Milford chronicle., 1909-11-12
AYPNOTIST HELD
FOR MANS DEATH
Put Simpson 10 Sleep Bui
Couldn't Awaken Him.
CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE

Persists That Man Is Still In a Gaia.
leptio State, But Efforts Of Physi.
clans and Hypnotist to Rouse Him
Fails.
Somerville n J., Nov 10.-In lit
tie rough finished room in the base
ment of the Somerset county hospital
an attempt was made by the methods
of the hypnotist to resuscitate the
hypnotic subject. Simpson, who had
apparently died while under hypnotic
influence. On some rough planks, rails
ed 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 is in jail. charged with
homicide. and persisted in his declara
ton that Simpson was not dead. but
was yet in a cataleptic condition, in
which the hypnouzer had placed him
for exhibition purposes. EvertOn had
begged the authorities that his friend
and some time instructor, w 2. Dav
export, Of Newark, be sent for and be
son. This earnest request of the hyp- I.
nOtist the authorities after consulta.
ton decided to grant.
Mr.. Davenport first applied his ear
to the body as if listening for heart
beats Then he slightly opened the
eyes of the man and bringing his own
eyes close to them, looked into them
intently. Davenport was manifestly
sincere in what he was doing. His
manner affected all those who silently
watched him. The little room was in
absolute silence as Davenport again
applied first his ear. then the tips OF
his fingers over the motionless heart.
Next he bent his head down low over
the head above the black cloth. placed
his lips close to an ear of the body he
sought to revive, and said, sharply and
eagerly: Bob"
Il was a trained voice the voice OF
a man drilled to shock or command
the senses. and it startled without
moving the intent group of watchers
Bob Your heart"
There was another silence as tense.
Iy dramatic as the mind can imagine,
Then followed the words: Bob! Your
heart! Your heart is beating!"
If after the sound of the operators
voice the subjects eyelids had moved,
It seemed as if none there would have
been greatly surprised. But there was
no motion.
But the operator eagerly felt again
over the heart and again listened. and
hen again spoke into the unhearing
ear:
Bob, Listen! Hear what I say
our heart, Your heart is beating"
There was no response. no move
nent Of the eyelids, no futtering OF
he heart, and Davenport motiOned to
he manager under whom Everton had
exhibited last week. He stepped to the =
tide of the body and repeated the
phrases Davenport had used After
hat Davenport pressed upon the
,reast as if artifically to start a move. u
nent of the heart and then spoke into ,
he other ear. q
Bob" Now there was an accent Of n
Heading Bob You hear me! Your =
eart is moving!" =
DR.. Long, the county physician, then a
poke to him. do you think that man =
) dead?" he asked. :,
81 think he is dead" Davenport re. a
lied. Il
The autopsy was performed by :,
ounty Physician William H. Long, :,
SISTED by DR.. A. L. Stillwell. and the
esult showed that death had been >,
aused by rupture of the aorta, the ;,
lain artery of the heart. 81
The physicians declared that the !,
ipture could have been brought .,
bout by a serious strain. but they -
ave no definite opinion on the nature =,
the strain. -