Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-22

doctors own bed. Miss Stetson and
took turns in watching by his side.
But dawn broke in the east before
he showed any signs of recovery.
Then as the sun flooded the landscape
with its first rays he moved uneasily.
The doctor said that high fever was
raging in him and that he would be in
critical condition for weeks. All
that day and the next he tossed rest
lessly upon his bed. talking excitedly
In his dreams, but recognizing no one.
Meanwhile DIR. Squires was lodged
In prison, and thither l went to see
him. He was totally subdued now and
resigned to his position. Luck had
turned against him, and he was not
ayerse to confessing everything. In
fact. he prided himself upon the smart
game he had played.
He made his confession first to me,
which he afterward submitted in
writing and signed in the presence of
three witnesses. In his own spoken
words, however, 1t sounded more in
teresting than when he wrote it out,
and as such will repeat the essential
parts of it.
you were smart to catch me-" he
said. "and admire you for 1t.
thought was alert enough to throw
everybody off the track. In fact. you
were the only one who ever suspected
me. Now, be fair and tell me how you
got your first clew."
81 visited your house some time ago
and discovered the collection of stolen
goods" I replied, land neither you nor
| your servant was wise enough to find
1t out"
"He was always a fool" he ejacu-
lated. But when did you first realize
that was hypnotizing Charles and
using him us tool for my purpose"
I flushed a little, but answered
truthfully:
II never suspected until that night
in the Office when you hypnotized him
right before u.s.
"Ha, ha! Then had one point ahead
Of you! he laughed.
Eyes, l never suspected It."
well, it's all over now, and I've had
lots Of excitement out of it. l wish
Charles no evil and hope he will soon
recover. will explain everything sc
that he will be exonerated from blame
He is perfectly innocent of any crime.
ut was three years ago when first
met him in Paris. 1t was at the time
when hypnotism was fashionable
/, rage. Everybody was talking about II
and experimenting with it. l wanted
to be fashionable, too, and soon found
that possessed wonderful powers In
that direction. l had been studying
medicine and occult sciences with pas
sionate interest for years, and 1t wal
natural that should take up with
hypnotism.
while l was at the height of my
studies met Charles. and we STRUCK
up an intimate friendship. He talked
to me freely then about the fear he had
of inheriting phthisis from his father
and said that it had been the means Of
his not marrying the girl he loved.
gradually got thewhole story out Of him
Now, wanted somebody for my hyp
motto experiments, and l found that
| Couiu etSlly luuueuCe SuuTlcS. SOube
quently concocted story about being
able to eradicate the germs of phthisil
from any human system through thu
aid of hypnotic therapeutics. He read
lily entered into my little scheme ant
willingly submitted to my experiments
Thereafter 1 regularly hypnotizet
him at his own volition and tried al
manner Of experiments with him.
would get him to do the stranges
things and enjoy them hugely. 1 hat
no thought of crime then. But would
send him forth ut night to do absurd
things for me and then tell him to for
get them all when he passed into hi
natural condition again. found tina
could control him in everything whei
hypnotized and completely change hi
nature, but he would remember moth
ing when he awakened.
when he returned home, I accom-
panied him as a medical adviser. n,