The record-union., 1896-08-03
TYNDALL THE MIND-READER.
His BlindfOld Drive Ends In a Scrap
and His Arrest.
He Will Have to Answer to Charge
of Fast Driving on the
Street.

Mind-reader Tyndalrs blindfold drive
last evening, in the effort to locate
In a hotel register name that had
previously been selected by commit
tee of citizens, was attended with re-
suits Of a somewhat sensational char
acter.
Shortly after Z o'clock Tyndall gath
cred the members of the committee
about him at the Clunie Opera-house,
got them into a hack, then mounted
the box, took the reins in one hand, the
hand of one of the committeeman IN
the other and was soon driving at
furious rate of speed down K street.
He followed the route previously taken
by the committee when Tyndall was
watched by a section OF the committee
at the opera-houSe.
officer Talbot was watching the pro-
ceedings and came to the conclusion
that the ordinance prohibiting driving
within the city limits at greater speed
than six miles an hour was being
smashed to smithereens. so he started
In pursuit of Tyndall and his commit
tee.
Officers Naghel Fisher and Katzen-
stein also started in pursuit, and all
four arrived at the Elmer Hotel on h
street, between Front and Second,
shortly after Tyndall and the commit
tee had entered it.
The mind-reader was busy turning
over the leaves of the register to find
a name which had been written there
He was holding the hand of Mr.
Craker, one of the committee, and COM
planned that his subject was not con-
centrating his mind. He therefore drop
ped his hand and reached for that
Of Miss Clayes, one Of the ladies OF
the company playing at the Clunie OPP
cra-house, who was also member or
the committee.
To this Meyer Clarke objected, be-
cause the lady was of the opera-house
company, and the objection reused the
lion in Tyndall, who, after heated
alteration, raised his hand and said;
DO you mean to say this lady is
fraud? If you do I'll slap your mouth"
and without more ado the long arm
of Tyndall shot out and Clark got the
promised slap across the mouth.
By this time the officers had arrived
on the scene, and at once arrested Tyn-
dali, against whom they placed a charge
of fast driving. They also arrested an
outsider who had nothing whatever to
do with the matter, but whose curiosity
had led him to attempt to find out
what was going on. He was released
after being in Jail few moments.
In the meantime the officers, followed
by fully a thousand people, arrived with
Tyndau at the City Prison. He was
given courteous treatment and SHOWN
into a private room until the arrival OF
j. H Todd, Manager Of the Clunie Op-
era-house. Mr.. Todd soon came ana
ct once departed to secure second
bondsman for the Professor.
Tyndan walked nervously back and
forth during the wait He said he had
expected trouble for several days, as
he had read the mind of the tall po-
lceman CTalboD and he knew his inten-
tons Clark, he said, had insulted Miss
Clayes, which he had no right to DO,
and that he only got his deserts.
In regard to the charge of fast driv-
ing, TyndaIl said he knew nothing OF
the matter whatever. He was, he SAID,
in the hands of his committee, and they
and not himself were responsible. When
asked where the responsibility would
have rested had he run any one down,
the Professor said that was simply I'M
possible for though he was blindfolded
he saw everything that was seen by
his committee
In a few minutes word was received
that a second bondsman had been Sc
cured, and Tyndall departed for the
ra-house, where later in the evening
he gave his usual performance.
Tyndall and his managers claim tnat
he was obstructed by Clark, and that
previous to the ride Clark had declared
that he was going to catch Tyndail ana
expose him. This Clark denies. Tyn-
dali and his friends insist that the
mind reader felt Clark to be opposed to
him; that he told Clark he did not con-
centrate his thoughts as was agreed
and hence he refused to attempt to nnd
the name on the hotel register agreed
upon by the committee. by Clark's alo
and that he had a right to use any Oh
the committee to complete his feat, and
finally, that If Miss Clayes was to be OBJ
jected to, the objection should have been
interposed before the drive began.
Miss Clayes dissolved in tears and
sohbed that it was cruel and insulting
to be charged as being in collusion with
Tyndall.
On the return to the Opera house
Clark loudly denounced Tyndall as
"fakir." while ]. ]. Ankener and others
of the committee as stoutly insisted that
the man had done his feat as he prom
fsed I'D to the time Clark insisted upon
Tyndall using him Clark as medium,
and that the mind reader had right to
use any Of the committee he chose, and
generally that he did not have fair
showing.
The whole affair filled K Street with
excitement for a good while, and the
crowd took sides about evenly with
Clark and with Tyndall.
That Tyndall did drive danger
ously fast through crowded streets is
undeniable, and that such performances
should not be permitted in the streets
is equally true. That no accidents have
occurred in either of the two drives
given is marvellous. There is deal of
other fast driving and some scorching
by wheelmen that need attention aswell
as Tyndall
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