The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-13
HYPNOTIZED BY MIR. SUTCH.
Gentleman of that Name Plays Part In a
Romance.

Philadelphia, Aug. PA strange stO
~ Of two families wrecked by alleged
hypnotic Influences was developed in
Manayunk before Magistrate Thomas.
Three weeks of love in New York sto-
len under these peculiar circumstances
ended yesterday in the arrest of Oran
Sutch, Of Fleming street, charged with
felonious assault and administering a
drug to Mrs. John Reichert of Belair
street Mrs. Reichert was to testify
before the magistrate, but last even
ing she related her story. Sutch and
Mrs. Reichert were supposed to have
eloped three weeks ago.
Two weeks before the eIopement"
said Mrs. Reichert, 'Sutch, who was
ed strong power over my will and at
last became unable to control my own
actions. What he wanted done, an IT.
resistable force compelled me TO do
and followed him with my mind COM
pletely hypnotized by his"
Mrs Reichert left her home three
weeks ago, she said, to make a few
purchases for her sister, but meeting
Sutch at the Broad street stati)n, she
was persuaded by his extraor li9aTy
arts to pass the afternoon at an Eighth
street theatre. A lunch at a saloon
followed, and here Sutch performed
the first act, according to Mrs Reich
ter, which placed him within the pale
of the law. She says he placed "a drug
of insensfbility was over she found her
self with Sutch the next morning in a
house on North Sixth street
Leaving her locked IN his room. she
declares, for his powers only availed
when he himself was present. Sutch
went back to Manayunk and procured
large sum of money due him for the
ut 80
He returned to Mrs. Reichert and COM
PEELED her TO take the train with him
to New York where she was kept in a
furnished room on Twenty-fourtn
street, The door was securely locked
whenever Sutch went out. On last
Friday the funds gave out, and as hyp-
notism was not as successful in finance
as in love, Sutch sent the unhappy W.
man back to her fathers home
On his side Sutch maintained that
the elopement was entirely voluntary
on Mrs. Reicherts part. She had agreed
he declared to meet him at the Broad
street station, and they only visited
the theatre because he had been unable
to secure the money he had expected.
He stoutly asserted that the night
spent in the Sixth street house was due
to mutual consent and that Mrs. Reich-
ert waited for him in a Green street
restaurant While he returned 10 Mana
yunk for the money. He intended to
go west, but fearing apprehension. re
changed the program and sought seclu
sion ii the turmoil OF New York CITY.
Mrs. Reichert's passion for him. he
said. finally began 10 diminish and
tears and reproaches took the place OF
caresses. Sutch said he finally grew
tired Of her CRYING and 70 set her right
and az the same time rid himself Of
an incubus, he sent her home. On the
ill-starred elopement. Mrs Reichert
left a husband and three children. and
wife and one child were forsaken by
Sutch. When asked II he possessed the
power OF hypnotism Sutch replied that
he wished he did. for he would surely
exert il over the magistrate in the NOR
ming.
The arrest of Sutch occurred yester-
day on a warrant signed by Peter Ser
wazi. the father OF Mrs. Reichert- O,y-
ing 10 Mrs. Reichert's Illness the hear
ing was postponed. but so strong did
Magistrate Thomas consider the evil
dence that he held Sutch without bail
for a further hearing