The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-31
Woodbury Business Man Attributes Spouse's Dis appearance to Rev.
 MT. Dane.
Latter Was Pastor of Meth odist Church and She
 Was Its Treasurer.

vorce, Which Brought
 Matters to a Focus-Mrs. Proctor Was New Milford Girl.
 Woodbury, March 31-The residents of Woodbury were still further sur prised late Monday afternoon by the
 rl1rnor 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
 with the pastor ever since he came to
 Woodbury, her work in connection with the Methodist church bringing her into close contact with MT. Dane. For several months past there had been much talk among the parishion- CTS in regard to the relations between the two.
 In an interview to-day with Mir. that his wife had gone with MT. Dane. MT. Proctor replied that he really didn't know, but owing to the fact that the two had left town on the same d<1y IdS SQppOSlllOH WcS CldL they I1dQ apparently gone together. Asked if he had taken any action in the matter he stated that he hadn't done anything about 1t.
 There has been more or less faInil- iarity between the two," he said, "and some talk. I spoke to my wife ab t it and told her that thought she was a little too friendly with the pastor. was any more familiar with him than others in the cOngregation."
 MT. Proctor spends much time in talk ing orders and on Monday morning 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 she had left him.
 Asked if it was true that Mrs. Proc tor had drawn s1.0OO from the bank MT. Proctor laughed and said that his wife did draw some money from Bridgeport bank little over a week ago. He believed she had an account of about $40.
 MT. Proctor stated that his ptivate 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 Cor appeared to be), his manner so pleasing, that his inf1u- ence over Mrs. Proctor was so great that he believed he hypnotized her so to. "I don't know that this is true,'' said MT. Proctor, "but that is what think about it.'' He added:
 'J think Dane is a scoundrel. And you can put my signature over this statement if you wish. He is not fit to be a minister, and don't think that he ought to be allowed to go unpunish- ed for what he has done.
 My wife and I have lived, together for about F 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. feeling on my part and so let matters go on as if there was nothing wrong. When I returned to my home on Monday afternoon I felt, even be- fore I knew that my wife had left home that something had happened. It was a queer feeling a premonition one might say of trouble
 'tOn Saturday night my wife left the house, saying that she was going to the Methodist parsonage to tell MT. Dane that there was a story in the papers of the divorce proceedings which his wife had brought against him. She said that she was afraid it might make a. difference with the ser 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 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 with the minister
 MT. Proctor was asked if it was true that the minister called on him at his | home. Mot when I was there" was MT. Proctor'S reply. 'He and his chil- 1 dren used to call on my wife and she | frR0uant calls at tfo DarSOn4Ge- l Tn fact the visits between them were | and greatly enjoyed by all.'
 It was rumored that MT. Dane had | given Mrs Proctor books on hypno- tisYn and that he had great Influence | over her.
 Some time ago Mrs. Proctor made frequent visits to HawleyviIle to some divine healing institute and her faith some amusement She was Miss Jen- nie Harwel1 of New Milford before ner marriage to MT. Proctor.
 Those who claim to have seen Mrs. Proctor leave town say that ali she carried with her was dress suit case. The supposition is that her clothing was removed from her home on Sat Irday night and placed in trunks be- onging 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 line recently. MT. Dane is regarded IS a man of superior intellect; indeed he continuance in so small a charge of such a brilliant preacher has long caused speculation. Mrs. Dane saws ironically her husband remained in because he liked the atmos- ohere'' Recently he amounted he would not remain in the pastorate an- other term. By order of the Methodist conference his duties came to an end yesterday.
 Sunday morning MT. Dane went to