Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

out and broke, when l met her in
New York." he said, referring to Miss
khlnnery. picked her up and helped
her to get started again. Then, l ad-
mt, fell in love with her. She trav-
cleo with me as an assistant.
i loved Miss Shaw at the same
time, and | didn't know what to do.
Inc situation drove me almost crazy.
FINALLY about two months ago in
Louisville Gertrude and l came to all
agreement to separate. / was to come
TO Georgia and marry Miss Shaw and
she was to return West and marry d
captain Charles Small, an army Of
fcer.
Begged Him to Return to Her.
She went, but in little while she
wrote me, begging to come back. /
wired he No, but she came on Just
the same and joined me again in
Jacksonville and followed me to A.
lanta. l took I. gamblers chance
she said, and then she demanded that
marry her instead of Miss Shaw
Il was torn between two desires.
loved both of them. Several times
was on my way to the Ordinary's
office to get license to marry Miss
Whinnery, but my heart failed me. l
determined at last to marry Miss
Shaw, and l did. I don't know what
the other woman will do. l suspect I
will have to pet her out of the State
if | wish any peace of mind"
Barring her life to take revenge upon
the man she said had abandoned her
to marry another, Miss Whinnery, in
the court Of Recorder Broyles and
later in an interview, related an
zir Sfo Nf lix,i,, f1r f,,I
under the mysterious love- spell of
House.
The pretty witness declared that
she had been absolutely dominated by
the strange power of House and that
he had confessed to her that he had
been hypnotist for years.
Il have seen him take poisonous
snakes in his hands-snakes with
their fangs still inland charm them
until they were as harmless as kit
ten," she said.
Couldn't Break His Power.
Il was his love-slave. His power
over me seemed Irresistible I tried
time after time to break the mystic
rious influence, but I couldn't.
He is menace and a peril to the
public. l am satisfied that the young
woman he married Friday was drawn
to him in the same manner as I was"
crowded courtroom listened to
the young woman's story in Won
der Recorder Broyles was go i'm
pressed that he ordered Ed Arthur,
police court investigator, to look fur
Their into the case and to take it up
with the Federal authorities with a
view of making a case under the
Mann white slavery act.
Pair Held to Trial.
House and the young woman, who
freely profeSsed herself to be his love
slave, each was held under bond of
$1,000 for a hearing In the higher
court on statutory charge. Mean
while the white slave phase of the
case will be probed by Government
agents.
Miss Whinnery gave her home as
Live Oak, Cal. Her father, she SAID,
is retired dentist and large ranch
owner of the Western State. Some
thing more than a year ago she came
East to get a position as singer in
New York. Here is her story of what
ensued:
81 hadn't been in New York long
before | met Mr.. House. He repre-
scented a large medicine firm
learned of his remarkable hypnotic
powers very soon. Why, he even made
people buy his medicine that had no
more use for It than anything in the
world
Unable to Leave Him.
I'm spite of all my efforts to resist
him. he quickly had me in his power
and took me all over the country with
him, I travelled with him as his wife
I tried to leave him many times, but
each time ! found it impossible to
break the love spell.
1.-Two months ago he and / had a
violent quarrel in Louisville. / left
him and went back home to Live Oak.
7 was sure had broken his hypnotic
mower over me, but in few weeks he
wrote me, and | couldn't resist the
call. So powerless was | that
pawned my diamond rings to get back
to ioin him in Jacksonville, Fla
I'VE came to Atlanta a little over
a week ago, and stayed on Washing
ton street. Then on Friday he de-
serted me and went to Conyers.
knew what he went for. He was
married there to Miss Esther Shaw ]
was furious l was determined that
he was not going to wreck my life
without punishment. When he came
back met him on the street and de-
manded that he take me to see his
wife. that | might tell her of his con-
duct. He refused, and the scene on
the street car ensued. which resulted
In my having him arrested"