Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22
Who HAS
THE Sixth Sense
THIS PSYCHOLOGICAL PUZZLE Is
: COMBINATION OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES AND \ RAY.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 21.--All over
Scandinavia great excitement AMI
sensation has been caused by a 49,
year-old Norwegian boy, John Flot-
tum, who seems to be possessed of a I
most phenomenal clairvoyant power.
More than six months ago somebody |
at Singaas, where the boy is living,
observed the remarkable ability
which he had shown in finding lost
things and persons.
At first no special notice was taken |
of it, but about fortnight ago a
commercial traveller living in the
Oesterdal valley was missed. Some
body took the opportunity to speak
about the boys remarkable power to
the police, who for nearly a week
had tried in vain to trace the missing
| traveller.
John Glottum was appealed to and
without hesitation the boy indicated
a river, about twenty miles away,
where the body was found.
The method adopted was as fol-
lows: A photograph of the missing
man was shown to the boy, who
closely examined it. After a. short
/ visit at the house where the man had
lived the boy, escorted by two Nor
wegian policeman, started in the d.
rection which he instantly indicated.
After short walk the boy suddenly
stopped, exclaiming: "We are on
the right way. Here the man lately
sat down" After a few minutes
stay the boy continued his walk.
Though many people followed the
boy and the policemen, the boy did
not take any notice of them. He fol-
! lowed rapidly the course which he
had laid out, and, although it was
dark, he requested the police to fol-
, low him until he had found tree
where he had seen that the man
! should have lost a handkerchief. At
, ter one hours walk tree was found,
where handkerchief was lying. 1t
, was the property of the missing man.
BY this time the boy was SO exhaust
Led that he said 1t was necessary to
i give up that day further walking.
i Early next morning the boy arose
a and told the policeman that in the
night he had seen the body of the
, man at the bottom of the river which
a he had indicated. The boy went
: straight to the river, where boat
q was at the shore. He. together with
the police and two fishermen, steere6
4 in the direction which the boy indi
i Gated Suddenly he cried: Here
you are" and at the bottom Of the
river where the boat stopped thu
body was seen lying in about one ant
half fathoms of water.
The news of the incident rapid!
" spread over Norway and enormous
CONSERVATION arose among the Nor
= wegian peasants. The boy was sen
: back TO Singaas, where his mother
poor woman, lives. His father diet
three years ago. His parents ha'
70 six children. of whom he is tn
y fourth. /, His oldest brother is work
cel ing as a fireman The next two ar
- sisters, who are serving as chamber
= maids. The two youngest children
=. a boy and a girl, are at home at Sin
% gaas. Johns school teacher, MI
Morseth, so years old, says:
20 II never cared for such expert
as ments, which ! always considered
is waste of time, but now l believe
1e my duty to say. that l am fully cor
m WINGED about the remarkable sens
of the boy. He is phenomena
r clairvoyant. l have already trie
1e him with several cases and nearly a
er ways John has been complete su,
rs cess. Only in a few cases, when h
was excited, the experiments hay
*. failed But don't forget" added tn
ny old teacher, that John is only
boy"
Asked as to what sort of exper
ments the teacher had made wit
ed John, Morseth said: One day
he asked John: Please tell me VIII:
Id | have in my purse? Instantly job
e. replied: A golden ring, some sliI
ed of paper, but no money. Anoth.
day ! told john that thirty years ag
seventeen years before John W;
born. lost gold ring when w;
m playing with the school children
the field. John held his hand ov'
his eyes and in a few minutes sait
/ see your ring flying through IL
air. Many small hands are scare
rm ing for it. 1t is very thick and 4
boy who is very eagerly looking t,
it. But with his one hand he cove
his Ythe ring for which he is so eager
looking"
sre The teacher now clearly recolle(