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Notes of the Turf.

The following notes. taken from the
Turf, Field and Farm. will be of especial
Interest 10 this section:
The mare Miss Anls;e. by Egotist,
owned by Mr. John Mariner. OF this city,
and driven by Trainer Clayton, won the
week
Trainer w X. Mathews is at Rich
mond, Va, with the brown stallion Nc
Ieus, 2:l3, and is training him over the
Exposition track.
The horse Grateful, which recently won
a prominent race at Fleetwood. Is a full
brother to the good mare Omnia, former
ly owned and driven on the road by Mr.
William "a. Walker. of Richmond
The tive-year-old gelding Battle Axe,
n full brother to Nellie D.. 2:1SA, is in
the hands of Trainer w. c.. Bryan. of
Richmond, and IS showing very fast in
his work He is owned by Mr.. w. NJ.
Parrish. who Eas been prominently
Identified with the trouting horse inter-
Parrish is also the owner of the fast
gray mare Ellen Caskle, by WIVES.
The choice brood mare, Vashti c.. G
years old. by Pamlico, 2:10 out OF Ken
lucky May. by Kentucky Prince, Died
recently at Lexington. Ky. was the
property of Col. Julian S. Carr. of Dur
ham. \. c. She left a sucking foal by
l, q
son of Director
Trainer Joe Station has severed his
connection with Smith & Hooker, horse
men of Greenvile, n. c., and has been
re-enEaged by Mr.. S. b. Nelson. the we'll
known horseman OF Richmond, Va. Sta
ton has taken his staiote to the Eypo.i-
ton track at Richmond and IL working
Lucy Ashby, 2:23& Claudon, 2:S4&. and
a ve!y promising yearling colt by VIII
lis.
Henry of Navarre's mile and quar- ter
was reeled off in 2O9Ia Clifford was
also asked the final question on Sa;ur-
day He went over the Suburban course
in 2:l0ia. His work although a second
slower than Henry of Navarre's. was
very much admired by the horsemen
located at the Long Island track. who
were all on hand to see the cracks get
their last trial Keenan, went a mile
with Henry Of Navarro and then stop
ped. The mile was covered in 1:42ls
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DEATH OF MRS. MAY.
Contract Let-Greys Elect u Captain
Accident.

Petersburg, Va, June 22.-(Spec;an-
Mrs Sarah r. May. wife OF DIR. David
f. May, died at her residence, In this
city. y5 yesterday afternoon. Her funeral
took place from ST. Pauls Episcopal
Church. this afternoon. The deceased
was daughter of the late William
Smith, of Prince George county, and for
thirty-hvc years was n member OF ST
Paul's Church Her husband and two
daughters survive hn They are Miss
Minnie B. May and Mrs. Robert Nc
Candlish, OF this city
The Building Committee of the Second
Baptist Church held meeting tonight
and awarded the contract for the com
pletion of that edlflce to Orr & Holt.
of this city. The church when com
pleted will co:t about 5000
DR.. Duncan NJ. Brown. Superintendent
of Public Schools, in this city, delivered
an address before the teachers I'm nj
tendance upon the Summe:. session of
the Virginia Normal and Collegiate In
stitute this afternoon. His subject wa }
Waste"
a young man named Peter Wilkerson
fell down the stairway at Romaine's
trunk factory this afternoon and was
very painfully injured
Company G, Petersburg Greys. Third
Virginia Regiment, held o. meeting TO-.
night and unanimously elec.ed Mr.. Geo
w. Pegram captain.
a II. Richardson, who for SONS, wears
past has carried on the wood and lumber
business In this city and at Church
Road, Dinwiddie county made an as
signment to-day. Liabilities, $4,000; as
sets, $4,000.
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Bicycle Path.

