The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-18
TNDER sPEIL Ar 4 Bfff.
A Girl, Undoubtedly Hypnotized, Makes
Sensation.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS. y. Y, Aug. u.
At the first grand ball OF the season IN
the Darlington Hotel here last night Miss
Abigail Spates. the daughter Of wealthy
farmer OF East Spr.r gncld township, nan
en- experience which traglcally illustrates
the folly OF the hypnotic Caze.
since Miss Jennie Louise Howard
DAT ghter OF Nice-Ircsidcnt Howard or
the Fourteenth-Strse Bank. Of MY YORK
city. was accidentally hypn0tiz'd IN an
amateur performance OF "Ifilry, NE
young people OF the entire country size
ard the hotel guests have talked Oh III
The Three Hundred OF Richnold assem-
hlfd last night al 4 ball "a me iaiNns-
ton Hotel, tho first general ent'rtaiS
mont of The season. only guests or the
hotel and well known cottagefs we're ~.
yited. Nobody recognized the beautiH
girl who walked into ,he ballroom sou
af'cr the music began on the arm OK
Nh Starr Keller a young klchneile
The members OF the hoor committee
ASKED the identity OF this lady, VINO en-
tered the main dinne-ioom fnd PRONE
naded slowly around through the an tits
OF smilax and roses, put received no s"'iS-
faction.
Tic wealth and fashion OF half dozen
great American cities wcr' fepiesfht.l.
Matrons and debutant's were ecHpstd oy
the magnificent appearance or the un-
known She was tall and sfcutrr hat Jtt
black hair contrasting with her detp DUO
eyes. which wore a strange .ooh or an-
straCtOn as she walked without ~ as. ~
or turning either 10 the fls Do OF i'it
through the groups II curious quests
Nlr. Keller who was smiling when he
brought his beautiful companion iNt9 ..'
hall. looked worried as theN pdr7,'l I'D.
orc hestra. which had been augmented of
"a number OF pieces and was banked Do
ferns at the FAR end OF the great nall
Just as they turned the nand tlI".N ~
"Bcn Bolt, Do set 90 MaltI lHiNf "l- pig '''
a. .I. ttrsT. M.
the fair unknown was conspicuous tut "''
grace and abandon. f
When as the music fell INTO Hlhot
key and the strains of 'Au 1lalte ue M
I.une" echoed plainryely down lne n1li
the unknown uttered piercing l,n
and fell at full length on the oall-rooh
floor. s,.. -. .hs+
end of the ROOM and Der apparently ne
less body was borne speedily out OF we
crowd Dr. BOrland, the po-tmasisi' VIZ
Is also a physician, was huftl'uls 80 ~,
ed i'm and diagnosed the case as cataleP
~ Tho girls form was rigid, her lhlii'
sol and her arm. when extended, kept the
position tn which 10 was put -.
Inquiry. however. developer lne az
that the Young girl was the Nictm on
hVpnotc suggestion. that she had heN,,
read "Trllby." had never been 70 pal,
before. and actually had never Maitl.n
before I'm her life. that her tatnri, JN@iu,
sno.os h one of the richest farmers or
T!ast Snringneld and that she had peen
persuaded To come 20 the Etriington bali
although she had never been out lh 'N,lt-
ine, dress i'm her life hy a gentleman VINO
went on a fishing excursion DO mat VI.
cipitv recently. and whose name ls not
now given because criminal pr1.eeni"s'
are 10 be begun against him az once. ,.
II was ne who introduced the farmer
daughter who turned ont to ue tho peue
OF tho Darlington ball To Air. starr kei-
Ter. her escort. and. who having hNplo-
tied the girl i'm The evening, ifoNe H,'
10 tho hotel I'm "A closed carriage ana hN'-
rowed the Hnery in which she was lros',-
ed When the facts became Known III
the ballroom great Indignation was y
pressed. othtfWlee il' ,N.. '-
was unusually brilliant and succe 'siul.