The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-01
NAYBARROwCLlFFE SPEAKS
MIR rr WAS ONLF TO sAT eyes" WIEN
,SKFD NJ HER NAME WAS MAI.

Y.Co,e she was struck BOWS ava Igeft
DOR D,ad in the Vacant Lot IN Jersey City.
us. NAV BarrowcliiIe. the young music
,.,cb.r who was murderously assaulted on
T,day night in the Marion section OF Jersey
I'm, IL still lying unconscious in a private
,oom in the City Hospital There lie Just
,otnt hope that she may live. but even II she
aces recover there arc doubts as to whether
.tmenta al faculties will ever he restored. She
.s.IyinR on n cot when Superintendent Smith
netectve Dalton. and SuN reporter called nc
,ho bospital yesterday afternoon. Her head
wss swathed in bandagos. and only a portion
=, her lace could he seen. The discolorAtion
otbcr face had partly disappeared. Her respi-
,.,ion was natural but Warden osborne said
bsr nulse was very weak. The Warden also said
,bst the doctors felt slightly encouraged. They
,houaht that consciousness had partly re-
tnrned, because once during the day when she
opsned her eyes fort moment che was asked
finer name was Mary. and abe murmured yes.
pr. Law and DIR. Bone have charge .! the case.
There arc two wounds on the head. one ex-
,sndlng from above the bridge Of the nose up
h.vond the frontal bone The other is on the
aide Of the head. and is not thought to be any
more than scalp wound. The dangerous
wound Is two inches long. There Is no frac-
,ure OF the outer table OF the skull. but the doc
TORS have been unable to determine whether
the inner table IL fractured.
There are finger marks on the neck and
throat. and there Is a slight abrasion OF the
akin which might have been caused by blow
With clenched fist. There Is no method OF
telling how long before the body was dis
covered the injuries had been inflicted. 1t is
thought that the young woman must have
been lying down when her Rssailant pounded
her on the forehead with the heavier OF tho
two stones found near her In determined
esort to kill her. Her assailant doubtless be-
usyed that he did kill her. Otherwise as he
had gone 40 far he would have finished tine
work. The stono weighs about twenty pounds.
Ills piece Of trap rock. nearly square and
slightly cuncave on ono face. That entire face
Is stained with blood. and there are slight
PARTICLES Of hair sticking to it.
Dr. Bone says there Is u faint hone OF Miss
BarrowclifIe's recovery. She has recovered
from the effects Of the exposure. but it is i'm
possible to determine yet whether inilamma-
ton Of the brain vii, ensue. The records OF
the hospital show that the percentage OF
deaths OF persons suffering from conclusion
OF the brain is not greater than one In ten.
Capt LANCE and the detectives. under the d.
rection OF Superintendent Smith. hunted down
q number Of clues yesterday. but without re-
suit Whatever theories they have they are
and the surroundings make 1t difficult to I'M
derstand why Miss Barrowcliffe should have
gone through that vacant lot OF her own volt
ton on that night or at any other time. 1t is
not a short cut from the place she LETT to the
place she wanted to GO. On the contrary. 1t Is
avery roundabout way.
When Miss Barrowcliffe left Mrs. Smiths
house at U:l5 Friday evening 1t was her inten-
ton to 60 direct to Mrs. Ingram in Mr.. Ro-
lands house. 2lWylie place. where she had
an appointment to meet her cousin. Gertrude
Dexter. Mira Ingram is Mr. Rowland's daugh-
ter. They were to spend the evening there
and 20 home together. Wylie place is several
blocks northeast OF Mrs. Smiths house. II she
wanted to walk. the most direct route for Miss
Barowclire to take would be north through
Wsstside avenue to Sip avenue. and thence
east up the hill across Corbin. Van Wagenen.
ard the succeeding parallel thorouGhfares
to wylie place. which is part Of the new
boulevard. Sip avenue was In very
muddy condition that night, and the young
woman may have decided not to walk on
that account. In order to ride, she would
have 10 go south through Westside avenue to
Montgomery street, where she could take u
motor un to Bergen avenue and be transferred
to Court liouse car; which wouiG take her
could have no possible object In going from,
block south. and then cutting across the lot
between Corbin and Van Wagenen avenue. as
enc h.crS has Il that she might have fSns
stuyVesant avenue 10 Just as muddy and I'm:
g.ssable In wet weather as Sin avenue, and
hsr back to Sip avenue. To have taken that
route would only have been loss OF time.
Access 10 the. vacant lot where she was found
can be gained either from Stuyvesant avenue
or SIP avenue. One theory on which the
detectives are working ia that the Young
nue. to get car at Montgomery street. On
the way she may have accidentally met some
probably volunteered to escort her TO Miss
lngram's house. II there was such meeting
T3I PSh ma. o Wesd b b ,ne
bsiall her. Miss Bnrrowcliflo might easily have
lots rather than climb up the muddy hill. II
This theory has any foundation. 1t must be
so sa. ~ her the ss.asn Her 'nas %
ssnsIbiity, and ATTEMPTED to murder her
fst erSs That theory Is
Why should her assailant rob her. The
pcion that the crime was committed by
Mamps, and thus put the detectives on a
tbsg xS SSe9t was ae w0ts 1l th
selves with the robbery and made their escape,
uhey could have disappeared belore their Vie
nelghborhood and give an alarm. There Is u
strong hope that when Miss Barrowcliffe comes
70 her senses. II she ever docs. she will be able
70 give the name of her nssailant.
The Tact that the young woman's music
Toll and hat were found lying by her side. mil
Hates against the tramp theory. II she had
heen carried or dragged into the lot either
from htuyNesRnt or sip avenue she must have
struRgled violently. and 1t is not reasonable to
suppose that she would have chung to the
music, She would also have screamed. Mrs.
.htlstie's house Is within hearing distance,
AMI Mrs Christie thinks she heard a scream
about $40 O'CLOCK. That was nearly an hour
ana half after Miss Borrowcliffe had left Mrs.
smltlLs house, and il II was her scream that
MIS- Christie heard where had she been in the
mean time.
The scene Of the assault can be reached In
less than i've minutes from Mrs. smiths .
house, walking in a leisurely way. Mr.. smith
MAS not at home when the music teacher left.
lie arrived there Immediately afterwaTd how
ever, and as he came over from sip avenue he
thinks no would have met Miss EarrOwcliffe II
she had gone IN that direction. Mrs. smith is
positive she did not tell the police that the
music teacher went toward Montgomery
street. She had closed the door before Miss
baIT0wclife got outside OF the gate. Mrs
smith says that Miss EaTroWcli1e often spoke
q the lOnesomeness OF the neighborhOod after
ddaIk, and wished she could get away in
daylight She could not, however, because
she gave her lessons after the children re-