The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17
UNIQUE PLEA MAY
SAVE WOMAN FROM
GALLONS
Arrested on Charge OF Being I'm
plicated in Her Husbands Muir
der. She Says Police Third
Degree" Hypnotized Her
Jury in First Trial Disagreed and
She Will Be Tired Again-DeatL
Sentence Tor Paramour.

TACOMA, Wash. Dec l,.-"You
told No~comb to kill your husband,
'I-told--Newcomb-to-kill- my
husband"
You fired two OF the shots your
self"
I-fred--two-of-
You fired them with the pistol
'Fired-them
A dialogue like the above, between
herself and the police officers dur!ns
n pitiless application OF the third de
gree" pretty Mrs. Martina Kyalshaugh
declares marked her confession ~
completely in cold-blooded murder.
Her contention that she Was IN a
hypnotic state when she made her
damning replies. contention upheld
by one of the leading psychologists of
the West, saved her from the galioNs
once and may save her again
A little before midnight on the : !
of last May. while walking home with
his wife after a dance Martin kvuls-
haugh pronounced QUalshawi was
murdered he was sho' i've times
with 4 revolver Charles ewcomb
who had also been no the dance. was
arrested lle confessed me shoocuS.
declaring also that Mrs healshaush
helped him. and even fired mo OF the
shots.
Mrs. Kyalshaugh WAS Immediately
arrested ~ her home. Under sti.-
ling sweat box" examination which
lasted an entire day the police secur
ed confession that she vas not Only
untrue rs wife but that she was
Q
Newcomb was tried convicted ON
his own confession. and sentenced %
death
When Mrs. Kvalshaugh Was brought
to trial. she admitted her taithless-
ness. but declared that she mad no
recollection Of having confessed TO
completely in the crime
That she was hypnotized by the
"third degree" was her defense.
When the police presented her con
fession. she took the stand and related
the incidents after her arrest ere
declared that. after sleepiess night
following the murder, she was III
hysterical state when her eNamlh'C
ton by the police was commenced.
She remembered telling them oil htE
faithlessness. When she was heatN
exhausted from the pitiless question
ing. she declared. a shining revolver
the one with which the murder was
committed. was flashed before heF
eyes and everything became Dlauh.
She testified that She could recah no
incident OF the two DAYS following
pure hypnotism, induced by suS-
gestion from the police. was the eA-
PLANTATION given by the woman ~
torneys. who pointed out the similar
ity in subject and form between me
confessions of Mrs. kvalshaugh ana
Newcomb.
To support their theory, the LAWYERS
called their chief witness, PROF. II. !.
Stevens, head Of the department OF
mythology of the University OF WASH
inston and recognized As the arrest eA'
pert in the Northwest
He related having hypnouzed me
woman and declared his BELIEF that
her confession was untrue, the mere
echo of suggestions presented 10 her
while i'm state OF hypnosis. lie caiIed
attention 20 the demonstration bN b''
BAIRD of England that hypnosis may
ne induced by causing the subJscI 20
gaze al a bright object.
The prosecuting attorneys orahurC
the entire scheme OF the defense d.
a bold frame-up.
However that may be. SIX jurors
were thoroughly enough convinced
that nypnotism had been practlceH ~
securing the confession. 10 vote LOT
acquittal. -,
The jury after several hours ee
liberation was evenly split Now a
new trial mas been ordered for next
month. Mrs Kyalshanghs oeaaf
and thu third degree hypnotism lheory
viii ne her only weapons IN her hgA'
to save herself from the gailo"s