The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-16

Is agitated to Its centre by an
actual occurrence as remarkable
as The Strange Case OF DR.. JekylI
and Mr.. Hyde" or the more recent
Case OF Becky" Neither Robert
Louis Stevenson. who wrote the
one. nor Edward Locke. the au-
thor OF the other. conceived a case 4
of double personality more ex- -
traordinary than that OF Loretta ~
Henderson
Miss Henderson. a young girl OF the
best parentage and education, who had
always been OF exemplary conduit and
character, became the victim OF an alb.
normal state Of mind as the result OF a
fright. Her mind split up into two per-
sonalities. The secondary, or subcon-
scious, personality. as Il Is called in psy-
chology. secretly and viciously attacked
the original or normal personality in a
series OF anonymous letters that dis
played great treachery. cunning and
malevolence. Apparently the normal
personality was unconscious OF what the
secondary personality was doing.
An official search was instituted for
the writer of the letters and the lnyesti-
gators were for a long time baffled, be
cause no one supposed that the author OF
the attacks could be the same person as
the victim.
There have been many cases OF dual
and multiple personality collected by the
psychologists, perhaps as remarkable a.
The Strange Case Of DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" but in none OF them does IL apN
pear that the secondary personality de-
hberately attacked the normal person
atty y
The bloomfield girl Of eighteen has
compelled the United States Government
to believe in dual personality. Hereto
fore governments have maintained a con-
sentative attitude toward such matters
The United States has Withdrawn its
case against her OF using the mails for
improper purposes because Il has become
convinced OF The truth of dual personality
as shown by her strange story. The evil
dence satisfied the cold-eyed postoffce in
spectors who secured II that there are
two Loretta Hendersons.
Loretta Henderson has lived all OF her
eighteen years In Bloomfield. She Is
fair haired, round faced. Innocent eyed
She was employed until recently I'm the
Edison Laboratory. The fire which de-
stroyed the laboratory occurred while
she was in the building, and her fright
was so great that II aggravated her tenn
peramental nervousness.
In the matter OF heredity the physicians
and psychologists who are studying her
strange case say she has an absolutely
good history. She Is the daughter OF
father and mother who are In modest
circumstances. but have never known
need. Her father, employed In the Bloom
field pin factory, Is an honest mechanic.
Her parents are Of the stun OF which the
solid citizenship OF this country is COM
posed.
She was carefully reared From her
simple home across the street from the
schoolhouse she had attended, a plain
two-story house. 40. 6s Prospect street
she went every Sunday 10 the Methodist
Church AZ Watsessing She was one OF
the sopranos in It's choir and played the
piano for the midweek prayer meeting
she was a teacher in the Sunday school
She was thoroughly good and respectable
Her pastor alluded 20 her as a girl Of
beautiful character" The community. or
that part which knew Loretta Henderson.
concurred And they we're right
Eight months ago a fine young man
six years her senior. and n member Of
the same church. asked her 20 be his
wife and she consented. Raymond FlIor
was bank clerk and a youth respected
a. was his fancee among their friends
lie lived Uith his parents M 40 90 Wat.
sessing avenue. near The home OF hh
betrothed
II shocked the Methodist Church 10
which they belonged. when 10 February
three days after their betrothai letters
came TO The pastor and 10 deacons and
trustees of the church attacking the char
acter of the Eirl and warning them to
prevent her marriage
TO Miss Henderson herrelf came sim
Tar letters. All we're in the same hand
mat on person apparently unaccue.
toned 10 writing All made serious AZ.
lacks upon her own character An
sousnt WITH cruel malevOlence 20 pre~eni
the marriage Of Miss Henderson ana Nr
Ellof
Ihe girl seemed deeply concerned
about these attacks She talked 10 her
nance. 70 her parents. % the church au
thorfles. about the letters She Rad no
the0fy 70 oner for them as 20 the sender
some one hates me-" was all she could