The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
PSYCHOLOGISTS
co At TER YOUNG,
Declare They Will Restore
Mrs. Lieutenant Lasher's
Memory.
ON THE MESSIAH'S TRAIL
Said to Be the Mesmerist of a
Very Nervous Young
Woman.
AN AGENT VISITS THE WIFE.
Within One Month 1t Is Said She
Will Hate the Sight of
Young.
AN AGENT VISITS THE WIFE
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
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9O9 Broadway, May 20. J
Mrs. Lasher, wife of Lieutenant Lasher
of the United States steamship Adams,
whose remarkable career has recently at
tracted so much attention, was visited to-
day by representative of San Francisco
psychical society, who declares that she
can entirely restore Mrs. Lasher's reason
and can exercise such an effect on her that
the unfortunate woman will never want to
see or hear Rev F. F. Young again.
When Mrs. LesInzsky, the woman whose
mission it is to restore Mrs. Lasher's rea-
son, arrived at the house she was hardly
prepared for what she saw. The elegantly
furnished drawing-room Of the coy home
in which Lieutenant Lasher installed his
attractive wife with her children has been
crowded with dilapidated desks and big
blackboard bangles by a rope from the
wall.
In explaining her methods Mrs. Lesinz-
sky said: This man Young is but type
Of many whose influence we have de-
stroyed. We act solely by the light of the
word of God and claim that our calm ar
guments, which are the result of many
years of deliberate study, will convince q
victim and turn their minds entirely from
their halucination.
Il have thoroughly studied the case OF
Mrs. Lasher and can sympathiZe with her
as only mother can. She is still young
In intellect, or that man would never have
induced her TO throw over her mother and
sister and open her home TO him. He
calls himself a Messiah, and if she should
be sent to a Iunatlc asylum she would be
driven crazy. | shall reason with her and
shall treat with her sympathetically.
Il shall make her think just Is think
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under the circumstances. Young is moth
ing more or less than a criminal lunatic
The poor woman believes that she is doing
the Lords will, because she is doing as
Young has told her. She is g very ner-
vous woman and needs the personal care
of husband. So far as mental influence
is concerned Young has occupied the hus-
bands place, but we will throw down
his pretensions to MesSiahship in that
young woman's mind before a month
passes"
The San Francisco representative crossed
the bay after her visit and intends to re-
peat the dose until cure shall have been
effected.
In the meantime Young is again in
stalled in the Lasher household. The
nelghbors say that he is in more danger of
personal castigation than he is aware Of
There is spirit OF great indignation man.
lfested, and at any hour there is likely to
be new development to the Fruitvale
sensation.
This is my home, and thereforei is
Christ's home,' is Mrs. Lasher's latest
apology for the Messiah" at is school
of Christ. l put my mother ana sister out
and | will have no mLre to do with them,
Ny mother only wants to share my hus-
bands income. She is seventeen years
older than 1 am and she is trying to win
him away from me-"
Young has a printing-press in the base
ment, and his tracts are said to be closely
allied in spirit with those OF Thomas Lake
Harris.