There Is some talk OF establishing a
bicycle path from here to Ocean View
and 1t + rumored that a charte, for the
same Will be applied for as soon as the
question of route Is settled Just how
much basis there Is to the report is con-
jectural, but tina. the matter has been
seriously considered. there is no doubt.
not only by the wheelmen of shis section
but also by number of well-known
business men. who in the scheme profit
able investment
Such path as has been contaminated
could be constructed probably at a cost
of $4,000, perhaps less. From $50 TO $50
bicycles go TO the view daily, during the
summer. and this number could he more
than doubled II the path were built and
properly kept. 1t would hardly be a
would pay for itself in three years
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His Satanic Majesty, in all his iiendish
\ glee, arm-in-aim with a, Thunderoolt
g'on one side OF him and the Weather Blu
4 reau Man on the other, strolled to the
baseball park yesterday afternoon and
after putting AN end ito one of the pref
test beginnings of the season. forced
! the unfortunate fans and unprecedented
( rpopers to wade street -ca.ward after the
: third inning through an ocean OF muddy
mush.
1t was terrible!
B The pyrotechnicS began with the first
man up, Claude McFarlan. who banged
ee-bagger into the carriages. and,
with Wentz an out to Jake, crossed the
rubber on Armstrong; single. Tommy
Il Turner met II on the nose and sent 1t
sailing down toward Ocean View, while
he came home in a trot. bringing Reddy
with him. Langsford and Cleve ended
the dining with outs
esThe visitors had a short life of 1t. Kain
nied out to center. Sanford was thrown
out at first by the pitcher. who then
gave Groves a base on balls. the latter
being Slaughtered by Ramp In an endeav-
or to reach second on Pender's tap.
In the second inning A McFarlan
went out to Kahn. Ramp found the
spere for a clean two-bagger, and Sc
Schrlst followed SUIT, but coud not score.
Mac and Jack going out
The visitors went out easy in one-two-
three style.
Norfolk BANKED in the third and the
s Blue Birds awoke. Zimmerman was hit
IN the heaC by the pitcher and walked.
fitzpatrick 'perambulated on four bad
ones. Kntn's hit scored Zimmerman
and Sanford's single DID THE same for
J, Giily. Groves cleared the bases with a
two-bagger. Two men werI out and
Boland got a base on balls. Groves. In
trying to get home on the lauter's steal
to second was thrown out at home by
Jack Wentz
In the next Inning Little Mac walked
sand Ramp got his base on beautiful
safe bunt. At this juncture the storm.
which had been threatening for an hour,
burst and in a short time the diamond
was a sheet OF water. For the benefit
OF the reader the score rs tabulated be-
low, though OF course the game was not
counted as played:
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a SMALL FIELD.
VIII Battle for the Suburban Handi.
CnN Stakes.

New York. June 22.-The thirteenth
suburban Handicap viii be run for at
Sheepshead Bay tomorrow. The inll-
cations are that a small field will do
battle for the coveted prize. Not more
than seven horEes will go to the post.
This Will be one more than last year.
So long as the cracks, Henry of Ma
varre and Clifford are among the con-
tesoants. the general public will be glad
II the field Us small. The. racing from
the outsiders point OF View has resolved
Itself into a match between Henry of
Navarro and Clifford. The Blemton's
stable candidate has done everything In
the way of preparatory work that has
been asked of him. The acknowledged
Icing received his final trial on Saturday.
He was sent a mile and half. He he
Gotiated the distance in 2:3Sh, and fin
ished we'll within himself.
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nOn't Know Herself

Louisville, June 22.-A shake up of 10.
Louisville club had a marked effect To-
day Treadway had been released and
shannon, Smith and McDermott will he
tarmed Hassamer and pitcher McFar-
land Will he recalled and the Others have
been threatened with suspension without
pay. as result all save Eustice plaved
ball no team could beat. Hnls base on
balls gave the Browns their only run
The Colonies won by good batting and
Score: wv
Louisville. ..........3 O0l0O0-5 10 >
Batteries: Hill and Warner; Hart and
Murphy. anu
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RICHMOND.


