The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-08
THE EYES.
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name was Burton.
Three days later a curious case was
recorded at the Yard. Richard White,
a hard headed country squire, told a
story that the officers were inclined to
believe was pipe dream. Had it been
an ordinary man they would have
smiled in his face He set out from
London for Liverpool and occupied a
compartment with one other person
This person bore the description of the
man with the eyes. The squire busted
himself looking over some letters for
half an hour after boarding the train
and then looked up to find the other
staring at him. He said that he felt
an influence" at once. The feeling
was that he had lost his identity and
was some one else.
Your name is Sudley," said the man
after a moment.
Yes; it is Sudley."
"You are not feeling well today"
mo, I'm not"
You are going to sleep, and you will
wake up feeling better. but first give
me your watch and money"
The squire stood up and handed over
everything. He knew what he was
doing, but it seemed to him to be the
thing to do.
NOW lie on the seat; go to sleep"
The squire stretched out and the
next thing he knew q guard was try
ing to arouse him, and it was an hour
later. The man with the eyes was no
longer in the compartment. That was
the story, and it puzzled the officers.
They had to take it in earnest. coming
from such a source, and yet they had
to smile at the idea. 1t may be that
nothing would have been done in the
case but for another story from an
other person. In London the wife of
a baker acted as cashier. During an
| interval, when only two people were
in the store. a stranger entered and
asked for change for a sovereign. AS
| it was handed out the woman met his
eyes. In single second she seemed to
lose herself. 1t was as if she was IN
der the influence of an anaesthetic,
and yet in a way she was conscious of
her surroundings.
You owe me f25," she heard the
man say.
Eyes"
you said you would pay it today"
Yes; l said So"
"Then I will take the money
She had about $50 in the drawer,
and she counted out the sum named
and passed it over. BY counting up
|
en- him the exact amount. He took the
money and looked into her eyes and
said:
You are tired You may sleep for
ten minutes"
At that she lost all consciousness
and did not open her eyes again until
her husband shook her arm fifteen
minutes later. Then she awoke. with
a scream The husband wouldn't be-
lieve her story. although a customer
corroborated 4 part OF 1t. He contend
ed, and so did the police after him.
that the woman had fallen asleep and
a sneak thief had robbed the till. II
was pointed out that q thief would
have taken all, but this made no diff
ference. An inspector was put on the
case and did some work, but he got nc
further clew to the man with the eyes
A man was instructed to watch the
trains and functions on the road where
the first robbery occurred, and be put
in two months without meeting with
his man or without hearing Of another
case Of eyes" Then he followed a
man from a junction to a hotel. and
being almost positive Of his quarry. be
/ called on the man in his room. He
found him unstrapping his valise and
made some inquiry to excuse his intru
sion.
Come right in" replied the man
land l wiz attend to you in a moment
Fine day. isn't it? But think we shall
, have rain by tomorrow. All, but I've
, broken the tongue of that buckle? Now
. then
And he rose up, turned around and
looked the officer full in the eyes. The
latter tried to reach out and grab hi
man and break the influence" but
was in vain. He tried to turn his heaC
away, but he could not.
You need Sleep" said the man will
the eyes.
Yes"
"Undress and go to bed. Don't lingo
over it"
The officer removed his clothes ant
, got into bed.
Now shut your eyes and sleep 70
two hours"
The eyes closed and 1t was tw'
hours later when they opened again
The man with the eyes was gone. H