The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-16
Hts EYES TERRORIzE
NeighbOrs Desert Home Near
a st. BarnabaS Man.
FEAR A SUPPOSED HYpNOrIsT
Believed 10 Have Strong Influence
Over James Jones, street Car Com
Suicide-"Evu Spell" Over some
Othcrs-PeopIe Fear 90 Drive Past.

Driven out by the alleged baleful ia
luenec Of the eyes Of man whom the
residents of St. Barnabas. Nd, claim is
la hypnotist, the family that bought The
property formerly owned by James Jones,
122I Pennsylvania avenue southeast. who
attempted to take his life Sunday night
because he said man had cast an evil
spell ever his life, has deserted it.
/ The little house stands alone its near
est neighbor being the forbidding cabin
Of the one who is feared by all the col
/ ored residents of the vicinity, whose
name is used daily by mothers 10 force
.heir children into obedience when threats
Of whipping have no influence over them
4 The wife of Jones bEames the man for
having induced Jones to sell his little
farm. Jones at first refused to do so. but
the Lypnotist took his hands. and staring
into his eyes, so the wife says. COM
handed him TO leave, even if he had 10
give away his property.
/ This he did The 5usting implements
! Of husbandry, lying as they were left,
testify 10 the frenzied haste with which thu
orders were obeyed. Neighbors tell of the
powerful influence exerted by the hypno
/ list over every one that comes into con-
tact with him.
Called on Proctor.
/ e. IT, Proctor. his nearest ncighbor.
says thai one day last spring he called
on Proctor's wife. and, using the same
/ sgengali-like methods he is said 10 have
used on Jones commanded her to look
I IN his eyes When Proctor returned
moment later. ne found his wife in
trance. unable 10 speak or 10 move a
muscle 1t took her week to reeove-
4 from state Of semf-consci0usness. and
even now, at the very mention or his
aamc, she Jrembles with fear.
The mUcb-feared man when seen yes
teIday at the door OF his dilapldatsd
shack would not speak. Tie only answer
( received 10 questions was 4 swapping OF
I his keen, gray eyes.
People Fear To Drive Past.
No one can be prevailed to take the road
/ leading past his house after nightCall.
! People prefer riding miles out OF their
way rather than run n chance OF meeting
him in the dark. Having no friends, it IS
! said he surrounds himself with pack Of
dogs.
Mrs Jones SAYS thar after her husband
was first placed under tile influence OF this
/ strange man his health began % fail, and
that from a strong. robust man Of SIX
months ago he has fallen 30 mere skele-
ton without a mind OF his Own and with
out ambition. She says the man had told
him that he was not James Jones. and
when she called him by the name Of Jim
my he asked. who is tllat?'
That man. she said. has caused my
husband 70 deny that he was my husband
and that hts dear little children We're his
own He turned him against his very
/ best friends. making him believe that al
Of them were in plot to ruin him. When
/ that man Was near my husband was
never himself deUesting the things that
I he had loved when he was out Of the
/ mysterious power
Never Made Threats.
He had never made any threats against
NE or my husband. but on one occasion
lie told me that I would soon be Starv-
ing with the means 81 support taken
from me
Mrs. Proctor VIII bear witness 30 the
fact that he came 10 my home and de-
manded that I take his hand and look
him IN the eyes ! could NOT help but
do IL, but before I became completely
IN his power she dragged me away and
slammed the door in his face.
stories Coincide.
Mrs. Jones story comedies in every de-
tail with ghe statement made by Mrs
Proctor
She was seen by a representative Of The
Herald yesterday. She remembered every
particular Of the meeting Of Mrs. Jones
and tie man. She also said that on
many occasions she has seen him. the
smaller man. shake Jones AZ a terrier
would Il rat Jones, according 10 her
statement, would not raise hand to pro-
tect himself so completely was be un-
der the influence OF the man with the
/ mysterious eyes" as the colored folk in
that vicinity cali him.
Jones left the service Of the car com
pany about q month ago. owing 10 mental
troubles. he told the officials OF the COM
pauy. MOtorm-n who served on his crew
tell that So great was his fear Of the
strange man that when persons ran TO
catch his ear he locked the doors lead
ing 10 the front platform and hid himself
until he could determine who the passen-
ger was At the melton OF the name OF
the man he would burst into tears. and
ask what would become of his family
when he was dead
Nan BORrded Car.
One day a short time ago this man did
board Jones car, and as soon as Jones
caught sight Of him he began to cry, it is
alleged, and leaped from the rapidly NOV
ing car. He was not found by his family
until two weeks later He vas then
taken to a hospital, where the doctors de-
clared that he was under the hypnotic in
f1uence OF some one.
Cpon his return home he would wake
up in the night and pacing the floor
hours at time, would plead for some one
to drive away those eyes" That he
wanted 10 break al connections with this
man IS the belief OF his wife. The man
would wait for the car of which Jones w9s
conductor. and. taking him by the hard
ike little child. would lead him 10 his
home. Jones returned from these trips
with his eyes blackened. but would not
tell how they came TO be that way. II
any mention was made OF the mans
treatment of him. he would fly into
4 rage and declare the man was the best
friend he ever had. and that he would
nct allow, anybody to talk i'll Of him.
Jones VIII Recover.
JonE is resting well at the hospital. and
/ $. is believed lie Will recover. He has
made 40 further attempts on his life
Kant Win, ;u H.r Rcd