& Summary: Earned Runs-Norfolk. 4.
Hichmond, 2. Two-base Hits-Ramp.
Sechrist, Groves. Three-basa Hits.-C.
eMeFarlan. Home Run--Turner. Bases
ON sBalls-On Sechrist, 3; off G.lpatrick
u Hit by P.tcherlTurner and thinner
man. Struck Out-By Gilpatrick. /. Left
son ases--Norfolk. 4; Richmond, q Time
FIFTY minutes. Umpire-Cline.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
Sechrist began to pitch effective bail
Ethough he showed up @ tr.fe Wild YES.
Eferday
Two singles, two doubles, a triple and
Ia liome run out of fifteen times up
tHow's that?
|E MIR. "A. A. o'Neill has returned from
washington. He says he did not go on
ss5,a5ebail business.
Ramp was On the game at all stages
fyesterday-so. in fact, were all the bows
Trey had ginger TO burn.
Of looked for awhile avs though the To-
Fails were going to put Fitzpatrick out
tof the game, but he steadied down like
ian old hand after the second inning.
How much would it cost to put a rough
3bpard walk to the grounds? Some peo-
5iala VIII get. enough OF wading from
games after awhile. A popular subscrip-
Sion might be taken up.
iephenson left yesterday to play right
siteld for the Hill Climbers In CONVEX
}1ssa ion with him Saturday night he ex-
SFressed himself as being grat.fied at the
Representation the Norfolk people have
OF him, and says he Will always
epaember them with the kindest field
Il ffigs The led has many friends in
8SSyBeh5urg as we'll as in Norfolk, and
Hon his last trip they presented him with
|S kseutifu; silver knobbed cane. Be-
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DENVER ED sMrrs1
Backed TO Fight Fitz for the Cham.
pionslsip OF tho World.

New York. June 2S-Denver Ed Smith
looms up as the unknown whom C. H.
Hadebrandt, of Johannesburg, South
Africa, will back against Ntzsmmons
Tonight for the championship Of the
world. Hsldebrandt and Smith were at
the Police Gazette office to-day and au-
thorized the following telegram to be
sent to Corbebt who is in San Fran
cisco:
'Whl you fight Denver Ed Smith,
bare knuckles. London prize ring rules,
for the championship of the world and
$4,000 side ,sn South Africa? Name
date yourself. Hridebrantt posted $780,
600. Fight guaranteed
(Signed) "RICHARD K. FOX"
Smith said II was his intention to chal-
tenge F'izsimmons II Corbett refused,
and II the Australian refused to meet
him he would claim the championship
and defend st against any man In the
world.
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POOR LITTLE JOCkEY.
IEis IEOrae Threw Him ana he WINS
Tramplcd 10 Death.

Chicago, June pa fatal accident
happened to little Jocky Hathersole in
the first race at Forsyth to-day. The
event was strong affair and Hathersoll
had the mount on Little Jimmy. one of
Ed CorrigaRs horses. In rounding the
far turn for home Big Strive. the favor
lite. and Frank Jaubert wedged and
bumped Little Jimmy. causing the horse
TO stumble and tossing the boy over his
head. The Jockey was 'trampled upon by
the other horses. He was removed to
the Baptist hospital. where ie died a
half hour afterward.
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PROPOSALS.
$5O,OOO.OO
CITY OF NORFOLK, VA,, 3o-YEAR
FOUR PER CENT. COUPON BONDS
OF $4,000 EACH, DUE JUNE
Ist, 1926.
Interest payable December ist
mad June list.

Bids for above described bonds will be
received at the office of the City Treasurer
OF norfolk Va. until - o'clock M. Fri
pay, JUNE 26th 1896. Bids ay be for
the whole or part of said bonds and m st
state price and accrued interest Pay
ments FOR the purchase of said bonds to
order or the city Treasurer, on any of the
city repositories, to-wit: Citizens Bank.
Marine BANK. Bank of Commerce. Nor
Bank.
The right to reject any or all bids Is re-
served by the Finance Committee
l.. SHELDON,
Chairman Finance Committee OF Common
Council
y. b. BROUGHTON.
Chairman Finance Committee of Select
Couhcii. 5el6-lot
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Heat ana RangcdHin,.

