The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-10
HEART REFUSES
TO OBEY ORDER
HypnOtiSt RuSheS to Aid of
Former Pupil.
EFFORTS ARE IN VAIN

Secretary to Newark Nv. J.) Post
master Pokes Victim Of somervlle
Hypnotic Entertainment In Ribs
Shouts In Ear, Raises EyeIids and
Commands Heart to Resume oper.
ations, but Is Finally Forced TO
{ Admit Simpson Is Dead.
Now York, Nov. 10. 49, In a little
room in the basement Of the Somer-
set county hospital at SomerviIle, N.
j., an attempt was made by the meth.
ods of the hypnotist to resuscitate
the hypnotic subject Simpson. who
had apparently died while under hyp.
motto influence.
On some rough planks. raised to a
tables height, lay the body-living or
dead-of the man Simpson. whose
means of livelihood had been as "A
subject for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Arthur Everton.
Everton. in Jail and charged with
homicide, persisted In his declaration
that Simpson was not dead, but was
yet In cataleptic condition. inwhich
the hypnotizer had placed him for ex-
hibition purposes. Everton had beg
ged the authorities that his friend
and sometime Instructor. w. f. Dav.
enport, secretary to the Newark post.
master, be sent for and be allowed
TO attempt TO revive Simpson, This
request of the hypnotist the authori.
ties decided TO grant.
Davenport arrived in Somerville
and was met at the station by Mrs.
Everton. They went to the hospital.
where they met with w. II. Long.
county physician, and three members
of the hospital staff Davenport ex.
planned to them that he had long
been a student of hypnotics, that he
had practiced it only as student,
and that he had come In response to
a pupils cry for help and would, with
the doctors permission attempt to
revive the subject, Simpson. In their
opinion Everton's hypnotic subject
was dead. They professed no espe.
cial knowledge of hypnotism and
were willing to conccdc that the man
possibly might be in a cataleptic
state and possibly could be revived.
Mr.. Davenport after laying aside
his hat and overcoat, pulled the Gov
ering from Simpsons body and ap-
piled his ear as If listening for heart
beats. Davenport then applied first
his ear and then the tips of his fin.
gers over the motionless heart. Next
he bent his head down, placed his
lips close to the ear of the body he
sought to revive, and said sharply,
Bob" Then followed the words
Bob, your heart Is beating" But
there was no motion. The operator
eagerly felt again over the heart and
again listened and then again spoke
into the unhearing ear: Bob, listen!
Hear what | say; your heart your
heart is beating There was no re-
sponse, no movement of the eyelids,
no fiuttering of the heart
After that Davenport pressed on
the breast as IL artifcially to start
movement of the heart and then
spoke into the other ear:' Bob, Bobl
You hear me? Your heart is moving"
Davenport stepped "A little aside,
looked at the unseeing, halropen
eyes, took up his coat and hat and
with a bow TO the doctors started to
leave the room. AS he passed Or.
Long the latter said What Is your
Judgment" Il did not come here to
pronounce Judgment" Davenport re.
sponded quietly. and walked out of
the room.
On the verauda of the hospital he |
was oyertaken by a messenger and |
recalled. Or. Long spoke to him |
again "Do you think that man is |
dead?" 81 think he Is dead" Daven.
port replied
An autopsy was performed by |
County Physician William H. Long. |
assisted by Or. Stillwel. It showed
that death bad been caused by rup
iure of the aorta, the main artery OF |
the heart. The physicians declared
that the rupture could have been
brought about By serious strain but
they gave no definite opinion on thc
nature of the strain. The findings
showed a three.fourths Of an inch
rupture in the aorta. A generally
weakened condition OF the organs
throughout the dead mans body was
found, and the physicians were dis
posed to attribute this to habituai
Columbus Horses Win.
New York, Nov. 10. Draught
horses shown to halter in breeding
classes occupied the Judging ring at
he horse show now IN progress hero.
J. Crouch e. Son of Lafayette, Ind.
lad a monopoly of the blue ribbons.
Percherons brought In a keener com.
'etition In each class. Three win
lers were exhibited by Mclaughlin
3rothers OF Columbus, o., and Kan
sg City.