Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-08-31
SHEPHERDSTOWN W. VA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 81 1899.

ion dawned upon him that his caller
was mentally irresponsible. Even so,
he would humor him.
"Why, then" he asked sharply,
"do you make such a statement about
a matter in which you must know the
bureau is greatly concerned p
Listen" calmly said the stranger.
a, with all others, was shocked be-
yond measure by the brutality of that
crime, and I, with all others, trusted
in the skill of our detectives to bring
the murderer to justice. Apparently,
he must possess either unusual intelh-
gence or craftiness to have escaped
the nets your men spread for him.
That he did so, however, it is needless
| for me to add. When, therefore, |
found that your efforts were futile l
determined, in the interest Of human
ity, to devote myself to his apprehen-
sion.
He paused and the inspector, now
thoroughly interested, silently mo-
toned his assistants to draw near.
The visitor, with eyes closed, seemed
to be unconscious of his surroundings.
The officials voice aroused him.
Proceed, sir.
"You are aware, of course the
stranger dreamily asked, "of the eH-
istence of hypnotism. ~
ooh, yes a" answered the great de-
tective, at the same time glancing
significantly at his men, and tapping
his forehead with his forefnger.
Il am an adept in the science, con-
tinued the visitor slowly, "of which
recent investigations have shown there
are several degrees. l possess the
power in the most exalted degree.
This means, briefly, that | can con-
troll the will of an unseen and un-
known person, at whatever distance
he may be from me, provided our
minds are occupied with the same sub
iect at the same instant"
The Inspector smote the desk a
heavy blow with his clinched fist.
81 see," he cried, "and by heavens
it's wonderful That accounts for
your abstraction, then p he queried.
"Yes," answered the hypnotist
YEARLY, and relapsed into silence.
The official, understanding the sit
uation now, quietly awaited a contin-
uation of this extraordinary story.
In a short while the stranger spoke
again.
a may explain that in such an ef-
fort, I have not the same absolute con-
troll of the subject that would have
if placed my hands upon him. He
may retain a certain independence Of
thought, yet is unable to control his
actions. He must obey my will,
though he may be aware that he is
being forced. Well, l decided to
bring my powers to bear on the mur-
derer.
A long pause ensued, which was
finally broken by the deliberate tones
of the visitor
my method was to, as it were,
throw out 'mental-wire, which
should reach in every direction, glop-
ing its way, and feeling for the point
which should complete the connection.
This would be the mind dwelling upon
the same subject that occupied my own,
and when my 'mental-wire' crossed
such mind, my task would be to
hold its possessol by my will, and
compel him to follow this imaginary
line until he stood before me.
The bypnotist stopped and tre-
NOR went through his body. He soon
took up the story, however, and in the
same calm voice, went OF;
q realized that to attempt such a
thing when the excitement was at its
height, was but to merely waste my
vitality. So l impatiently waited un-
til the crime had become a thing of
the past, and not likely to be thought
of to any great extent, except by the
one above all who could hardly be ex-
pected to forget it. I did not over
look the poor victims family nor your
own men, Mr.. Inspector, and l located
these for the purpose of avoiding them.
Six months after the murder COM
menced my wearisome task, and with
but little rest, I have been constantly
engaged for nearly three months in
the search. I will not weary you
with the details.
But, interjected the official, "what
result have you attained that caused
you to so confidently assert that the
criminal had been found p
The hypnOtist had fallen into a pro-
found stupor, and his features worked