The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09
HYPNOTIzED AND ROBBED.
Two Women Yield to Gypsies' In
huence I'm Their Own House.


From the New York Sun.
New Brunswick Dec. 5.-For three
weeks the friends and relatives of Mrs.
Frank Redd, who lives in New street, near
George street. have noticed that Mrs.
Redd seemed to be grieVing over some
thing. She has been exceedingly de
pressed, and occasionally has shown
sign of being under a tense mental strain.
Miss Harriet Redd, her 19-year-old daugh-
ter, declined al first to say anything of
her mothers condition, although she
seemed to understand the cause. Last
evening, however, both broke silence and
told this remarkable story:
A young gypsy woman called at the
Redd's house three weeks ago yesterday
and asked Mrs. Redd and her daughter if
they did not wish to have their fortunes
told. Inc gypsy was short and stout,
broWn-halred and quite attractive. Both
answered her questions in the negative,
but this did not satisfy her. The daughter
left he room, and the stranger and mother
were alone together. The gypsy shut the
door Mrs. Redd soon experienced a
queer sensation. The stranger fixed her
eyes upon her, and made few passes
with her hands, and had her in her power
She then asked Mrs. Redd for the hand
some Sateen spread that covered the sofa
The victim says she could not bring her
self to say no"
The stranger took the spread, saying
that she would bring it back. Mrs. Redd
did not want to lose 1t, but could not
summon her viii power to deny the gypsy
the article.
The next Wednesday morning the gypsv
returned, but without the spread She
brought with her another gypsy woman a
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 gvpsV
contradicted her and ordered her to get
the money at once Mrs. Redd went up
stairs and took from 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 re-
piled: .
White, cream color and pink"
Il want the pink dress, so and get it.,
| commanded the woman.
Miss Redd started up stairs for the
| dress. Just then the door-bell rang and
summoning all her resolution Miss Redd
wardrobe.
Miss Redd admitted her caller, a young
| woman friend named Edwards. The UNI
| successful gypsy then left the house to
| 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 appear
| ed to be IN a trance.
| Mrs. Redd is not woman of high ed
ucation and could not explain her exact
| feelings beyond saying that she felt like
fool" Mother and daughter kept the
matter a profound secret from the rest
| of the family, none of whom, except a
BABY, had peen at nome when the gyp-
sizes came. The secret lay like a burden
upon Mrs Redd's mind, until yesterday
! she told the story to her son.
! When the son heard the story he en-
/ deavored to comfort and reassure his
mother, and succeeded to a certain de-
! gree, although Mrs. Redo is grieving still
not over her material loss but, as she
says, Ito think that 1 had no more
/ spunk." The neighbors say that Mrs
! Redd always has been q woman of posi-
how she was Influenced to give her prop
| erty TO stranger