Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-21
VOICE THAT SPEAKS KINDLY
At Last one Calls on Free with No
Condemnation.
ST. LOUIS MAN OFFERS HIM ADWc
Once Amicted same Way and over
came Imaginary Accusers
simply by AssertinE
His Will Power.

Having read in the Omaha papers an ac-
count OF p. g Free, who gave himself up
to imaginary Justice at the city jail at
O'Clock in the morning one day last week,
a St. Louis man has been moved to write
Chief of Police Donahue a letter for the
benefit of Mr.. Free. who has been afflicted
with a snental alteration which consists OF
the visitation Of strange voices accusing
the man Of things he did not do.
Free was removed from the city to the
county jail last Saturday. The man is i'm
proving and may be able to get out soon.
However. Mr.. Free intends to keep a copy
OF the st. Louis mans letter in his pocket
for future reference. and should the strange
voices return he will just put his foot
down and insist within himself that he
has as much right to live as any one else,
no matter whether he be OF this life or the
life hereafter"
After two weeks OF sleepless nights in
Omaha and after walking the streets until
o'clock in the morning Mr.. Free called at
the city jail to get away from lima ginary
accusing voices which were saying Free
murdered Oreville Hayden at Colfsx,
Wash, some years ago
Text of the Letter.
The letter from "A st. Louis Merchant
reads:
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec 20 1sO5.-Chief
Of Police Omaha, Dear sir-With the
supposition that the case OF p s. Free
as stated ed, in , enclosed clipping is true,
edge. based on similar experiences for his
benefit:
/ had similar experience and found re-
lief only by keeping fear down and ignor-
ing anything and everything unpleasant
that my imagination tried to impress upon
me. In other words, forced myself to
disbelieve my own thoughts Thus
placed myself into a positive state OF mind
and succeeded in removing the miserable
and painful condition from my mind Later
l met gentleman who had returned from
gold cure sanitarium with the same
trouble. He was a salesman and whenever
he entered place of business to sell goods
the mysterious voice would try to dis
courage MIN by saying some of the flthiest
dsreputable can utter. He had heard OF
me and my experience and therefore felt
that by unfolding his troubles to me he
might find consolation through me. gave
own case-the will. / told him that every
It by ignoring II and not to allow it to
create fear Walk away from il. as II
were. not paying attention to II and to put
his foot down and insist within himself
that he has as much right to Ike as any
one else. no matter whether they be of
this life , Or life hersafter At night hi, he
and try and forget to think and turn over
and go to sleep. II he kept this up he
I told him to be calm under all ~ircum-
stances because excitement and "~ar would
cause the blood to rush to his head and
thus place him in a bad way. I told him
further to purify his mind and eliminate
all lustfu desires keep away from bad
! company because such elements degrade
| rather than uplft Psychological condi,
( lions play a big part in our lives, / told
! him. and therefore he must learn TO re-
| and study the beautiful, which law has the
/ tendency to lift us up out of a material at
nosphere CThis is the atmosphere thai
Mr.. Free evidently absorbs too much
Well. my friend followed my advice. Ir
, three weeks time the voices had left hin
and he was richer for the experience.
trust. Mr.. Chief, that you will tnke thi,
under favorable consideration and see tina
/ Mr.. Free gets this advice.
| (Signed) ST. LOUIS MERCHANT.