The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-31
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LONDON, Dec. 31.--Through the
newspapers there has just come TO
HIGHT In this city . tale of hypnotic
influence that IL almost beyond be-
lief. The famous and original Sven
gaissC3eo Du Maurier' story ''rrilby,"
seems to have been far outdone by
one Alfred White. or Sternberg.
whichever his name may be. II the
etory told by pretty girl named
Alice Gray is true.
Miss Gray is the daughter OF a
London business man in moderate
circumstances. The past year has
been FOR her one OF unutterable hor-
ror, misery and shame. Her health
has len shattered. her nervous sys-
ten wrecked by her experiences. and
hsr only prayer ID that her friends
may protect her from further cruel-
~ at the hands OF the man from
whom she is powerless to protect
herself.
Miss Gray returned a year ago
\ last August from Germany. where
slie had been travelling as a lady's
IL.
answered an advertisement for a
lady clerk, which requested appli-
cants to call at Is Ashdown road.
Kingston. Here she was employed
by Alfred White, as he called him
self. He stipulated that the girl
Must live tn His Mouse
withe him as his wife and children
were also living in the house she
made no objection.
Miss Gray found that Whites
business was selling sewing ma
chimes. bibles, music boxes and cheap
jewelry to domestic servants on the
ipstallment plan. From the first day
declares the girl, White exercised
strange and potent influence over
her Her hand when she signed her
name to an employment contract
and whenever White looked at her,
Hhe loathed the man, she says, yet
could disobey him nothing.
It had been arranged that she was
TO go home every Sunday. but after
the first three Sundays White
stopped this. Miss Gray's sister
Kate called on her sister several
times and saw that all was not right
between the girl and her employer.
She told her father OF her suspicious,
and soon after Alice herself COM
planned to her father Of Whites
strange influence over her. At this
time Aiice's mother was dying, at
their home. and the father and SIS
ter did not pay the. attention they
might otherwise have to the girls
st age story. She complained again
o. her unhappiness, but her family
gave little heed.
On March 10 the girls mothe,
died. Immediately afterward Kate
Gray was sent to the Whites house
by her father. and brought Alice
home with her. She stayed at home
n week. White sending daily mes
saxes to her, asking her to come back
TO him. They were brought by his
wife. his Office boy and others.
Gray and her sister went for walk
Easter Sunday. April Miss
On their way home, not far from
their house, they saw a pony traI
with White driving II. Hhe stopped
and commanded Alice Gray to ge,
in beside him. The girl declares she
did not want to go; that she hated
the man and dreaded to put herself
again under his influence: yet she
could not resist Whites command
She got into the trap and White
drove away. leaving Kate Gray.
1peechlsss With Amusement.
Kate ran into the house and told
her father what had happened. To-
gether they went to Whites house
and asked for Alice. A big. power.
fuliy-biult man came to the door and
told them Alice was out driving with