Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
HYPNOT|ST HELD
HER A SLAVE,
SAYS GIRL
Accuser of travelling Doctor De-
cIares Strange Spell Made
Her His Love Mate.

Barring her life 20 take revenge upon
the man she said had abandoned her
to marry another, Miss Gertrude
Whinnery Monday, in the court of
Recorder Broyles and later in an IN
terview, related an amazing story OF
living for a full year under the mys-
FERROUS love spell of f. Il. House, a
travelling salesman.
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 a 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 a kit
ten," she said.
Couldn't Break His Power.
II was his lowest His power
over me seemed irresistible. tried
time after time to break the mystic
rious influence. but | couldn't.
He is a menace and a peril to the
public. | am satisfied that the young
woman he married Friday was drawn
to HIM in the same manner as | was.
A crowded courtroom listened 10
the young woman's story in Won
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 q
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
/ cloNn zach hold nnHat. hnnh nf
81 900 for a hearing in the higher
court on statutory charge. Mean
while the white slave phase of the
case will be probed by Governm mt
agents.
| Miss Whinnery gave her home as
Live Oak, Cal Her father, she sail
is a retired dentist and large ranch
owner of the Western State. Some
thing more than year ago she came
East to get position as singer in
New York. Here is her story of wha
ensued:
Il 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 n
more use for It than anything in the
world
Unable to Leave Him.
In spite of all my efforts TO resist
him, he quickly had me in his power
and took me all over the country will
him. | Travelled with him a his wife
] tried to leave him many times, bu
each time l found it impossible It
break the love spell.
1.-TWO months ago he and l had |
violent quarrel in Louisville. ! lef
him and went back home to Live Oak
was sure | had broken his hypnoti
power over me- brt in a few weeks h
wrote me. and | couldn't resist tn
call So powerless was | that
pawned my diamond rings to get bacl
TO join him in Jacksonville. Fla.
I'VE came to Atlanta little owe
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 wa
married there to Miss Esther Shaw.
was furious I was determined tina
lie was not going to wreck my lif'
without punishment. When he cam'
back / met him on the street and de
manded that he take me TO see hi
wife, that | might tell her of his con
duct He refused, and the scene OF
the street car ensued, which resulted
in my having him arrested"