The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25


DR. g. ". PICKIN.
was under such influence. DR.. Her
bert Flint, of Chicago, an expert in
hypnotism, was sent for. He came and
hypnotized Miss Briggs, and while she
was under his influence she told where
she had been and what had happened
to her. AS to these facts there is no
dispute. What Mabel told Is to be
proved OF disproved at the trial Of the
two men. This is her story:
When she left her home on the morn
ing of August 81, to take her examine
ton, she was met by Asigal Pickin,
who hypnotized her and detained her
in the west side public park until noon,
when he sent her home and told her
what to say to her parents. Again on
the morning of September 4, when she
started ostensibly for school. she met
young Pickin. Again he hypnotized
her and kept her in the park until noon.
He released her then and sent her home.
In the afternoon she wanted to go to
school, but Asigal Pickin met her and
took her to his house. She stayed at
DR.. Pickin's house until eleven o'clock
that night. In the evening three
young men called and stayed until
after ten o'clock. She played and sang
for them, and was there when they
left In this respect their story cor
roborates hers.
All the time these three young men
were at DR.. Pickin's house Miss Briggs
greatly desired to go home. But she
was unable to do SO, and she was so
completely under the Picl1in influence
that she could not even tell the boys
Of her predicament. After they had
gone DR.. Pickin subjected her to
further hypnotic test, as a result of
which she had lost all desire except to
obey his wish. After that Asigal Pick
in took her to a lonely place about half
a mile from the Pickin home, known as
Little Niagara. There she was de-
tanned all night and the following day
and evening.
On the second evening they started
for home. When they reached the
town they became aware of the search
that was going on They entered the
West Side park, and were stealing
along in the shadow of the trees when
Miss Briggs saw her father. She knew
he YVES looking for her, and tried to
call to him and to attract his atten-
ton. But Asigal Pickin so controlled
her thet she could not make sound
At his command she laid herself down
in the grass with him, and she saw her
father pass within twelve feet of where
she lay and was unable to do anything
to attract his attention. When he was
out of sight Pickin told her to get up
and they went on to Eau Claire.
DR.. Flint went back to Chicago, and
DIR. Parker continued to treat Miss
Briggs. At one of his visits, several
days after DIR. Flint had gone, DR.. Par
ker became convinced that Miss Briggs
was trying to hypnotic him. 1t was
suspected then that tho men she had
refused to name were the Pickins,
and DIR. Parker believed that it was at
their command that she was trying to
hypnotic him. He sent for Asigal
Pickin and ordered him TO relieve the
girl of any commands he had given her,
setting limit to the time which young
Pickin could have to carry out
the order. Young Pickin was so i'm
pressed by the doctors orders that he
obeyed. He went to DR.. Farkers Office
when Miss Briggs was there. hypno-
tized her, and relieved her of all his
Immediately she told her
story all over again in detail, and |
named DR.. G. W. Pickin and his SON |
Asigal as her assailauts.
Then the case went to the district at |
torney. Mr.. Frawley went over it |
and obtained what corrobo- /
rative details he could. He examined /
Mabel Briggs and Alma Leonard sep /
arately and closely, and their stories /
Of the Chippewa Falls incident agreed
and were not shaken.
District Attorney Frawley prepared
his case end DIR. Pickin and his son
were placed under arrest, charged with
assault. They waived prelim-
mary examination and were held in bail
Of sl,50o TO the circuit court for trial.
Dr.. q. w. Picllin is forty-niae years
Did. he is of medium stature, with
ron-gray beard. He denies all the
against him and says that
be is not hypnotist- Hypnotism is
fake. he declares.
Asisal PiclSin is not yet twenty-onc.
lie is q bit understood, has short, curly
hair and small sandy mustache. His
eyes are brown, small and set close to-
gether. giving him look Of small cum
ming. He also denies having any
knowledge OF hypnotism.
Butter. lard and other shortening can
De dispensed with when DR.. Prices
Saking Powder is used II makes pie