The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-16
4 STRANGE CASE.
e Beautiful Actress Makes Strange
Charges Against e. Doctor.
SAID SHE WAS HELD PRISONER
For Months by Hyponotic influence
3y the Doctor, but Refused to
Leave Him When She
Had a-Chance.

Had Chance.
Ia New York one day last week a
remarkable case Of psychic phenomena
was brought to the attention of the
West Forty seventh street police by
handsomely gowned woman. To the
tation sergeant she told weird story
of hypnotic influence involving a pro-
minent osteopathic physician.
The characters in the strange
drama are Florence Archie, an En-
glish actress, and DR.. Charles f.
Starken, who has delved into the
mystic while treating a select circle
of patients, among whom, be says,
are John D. Rockefeller and Senator
Thomas Platt.
Miss. Archie was accompanied to
the station by another woman, who
said she was Miss Gertrude Whalen,
Of No. So West Forty-eighth street.
Tie latter explained the visit.
This woman has been held a prlS-
oner against her will in the home OF
one OF New York:s best known doc
tors" she said.
The Sergeant came from behind
his desk an7 stood beside Miss Archie.
She is a brunette with Grecian type
Of face, az Of striking beauty.
Yes, it is true she said. l
have been held a prisoner by DR..
Charles T. Starken in the Albany
apartmenil at Broadway and Fifty
second street. l have been there for
some months and l have tried before
to get awa7. Thursday afternoon the
Doctor wer.t out and determined to
run away.
II don't know what the Doctor will
do if he ever finds me now. | am
afraid of him, and whenever he is near
me feel a power that l cannot de-
scribe. He has me hypnotiZed, and
when be sits down and talks with me
I feel that am absolutely powerlesS
to do anything unless be wills it.
He has held me in the Albany
apartment against my will, and until
Miss Wha en- came to see me Thurs
day | sim ply was unable to tell my
story to ANYBODY, although l did
manage tc break the influence once
and get to hospital. Whenever ]
made up my mind to tell the nurse
about my case 1 seemed to lose the
power of speech.
1T is more than I can bear, and
appeal to you to save nae from thi:
man" she cried Historically, holding
her arms toward the aSt0niShed ser
geant.
From Miss WhaIen it was Learned
that Miss Archie came to this coun
try a year ago with an English theat
RIGA! company. Last September she
visited Dr.. Sta-ken, and recently
neighbors at the Albany believed the.
were man and wife.
Detective England overcame Miss
Arcbie'S aversion to returning to tht
doctors apartment and they found DR.
Starken at home. He flew into {
rage, but his passionate outbreak end
ed as abruptly as it began. England
was then invited tosit down, and tax
ing Miss Archie's hand DR.. Starkel
led her to chair. She had been de
fant, but the moment he looked int
ner eyes they became dull and all sigr
of hysteria left her.
What can do for you?" said th'
doctor to England.
This woman accuses you Of hold
ing her here against her will. Sh'
says you have hypnotic power over be
and that she is prisoner, We have
been asked to protect her.
:. You didn't say that about me, dit
you DEAR" said the little doctor in
soothing tone. Miss Archie didn''
answer.
This is not true. I have not KEEP
her a prisoner. She can leave me an.
time she wants to. l won't stop he
at all said Starken. Then, turnin!
suddenly and facing the covering gir
he roared:
But if you do leave me, you know
about that pistol in the next room
The moment you 60, I'll blow m.
brains Out. Now 60 if you want to-.
Come ahead, miss, you'd bette
get out of here" said England. d
you want to leave him."
mo, Cont think so. I guess II
better stay here she replied, and tn
astonished detective left the apart
ment.
When an American repcrte
called a Short time later, he was ad
mitted by the little doctor himself
who said.
Il do not hold her here. She say
I hypnotize her. That is not so, TO
she is the one who hypnotizes me.
cannot explain this thing. She is al
mine and 70 one can have her.
I am an educated man and keel
SnalySt Of character, but | canno
determine what it is about her tina
so enthralls me. In my practic | have
become acquainted with some Of th
most beautiful women in New York
but to all Of them I wish merely ;
professional man until I met Mis-
Archie. The moment I saw he
something told me that she was th'
one destined to be mine, and sine:
she came here we have lived happily
She is roy wife and it is not true tba
l have hyp lotized her. Do you wan
to see herr
Receiving an affirmative reply th'
doctor went to another room and in ;
moment returned with the woman
who is truly beautiful.
Are ycu prisoner" the dccto
asked of her.
why, ro," she replied, for the frs
time noticing the reporter.
Did l not tell you you might g.
driving when you cared to-"
why, of course you did.
did 1 not even say today that yol
might have company" said the doc
tor, looking at her with a quit smile.