The Washington times., 1929-01-09
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dence," the district attorney hotly
replied.
Judge Ray P. Sherwood, presiding,
ruled that if the defense could show
that any State witness not called
could produce essential evidence
that witness would be permitted to
take the stand.
A furry Of excitement was
caused when Mrs. Babula Blymyer,
elderly mother Of the defendant, be.
came i'll in court and collapsed in
an anteroom. She became uncon-
scious and was taken to a hospital.
Testimony that Blymyer told him
he saw witches racing each other
around the walls was given by
Oscar Altland. head of the York
almshOuse where the defendant
came a year ago asking for treat.
ment.
"Blymyer said that he was he.
witched, that the hexers were after
him." the witness said. II told him
he better see doctor. He said he
was taking treatment. I asked him
what kind. He replied:
"I'm taking Lydia Pinkham.' "
COmmuned With Spirits
Picture Blymyer as his counsel
seeks to paint him in the minds
eye of the jurors. A peculiar, shy,
reserved man, making few friends
and given to fortune telling, com.
muning with the spirits and other
queer goings-on.
A man whose unframed brain
grappled with the mysterious and
involved teachings contained in
such black arts manuals as "The
Sixth and Seventh Books of
Noses" the book called The Long
Lost Friend" and the ancient
"Himmelsbrief," or Heavenly Let.
ter" a powerful prayer of great
appeal to the superstitious.
Imagine John Blymyer's puny
mentality wrestling with such a sub
ject as the astrological influence
upon man" as contained in the black
arts Bible.
There it is stated that the cosmos
constitutes an organic whole, and
that man, "as the highest indi-
viduality on earth, which served the
anCients as the center of the uni.
verse, reflects in his being as a
micrOcosm, the macrocosm."
But, in this Sixth and Seventh
Books of Moses Magical Spirit Art, .
there are teachings much easier to
grasp, this writer observed upon
perusal of its pages.
The book is replete with black and
white drawings of charts and seals.
The use and efficacy of the Psalms
is described in detail Should one
be exposed to danger in a storm at
sea. and his life threatened, he
should recite Psalm 8" without
delay and with becoming reverence
and think respectfully of the holiest
name contained therein, namely
Schaddei (Which means, mighty
Cod. This Psalm, the book says
''is also an effectual remedy against
a raging headache"
"'1f you have been unlucky, in
spite of every effort, then you
should pray to Psalm three times
before rising of the sun, with
humility and devotion" the book
says. You should impress upon
your mind its ruling holy name.
The holy name, is called Jiheje the
is and will be)."
Ways and means to heal various
diseases are detailed, magical cures
of the ancient Hebrews are de-
scribed, as are "healing by charms. -
The book is just the type to appeal
to mind of Blymyer's superstitious
tendencies
And Blymyer was superstitious
to a marked, degree, those who
know him agree. The very first wit
ness put on by defense, Mrs. Myrtle
Downey, at whose home Blymyer
boarded, testified that he had very
peculiar ways" He was shy and
uncommunicative when he lived in
her home and he worried a great
deal over the fact tnat he was get
ting thin-so thin, he told her. that
he had a hard time getting a cap
to fit his head.
He told me-" she said, that
Rehmeyer had cast an evil spell
over him and that was why he was
getting so thin"
Set Fire To Body
Blymyen also got 1t into his head
that Rchmeyer was "hexinS" the
Hess family of York county.
The upshot was that finally, on
the night Of November -. last, he.
Wilbert Hess, 1s, and John Curry.