The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21

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is STRANGE STORY
Mrs. Douglas Says She Has
Been MysteriousIy Robbed
MANBEWITCHEDAER DRESS
Put Whole Family to Sleep
and Still Under Influence
MANBEWITCHEDAER DRESS

Mrs. J. II. Douglas. who lives with her
husband and little coy in the outskirts
Of the city on the West side. So wood
land avenue. tells strange story of
stranger robbery Of which she says she
was the victim. In talking 10 an Eagle
reporter yesterday she told OF the affair.
and said that she would pay a reward fer
the arrest and conviction of the perpe-
traitor Of the deed
On the morning Of Tuesday, March 8.
she says, she had been over to neigh
bors house for something, and was re-
turning about II o'clock when. in the
middle of the street in front Of ner house
she met a strange looking man. --e was
over the average heigl-., slim build. poor
~ dressed ana was rather rough looking,
having about a weeks growth of beard
on his face He stopped her and asked
her to direct him 10 q AIr. smith g. who
lives abo tutw0 miles beyond. Mrs. Doug
las says she thought he looked queer, but
stopped to direct him as he had request
cd. She aad just done this when she felt
something brush against her shoulder on
/ the same side that the man was standing.
I She stopped, ana IooAec a. the place
where she had felt the something. but
seeing nothing looked quickly Up at the
man, bur he was standing several feet
/ from her looking or in the way she had
started to direct him, apparently much
interested IN the way she had been point
B ing out So, seeing nothing she saws she
I thought she must have been mistaken. so
/ began all over again to point out the way
+ to Smiths house She had not proceeded
( far. however, when she again felt the
+ Something and again she looked at
herself and the man. g before. and with
/ exactly the same result he stili standing
+ beyond reach. she started again To show
him the way ~ uad asked, and the third
time she felt the something. and again
/ looking uD 10 see what il was she was
rewarded as before. she says she was
! now sure that she was not mistaken. and
became frightened. SO giving the man a
I very hasty direction turned and left him
/ quickly.
White what took place while she was
talking with the man was out Of the orr
binary. Yet the next part Of her expert
ence was stranger SIN. She says she
he'd no more than gotten Inside of the
house than she suddenly became sleepy
and drowsy hardly knowing what she
was doing. 50 that when her husband
came in at noon she had not started 70
get dinner ready. Tie was greatly surpris-
ed at her actions. and wondered what
was the matter but went ahead and pre-
pared a hastv meal for himself and the
bov. who came home to dinner from
school They left after dinner. leaving
her at the house She saws the strange
sleepy feeling was still on her if not
worse than before, and although she is
very active as a usual thing. she laid
around that afternoon. not doing any
thing and hardly knowing what was hap
peniug. At supper it was the same as al
the former meal only now IL seemed
that the same air of drowsiness pervaded
the whole house. affecting the other mem
bers Of the family. Thus. although they
were always in the habit 81 staying uT
until G O'Clock at least. ard often hei
husband would be up much later. thai
uight they become so sleepy that they re-
tired at 7.39 oclock. 2Irs. Douglas says
that she IS Of very nervous ter1pera
merit. and as general thing very easil5
awakened. but that night size slsp
very soundly. only being awakened once
she slept uitA her little boy IN th'
southwest end If the house Between I
ara 70 O'Clock she CLAIMS N have beer
awakened by noise. She iid not know
what Il sounded like. She got up an.
booked ont a. the windows back IF TIL