The evening world., 1892-01-18
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Clark is now in Bellevue Hospital lie had
ALREADY given to the police a detailed descrip-
tlrn OF his assailant, or whom he got good
view. 1t tallies accurately with that or Dowd
when he was arrested.
Dowd was taken 10 his bedside at the hos-
pltal yes, s,eroay, and Clark instantly identified
him rs the man who had cut him.
When Clark declared this to Inspector
Byrnes, who was standing by, Dowd broke In
with:
"How could you tell who cut you! 1t was
pitch dark at the time and you were so drunk
you couldn't tell where you We're going"
This was enough Tor the Inspector, al.
denied all knowledge OF any OF the cutting
adventures, even That OF Muller yesterday
morning, whom he was seen to assault.
~ didn't cut the man, he said :" didn't
see any cutting It's all a lie."
TELLTALE BLOOD STAINS.
The police found lot OF bloody papers in
Dowd.s room In the lodging house at % New
Chambers street. They also found old blood
stains on the sleeves OF his coat and shirt,
which have been preserved.
The nicked razor with which he cut Mullers
throat also had old blood stains on 1t, besides
the fresh blood with which 1t was dripping
when It was taken from him at the time OF
his arrest.
HIS LAST VICTIM WILL RECOVER.
William Muller, Dowd's last victim, was
street Hospital this morning, ana the physi-
clans say that he Will recover. The keen
razor blade did not reach any OF the large
arteries or veins, but severed many Of the
smaller ones.
HIS GUARDIANS STATEMENTS.
f. A. White, o travelling salesman for Rob-
ert Gair, manufacturer OF paper boxes at
163 Chambers street, has acted as Dowds
guardian for several years.
said:
"Dowd's mother was before marriage a
MISS Wheipley, and she was sister OF Mrs.
WhnGa q
orother OF the late Jesse Hoyt, the million
are, over whose will there was such men,
her %as PacK kew DoyG wears 0 pSwas
and civil and architectural engineer.
-" am distantly related to him through the
Whelpley family by marriage?"
HAS BEEN INSANE FOR YEARS.
Henry Dowd has been confined in insane
Dush insane Hospital, from which place he
once escaped.
About a year ago Dowd was arrested In
New York and examined before the Commits
siohers OF Charities and Correction, adIudged
Insane and committed to the asylum at
Wards Island. Six or seven months later he
was released by Jury OF seven experts. who
pronounced him sane.
Dowd was first committed to Flatbush
about tiiteen years ago, on his fathers appli-
HAS BEEN IN STATE PRISON.
d" He escaped the same year, and later was
arrested In New York for assaulting man
and was sentenced to State prison Tor five
Years. lie served two years and was then
pardoned through the influence OF his rela-
lives.
used to call on Dowd every two weeks,
aad gave him suffcient money to live on,
smouEh to pay his room rent and board, and
supply him with clothing"
Mr. White added: :. He has always been
I;orc or less OF an imbecile. Why did l
nH,n nt;Tw him to run at larger ] suppose can
crimes"
h,s STATEMENTS AS TO HIS MOTHER UNTRUE.
Questioned as TO the truth OF DOwd 5 state
n'tGts ina his mother had been assaulted by
herman some years ago aud that lie felt IL
~, Nu'y l"aNcnge that wrong by slashing at
M! man VINO looked like German, Mr..
- me q, clared II was all untrue, q hallucina-
llt- OF D1wds crazed intellect. Ills parents
arc both dead.
RECORDS OF THE PLATBusH ASYLUM
AZ lnc Fiatbush Insane Asylum the REQ
"us SNOW that Henry G. Dowd was admitted