philadelphia. June 22-The Champions
fell upon Lucid in the second inning to-
day and hit him almost at will Their runs
We're also added to by sleepy fielding by
the Phtllies. Hemming was effective ami
hnd the locals going while his support wa 9
all but gilt-edGe. Clark was sent to the
bench in the fourth for back talk TO UNI
pre- hurst. Attendance $500 Score:
Philadelphia ....2 GOOOO1o-S
Baltimore ..:.....0 3 o 3403 X-lI 20 .
Batteries: Lucid and Grady; Hemminr
Clarke and Robinson. 81
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-23

ROANOKE RED SULPHUR SPRINGS
i\via Salem. Va, will open for the ac-
commodation of visitors June LIST. The
are well-known to the public. High and
dry location. being 200 feet above sea
railroad and teiegra gnS oiee re %1s
moderate. Descriptive pamphlet contain
fnE analysis of waters, certificates from
eminent physicians and others will be
mailed upon application to ]. II. CHAP
MAN. Manager. ap2S-su, we. fr Pm
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pitched GrcntHaII

Boston. June 22-Mercer pitched rrea.
ball and was unfathonabie at critical
points. In the tenth Boston had two men
on bases and no one out and failed even
to get man TO third. The game was full
Of exciting periods. Sullivan put ,,p n
great game. Washington won out on Nc
treville's sacr;iice and Browns hit At
tendance LOO. Score:
Washington ...2OOl n
Boston ......... % 600 2UUv-3 s. :,
batteries: Mercer and Mcclure; Sulli-
van and Tenny.
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sides being q good bah player he Is also
good Methodist and a'btends church
regularly, 80 his face vial be missed in
the Epworth gallery as well as on the
diamond.
Ballantyne. who received hts; release
last week and caught for the Suffolks
Saturday, was out yesterday on the
Richmond side of the grand stand and
in the capacity of u spectator.
The Suffolk team stopped a few hours
at the Mansion House Saturday night en-
route home from Newport News. They
are fine sst of fellows-gentlemcn as
well as ball playens. One of their amh-
lions Is to play the Gulls, Il favor wh!ch
may be rouchsafed unto them later on.
The Olymplcs Will cross bats Wednes-
day for the fourth time with the Suffolk
semi-professional aggregation.
There Will be two games to-day-the
first at 2:30 Sechrist and Gilroy Will
pitch.
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WAS a Close Fight.

Chicago. June 22.-Dummy Hoy's mum
Of II long fly from Decker's bat In the
eighth inning lost the game for the Gin
cinnatis to-day and let In two runs after
two men had been retired. 1t was the
closest kind of contest up to that time
as both pitchers were In the finest form.
Attendance $500. Score:
r. H. L.
Chicago ............000 01O02 ks .
Cincinnati 100 o 0 0 OIL 10 s
Batteries: Griffith and Kittredge; Ehret,
Vaughn and Pietz.
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In tho Southern League.

At Columbus r. II. e.
Columbus ....3 O1O0 "a 3
Montgomery / o &C 30 - IL /
Batteries: Daniels, Bates, William
son and Hess; Kellum and Kehos.
At Mobile: r. H. E.
Mobile .......3 20 GO 10 3
Atlanta $50 0 4 0 o . / o ~ IL 3
Batteries: Davis and Lohbeck: Nor
ton and Fields.
At New Orleans: r. III. q.
Birmingham IS o 0 o O 0 10 10 9
New Orleans l l 90 0 o o 10 IL 5
BatteriesA Sparks and Sutherland !;
Smith and Gonding.
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Thanksto Good batting.

LynchburG, Va June 22.-Lynchburg
won from Roanoke to-day by steady
hard batting. Mcfarland pitched
great game for the home team, keeping
the hits well-scattered, The batting Of
Dolan and Mccain were features.
Score.
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Entries for the suburban.

