The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-19
THE Won sALoMoN TRAGEDY.
Recalling Statements Made by the Unfoy.
runsis Girrs Father Prior TO Her Death.

Recalling Statements Made by the Unfoy.
tuns,s Girrs Father Prior TO Her Death.
The le,ncst interest continues TO be
manifested throughout Europe in the
strange fate Of Eta Won Salomon. who
died in hypnotic or clairvoyant trance
near Vienna three weeks ago Franz
NeukOnn, who conducted the expert
Jncnts which ended so tragically, is a
well known engineer Of Werschetz,
Hungary. His special calling is boring
artesian wells, and he has won the
gratitude Of the population of many
districts III which, before his time,
there was not drop Of pure water to 10
had. He has never failed to find water.
Herr Won Solomon, the father Of the
dead girl, Is one of the great landed
proprietors Of Hungary. A few months
ago Herr Won Saiomon wrote an account
of some of Neukomm's experiments
with his daughter and others. He said
in that article:
Having plunged thom into hyp-
motto sleep, he caused them to forget
their mother tongue. AT his command
they were unable to count more than
three or raise up teaspoon from the
table. He put them back into the fifth
year Of their lives, from tho fifth to tho
eighth year tho twclfth year, and 50
on. He spelled, wrote and read with
thom as with children, and they con-
ducted themselves after the manner Of
childrcn of tho ages suggested. Eou-
konm pressed cold hairpin on my
daughters left hand and produced
large burn. 1t ia remarkable that these
hypnotic experiments were productive
of the best effects on the health of tho
ladies.
"Tho most exciting episode of all
was the following: My daughter, while
in hypnotic trance, suddenly uttered
cry and then began TO speak ns fol-
lows: 1T is now a quarter to o'clock
A thief has slipped into our dining
room. He lsis just placed himself before
the chest in which the silver is kept so
that he cannot he seen through the win.
dow. He is putting things in his pocket
tho sugar bowl with the flower on
the lid; the coifecpot, tho saltcclar
He is gone into the drawing room. Now
ho il in my room. He hears a noise. He
is creeping under the table. Now he is
under the sofa. Then she described his
flight. She told Of tho pause he made
before leaving the house in or Ter to cx.
anime the stolen objects. Eow ho hid
himself in the g.rGcn, returned and
then buried the silver vessels in the
garden.
THE entire company was greatly ex-
cited on hearing this narrative. We
were not thcn in hocastle. but at Nam
dok, an Without delay we set out along
with Neukomm for the castle at Tusz;r
The articles enumerated by my daugh.
ter were gone, and We found them in
The Place sh0 described.
"On sub;cqucnt occasion we were
dcsirous of learning tho Iamo Of tho
thief, bat my daughter replied that
nothing must bo done TO render the man
miserable. We promised not to lodge
any information aP inst him, bnt to
our n snrances she ~ de reply that tie
soul trusts n0t human promises, but
docs what it deems right We who wit
uessod all these things arc under great
obligations 10 Herr Neukomm. He
caTsod pure sources Of water to spriug
mp where formerly there was none to
drink; but, more than that. he has
shown MS that the divine spark exists
within us, OF tie Immortality of which
We are all convinced today"
Horr Won Solomon has made 20 state
lnent since the death OF his daughter.-
| Vienna Letter.