The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-30
While Under the lnfluence n. Is
Rigidly Questioned.
HIS ANSWERS STRAIGHTFORWARD.
Nothing Developed that Throws Any
Light en- the Murder of sam
Martin-6rtppe Epidemic.


that condition is new thing in Galveston
This mode OF investigation has time aat
again been pursued in other cities. Blu
90 far as is known the case in TIE poles
chiefs office this morning was the first
time IL has ever been tried here
That Sam Martin. whose body was found
in the bay yesterday morning with q cash
in his head and a rope around his neck
with big iron bar a, the other end. was
murdered. is well settled conviction with
the police. But who murdered him is an
other story.
When the body was found the police
FIRST looked around for the man who would
most likely have committed the deed
They took into consideration all the cir
cumstsnces and came to the conclusion
that they would do well 10 take William
Hsnsen into custody. Hansen had been
Martins friend. but the police had other
reasons for believing that his friendship
Was not unselhsh. and reasoning OIL this
hypo,teS.s they took Hansen into Gus
tody.
When he was arrested Hansen wep;
and declared that he had never in his life
done his friend Sam any harm He thea
al outs al the time the murder IL supposed
TO have been committed, evea to he hour
he went 10 the lodge Of the Red Men to
take his degree In that orte-. He -oli tie
police that he had never had any ysry e.
rious Quarre. wiih the dead man 2ad .hs;
the last time he had seen him vas On the
atierncon Of the day be is supposed 20
have been murdered. The mau In custody
traced his steps from the hour he ~aS sus-
pected 70 the moment he vas taken i1tn
custody, and thogEh he told the story
over and over ssair be never varied II n
any of the essential particulars Mrs.
Martin was a1sc questioned and she ;nli
substantially the same story IS that tod
by the MAJ IL cussody TIE TWO stories
doveiSiled right along. BAT ia spite q
this the circumstances aud tie motive Tor
the crime remained
with this ysew IL rlud & was szEre,'e,
tina, Professor Lssks TIE hypoo,is; who
happens 70 b IN the ely. be called liz to
place TIE nzr n = hyfao;ic rste 20 iAAt
Re eoali - Questioned as 20 what hs knew
o. tbs -uar3e-. Professor i~aska agreed 20
Ibis lie SAD be na5 done ,aess ,hiae.
te.ors. arc wosd h willing 10 tn bis (
art on the mar ibe po,lce hsi 10 gAeir (
etlstocr krc sr6i1zly ,hH tso met this (
r-DrcsIE r. TIE o9lcs ~ The chief l. vas 4
arc VA ., IS % o9
- - - 80 i. - -. ,',-,s.-,5r,-s'
TIE tlar replied zha7 b had rot ard the (
hgp-ct5s. wen. 20 wu-f
~. l''.--''-s =, lLs NJ, ae soon
a. a.. e--rs..is- rs. rrrss,t 49,. s-,,.tsl..t !
70 sev@-si tests 10 see q be vas charming 4
o. ESz really l-te- the luHue5ce Of the (
sFpnu;nt All Of these tests we're entirely I
s2tsEfs Glory.
lSdys kaifpin was borrowed and 1
fhoTee ihrorgh he macs cheek. He never |
fiucae1. The sire vas Withdrawn. md no, 4
drop % blood cane fru-u she wound Then {
the mans arm was pct IN a caalpptie /
stair AID he ~ho.o strength q Detective /
Duty vas brosght .c'p play 10 AZ uuayall- /
log efort 10 bend Il The mar was thor !
ou2hly hypnotlred He fuceumbet readily 1
10 The influence ~ tic professor. ani ~ I
ever way proved himself good subject. /
Then the professor tod him that ne would /
80 70 sleep again a. p-sciyely aeon sad 4
With that The professor lei the building, |
pFonising 70 return ~ that hour.
Hansen Tss closely watched By those |
in the ofie. Of the cbtes The, ,.lt.a >, |
,',r .,a 3. ,.,to, o.. ~. 80,
500 DN' A'O4s
the hour OF neon ne became drowsy and |
when the professor stepped into the Office |
a few nipu,es after 70 O'Clock ~. .uh,e,, |
.ha.,,.. 80 49,. .,,..a-,.,e - W. '""'e T.
ooe''tN' 70 Tue @n'honitIon OF the hypnot- |
ist. Vas in sound aud seemingly peace |
full sIumbcr.
',HNa pu''ea on ms gloves
ana explained 10 those around him the |
mans condition he said Hansen wax
asleep. but that 10 make sure he would |
speak to him. Wlth that the professor
spoke to Hansen. but Hansen did not an
pear TO have heard him. HI. eyeballs we're !
apparently stuck fast in his head AMI his |
lead rolled AROUND without the subl.c, |
apparently having the slightest control |
over ii, Chief Jone. then asked Hansen ia |
open his eyes. that he was only shammlng |
and that 1t would go hard with him n he |
did try To fool those who were with him |
This was all lost on the subject. who slept |
on peacefully through it all Depnty cbist |
Amundsen then shook Hansen and velleI |
at him TO wake up. Professor I.,,k, |
smiled and said confidently: The man |
does not hear you he Is sound asleep. / |