Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16
Strange Story Told the Police by
Joseph Mead Hayes.
PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT.
Says the Nan Who Hypnotlzed Him
Told him If Something of This
Kind story DlsbeueVed.

For a few moments late yesterday
afternoon, 1t was thought an anarchls.
DC conspiracy had been discovered in
Ills city and that certain members OF
chat society we're making secret plans
concerning the visit Of President Roose.
'clt the latter part Of this month,
An item appeared In last evenings
News about the arrest by officer
sporty Of young man named Joseph
Mead Hayes, who was tearing through
the streets yelling that the town was
about to be blown up by anarchists.
He was locked up IN the city Jail and
booked Tor drunkenness
Late yesterday afternoon Jaller kim
bah had occasion to so into the jail
and found Hayes asleep on the floor
He shook the man 10 awaken him and
Hayes suddenly Jumped to his feet
ia an amazed soF Of way
For heaven sake where am ~" the
towildered man asked When Mr..
kimbal told him what he had been do
ing, and that he was in Jail, Hayes
declared that he had been for two days
under the spell Of professional
hypnotist. The man appeared to be
perfectly rational and Jailer Klmball
declares that when he touched him. he
acted as though he had suddenly come
cut Of a trance The man then told
a lurid tale. He said that two nights
ago he was In private room. where,
he could not remember, and that q
Prof r. A. Robertson hypnotized him
and several other persons He said ne
remembered that Robertson asked him
what he knew about certain anarchists
who were said 10 be In Salt Lake watt
Ing here for the Presidents coming.
Hayes declared that he remembered
distinctly that Robertson said some-
thing about anarchistic planss that
were being made to receive President
Roosevelt upon his arrival here, but
what their plans were he could not re-
member
y know that the man hypnotzad me
and then forgot me. ! know / was
acte1 about the anarchists and was
then told to 80 out and warn every
body that the town was TO be blown
up. After that | remembered nothing,
end mad no idea where was until Air.
klmhall reused me-"
Hayes exhibited letter received from
Robertson who, he said. was in New
York recently. The man announces |
himself Il, A. Robertson, president OF |
he Columbia Scientific academy OF |
New York, The street number Is given |
IS 1881 Broadway. The letter tells
Hayes that the writer in examining |
Hayes handwriting, had discovered
much undeyeloped power and latent
merry and talent" lie also SAYS.
You seem to have neglected the de-
'elopment OF those God given faculties.
aowever, that lie dormant In every in
lwldual until brought to light and Gull
waited He offers then to show
hayes (for a consideration what .
wonderful being he Is, and TO What
heights Of glory, wealth and
ome he could climb II he would place
himself under his direction Hayes il
autioned to say nothing about the Of
en-
The police do not take much stock in
iayes' story as Il Is believed his mind
somewhat unbalanced, but Capt |
'u'bldge says that all suspicious char
cters VIII be lodged in Jail as fast |
5 they come here and that they win |
6 Kept In jail lntil after the president |
as departed. Hayes has been ques.
onsd closely, but he can not be shaken
the belief that he has been hypno-
zed for two days.
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