The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-10
SAYS HIS Wife
Is A HYPN0TIST
Queer Story Told by Palmer Of
a Woman's Influence.
CLAIMS MADE UNnER SPELL.
Drawn Into Marriage By The Fascination Of
Her Eye Afflicted Husband Now
Wants a DicIca
CLAIMS MADE UNnER SPELL.

Mrs Fanny Palmer, accused by her
husband ~ { Palmer business man
of Oakland, Cal, of casting over him
hypnotic spell and marrying him against
his viii has taken refuge I'm Chicago
pending the settlement or her chaotic do
mestic affairs
MIR Palmer wants a divorce. and he has
told a story OF the pec1liar powers at the
command Of his vile. which, IL true.
makes the woman q 2oth century witch
OF extraordinary mystic talents.
Mrs. Palmer Was formerly Mrs Fanny
Stockton. and she gained much unpleas-
ant notoriety IN San francisco when she
was expelled from the First Congrega-
tional church for her connection with the
Brown ease.
il is now charged that Rev c. O. Brown
was one OF her hypnotic subjects and
that all his troubles were due to her pc
Mrs Palmer is stir a young woman.
She dresses richly, and she talks we'll
She has a convincing manner that COM
pels one to believe her nuch-abused
woman.
While she sfiises to talk about her case
except 10 make "A general denial or all
charges against her, she says that she
will prove that her husband is talking
the most 6 absurd s nonsense Then % hS as
{, love may be called hypnotic state.
SHE CROSSED THE BAY
And most persons OF mature years and
wide experience believe love Is at least a
madness that makes men and women
ra her Irresponsible she says.
She is visiting friends In Chicago. and
when she has had time 10 recuperate
from the trying experiences OF the last
few weeks she intends TO return TO the
coast 10 fight divorce.
CalifOTnia
the east IN the spring of 1896 10 look for "A
business location. While staying In san
Francisco. one of his friends introduced
him 10 Mrs Fanny Stockton.
IL happened that he had not read much
about the Brown scandal, and when the
he sympathized with her
He called az her house several times
and found her quite bright and clever. al
she was insincere aud mysterious.
Palmer opened a store In Oakland and
became so absorbed I'm his business ths~''
he forgot about his new friend. But Mrs.
Stockton had better memory She cross
ed the bay one afternoon and dropped I'm
at the store. where she stayed for an
hour.
After that she often called on Palmer
at his place Of business. and professed
friendly interest in his apparent prosper
AS the weeks passed the calls became
more frequent, and the man from the
east began to feel that the woman was
gaining some strange influence over him.
Mrs. Palmer SAYS that he fell in love
with her. and that II Is not odd that he
found himself possessed with an anxiety
Whatever the spell may have been. Il
srequired Ave months for II 70 reach
stage where the sorceress could lead her
victim TO the altar.
Palmer tells the story of marriage as
follows:
GLANCE OF RATTLEsNAKE
'.Five months after locating in Oakland.
] was sitting In my Office one November
AFTERNOON when there entered Mrs. Stock
ton and lady who resided with her in
the atty. After a cordial greeting Mrs.
Stockton said to me, wiz easy assurance.
You and ] are TO be married today.
f'For a moment was inclined 10
laugh. thinking that she was jesting. but
the fierce gleam in her eyes undeceiyed
me. I can only compare IL to the wicked
glance OF the rattlesnake as he strikes
his faugs into the trembling ground sauir-
sT rebeled freely. hut the effort proved
useless, AT that moment will force with
me was suspended and my brain refused
70 act; was vas merely an autc,matSn ton and
prompted me 10 say and do.
These facts will not appear strange to
those who have studied the phenomena
of hypnotism. but TO the uninitiated IL
may seem incredible.
within an hour from the time of her
appearance on the Scene that day had
presented myself before justice of the
peace with Mrs. Stockton and been mar
ried 20 her
81 was in hypnotic fog during the GER
emonyI remember participating I'm q me-
chanIcaly. hut cannot recall the incidents
any more graphically than can a man re-
member the details of n nightmare.
II was afterward Informed by an ac-
uuaintance that the justice and others in
- He feefff hard rrruaTked my fCfharRic CON
dition and commented upon its strange
The young widow had forgotten 10 pro-
vide herself with a wedding ring.~but the
ceremony was performed without the
gold symbol. aud she party went TO a res
tagrant 70 partake OF an tmproptu bri-
Palmer declares that ne must have been
Ike skeleton ~ the feast for he was
still in the hypnotic fog.
After The supper the bride and her com
the bridegroom began To realize that he
had ta<en a serious step
FOUND THE CITY DULL.
lie resolved 20 make the best Of his
hasty marriage n0wgyer' and provided
home IN Oakland vThg bride found the
visits TO San Francisco. often staying
away several days.
she spent money lavishly. and dressed
50 extravagantly that Palmer declares
it required great effort on his part 10
meet this new financial responsibility.
While he lived in the same house with
his wife. Palmer declares that she COM
tinned 10 cast over him the terrible sncu
that made ID impossible Tor him a. free
himself from lcf
Tie SAYS that she told him She was born
with hypnotic DOwer that she had learned
10 use % hfr Wn best advantage Born
learn 10 set trpe
In her work she harpened 10 meet stock
ton. young musician. composer ~
great prnr,ire, and the pugeoseor Of a.
fofntnriahle Income She married him
And II n said thar she ruled him com.
pletcly los several wears
Then. Palmer declares ehr weakened
ftcckfons viii and made him so unhap-
py that he her7u 20 drink IL lost All
bis money. and his wife Obtained "A d.
yorce from him a short time before she
frureu r. ths hurch sensation