The evening world., 1914-11-21
PLANNED TOF|GHT
HEALER'SHYpNOT|C
CONTROL OF Wife
Mrs. Gardner Jones's Relative
Urged New York Psychic
Expert Be Retained.
LETTER TELLS OF PLAN.
Revealed in Referees Report
on Divorce Petition of
Wealthy Woman.
LETTER TELLS OF PLAN.

Details OF how relatives of rich Mrs.
Hester A. Lafin. Jones. who 10 suing
Gardner Jones. . Christian Scientist
healer. for absolute divorce. planned
to Asht what they term was his hyp-
motto influence over his wife with
hypnotism. were DISCLOSED In Q ref.
sree's report hied In the Supreme
Court to-day.
In addition to n divorce. Mrs. Jones
In suing her husband for tho recovery
Of $4,000 In Diamond Match Com.
pany securities which. she claims, ne
obtained from her by using certain
religious manifestations. she charges
him also with many brutalities.
For many days after her separation
from him she was guarded by detec-
tives. who surrounded her country
place on Shelter Island. Detectives
even went 30 far As To take steps to
apply to Chief Magistrate McAdoo
for an order taking from Jones . re-
volver which. Il was alleged. he car
ried.
The arraneemcnt by which hyno.
tism waa 10 have been used by the
relatives OF Mrs. Jones to offset the
alleged uncanny influence exercised
over her by Jones Ia disclosed In Z
letter which Mrs. Louis r. LAhin. the
rich woman's sistcr-in-l law. wrote u
Mrs. Jones's personal attorney. David
Wallace.
SAYS sHG HAS soUL LIKE
CRYSTAL.
The letter follows:
Eiisiloyd. Lake Forrest H..
90 July -. 1904
Dear Mr.. Wallace:
Wish We could And some
place where Hattie (lara Jonss)
could b. With people that che
cares for and protected from that
mans clutches The dear girl 10
% beautiful and she cannot help
any more dressing In exquisite
taste than she can help breath.
Ing. and II 10 just a. unconsciousiy
done. so wherever she goes pso-
pie will understand about her.
fe..- for her appearance In
court with that unspsakabio per.
son. Or. Carey. our personal
friend and physician. says she
might b hypnotised there. and
then the undoubtsd evidence Of II
might help the case and those
fighting for her freedom.
But he feels strongly. % ! 10,
that not once more must she come
under his blisht,ns influence.
My sistcr susgestsd fighting hyp.
notlsm with hypnotisln ana On.
gazing DIR. ouacksnbush Il think
that 10 his nahe) In New York
10 hypnotiss Hattie. Or.
Quacksnbush has an honorable
reputation. though how any one
using hypnotism oan b honor.
able u mystery 10 ne.
| Hattie has tried to win him 10
the highest life that she thousht
no was living. But his letters
hypnotissA her and he formed
illness and got her to 70 quickly
TO his bedside.
: AAttis's soul " ~ clear -
crystal. she u almost elemental
. In her truth AID direction. She
, has the most generous heart In the
, whole world and any appeal to
|, her generosity she cannot with
stand. She II superssnsitivs 10
love or kindness or to ssmblancs
Of either.
She must Do saved from herself
and that brute. She u . victim OF
D her own idealism.
, He hypnotised her out Of each
shock to her idealism and poisoned
her against her best friends and
> family. My great hope 10 for her
., mental salvation, her elemental
simplicity and her quick Response
70 truth. Worry truly yours,
JOSEPHINE LAFI.IN.
n MRS. I.ouis E.)
, What further pians were cons,s
Q cred to bring about the talked I
I hypnottsm are not revealed In II
referees report. Mrs. Jones herse
= apparently did not know what effor
J., In this unusual direction were beiu
y made by hsr relatives.
y 6hs says, however. that Wheo n
: first met Jones he claimed to BE-
o Christian Scientist. but after ma
;, Rage he seemed to lose interest
: IL teachings,