The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-10
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VICTIM! DIES
lTRAvEtsad HYFNoTIsT PUT9i in
CELL ON CHARGE OF TAX
ING LIFE.

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acnFERvILLE, N. j. Now TO-
WHINE Arthur EyertoD, selGstyiei
eproEessorR and travelling hypnotst
lsobbedS In his cell three calm meiical
men Witnessed "a weird perforfnahce
in the Inurgue OF the Somerset hos
|f5Ital late yesterday art rnoon. There
lWil1fam Z. Davenport, secretary to
the mayor OF Newark and a student OF
signs Of life in the rigid body OF
lcenductef OF Newarls who apparently
dseh after aaiFinE been put Into q
1hypnntic francois aEgertoh before 4
large audience al the SpmerviEe the
later- =.
Davenport failed. Simpson was de-
lcIaTe % fiets1ly dead and an autopsy
Was held last night.
Meanwhile charged with man
slaughter, unnewed and shaken, Ever
tom remains IN prison where he must
await the action of the grand Jury as
a sequel to a stage trick familiar
throughout the country and abroad.
1t was at the piteous insfstence Of
Everton while in Jail after mis- In
ehectual attempts to revive Simpson
that Davenport friend of ETertol,
1came into the case yesterday. Not
Notwithstanding the declaration OF physI-
clans that Simpson was dead, Ever
| ton pleaded thlt Davenport be allow
ed to revive him. Accordingly, the
autopsy, first arranged for o'clock In
the afternoon, was postponed and the
student of hypnohsm was summoned.
Simpsons body, covered with a
black cloth, lay In the morgue at the
hospital wnen Davenport arrived. He
came in silently and in the presence
OF Dr.. w. III. Long, county physician;
DR.. Charles H, Halstead and DR..
Francis McConaughy Immediately be-
gan his attempt TO revive the unfortu-
nate man. First he felt OF the body
to detect any possible heart beat, and
failing In this he placed his ear on
the victims chest. Then, invoking the
power Of suggestion, he spoke in the
dead mans ear.
Bob" he said, BOD. your heart
Iaction-your heart actfon!-yolr heart
action is beginning. 1t is beginning
Slowly and dramatically Davenport
repeated this in the ear, then chang
ing his tone of voice to an imperlous
command he cried sharply:
Bob! Bob! can't you hear me-?
Your heart is beginning to beat Your
heaFt is beginning to beat"
Again and again he repeated this as.
.surance to the inanfmAte form, %:1Ie
the medical men looked grfmly on
Not a muscle OF the body stirred and.
there was absolutely no sign OF ami
mation. s. 'ss
Again Davenport changed his meth
dds. Leaning over Simpsons ri.Sti
ear, Ire spoke colfdentfsfIy:
ooh, say Bob, he SAID in a quiet
conversational tone. "look, your heart
is beginning to beat" y
after time, but $lth6nt sefect. SNIP
SG R9ss NJ SSSf RsfI' = esaa' as
While this Y4slgotng on a brilliant
lamp shed its blindHg
glow in the fisatltmanfs face, but the
eyeIids did NOT Clutter qsnd as the |
phySi clans c6nteRded he vas: beyond
aitI" Dtsfheartehed, Davenport turned
to go but DR.. long called him back!
What Is gopTs opinion ?'Ihe asked.
II did not come TO form an opinion
repHed II avenp8tt -
eBut. We fns1st.g said the doctor.
!; '. n ayenPorti after
Then he vent out and the medical
men began ii REePaEattons as'r the ap'
Simpson, the victim, was So years
old, and was accustomed. it is said,
to drinking heavily. 1t Is generally
admitted that lie. was intoxicated dur
ing Monday night No relatives have
to claim the bodSsss3
BVerton has employed COUNSEL and
VIII fight the case. 1t has been sug-
gested that he will nFake the novel
plea that the man was still alive when
the autopsy was performer. citing
various cases Of Suspended animation