New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
.. smasing Record of a Case OF
Multiple Personality.

if5o-,on Prince "a
BIOS os Green a 90
-,..attons and embarrassments OF
The ,rbahited IN turn by three distinct
tsmsn po1. - radically different tastes ana
JersonsA..N... could prove no more extraoroi-
chs1aoie''1.--- .,,,ine-to read about-in ncuoh
rSrT OF ..,,al narrative Of facts The case
hsn ~ o I3.sncbsnp. reported by Dr. Morton
s'Ss ,,.s,on as il came under his OBSERVE
Pnnot' :. .o.,nent. is perhaps the strangest IN
don Hiu ,,,+i,le personality that has yet oeeh
ssnOe 1ho career Of this disintegrated lazy
fsco'oe- &c &c related with minute partic-
tr - rresent volume. in order to form
sHn@ - scientific inquiry into the psyche
De V@. ,.,o-oena presented by this and SIM
A0~ SO ~ ASSOCIATED personality. Inc
Sf q 6iv,ded into two parts-'The De
NlD" =, the Personalities and Inc
rs4Of ,be Real Miss Beauchamp. Part
bD"' ,,,l,l,sbed later. the whole Work 10 De
Va" .probler,s in Abnormal Psychology
eHN'- .,,o,,s however. as they are suggested
g'esV ,,.-;o,,s remarkable occurrences IN 1he
-. heroine. are herein briefly outlined
h y = ,orclusions drawn from them as VIII
G' ,-oroote an understanding Of the means
hv the author 10 Teintegrate the pa
s0Ps ~ the causes Of his failures and sue
csssss. .,,,.s 17oa,,ora,,,, was
NV .h.s-,-at,or,. the care with which the man
.-.,o,s NJ her intermittent identities were
"a their unusual character should throw
go !, light into some. at least, OF the many
60 o,rrers Of psychological mystery But
.hsss IN view Of the tentative nature OF the
-. ssductions, 81 IS unnecessary now 10
49, hin, deferring consideration Of these
r,.,-f1
-. eraI volume II VIII be sufficient 10 indi-
,he main features Of the case, avoiding, so
=, nossible the technical nomenclature
adopted by Dr. Prince
,,ss Reauchamp. as she first appealed 70 DIT
oI,cs for treatment IN 1898, was highly SEN
,,srs vourg woman. Of a morbidly conscien-
ao,s TYNE exceedingly reserved in her manners,
.b,ect 10 periods Of mental abstraction, and Nv
r,,n state a extreme physical depression-tn
,,,roon variance. nervous invalid. Ordinary
r,.,boss having failed 70 aid her, Or. Prince
-sso-ed 10 hypnotic suggestion 20 which she
mas extraordinarily susceptible. and which
b-ought her immediate. if temporary, relief. In
,hs hypnotic state she was able 10 give him
much information in regard 70 her history that
she seemed unwilling. or, more properly, IN
Abe 10 impart when awake The significant
lsct Was & serious nervous shock she had re-
osred six years previously. Suddenly, one day,
n bringing her out Of the hypnotic state. an
entirely different individuality appeared-a
bright, lively merry Miss Beauchamp, abound
hs IN health and vitality. and the very incarna-
ton OF mischief. She had all the ordinary mem
or q Miss BeaUckaup. and claimed q co-equal
existence with her. which she later went far TO
suhstantlate by means Of an autobiography.
She appeared 10 be- 70 use the term loosely,
Miss Beauchamp's ''sub-conscious" personality
brought 10 the surface To distinguish herself
from Miss Beauchamp, whom she disliked she
called herself sally" Miss Beauchamp's Chris
tEn name being Christine Her tastes as well
as her character totally different from Miss
Beanchamp's. She hated going TO church. was
fond Of fun and frolic, and all her impulses
tended 20 activity. She dslilzed study, and in
fac, was not nearly so well educated as Miss
Bsauchsmp. preferrng while Miss Beauchamp
was studying, 10 observe what was going on
about her so far as she could through Miss
bssuehamp's eyes. She was entirely insensltive
70 tsctie impressions when in the sub-conscious
state and nearly so when conscious. She had
10 sensation Of pain and no appreciation of
tine Having once succeeded in establishing
sonaliiy with Miss Beauchamp but with this
difference that while she retained memory Of
IL Miss Beauchamps acts and thoughts. Sally's
psnods Of existence were total blank TO Miss
Bauchamp
ms was source Of profound embarrassment
ans beauchamp, who would suddenly, after
= uhknown period Of oblivion awake TO find
| 1S7n II company with persons whom she per
~'s oiS.ihed or did not even know. maybe
-'A'lg cigarette, which mads her intensely
iuua!ed with wine. which she abhorred.
money spent, she knew not how. and likely
| -seu with the active exercise in which
- 0e"ehted- All this was the cause of the
- gee 10 Sally, who rapidly gained
| 'a''ng influence over her other self so
| 1Auef favorable circumstances. she could
- ana 20 pretty much as she liked. On one
$50 "heil Miss Beauchamp had been in
christmas party 10 which she had
g. .of"aTa with pleasant anticipations.
/ a., OA control IN church the evening before
/ me entertainment, was the life OF the
a.. 'Duch 10 the surprise Of her friends. and
sa-,,- e'UiINhg 10 church. at the same hour
60 allowing Miss Beaucharnp TO discover
sas had missed. - was ana what
sBss.-,. mac gone on Ike this FOR a year when
w. 49, theTe appeared on the scene another
H. uchanp. 10 whom the entire time since
se,-.-, ,ous shock Of seven years previous was
k,bs n' o.ank. II seemed then as Il she must
Who 49,. l''sI Miss Beauchamp. and that The one
tsso.,...-- ''s' come 70 Dr.. Prince was q r,ero
his personality. a quasi-sonnabuIist
pmss 'eg'ettable, because, in that case :,
q. necessary to use every effor, - 80
g.. @ Miss Beauchamp permanent. and be-
rs,. r.s. :, ana personality were far less 81.
wa 1'an those Of the one 10 he s,,rr~e.sa7
,s-. ..3o moreover coutinuo,,s o,,s.a,-,
10Y The temporary and occae,ora1 eA-
his ~ peculiar phenomenon IN go -
sv,-a young lazy was thar v.r,,a - - -
e. c,. NE actions Of this later ,norIfos+a.,a
eralng1r ,.o' penetrate her thoughts. and oc'
ever -. uuOoed her the idiot" This bow
q. ahe vas Ear from being ". LIZ i.o"-