge from
what was his rational OF normal coudi.