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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JULY

DOCTOR URGES HYPNOTISM AS

LIE DETECTOR

More Effective Than The Third Degree

By OTTO JANGSEN

United Press Staff Correspondent

Columbus, 0.

The day when hypnotism will be- come an important part of criminal detectiun, replacing the third degree,

Is foreseen by Dr. A. Herbert Kanter, youthful physician.

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Dr.. Kanter gained national tention when he hypnotised three two of Ohlo penitentiary Inmates,

a $3,500 whom were charged with payroll robbery. The third, who had insisted he and two other men committed the crime and not those con- convicted of it, repeated his fession to Dr. Kanter while in the hypnolic trance.

Although the test, which Dr. Kan- ter termed successful, had no effect upon the prisoners' cases, the young doctor believes some day his method, when more highly developed, may he used extensively,

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The next step in the tests, Dr. Kanter nald, would be to place person convicted of murder in hypnotic trance and have the murder re-enacted,

Dr. Kunter believes he is the first to use hypnosis In an attempt to obtain a confession. He hit upon the Bea one day while talking to an old Negro whom he suspreted of petty thievery.

The doctor said he asked him in a joking way whether he'd ever stolen anything in his life.

"No sir, boss," the Negro replied earnestly.

The Negro replled, without hesl- tation, that he had.

THEN NEGRO DENIES IT

When the subject came out of the trance, Dr. Kanter asked him again if he'd ever stolen anything. He vigorously denied it.

"What about those chickens you stole?" Dr. Kanter asked.

The Negro stared at the doctor wide-eyed. Then-

"How did you know about that, boss?**

Dr. Kanter told him his "sub- conscious mind" had confessed.

Dr. Kanter said he had tried the same method on about 25 or 30 per sons with favourable results before he conducted the prison lest.

Ife has his subjects lie down and quietly chants, again and again. "relax, relax. You are going into t

he is deep, deep sleep." While

holds El metal

talking he usually penell or some other bright object just above the subject's eyes to fa- tique the optic nerves ond muscles.

INHIBITIONS ARE REMOVED

Dr. Kanter sald people will speak truthfully while in the trance be-

むい inhibitions

tem- cause

their

porarily removed.

The greatest objection, according.

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Union's Attack On Press

Remarkable charges against

the

When we issue offical atatements the

duty to rewrite the statements in such a matter that, very often, they no Jonger convey what we have attempt- ed to issue to the members. We have, therefore, devised spcial plans of communication,"

British Press are contained in the journalists seem to regard it as their to some, to using hypnosis in obtain-

to the the Executive report the subject ing confessions in thot cannot be put to sleep unless he is biennial conference of the Transport:

next willint. But Dr. Kanter argues that and General Workers' Union a refusal to submit would by

Month. The Executive stater, accord- evidence of guilt.

ing to the current issue of the month- ly organ of the Union. "that they have | been reluctant to indulge in too much the Press propaganda because of tendencies of modern journalism."

"It is becoming increasingly dill- cult," adds the Executive, to convey through the ordinary Press the real farts relative to any given situation,

Dr. Kanter then asked him to tie

Dr. Kanter first gained prominencs down while he tried a "little experl- July, 1936. when he successfully ment." A few

used hypnosis in a childbirth moments later the Negro was in a trance.

Dr. Kanter repented the question. The Negro admitted he'd stoli "few things."

"Did you ever steal any chickens?”

he was asked.

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He has successfully wed his methoxi in 10 other childürth cases' since them.

Dr. Kanter is 31 years old and attended Ohio State University al the Eclectic Medical School, at Cin-

cinnati.

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Details of the "special plans” are not given. It is underloods, however, that the tendency will be to issue ftwer communiques to the national Press, and to rely more on direct communication with Individuat mem- Lens of the Union.

"LICENCE WITH NEWS"

This is the latest of a long series of criticisms levelled against the Press by leaders of the Labour Mavi- ment. It will be reculled that Mr. Alan Findlay, hast year's Chairman of- the-Trades Union. Cegresa, de- - clared that "measures of control" would become necessary unless news- popers "with pro-Pascist sympa-. Wales"

reased taking licence with

news.

Mr. Findlay afterwards "Censorship of films works very well. I believe that all newspaper stories should be submitted to the Press Censor in the same way.”

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the General Secretary of the Transport and Gen- eral Worker's Unlon, is a moving spirit behind tre Union Executive. He is also Chairman of this year's Trades Union Congress.

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