The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-19
A STRANGE TALE.

A STRANGE TALE.
A Man and His Wife Found Raw
ing in their Home
After Four Days Of Treatment by
Pair OF California Fakirs,
Who Escaped.
The police of San Jose CAL, are
engaged upon weird case of crime
and hypnotic suggestion. On re.
cent afternoon Frank A. Drew, q
marble cutter, whose ho e is In Mil.
ford, NJ H.. and his wife were dis
covered by the police barricaded in a
cottage. which they recently rented
at 393 East ST. John street, both raw
ing mad. After struggle Dew and
his wife were overpowered and taken
to a local sanitarium, and since then,
as they have gradually rsgained their
mentality, the strange story has been
drawn from them.
AS result warrants have been is
sued for the arrest Of Professor Anton
Weber, a German clairvoyant, who re-
Gently occupied rooms at the Angelus
house, and the woman companion,
who is supposed to be his wife.
Professor Weber went to San Jose
| fr0p, I'm nd 1,a n
parted with his companion as mys.
teriously. Professor Weber succeeded
in obtaining $4,000 in gold from Mr.
and Mrs Drew and has three days
The start OF the officers.
Mrs. Drew Is Still Frustrated from
her experience. MI. Drew, man Of
great physical strength, is apparently
perfectly we'll again. AS Mrs. Drew
told her story she appealed frequently
to him for corrObOratiCn and toge ther
the couple told lucid tale Of their
dealings with Professor Weber and his
wife.
we first went to Professor Weber
on Nj nday week ago." Mrs. Drew
said, upon seeing his advertisement
In the papers. We had had some
trouble in Oakland and went to con
suit him about it. Professor Websr
us to call Wednesday.
"Wednesday we went to his office
and he suggested to us that he couli
aid us greatly financiall. If we had
81, 900 to invest In corn, pork, lard or
wheat. We talked about the matter
and then Weber suggested tnat he
could give US treat m mt which would
be an effective relief from the trouble
about which we had first consulted
him.
We consented and from my hus-
bands head and my own he clipped q
small wiSp of hair, and he also took a
piece Of the nails Of our fOretngsrs
| These he placed in a receptacle with
some powder and ignited them. The
result was a heavy incense, which be
we inhale it. We both did so, and
the result was sense Of strangulauion
and tickling Of the throat, which was
followed by feeling Of exhilaration.
AT Professor Weber's suggestion
VIC then went directly to our home
and remained in the house, without
seeing any one On the following day
MIS-. Weber came to the house and
gave us treatment. These treat
ments consisted Of passing the hands
| firmly over the forehead and drawing
the NJ away, swapping the fingers after
every stroke. The result was a sense
OF relaxat tion and res fulness which
was very pleasant.
| Eri6nv Dtnf Wobor tcl1 nc tl ,x,
at Cnce to Oakland, draw 81, 600 from
the bank there and return at once to
San Jose. We drew the money from
the bank in gold and returned on the
afternoon train to San Jose and took
the money to Prof. Web RS office.
Take this money home, place it
under your pillow tonight and return
1t to me at ! ! o'clock tomorrow, he
told us and we followed out his in
structiorS to the letter. We turned
the money over to him the next day,
and were then advised to remain in
the house until we received a tele-
;am telling us where 80 meet him in
San Francisco TO get our money back.
This was on Saturday morning,
and from the Thursday before we had
| eCdICtiy any UllluR W eau. we QlQ DCt
seem to care for food. We stayed
right in the house Saturday and die
not see anyone. On Sunday morning
Mrs. Weber came to the house am
gave us both another treatment, anc
that was the last we saw OF her or hel
husband"
When the police broke down the
barricade at the Drew home, on Mon
day, they found the couple in condi
tion OF actual religious dementia.
II am the Queen of Heaven - Mrs
Drew declared, land my husband il
the King Of Heaven. F."
Only by taking oath that they wer,
enissaries from the King of Krg
could the Officers approach to rcmov,
them TO the 3antarium. For twelve
hours their rawlings continued violent
The police believe that both wer
subjected to hypnotic influence auC
while in this condition were prevailed
uOpn over their money.
"A Negro Killed.