The Washington times., 1903-12-15
CARLISLE CONSENTS
TO ACCOMPANY SHERIFF
Tells Weird Tale of Unusual
Adventure.
HYPN0TISM GAINED BRIDE
Attributes His Troubles in Minneapolis
and Here to Losses on the
RacetIacks
1YPNoTISM GAINED BRIDE

John J. Carlisle, who claimed to be
nephew of John G. Carlisle. former
Secretary of the Treasury. who was ar
rested here for the Minneapolis author
tiles on charge Of grand larceny, and
who at first resisted extradition. yester-
day withdrew his protest, acknowledged
that he was the person wanted. and in
the District Supreme Court consented
to return with Sheriff Dreger, OF Henne-
pin county. Minnesota.
Before departing Carlisle's bravado
deserted him. and to Sheriff ]. w. De
ger, Of Minneapolis, he told what he
said was the true story Of his identity
and Of his Minneapolis escapades. Car
Isle told the sheriff that he was indeed
nephew of former Secretary Carlisle,
that he was born and attended college
in Kentucky. He also acknowledged
that he was the Carlisle who figured in
the notorious switch" from the Clark
Heinze to the Daily faction OF Mon
tana politics and copper interests dur
ing the sensational impeachment pro-
ceedings against Senator Clark When
told that former Secretary Carlisle had
denied this relationship, young Carlisle
said that he did not blame his uncle,
as he had acted for the interests Of the
family, which was the same motive that
compelled him to so long conceal his
real identity.
The Races Fatal.
According to the story told by Car
Isle, he went to Minneapolis fairly well
situated financially, but injudicious
playing of the races reduced his re-
sources to a minimum. Finding him.
self with only a hundred or so he be-
ga1 to look about for an opportunity
to recoup his lost fortunes. Just at
this time there appeared in the Minne-.
apolis papers the advertisement of one
]. J. De Bralls, whom Carlisle describes
as an expert hypnotist. asking for a
partner. Carlisle answered the adver-
tisement, with the result that he en-
tered into ar arrangement with De
Bralls whereby he became silent part
ner in the latter's school of hypnotism.
The plan of the school was to teach
hypnotism by mail in twenty lessons for
$50 q term -
In the language OF Carlisle, for some
time there seemed 70 be plenty of
suckers in the State # Minnesota and
the contiguous territory. and the money
came in fast. BY and by, when we
had about 5000 apiece. the income be-
gan TO slacken. Just why this was. /
eddy was a hypnotist par excellence. -
When Carlisle found his revenue cut
Off he suggested 10 De Bralls advertising
for third partner This was done. and
Clarice Hoebner was the sucker to
respond. All this time Carlisle had the
name Of being silent partner. boarding
at leading Minneapolis hotel, and
taking the social position which his
family connection warranted. When.
therefore, Miss Hoebner demanded a
reference before investing her money in
the hypnotic school De BraUs unhesitat-
ingly referred her to Carlisle. The lat
ter received the young woman, and
vouched for the integrity of De Bralls,
his partner
Planned a Coup.
OF the $500 obtained from Miss Hoeb- |
ner. 500. says Carlisle, was expended in
additional advertising, but without ade-
quate return Then II was that Car
Isle realized that the game was played
out. 1t was at this jructUre that he
determined to use the hypaotic power
he had acquired 70 make a coup |
In his social life he had met Bonnie
Hinkle, step-daughter Of the wealthy
lumberman, N. J. Scanlon. He induced
her. says Carlisle, at a social function
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The rest was easy. In a few days
by hypnotic suggestion, he had attained
such an ascendency over the young
lady's affections that 1t was a simple
matter TO induce her TO ruin over to
st. Paul and marry him. The night
before his exit from Minneapolis, says
Carlisle, De BraIls came to him and
asked him II he had any money. He
gave De Bralls 800 Of the So 900 which
ne then had. and with the rest came 10
Washington with his bride.
The races at the Bennlng meet again
proved his undoing. and he wired his
father-in-law for money. This showed
his location, and in the meantime Miss
Hoebner had sworn out the warrant for
his arrest or the charge Of grand lar
ceny.