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Show Demon Routed 'Hexed' Man Can Enjoy Food Once More LOUISBURG, N. C It looked as if that "old debbil" was frightened clear out of Stephen Richardson, 24-year-old Negro who was "hexed" by a witch doctor. Stephen is back in the kitchen again eating, hoping to fill out his I body, which has grown thin from worry over the voodoo spell. I He had feared death from the i curse until "treated" by Marsh Babbitt, a professional hypnotist ! who flew from New York City. Stephen's tormentor was Adam Alston, 70-year-old "conjure man" who couldn't remove the hex because be-cause he was already dead, slain by one of his "victims." Babbitt convinced Stephen he was a stronger "witch doctor" than the man who conceived the hex. Stephen smiled when Babbitt brought him out of a final hypnotic trance with a snap of his fingers. "I'm hungry," he said getting off the bed. Babbitt returned to New York City by plane. |