New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-11
HE CAN NOT NAME HIS FOE.
MR. BENNETT HAS A LUCID INTERVAL
he MAY RECOVER HEALTH. but NOT HIS REAeo1

he MAY RECOVER HEALTH, but NOT HIS REAe q
THE POLICE COMPLETELY PUZZLED.
Daniel Fl. Bennett, who was murderously ad
mysterouly assaulted Saturday night or Sunday
morning in his home, No. l3o l-2 Forrest-sts
Jersey City Heights, partially recovered coa-
sciousncss yesterday morning and has physi u
condition improved sufficiently TO warrant -
physicians, Drs. Wilkinson. father and son, ad
Or. Vondy in expressing the belief that he wot
live. They of the opinion, however, that
reason Will never be restored The police wor i
on the case all day but unable TO solve -
mystery, even get any definite clcw 10 the
pctrator Of the assault They claim 10 be wat
ing three persons but the evidence against III =
is so indefinite that they decline 20 give IL Z
names.
When Mr.. Bennett became partially consci'
ne unable 20 speak, but indicated by
tions that he desired pencil and paper Tn
were furnished him and questions were asl. 1
him, which he attempted 10 answer on the paI~-,
but without success When a question '
asked he nodded his head, which was taken
an indication that he understood il. and then .
wrote the paper the word =" whr' in a Gle :.
ineligible hand. This same answer was =
ten 10 every question that asked, and 8
questioners finally abandoned the effort to clio
any information from him. Last night be
in a profound sleep and the physicians nor &
that when he awoke he would be better
The police believe that Mr. Bennett was awa7-
ened by hearing somebody in his room, and tll,o
be was probably sitting up in bed when be rs
struck. DR.. Wilkinson, on the contrary,
tertains the opinion that he was in a sound slco,
and that even If he rccovers his senses ne WI
be unable TO Identify his assailant. The bic
struck with some blunt instrument .
might have been club or jimmy" Jul
Cummings, the colored servant, was not in tho
house Saturday night, having gOne 20 her home 1
kcarneyave.. TO sleep d5 she does every nighO~
and did not return until the usual hour in tbs
morning She had key Of the basement doc,
Before she went away she prepared some lunch
at the request Of Mr. Bennett and loft it on II,
when he returned home. She could not expliiI
why the back parlor window open.
The fact OF the parlor widow beng open IS OIL,
OF the mysteries Of the case. The window was n,
only open, bu, the screen had been taken out an
removed some distance. The police certain th;i
no entered by that window, il opens on .
grape arbor and there was nothing to indica'.
I hat the vine had been disturbed. The windor
may have been opened and the screen removed -
facilitate the escape Of Mr. Benefits assailant.
10 create the impression that entrance was etfectet
in that way Mr.. BENEFITS son s.vs that he mads
a test yesterday, and found that could casil'
gain an entrance 10 the house through the bac-
psrlOr window
Mr Benefits son was at the Office at No. SO
WsL-st. all day yesterday. He received no it,
formation about his fathers condition and had NJ
theories about the attack on his fathers life.
think IL must have been the result Of a simple bur-
glary7 be said, although I know Of no reason
why burglary should have been attempted. NJ
father was not in the habit Of carrying mucil
money. and in fact, he made il point 10 have
as little money as possible on his person. think
he will recover, for the doctors say his skull was
not fractured. He somewhat advanced in
years, being seventy-two years old, but he was
hale and hearty The business of the firm is tho
negotiation Of mercantile paper. It Is confined
largely to the dry-gocds trade, although the firm
handles little grocery paper.