Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
SAYS
HYPNOTIST MADE
Her BEGIN SUIT
Heiress Declares Alleged Swim
der, Now in Tolls, Has
Strange Influence.

oJlGltf Nl6A0I aAA
Van Horn. who al his death left an
estate valued at $500, 600, admitted to
the police today that Abraham p. r.
Elder, OF Washington, who was ar
rested yesterday charged with
swindling her, exerted a hypnotic in
fluence over her. She told Detectives
Tuite and Horter, who nabbed the al
legged swindler, hat frequently when
calling upon her he would make strange
passes with his hands before her eyes.
sometimes strokinG her face gently. 1t
was not until a short time ago, she
said, thai she realized that she WAS
under Elders spell
1t was at his suggestion, she con-
tinued, that she took steps to break
her brothers will. under which h is
provided with a home and an annuity
of SO, 800.
Elders Alleged Record.
1t also developed today that r. A.
Doan. of Washington, a former mem
Der of Congress from Illinois, who
Elder declared was his associate in the
National Biographical Society, the al
legged swindle through which Elder
wheedled $625 out of Miss Van Horn,
utterly repudiates the man held here.
The police have also uncovered evil
denee, they say, that shows Elder TO be
conhected with swindles nationwide
in scope ana operation.
Elder is now held on suspicion, but
formal charges Will be made against
him within a few days. He was ar
rested yesterday es he mounted the
steps of the Wilsey street house, where
he lately collected sums varying from
$25 to 500 until Miss Van Horns loss
amounted to $625.
90, s4a5 srom ,i.s yap Horn.
So ~ 80 st,,1ad agan+ of Doan
ootohar 7 gottan s425
- - -. naisa w. xIor, sha
sa,ia-.aa - w. rona 20 Doas ~ do
- " 80 hrasLina bar
III uTo,ioYxi,n bic arrest
~. trIa oaintainad s+o,dilv
.na, - 49, - Me- ~
az nas ~. sen nm -
lioih nas peoh paSins -" '
Doan. iue saSs nc $40 ="
Washihs'on touas'
As agent lor 'he 9oeaesy
biuer became ACQUAINTED WIN mss
van morn anu coieete" Ato"i Aoi S-Vo
IN part psSHhen' ioi hasins nv,
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printed IN a volume known as the nan
of Fame, winch was pupnshee soine
years aga ana contains me photosraPns
n life sketches OF PRESIDENTS ana
men prominently before the puphc eye
nationally.
Az hrst MISS van morn was loath W
believe Elder was a sWfhaier, anu ms
arrest was a shock 10 her, as she hau
not made a complaint 10 tne ponce
She sald she haa Always iooheu uPoh
MN as SUPERINTENDENT anu very
lrienuly anu syihpafhetlV, ueJieilns
that she should not De satlsHeu WIN
the provision MADE FOR her IN her pro'h-
ers WILL Then she recaned the strahse
feenns OF supJeelloh 10 hloels wiz
she always felt when he was win her'
and became convinced she nad been
vietimized by hlm'
IN Elder pocket at ing time OF MS
arrest were two checks one or them
signed with Miss van horn name.
II bore the date octoper q ana the
detectives say he cashed one Tor sloo
dated october u, also. n cheek
dated OCTOBER 10 Tor $eo ana one uateu
the DAY Glowing ior sloo were fasheo'
according TO the detectives
IVe''iNe !" INC VIM ~ N 9t"'eu
souas ma ~ - ""9 oeeH ~
force TWO Years ana nat II cannot De
broken WINE the detectives wouiu
not state no" 'he mater came 10 'nei
no.les' l, Is hlh'eo nut other oene-
heiaIies are mo- ulss"tusnep anu ne.
aihons 'lehn II was ueeiueu u hai.
fiuer anu pu' " sup " ms ""esoO
ssn,e.
ni"el aiu :. ie%s' - :. y
nhp,ieo'eu = ~ "i9eeu ana =
,rJis 49,
hiue > poeNe. "ne' ne vas aieS
naVhis peepi uia"h " a. societS ? -
9 Wy MISS .ieien nunitn on Jam
~ o.ainioiu' oonn' ieaus ~ us
.eNeiNes ~ - De' i
~ no, "a N'unsis' - Deine os
py E,uer anu ms assool"'e
bo,n aleseu sWlhoies' as my y
Germ MISS van fiorn' nao 'heir inteP
ton ia july, Nheh d man pulportihs
70 De Ut. Hioelt w "aas"oleh u
WASHINGTON, caileu On VIZ iNooo
Chapman' OF 10 Nor'h olA'u sloe' a
sister aiso' 81 AMOS van iioih, aAu
her TO pay sooo W Sc plNe
OF Amos van f1orh anu 81 "rItihs -
the nan u -
little or II ana relerreu HIN 70 noi
sister. -
WadSwOrth then LGOk ElueT % llt