Man Says Gipsies Hypnotised Him

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 521, 26 November 1928, Page 2

Man Says Gipsies Hypnotised Him

Amazing Robbery Sum j ASKED FOR “GOOD-LUCK” MONEI ; An amazing story of alleged robbery while the victims were hypnotised, has been told to the Sydney police by Alfred PmE. a Bankstown baker. He said that three gipsy wote entered the shop, hypnotised his viand himself and, after having 6 j taiued £5 15s and a loaf of brat drove away in a high-powered me;c: car. Pauli told the police that at 7 px three women entered his shop ik asked him for a drink of water in a loaf of bread. They got into m versation with him and hia wife,in one woman asked Pauli if he wm ■ like to have his fortune told, fc said he would, and was told by !■ gipsy to "cross her hand with ing.” He did so, but she is allege to have said: “Oh, no! More slings.” She then began making passes t the air with her hands before to face, while the other two did tksame to his wife. Then, he said, k became dazed, although he to l perfectly well what was going « around him. The women to’ walked behind the counter and polk, open the till, but Panll says tin | although he was watching her, had no power to stop her. Ite- * was, however, no money in the lit I The gipsy then asked him if hsl*. any paper money, and he said “So She then commanded him to get If a loaf of bread. While he obejK j her and left the shop to get &| bread one of the 1 other women isb- - Mrs. Pauli to open the safe. Sberplied that she could not, as she & not know how it worked. I Pauli then returned and was ing about, be asserts, as though * a dream. He opened the safe . woman's order and pulled drawer containing silver. "No, not that one,” the said. “The paper one —the goch" money.” He then pulled o® l other drawer and produced a » ; ful of notes. She drew him, „ into a passage way, and contioa m make passes in the air, ana handed him back a roll of notea--gipsies departed, and Pauli .. ered £5 in notes and about «• silver missing. , The police were informed, «» wireless patrol searched the but could not trace the gipam*-