New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
VFI-MAN FOUND THE WATCH
A sKEPr1C NOW on THE ROAD TO CON
VERSION.
THE MIND. READER GAINS THE GOLD TINE
PIECE. But MR. HYMAN Is ONLY AL

MOST PERSUADED"
r " .,yrran seed merchant having an oIice
IN the Lincoln Building. In Union SPua'e'
Yesterday a skeptc Of hypnotic influence anu inc
mower OF one person under certain cohu''o"S ~
read the mind OF another. To-day ne Is ripe io'
conversion nj the hands Of some evangels; OF the
science Mr. Hyman had read about the mihu- 'eau
ing power Of Dietrich Neuman VINO had oee
appearinr at the Carnegie Lyceum' ana VIM -
u'at'ng bov in the same fields where Bishop once
gathered n rich harvest Mr. Hyman was SO ti'or
oughly impressed with the notion that II was
,,La "a he EXPRESSED H. that he agreed 10 niue
n gold watch as test OF Neumans power II the
latter found H. ne 10 hav, II as MS OWL" Inc
little Russian accepted the oner win the al Vi
on. who Is in the habit OF extracting god watches
from places OF mystery every day IN 'he wen az.
Yesterday at noon named as the hour lo' INC
zoe, tho star, n be made from the Norman House
A short while before that time. nervous H''ir
man smooth shaven. with restless rowing eyes, anu
ha, pulled down over his cose-croppeo auburn
hair was noticed moving up and down the ho'e
office He was pulling hard at large cigar anu
e. WAS remarked that he had once been or was sun
= .,,ara.,. sr,ok.r for he generally inhaled the
.-,oka from the weed He possibly htt.e
over five feet in height. ana was wearing trousers
made for a man five feet SIX dihsy-Iooh'"s
orc,a, also TOO long for his diminutive person.
famed about his slender figure. As ne seemeo 10
have lost something, he was accosted' ana proved
% y. Professor Neuman, who said he was waiting
TO get the five fingers OF his strong right manu-
gripped about that hidden watch. or words 10 ina.
effect lie added: II that man VIII th-hA hAru
where Il is concealed. | will find II; but II ne hides
II in Ua-lerr and think 1t Is in brooklyn why
then can do nothing / shall insist. however. that
no shall choose some one and tell him where Il l. nd
don so that II he does not think, or II MS nihd -
not strong enough 10 remain concentrated q" the
one point then l can draw from the other man
While he was speaking. slender young man
approached and asked II the speaker was MT.
Norman The questloner Mr. Hyman. \ COL
Ioouy followed and the professor said with brutal
frankness: You will excuse me- Sir but must
insist that you tell one else the secret OF the
watch's hiding-pace. for II | get close 10 IL you
may suddenly think II is somewhere else and lead
me away am willing you should choose any Oh
the gentlemen here | know none OF them me
owner OF the watch smiled in a funny way anu
grew suddenly distrustful OF everybody. IL pos
sbly smacked OF conspiracy. Then ne saiu' l
Will get a friend whom know. In Few minutes
A half-hour elapsed before he returned and wasers
were being laid that he had gone 10 Hoooken 70 re-
main indefinitely when he suddenly reappeareu' IN
the mean time Marcus Mayer had driftei into the
Hoffman and was Giscussng the art Aprl Storm Win
the newspaper men gathered about "heh the lssue
was explained to him he said he woud 80 himself b
the watch had not been drowned In the East River
or anything OF that sort SO by common consent
the envelope containing the location OF the watch
was given 10 him. He betook himself TO seciude,.
corner read the contents Of the envelope ana saiu
would Then ever. body ne ds,rst S II was
conceded that the search would not end IN SWIM,
mns ma TSa e nqowd ncKened about the
The little man took on his enveoplng nan anti oi
oyercoat pushed his hat far back upon Ms iore"eau
and again remarked 10 MT hymn; ~ ,,i m Go
but must how hard you can think ana %i1 eG
and smiled s!ckly sol OF smile as ne fe bor,is
"oh think about anything; think that shall take
the cane of this gentleman, pointing 10 Mr MayeI,
and give IL 10 the other gentleman standing beside
,Sr, Then he passed his right hand over his brow
AS LYMAN grasped his left wrist firmly .,
THAT will do he said. NOW, VII some geh Ne
MAYER drew ou the needed article and the professor
swathed his head In II ~ IN halo NOW give me
your hands the wU Sbs from, door ne
went followed by the curious crowd. once on ~. me
seat OF the carriage the two subjects seated pennd
Seuare Al Twenty sccond-st. the carriage turned
vest but Herman directed the driver TO turn about
carriage proceeded tn little professor. with the
white bandage about his eyes, perched beside tne
Straight h down TMee ,h
and urged his subjects to keep up mighty h tnihxhs
and he touched MI Mayer on tne shJ h
nyoowerfuliy concentrated intellect OF the two.
At Fourteenth-st. and Union square ne dlrec aa
III Win his subjects beside him he advanced tow
ard one OF the numerous stores that there ABOUND
| moment then marched straight into (ewelry snop.
He started Tor the rear OF the s.ore. Du. suudeny
toward the door and hseh es ,h an
and pulied It from its stand His intention seemed
to be carry 1t away and an ma h ran
Vent bis hold and for a moment 1t looked as II there
would be a struggle bu, the professor changed MS
ohon, it, fastenlngs and finally laid his fingers upon
the small tool bag. After another lnstants nes.a-
ton he threw back the buckles d'pped his myers