New York. June 22-The following are
the entries for the Suburban handicap
race Tomorrow, with the names of the
Jockeys: Merry of Navarro, Griffin; Nan
kipooh, Doggett; IIornpipe. Hnmiiton: Sir
Walter. Ballard; Belmar, Sims; clifford,
Taral; The Commoner Clayton.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-23

~ French prophet,announces that the
end of the world will come next Septem-
Der. If II dosenit come then he: can still
remain in the prophecy business simply
by changing the date.
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THE MASsANETTA SPRINGS

and one-haif miles southeast of Harris.
onbury. This is the best place to spend
the hot summer months. and to get rid
large, shady lawn and prospect grove
with the water render this very deslra.
BILE place. '''
HOTEL OPEN JUNE 15th.
Terms: S35 per month; $40 per weeI, :.
81 per day 8. "a HESToM
myzl-lm Manager
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Rain.

Petersburg, Va, June 22--The Peters
burg-Portsmouth game postponed on ac-
count OF rain.
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Standing of National League CIut
II Was YIendworI..

cleveland, June 22.-InabilI;y to bunch
hits lost Cleveland the game TODAY.
Mack's men had on their batting clothes
idly and showed great hcld wnr,, y +,
ethical stages. He received superb sun
port. Score:
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ROANOKE.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Lynchbu;g ..........l 90 80 90
RoanoEe ..............0 0 0 0 o 2 0 0 %
Summary: Earned MISUNDERSTANDING
Z: Roanoke, /. Two-bale hfts-Dolan,
fleming. Little, McGann ., Fear, Cock
man. Three-ba. hits-Do,an. Little
Struck out-By Mcfarland, 0; Chesbro,
|. Bases on balls Mcfarland, /; Ches-
bro. 3. Umpire. McDermott.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Ycascrdny's Mig League Gnmes.

New York Brooklyn not scheduled.
Chicago, 8: Cincinnati, /.
Baltimore. IA; Philadelphia, g.
Louisville. q; st. Louis. l.
Washington, 4; Boston. 3.
PttGburg, 4; Cleveland,2
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Mig Lenguc Games To.Dax

Washington in New York.
Baltimore In Philadelphia.
Pittsburg in Cleveland. ~
st. Louis in Louisville.
Cincinnati I'm Chicago.
Brooklyn in Boston.
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Mountain Lake Hotel.

opens for the accommodation of yisi-
tors June LIST, 1886 Appointments first
class, rooms large, airy and we'll furnish
ed. sanitary conditions excellent eleva-
ton 100 feet, grand mountain scenery
cascade OF ninety feet whiting a few miles
OF hotel. lake in front of hotel OF pure
clear spring water half a mile wide bv
three-fourths OF a mile long well stocked
win hsh, irst-class livery beautiful
lake. bowling alley and other am,,se-
ments. no malaria or mosquitoes, daily
mail New conveyances meet all on ssen
ger trains at Pembroke stata.n on the Nav
River Division Of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad.
For descriptive circulars or further In
ation address G. 7. pORTERFIELD
Proprietor; or j. w. YOUNGER, Mana,
ger. Mountain Lake p. o.. Giles Co., Va.
jel-su. film
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Wherc thc Cluhs Plny ro-D ny.

Richmond at Norfolk.
Roanoke at Lynchburg.
Portsmouth at Petersburg
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THE OLD SWEET SPRINGS,
Monroe County, West vn.
OPEN TO VISITORS JUNE LIST. 1896

Located in n most beautiful and p,c-
turesque country, with climate Tho
most delightful in America, free from
malaria and pleasant in the warmest
wcai her. Its waters and baths are
hcalth-restoring. powerfully tonic. din
reuc. mildly, cathartlc and altera i've
brick. the main building 300 feet in IenriI
and has one OF the Handsomely dIn1nn
rooms in the state. Sanitary condjtinr
The management this season will main.
tain and perfect its reputation as a
hehitn ana pleasure resort Descriptive
ton. va appi'ca-
A. E. WHITE, Proprietor.
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No Game,

No Game.
New York and Brooklyn. not sched-
uled
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AlleghanySpring ,Virgiina,
my24-su-tf

