New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
4 FORTENE rs At STAKE.
W. S. wYsE SUES HIS WIFE FOR $4,000 pEcLAh-
ING THAT SHE GOT 1T FROM HIN

ING THAT SHE GOT 1T FROM HIM
THROUGH HYPNOTIC INFLUENCE.
case involving $4,000. hypnctism and other
strange things was begun before Judge Freedman
in the Superior Court yesterday. SUI was ofoustt
by William Sumner Wyse against his WIFE Marie
S. Wyse to recover property to the value OF >ioV'"'
which he asserts he made over 20 her while under
her hypnotic influence Both parties 10 the suit
were in court The plaintiff is about sxy-hve years
Old and his wife about twenty years younger
The two were married in 1919 and Wyse had a
good business and pienty Of money lie alleges tha'
in ten years his wife got all his money leaving MIN
almost penn!less. and then got decree OF sepafa-
ton by default. His wife has lived IN expensive
hotels he said, while he has existed IN hal! bed
rooms Mr. Lamb of Lamb. Osborn Petty are
Mr. Wyse's lawyers while f. u. Hinsda.e defended
the suit.
Emma T. Kaye. OF No. go West sixty nin,h-st'
who was Mrs Wyses secretary In 1876, was the Nrst
witness She testified that in 1885 Mrs Wyse hah
possession OF bonds belonging TO Mr.. Wyse which
she wanted to sell: then she was going 10 Europe,
az Mr. Wyse vas an mbecI.e. she said. Mrs.
Wyse had often tod her that she intended to get
all OF Mr. Wyse's property and then go 10 EUROPE
Witness had tried to see Mr.. Wyse and tell him
eight years ago. but was not abe TO see nm uh'H
two months ago.
The plaintiff vas then called He said that his
wife had no money when ne married her in 1873.
Prior to August; 1883. he had given her $1,000 and
sent her Europe twice. The first transfer OF
property took place August II. 1889 The witness
said he was IL at the tine. He wanted 10 sleep
all the time. and dislked the daylight. His wife
tod him that his condition was such that he would
better transfer all his property TO her She told him
little story about a she once knew who had made
lots OF money in Wal. Street and was suddenly
ruined. Then his wife showed him two bank books
for $4,000 ach. and said she had got the money
from his pockets at night. According TO Wye $
story. this little tale seemed to be effective for AS
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little tales he gradually transferred all his property
10 her one day Wyse testified, his wife took
him to the Equitable Life Insurance Society No.
l20 Broadway. and by working a hypnotic charm
on him got him sign $4,000 Tontine
policy to her Among the things "hypnotIzed over
10 his wife we're the house, No. Is East Twenty
thrd-s,, worth $1,000; $4,000 q bonds. and $500
in household goods. In 1888 the couple at
the Palace Hotel San Francisco. and one day wyse
returned to find his things moved out OF the rooms
and into other quarters. Mrs; WISE then said they
couldn't live together, and when Wye mildly sug-
gested a division OF property. she replied. mo; It
al belongs 10 me.
Wyse testified that In 1885, after being treated by
eminent physicians. he was restored In mind and
body and refused TO make any more transfers
The afternoon yesterday was given up to the
cross Examination OF the plaintiff. The Will
be continued to-day.