Evening journal., 1895-12-06
HYPNOTlZED BY GYPSIES
Women Yield to Their influence
and Are Robbed.
PLACED UNDER A STRANGE SPELL.
Mrs. Redd of New BrunswicIt Gives Up
s2s5 TO Strange Girl, and MIss Redd
INCREASINGLY Allows Strange woman
TO Take Her Best Clothes.

TO Take Her Best Clothes.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Dec 6.-For
three weeks the friends and relatives Of
Mrs. Frank Redd, who live In New street,
near George street have noticed that Mrs.
Redd seemed to be grievlng over some
thing She has been exceedingly depressed
and occasionally has shown signs OF being
under tense montal strain Miss Har-
fiet Rodd, hor 10-year-old daughter, de-
clined at first to say anything Of her
mothers condition, although she seemed
to understand the case. Last evening,
however both broke silence and told this
remarkable story;
A young gypsy woman called at the
Redds' house three weeks ago yesterday
and asked Mrs. Redd and her daughter
II they did not wish TO have their fortunes
told. The gypsy was short and stout,
brown haired and quite attractive. Both
answered her question In the negative
but this did not satisfy her. Tho daugh-
ter left the room, and the stranger and
mother were alone together. The gypsy
shut the door. Mrs. Redd soon experienced
queer sensation. The stranger fixed her
eyes upon her and made few passes with
the hands and had her In her power. She
then asked Mrs. Rodd for the handsome
sateen spread that covered the sofa. The
victim says she could not bring herself to
say "No.
The stranger took the spread, saying
she would bring it back. Mrs. Redd did
not want TO lose 1t, but could not summon
her will power to deny the gypsy the arti-
Gle.
Compelled to Give Up Money.
The next Wednesday morning the gypsy
returned but without the spread. She
brought with her another gypsy woman
few years older than herself The young
gypsy engaged Mrs Redd in one room,
while the newcomer tried her powers
upon Miss Redd in another. Mrs. Redd
was commanded to give up her money.
She said at first that she had none. The
gypsy contradicted her and ordered her to
get tho money at once. Mrs. Redd went
up stairs and took from a hiding place
$275, all the money she had. This she
gave TO the gypsy, who then went away.
Meanwhile the daughter was having a
similar experience with the other gypsy.
The old woman asked her what colors in
light dresses she had. Miss Redd replied;
"White cream color and pink. "
81 want the pink dress. Go and get II, {"
commanded the woman.
Miss Redd started up stairs for the
dress. just then the doorbell rang, and
summoning all her resolution Miss Rodd
went TO the front door instead Of her
wardrobe.
Miss Redd admitted her oaller-a young
woman friend named Edwards. The un-
successful gypsy then left the house to
join the woman who had feeced Mrs.
Redd. Miss Edwards left the house also
after very short call, utterly unable TO
understand the queer actions OF her
friends. She said to day that they APP
peared to be in trance.
Mrs. Redd is not a woman Of high edu-
cation and could not explain her exact
feelings beyond saying that she felt like
fool" Mother and daughter kept the
matter profound secret from the rest of
the family none Of whom except baby.
had been at home when the gypsies came
The secret lay like a burden upon Mrs
Redd's mind until yesterday, when she
told the story 10 her son.
When the son heard the story, he en-
deavored to comfort and reassure his
mother and succeeded to a certain degree
although Mrs. Redd IS grieving still, not
over her material loss; but, as she says
ITO think that had no moro spunk e"
The neighbors say that Mrs. Redd always
has been a woman Of positive character
They cannot understand how she was in
fluenced to give her property to q stran-
ger