Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
Woodbury Business Man Attributes Spouse's Dis appearance to Rev.
 MT. Dane.
Latter Was Pastor of Meth odist Church and She
 Was It's Treasurer.
Couple Left Village on Same Day - They Had Been Friendly Clergyman s Wife Had Sued for Di- vorce, Which Brought Matters to a Focus-Mrs. Proctor Was New Milford Girl.

FrOcCOr w as New Milford
 Girl.
 Woodbury, March 31-The residents
 of Woodbury were still further sur- prised late Monday afternoon by the
 rumor that Mrs. Proctor, wife of Geo. Proctor. the grocer. had left town, pre-
 sumably in company with the Rev. Charles W. Dane. who. up to Sunday,
 was pastor of the Methodist Church
 here. Her husband claims the pastor
 hypnotized" his wife. Mrs. Proctor,
 who was treasurer of the Methodist Church. was on very friendly terms
 with the pastor ever since he came to with the Methodist church bringing
 her into close contact with MT. Dane.
 For several months past there had been much talk among the parishion- the two.
 In an interview to-day with MT.
 Proctor he was asked if he believed that his wife had gone with Mr.. Dane.
 Mir. Proctor replied that he really didn't know. but owing to the fact that the two had left town on the same day the supposition was that they had apparently gone together. Asked if he stated that he hadn't done anything about 1t.
 There has been more or less fanil- iarity between the two," he .said, "and some talk. I spoke to my wife about it and told her that thought she was a little too friendly with the pastor. She said that she didn't see as she was any more familiar with him than others in the congregation"
 MT. Proctor spends much time in talk ing orders and on Monday morning he was in Salisbury. On his return home he found that his wife had left home and that all of her clothes had beeen removed. He didn't know where or why aha had left him
 Asked if 1t was true that Mrs. Proc tor had drawn $1 900 from the bank MT. Proctor laughed and said that his wife did draw some money from a ago. He believed she had an account of about $40.
 MT. Proctor stated that his private opinion was that MT. Dane had hypno- tized his wife. He said that MT. Dane was such an eloquent speaker. that he was so cultured tor appeared to bel, his manner so pleasing. that his inf1u- ence over Mrs. Proctor was so great that he believed he hypnotized her so that she did anything he wanted her to. T don't know that this is true" said MT. Proctor, but that is what I think about it.'' He added:
 'J think Dane is a ecoundrel. And you can put my signature over this statement if you wish. He is not fit to be minister. and don't think that he ought to be allowed to go unpunish- ed TOT what ne mas OOne.
 My wife and have lived together for about r years and she has always been a good Christian woman. She has been very much interested in church work and in our home we have always had services of a devotional nature. Our home life has been pleas ant and my wife was happy. Ever since MT. Dane came to Woodbury I have felt that we were not as happy as formerly. I hoped that this was only a faaIfnU mart and let matters 20 on as if there was nothing wrong. When returned to my home on Monday afternoon I felt, even be- fore I Thew that my wife had left It was a queer feeling a premonition one might say of trouble.
 ''On Saturday night my wife left the house, saying that she was going to the Methodist parsonage to tell MT. Dane that there was story in the papers of the divorce proceedings which his wife had brought against him. She said that she was afraid it vices on Sunday and that if MT. Dane hadn't read the news in the paper he ought to be told about it. I was re- turning home later in the evening. after closing up my store. when I met my wife on her return. My suspicious were aroused somewhat then, but I didn't say much to Mrs. Proctor only that I wished she would not be so T.
 Mir Proctor was asked if it was true that the minister called on him at his home. 'Not when I was there.' was MT. Proctor's reply. "He and his chill dren used to call on my wife and she made frequent calls at the parsonage. In fact the visits between them were frequent and greatly enjoyed by all"
 It was rumored that MT. Dane had given Mrs. Proctor books on hypno- tism and that he had great influence over her.
 Some time ago Mrs. Proctor made freruent visits to Hawleyville to some divine healing institute and her faith in this matter caused the townspeople some amusement. She was Miss Jen- nie Hatwen of New Milford before her marriage to MT. Proctor.
 Those who claim to have seen Mrs. Proctor leave town say that all she carried with her was a dress suit case. The supposition is that her clothing was removed from her home on Sat urday night and placed in trunks be- longing to MT. Dane.
 woodbury twelve miles from the nearest railroad station. has been brought into communication with the outside world by means of a trolley as a man of superior intellect; indeed, the continuance in so small a charge of such a brilliant preacher has long caused speculation. Mrs. Dane says her husband remained in woodbury beca"gs He liked the atmos- phere.'' Recently he announced he would not remain in the pastorate an- other term. By order of the Methodist his duties came to an end yesterday.
 Sunday morning MT. Dane went to the church assuring all he met he