Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-24
STOPPED THE SHOW.
Chicago Cbiet Of POllCa Closes a Hyp-
motto Exhibition.
POLICE UNABLE waKETHE BOY,
so the Proi'ssu Of IIypuoiism Had to
DO IL Under Pain Of Arrest-IX-
cuSe for Pole, Action.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24,--The Chicago
police iofce has pittei lis strength
against the power OF hypnOtism anu
the result may DO termed draw.
Chief Kiplcy Bpd his men, rs they
aid, IN the interest OF humanity,
sought 10 prevent mn exhibition OF a
seven days' hypnotic sleep gwen at y
north side hall and succeeded, but not
until they had called upon tue pro.
lessor t. release the subject from mis-
mesmeric influences.
The tutjsct was Samuel Burg, II
young Danish barber. Burg was put
to sleep sunday afternoon with the
regulation pass's ana 1t was an.
nousced tn al ne would sleep seYen
days nnd hights,
POLICE COULD NOT WAKE HIN.
Cniuf kipiey sout two Getecuves to
make repUrt ON the exnibiIiou. Roe
seuths fouUd young Burg asleep IN
the presencs VI crowd winch iu-
Gu led several phyGoisns who ex.
planned 10 the detectives that they
were studying the effect of the pro.
logged nypnotic sieBp un the subject.
The physician were taxing the affair
seriously anu said Burg was COM
pieteIy under hypnotic influence.
Inc Detectives were ekeptIoaI anu
proceeded 10 apply such gentle tests he
piuchinE tue bJy'+ cheeks, pulling his
eats and tugHing at his hair. But
Burg dlu not STIR. The detectives re-.
ported IL Chlei Kipley, who DECIDED
10 stop the exhloltiUn una sent de.
tail oil officers Tor tnst purpose.
Lieu. Zsty, win" had ouargs of the
exhiuitiou, gave Burg rep on the
. ne OF the iOOl with his no, but the
usuai treatment prescribed BY patroi-
n6u Tor sleepeTs was not at all ELI ca.
ci us in the case Uf the sompOIent
subject. lie might as well have
pounded the wooden toes OF cigar
sign. Then the lieutenant proceeded
~ shake Burg anu pinch HE cara nuu
slap his chseRf, but to no avail. The
he Tried the tr OK that was never
known To iaii. he thrust his brawuy
numb up uDder tue armpit suI gave
setits OF hearty pinohes. But the
mOtlOpless form gave no sign VI lite
anu the liz uteIsni's eyes Lulged and
his jaw cropped.
THE PROFESSOR HAD TO DO 1T.
All this time the "proi.ss0I" was
hovUtiug xDitedly RbIut ana protest.
lag mat tie great hypnotic test was
bsing neid solely i. tue interest OF
iciepce and that lie results were being
auxiousIy watched by Ihysicians anu
psy chVicgirls ron California to Maine.
rae lieutenant cut him snort by say
iugl"Tne chief says this eKhiuitionIhas
got to stop. 1 caL'l wake tue boy no
anu you've got . or II! have to arrest
the whole Quilt"
ThsO with a lew mysterious passes
and a snap OF the fingers the mesmer.
lat released the subject and IN" Nv.
proceeded 10 Chiei Klpley's I'll 80 to
protest against tue Iuterruplvn OF
lleir exhibition.
WOULD TAKE No CHANCES.
In spsaKing OF the matter Chief
Ripley saiu: "Aher having lnyesti.
.sI,d the case 1 considered 1T my duly
to stop the exhibition for the sake o!
humanity. There is no telling but
mat the sest might hsvs resulted Ia
the bOy'. desth, II the boy mad died
asa result OF the test l would have
been blamed for gll0wis lag. the exhibl-
ton to take Place. In the lutufe no
permits for xhibils Of ihe kind will,