The evening times., 1897-08-09
-FOUR weeks IN A TRANCE
Long Sleep of a Prisoner in
Binghamtsn Hospital.
BATTLES THE MEDICAL MEN
Some of the Opinion That It Is "A
Case of Hypnotism Practiced on
him by His Wife-Seyere Tests
Fad to Arouse Elm From Deep
Slumber.

pingtaEston, Aug. 9.-One of the strang-
eSi cases that has attracted the attention
OF physicians here lis that OF George Sey-
mour, WHO was removed on Thursday 10
the City Hospital Some interesting
features have developed in the case since
then. and some are inclined to believe that
Seymour has been hypnotized by his wife.
tits known that, contrary to the rules, Mrs
Seymour. who has been confined in the
woman's ward of the BToome county Jail,
has been allowed to visit her husband in
his cell
Sneis a beautiful brunette, with lustrous
black eyes fringed 10y long dark lashes. Her
eyes are dreamy in repose, but flashing
when she is excited She is a natural-bOrn
actress, ana when she went to Liveryman
Cafferty's stables, several weeks ago,
tears filled her eyes as she told of she
poor, sick mother She was going to visit
In Lesiershire. Melted by these evidences
of sorrow, and perhaps fascinated by the
flashiug eyes and long lashes, Liveryman
Cafferty readily consented TO let her have
the horse and carriage.
On the follcwing day the rig had not
rome back. and then MIR. Cafferty forgot
all about the dark eyes. he even forgot
the woman's tears. He notified the pO-
lioe, and they put detectives on the wom-
ans track And nice dance she gave
ibem clear acTOss the State. They finally
!orated her ia Ogdenslurg. She was with
Ter husband. and they arrested husband
and wife The pair had been welded only
a few months at that time. ana the arrest
came Ike dark cloud across what was
practically tier honeymoon. They were
brought back, ana when locked up were
put IN separate cells. when the jail Off
Gals refused 20 let the wife visit her hps-
hand in his cell the tears which had been
20 effective in Liveryman Cafferty's caSa
were again called into play, and, under
pronliSsa of secrecy. Mrs. Seymour was Oc-
Casionallv allo~ed TO see him for whom she
went soon after these visits Seymour
hegan TO set drowsy, and the case since
then has Teen an interesting one for the
phvsicIans They say it is a rare case,
nothiuy like it having ever come under their
observation.
little mole than three weeks ago Sey-
mouI hogan to complain that hedld not feei
well He was apparently in good health
when Lroucht 60 jail. He became droWsy,
and il was difffcult to wake him up AT
FIRST lis dro wsineSs excited no interest
These conditions became more pronounced,
bawe1pl. and he would sink into sleep,
fIom which he would awaken at rare In
tcvals and then only after the most heroic
measures had been employed During these
sleens he occupied a bunk in his cell About
-four weeks ago his case began To excite
general interest among the medical IRA
teinftv here. lie sank into sleep from
which il was impossible 10 aIoCse hiIii, al
fhough seyeie tests were applied.
At first il wac supposed he was sham
ming pr White. Of the State hospital, who
has the ..doutAehIaiRed'' girl in clsa rye
was one Of the physicians called in 10 see
Sevnour. They stuck pins into him. ap
nlied q ealvanic battery, and by other
roeans tried TO ktir Seymour 20 Tealiza
tton OF tho fact that he was surrounded 10y
people v no took a deep interest In him.
Rut Seymour would not wake up. To
tie few who were permitted to see him be
spncarod to I've sleeping. His eyes were
tightly closed, he bIeathed naturally and
he had a natural color ia his face
Hail Physician Seymour who happens To
have tie same name as the sleeper, took
care that he Jared We'll. He gave him milk
IN which eggs were sometimes beaten. He
took oEthiSnourishmentinh his mouth and sw al
lowed n. but he appeared to he unconscious
of the fact The tests applied to him Were
Of a kind no waking man could bear with
ont flinching. The PHI ysicians had watched
IDS case for some time withOuta a clew as 10
% laf 7 NJ fBr
sank into his last sleep he told Jail PhySi-
cian Seymour that last seascn he Travelled
with hypnotist for fort y-two weeks as a
profeSsional subject During this time he
was put into a hypnotic state every day,
except Sundays, and was subjected to the
vauous tests with which people are IA
miliar who have seen these exhibitions.
The hypnotist, he said, was Prof Mar, or
Canada.
Mrs. Seymour saws that she did not know
her husband was hypnotic subject before
Fhe married him. DIR. Seymour has tried
TO hypnotize the sleeper in his cell TO see
ff he could get him under his control and
then ava ken him. but he could make noim-
preston on him.
Several da W. ago SeymOur's color began
10 leave him and his face took on the
palIor of death. 1t was then decided 10
take him to the City Hospital. In speak
br of the case DIR. Seymour said:
Il think the man Is in some kind or
hvnnotic Sic ~ thu exact cause OF whichls
uncertain. IL is one Of the most inter
,stinc cases that has come under my OBJ
srvation. The theory is that during The
f,rtytwo weeks that Seymour was pro
tessional hypnotic subject he became so
accastmned to going into the hypnotlc
trance that he is now able to go into one
without tie aid of hypnotist. This is
what is called autohypnotism. How long
ne will continue in that state IL is impos-
thle 10 tell. have known OF cases which
continued for fifteen years. John Quinn,
a oataIeptic at the state Hospital, slept
FOR twenty-five months. He died soon
after he awoke. Seymour is not cata-
leptic do not apprehend any danger in
the present case. but every precaution has
Teen taken and the case will be carefully
watched
ON Saturday a slight improvement was
poticed in Seymour's condition. His eyes
lNyitched and he seemed to be trying 10
epen them. Once, as an experiment, be
was asked a question, and he whispered
fssnt"Yes" Atnoon today his eyes opened
and once or twice they followed won
neringIy a lighted lamp held before him.
TO all questions however, he lad but one
answer, and that was Mother"
Once tie physician asked him IL he felt
any pain A dazed expression came over
him. but his only reply wa" Mother" BE
rwallowed nourlshment in a mechanical
way. apparently unconscious OF what he
wae doing. Later In the day he sank again