OPENS JUNE 1.
The Allegheny water, awarded gold
medal M Id and Md dploma Worlds Fair, Chiea-
60. ana reTefGmmended by the medical So
wonderful cures OF dyspepsia. in its va
rious forms Beautiful Lawn OF forty
acres: Band of Music. Post, Tclegra nj,
ana Express offices. Families seekinr
healthy resort in the mountains, to
spend the heated term can do no better
for pamphlet, rates. etc.
my22-2m Pronrjnto,r
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But tue Ending Vas Awful Though II
Wasn't the Players Fault.
THE 6uLls DEVELOP A BATTING STREAK
yvhen Rain Came Ii Was n Tie with
enhances In Favor OF the Locals
-stephenson Goes TO Lynchburg
--Eotes OF Intcrcstto Crnnhs aud
Is Eana-No Local Game Yesterday.
Ye.tcr,lny,s onrnes.

Norfolk and Richmond, Rain.
= Portsmouth and Petersburg, Rain.
LynchbuIg 10, Roanoke
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Y Elbow SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONT
I, gome.y eco, county, Va. open to visitors
on the summit OF the Aileghaney noun
talns: the curative properties of the wat
ers are well established and adapted to
lions are iirst-class In every respect. De
scriptive pamphlets and rates furnished on
tor. IN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-25
HfPNOTISM IN COURT,
\ Verdict of Jury Rendered Under
Peculiar circumstances

"Hypnoti5m," remarked the professor to
Star reporter. lis most peculiar power.
dozen years ago, when hypnotism had
not been Trilbyed into its present fame, i
was one of twelve jurymen in a murder
trial 1t was an intelligent jury, too
of course" laughed the reporter, Other
wise you would not have been there"
That's all right" smiled the professor.
but our intelligence was of no great value
to US. The case was one of murder in
which the murderer gained a fortune by
getting an heir out of the way and taking
his place. The trial did not take place
until two years after the death of the vic
tim, and the evidence was very nearly cir
culnStantlal, but it was remarkably clear
case of circumstances. Well, there wasn't
anything peculiar or Interesting that
wouldn't have happened at any murder
trial, but the prisoner was extraordinary
at least as to his eyes. which were of the
piercing kind one reads of in stories 10
chill the blood.
He did not use them, however to any
extent until all the evidence was in and
the attorneys began their talk. Then he
turned them upon the jury and fastened
them there, as if pleading with us to
save him. All the arguments were in nv
o clock the first day, and the judge began
to charge the jury. All the soul of the
prisoner seemed. then, to be in his eyes,
and could not get my mind on anything
but the prisoner. What the judge was
saying seemed to be a far-off whisper.
vague and indistinct. Whether the other
1urEmen Were affected as ] was / did not
know. because L hardly realized that there
was any one on the jury except myself and
that the prisoner was looking at me for
help.
Il had an indistinct idea that he was I'M
worthy to be saved. but in spite of myself
! could not bring myself TO condemn him.
Then the jury was sent out the eyes of
the prisoner following until the door was
between US. | was the foreman, and as
soon as We had entered the room and sat
down | said Gentlemen, the prisoner "a
not guilty Ny statement was assented TO
without dissenting voice. and in five
minutes time we We're in the box again
ana ten minutes later the prisoner was
profusely thanking US for a verdict in his
favor.
Then he left the court room quickly.
and the jury was discharged. We walked
out as If We We're daZed, the most peculiar
and uncomfortable feeling | ever expe-
rienced, and l went to bed that night feel
II & as If | were smothering Next morn
ing L was all right again and / made it a
point to question my fellow jurymen In
each case | discovered an experience SINH
lar to mine. but We hardly dare saw we
mad been hypnotzed. That winter a tray-
cling hypnotSt came to town. and that
jury put itself in his hands at a private
Seance and every man on it was what il
called sensitive That settled the busj-
ness. The prisoner had hypnotized the
jury and had received verdict as he
wanted it, but it was not to be retracted
and the verdict Stood