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Show Irs. Byrnes; Under Influence cf a "Professor," Dies 4: w.E'creTiCccWng Ilcr Honey. ST. LOUIS, . MoJ, Jan. 20? Mrs. Mamie Byrnes. 2f years old, wife of J. E. Byrnes of Des Moines, la,, and heir to a fortune of 140,000 left by her mother's sister, Mrs. Henrietta Hartkemyer of France, died at the City hospital of gastritis, gas-tritis, Vltnout coming Into possession of her fortune. ' ' :" ' ' . lit the story told by. Mrs Byrnes' most intimate' friend, Miss Darner, of 3103 Easton avenue, la true,' Mrs.-Byrnes was,,for months before her death, under the' constant Influence of a hypnotist, ' ' '- - "The 'professor became acquainted with Mrs. Byrnes In Des Moines, shorter after she had been notified that her aunt had died In France and left all her property to her. From the hour of their meeting Mrs. Byrnes appeared to be a changed woman. ...... ... .. .. "I am quite positive that Mamie lived under some strange influence exerted by the prof essor, ynd that this influence was not love. Far frpm loving him, 'she seemed to live in mortal terror of him, yet was unable to refuse him any-tbln'Rhe any-tbln'Rhe asked her' to do or to forbid him her presence. Often while engaged in conversation, with Mamie during the last few weeks she would suddenly stop, put her hands to her head and exclaim, 'Oh, why don't he take his eyes off and let me alone? He is a long ways off, but ha U looking at me now.. . I feel bla eyes.' Several times when the professor called she was 111, but she would receive re-ceive him and ask him to put her to sleep. He always refused when I was In the room, but when I would leave be would comply with her request.".- ., |