The herald., 1895-08-04
A LIVE MAN TO BE BURIED
Offer OF Mind Reader TyndaII to santa
Barbaren0S
1r. Tyndall Thinks He Can Suspend His
Animation for Ten Days and Then
Resume His Life-Notes

SANTA BARBARA. Aug. 4.-Much in
terest is shown in the arrangements now
being made by the Arlington hotel man
agement to bury Mind Reader II. ]. NJ.
Tyndall six feet under the sod and keep
close watch over him for ten days. The
proposition was made by Tyndall him
self, it was promptly taken up and local
physicians and undertakers have consent
ed to officiate at this somewhat singular
interment of a living human being. The
utmost vigilance will be exercised to pre-
vent fraud and trickery and if at the end
of ten days the professor is resurrected
alive we will admit tnat he is truly won
derful man.
Maud West and Alta West arrived last
evening from Lompoc, where they have
peen conducting, under difficulties,
pleasure resort for some time past. The
treatment which a lawless mob inflicted
upon these wome was an outrage upon
law and order. Realizing that their
house was in danger from q certain ele-
ment in Lompoc, the unoffending girls
engaged the services of L. Slight, an able
bodied and powerful man to act both as
cook and bouncer. While he was around
the cowardly persons did not molest he
premises, but they soon devised scheme e
to get rid of him and carried it into effecu
as follows: A decoy message was sent to
Slight stating that he was wanted at the
central telephone office and he at once
responded and hitching up horse and
cart started for town.
AT a lonely point on the road ne was
held up taken off the cart. moose put
around his neck and the rope thrown over
limb, and at the points of fifteen or
twenty revolvers ordered to take his
choice between going to Santa Barbara or
hanging. Slight thought of the Channel
City and decided to join the excursion
lists. After this the perpetrators of the
outrage ran things with high hand, con-
tinually annoyed the women. entered
their house and shot out the lights with
their revolvers The two unprotected in
mates appreciated the danger of their po.
sition, aud hurriedly packed up their ef-
feots and boarded the stage for this city.
Today they wer met by Slight and the
three went to the district attorneys office
and laid oil the facts before that official.
Gus Ogles berry stated that he would do his
utmost to bring the guilty parties to JUS
tice and would ask the sheriff to discover
their identity. The offenses were COM
mitted under cover OF darkness and only
one of the mob was recognized.
The BrOd1a club gave an excellent en-.
tertainment at the Channel City opera
house last evening. large audience
greeted the exceptional performance OF
Lady Marion. nearly all remained for the
dance and a splendid time was had. The
cast was as follows: Lady Marion. Mrs.
0. n. Yeakle; Mrs. Van Tramp, Miss
Carrie Perry; Mr.. Macfarren. MIR. Oscar
Yeakle; sergeant. Mr.. Edward Dowell.
A bout 200 friends assembled at the
beautiful residence of Mrs. Frances
Broome last evening for nice social.
Dancing. music chatting and refresh
ments, amid gorgeous decorations, were
the pleasant features.
Our officials are making diligent Inquir-
les concerning the whereabouts of Miss
Bessie Lovelace of Los Angeles, who
started for Santa Barbara some time ago,
but no trace of her has been found.