The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-10
Put to Sleep, Never to Awake.
Before Big Audience in
Theater. (
OTHER HYPN0TIST TRIES
IN VAIN TO RAISE DEAD
Professor" Who Used Subject
in Jail on Charge of Man
slaughter.

While Arthur Everton sclf-stylcd "pro.
fessor and travelling bypnotist. sobbed
IN his cell three calm medical men wit
messed weird performance in the
morguc of the Somerville hospital late
TINS afternoon. There William E. Dav.
enport. secretary to the mayor of New
ark and student of hypnotism, vain
" tried Ia bring back signs of life in
Inc rigid body of Robert Simpson, A
former street car conductor OF New
ark. who apparently died last night,
after having been. put into hypnotic
trance by Evcrton before large audi
ence at the Somervillo thcatcr.
Davenport failed. Simpson was de-
c!ared officially dead and an autopsy
was held tonight
Hypnotist In Prison.
Meanwhile, charged with man.
Ton remains in prison where he must
await the action of the grand jury as
u sequel 10 q stage trick
., It was at the pitcous insistenco of
Everton, while in Jail after his inef-
fectual attempts to revive Simpson
that Davenport, a friend Of Evcrton,
came into the case today, Notwith.
standing the declarations Of physicians
that Simpson was dead, Everton pleaded
that Davenport be allowed to revive
him.
Accordingly, the autopsy, first ar.
ranged for clock this afternoon
was postponed and the student Of hyp-
notlsm was summoned.
Tries to Raise Dead
Simpson s body, covered with
black cloth, lay in the morguc az the
hospital when Davenport arrived. lie
came IN silently and in the presence
of three physicians began his attempt
to revive the man. First he felt the
body TO detect any possible heart beat:
failing in this he placed his car 10
the victim s chest. Then using he
power of suggestion, he spoke iu the
dead man s car. Bob, - he said
: Bob, your heart action--vOur heart
action-your bcart action is beginning.
Ii is beginning
Slowly and dramatically Davenport
this in the ear, then chang,
ing his tone Of voice to IN inlperious
command. he cried sharply, Bob, Bob.
can I YOU hear mc' Your heart is
beginning TO beat. Your heart Is be.
ginning 10 beat.
Again and again he repeated This
assurance 10 the inanimate form, but
not muscle Of the body stirred
All Suggestion in Vain.
Again Davenport changed his meth
ods, Leaning over Simpsons s rigbt
ear, he spoke confidentially. "Oh, I
say Bob, - he said in quiet, conver-
beginning to beat He repeated this
time after time but without effect
While this was going on "A brilliant
lamp she'd its binding
glow III the dead mans face, but the
syelids did not flutter.
DisheartcDed. Davenport turned TO
20, but DIR. Long called him back.
What is your opinions" he asked. |
81 did not come in to form an oPin-
!un.' nc said
But we insist" said the county
"Well,n - replied Davenport after
pause. ''hcs dead. -
Then be went out and the medical
men began preparations for the su-
Lopsy.
Drunk While i'll Test.
Simpson was 80 years old, and it, is
said he was n heavy drInker, 1t is
generally admitted that he was intoxi |
,ated during the lest last night. No
relatives have appeared 10 claim the
body.
Everton has employed counsel and |
will fight the case. IT has been sug
pested that he Will make the novel |
plea that the man was still alive when |
the autopsy WAS performed, citing va
rious cases of suspended animation IS
proof Of this. Dr. John y. Quackep
hos. Professor Emeritus of Columbia |
ard one of tho leading |
on hypuoLism in the coun
try, said this afternoon that it was
not unlikely that Simpson $ case was
one of suspended animation aud that |
an autopsy should be made with caU-
ton, or perhaps deferred until there |
was no possible doubt.
Statement of Physicians.
Eight physicians assisted in perform
ing the autopsy and they issued a |
signed statement at lis conclusion, stat |
ing that death was due 10 rupture of |
the anrts. the trunk line of the ar
tcrial system This Indicated accord, |
ing 10 the coroner, that death primar
ilY was due 10 natural causes and that !
The man probably had been suffering |
for some Time from an ancuriSm. Death |
was practically instantaneous and evil |
IDENTIFY occurred Just as Simpson was
coming out of the trance. Whether |
the rupture Of the aorta was caused |
by The strain be was under when Ever |
ton stood on his body during its rig |
ldity, cannot be aSccrtaincd.
The result of the autopsy viii m%e |
than likely bring about Eyerton' Is re-
lease on bail,