New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
TELEPATHIC TWINS.
REMARKABLE POWERS OF JOHN AND
ROBERT EVANS.
:om The Chfoago Inter-ocean.

From The Chicago Inter-ocean-
A singular power of telepathy or mind read
eg n n has oSS aDd near R6 the
ert Evans are the twins who have this peculiar
are Of J. Evans Wdo yfara aer Boa6
have Light hair and blue eyes and they are so much
which is John and Which is Robert 41''e SUM
always shown the closest sympathy with each
other II IS only recently. however, that they have
tion Of II took place about four months John
while Robert helped his father build fences on an,
other part Of The faTm more than mile distant
Of timber which he helping his father carry
alarm, the father saw the boy standing with his
John 3 j. is hurt! can hear him scream and can
see him. Robert said. The axe glanced from the
IS D the n fhsrP M re6 eG a65 k him n the foot He
he has begun TO tear up ms shirt M ana is trying to
Suddenly the boy opened his eyes, looked at his
toward the he point where G his brother had gone to
eesa and then ooHed so@eSha af dazed
When he arrived at the spring he found the con
John had cut MS foot severely by glance blow of
the axe. ard had torn off his shirt sleeve, with
blood. John himself testified that he had cried
at ali surprised ha his broheP Rb b Knew
once Of his plight, although the sound Of his voice
they were separated.
The facts were told to the boys mother and were
credit the Tory fully but since then they have had
long afterwafd Robeft was Working aione behind
the plough in a neld more than a mile from the
house where he had left his twin brother that
morning. While steering the plough through a
rough and rocky piece of ground the ploughshare
was broken. There seemed nothing to do but
hitch the horses and 60 home. although the hour
thought about the time John cut his foot with the
axe, and he determined to make his wants known
70 his twin. He accordingly closed his eyes and
tried. he said TO get his brothers attention al
though John was more than mile distant. When
he felt that John was listening to him he told his
plough point in the buggy shed hanging against
the wall He also told John to bring monkey
SAT down on the plough and waited. 1t was not
more than five minutes until, he said. he plainly
felt John asking him which monkey wrench he
should bring-the small Cne larger After
again bidding him to bring the large he again
sat down and waited patiently.
saw John running toward him with the new plough
point ana the large monkey wrench. The broken
plough point was hastily removed and the
ploughing and John returned TO the house The
twins seem to think there is nothing very remark
with each other when they are far :ep.rated. The
distance they are apart seems not to make any
difference
Not long ago John had occasion to go TO the
county seat which is twelve miles from his home
At the wish of their parents the twins determined
10 demonstrate whether they could communicate
at home and after John had been gone more than
hour he said he could his brother driving
each other just readily as If they had been to-
gether and had uttered the words aloud. This
conversation was kept up at inter yals as long as
John remained in the town. Just after Robert had
said John leaving his return the mother
discovered that she needed some fruit Rob
ert at once stopped John his return journey and
cans and sealing John asked a few
questions and then told Robert he would return