The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-27
OfHypnotism is Told by a Young
English Woman.
TaisIlLBY Iisl. IS OUTDONE
a the Story Of doverness, Who Was
craelly and shamefulIy Treated
She Says by Man She Hated,
Blu. Whose Word She
Had to Obey.

AsulSpatcn from, London England
says through the newspapers tina:
there has just come to light in that
city q tale of hypnotic influence that
Is almost beyond belief. The famous
andsorisinal Svengali of Geo. DuMau.
rIeri5 STORY, 'Trilby,n seems to
hafefbeen far outdone by one Alfred
w or Sternberg, whichever his
nameEm may be, If the story told by a
pretty girl named Alice Gray is true.
NJ Tray is the daughter Of Lon
dom iness man in moderate circum
star The past year has been for
hei unutterable horror, misery
AnSs;s lame. Her health has been
shattered, her nervous system wreck
ed hy her experiences, and her only
prayer is that her friends may protect
ner from further cruelty at the hands
of the man from whom she is power
less o.protect herself
MISS Gray returned year ago last
August from Germany, where she had
oesu travelling as iady's companion.
In November she answered an adver-
tise ennent for lady clerk, which re-
quested applicants to to call at Is
Ashdown road, Kingston. Here she
was employed by Alfred White, as he
called himself. He stipulated that
the girl must live in his house with
him, AS his wife and children were
alsolltving in the house, she made no
,bj ,otion.
Miss Gray found that Whites bust.
ness was selling sewing machines,
Bt les, music boxes and cheap jswelry
to domestic servants on the Install
mentJ plan. From the first day, de
clareB the girl. White exercised a
stza5ge and potent Influence over her.
Her hand shook when she signed her
name to an employment contract, and
she trembled whenever Whide looked
at her. She loathed the man. she
says. yet could disobey him in moth
ing.
I6had been arranged that she was
toGos home every Sunday, but after
the Frst three Sundays White stopped
This Miss Gray's sister Kate called
Ter several times and saw
;l}ssss ..ss.s not4,right between the
eh .- ..oyer. She told her
iau--- her suspicious, and soon
after Alice herself complained to her
father OF Whites strange influence
overher. At this time Alice's mother
was dying, at their home, and the
father and sister d ID not pay the at,
tenton they might otherwise have
to the girls strange story. She COM
planned again OF her unhappiness, but
her family gave little heed.
Oh March l9 the girls mother died.
Immediately lsafterward Kate Gray
was sent to Whites house by her
father, and brought Alice home with
her. She stayed ut home week,
White sending daily messages to her,
asking her to come back to him. Trey
were brought by his wife, his Office
boy and others.
Easter Monday, April 3, Miss Gray,
and her sister went for q walk On
their way homo, not far from their
house, they saw q pony trap, with
White driving 1t. He stopped and
C, IN handed Alice Gray to in be-
side him. The girl declares she did
not want to so; 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 speechless With
amaz3ment.
Kate ran into the house and tod
her father what had happened To
gether they went to Whites house
and asked for Alice. A big, power.
fully built man came to the door and
told them Alice was out driving with
White. This man and Gray event.
ually came 10 blows, and Gray went
for the police. 4 police inspector
searched the house, and found Alice
Gray. Pale and trembling she was
taken home, and there told her father
and sister that she was in the house
the first time they called, locked in a
closet. She had been threatened with
awful things IL she cried out, she said
A few days later Alice went to an-
swer an advertisement for governess.
She disappeared, and from that day,
April 8, until October 18 she was ut
terly lost to her family.
On April s, Alice says, White met
her In the street, evidently having
been posted in advance by some mys,
ferrous means, on her errand. He
took her by the arm and marched her
off to lodgings in Hammersmith. a
few days later they moved to Brigh-
ton. Meantime Gray had obtained a
warrant for Whites arrest, and the
latter was nabbed while on visit tc
his original place Of business in Kings.
ton. He promised that If the police
would set him free he would tel
them where the girl was. Gray
agreed, and White gave the Brighton
address. Gray and the police went
there, after setting White free, but
found an empty house, the girl hav.
| Ing been spirited away again. to an.