The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-21
ELOPER IS CAUGHT
And Tells Her Husband She
Was Hypnotized.
THAT SATISFIED HIM
Couple Left Last Night tor
Their Home.

The last act n the domestic drama IN
which Al irats husband pursued an eloD-
i7g wife and her escort to wichita, as
rsoorded in Wednesday mornings Eagle
was completed yesterday. tHeuty-four
hours behind schedule tine.
After long and weary chase the run
away couple were located In this city By
the infuristed husband who had t-aned
them from Cameron. No. TO Lyons, kan.
where they doubled and turned back IN
the direction OF this city and we're last
seen headed this way between Hutchin-
son and Burton.
The sequel ofthis affair IS the most IN
teresJing part Of the episode. Yesterday
rlorning early . man presented himself
a. police headquarters and asked to see
the chief- He was escorted into the Dri-
vate Office ana turo the ear of that o5If--
Ing Official be poured q tale of woe that
would kave aroused the sympathetic in
terest OF even a wooden cigar sign N
dian He said that his name was Henzs
Eusier and that he lived at Cameron.
40 He IS patent right salesman or
seller of bfue SKY He stated that
sbout year aso he married one ~ the
1retuest girls in the state of Missouri
and took her TO the little home which
he had prepared for her at Cameron. No.
They lived very happy together and
hardly ever had q spar or even a little
quarrel 20 mar the peace and quiet OF
their home.
Mrs. kusler was, according TO her hus-
band story all that a loving wife should
be until about three months ago when
their town was visited b. travelling
hypnotic show ana his wife attended
several OF the performances. she be-
came deeply interested i1 the phencniua
and after the departure of the hypn0t1st
sent and got q lot 0f books OF an occult
nature and made an exhaustive study Of
them she seemed % De in 3 trance and
neglected her household Euties and her
husband and his affairs to pay her ex-
elusive attention to matters OF tae
unknown She had been hypnot-
tzed several times az private Sc
ance held IN the hotel By the hypnotist
ard his wife had been pronounced by
them as most wonderful subject.
Shortly after the departure of the hyp-
notists and after she had absorbed all
the contents ofthe occult works her hus-
band had occasion TO make a short trip
into an eastern county or business. One
day after his departure a bill poster
came along with a lot Of buls and posted
two or three UPON barn that st5od very
close TO the house Ia which Elsler and
his wife lived. One ofthese bils was one
that Is used oy an eastern company adj
vertlsing Gold Dust and has on II the
fuH sized picture Of a man vlth mask
on pointing O revolver towards who ever
looks az the picture The peculiar thing
about the picture Is the eyes Of the man
and the barrel ot the revolver. for in no
matter what position ore assumed or
what angle one cakes in looking at the
poster the eyes Of the man and the muz-
zIe OF the gun follows the change Of p0-
sition and are staring directly into the
gaze OF the onloozer. AS told by her
husband Mrs Eusier on the afternoon
that the poster was put up went IN sit
with her book hy the window that look I
"a out on The barn AS she glanced Up
from her reading she looked 0ur through .
the open window directly i1to the pele- /
tratine eyes cf the poster picture man t
Sne shifted her position ard the gaze 4
OF the strange picture man laioFe1 .her
The tni1s seemed alive ana "aereFer she
would move Ine eyes and li-s pistol would .
follow her t-naly she became lacl--
ared and stared II ne poster man untii
she produced state OF sel1 imposed n5p-
nosis ard Was actually glued 20 her chair
by the uneanny gaze 4 young GIRL
daughter ora n7ighoor came in about
o clock % bring The mik and she found .
Mrs kusier there II the chair She
tried TO arouse her ana could not
She became fr.shteaed ana r1n end got
her father and mother A doctor who
lived block below vas sent -7r ana an
ter an hours w1-z they succeeded in ser
tlng the woman our of the strange srel
She was siS f1r ezl d4Fs tr'11 t1a