New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-05
1906
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THE B1 RROWCLTFF MYSTERY.
No CERTAIN CTEW TO TIE ASGAITANr OF
THE YOUNG TEACHER

! SHE Is GREATLY IMPROVED, HOWEVER. AM
| ANSWERS \ NUMBER or QUESTIONS.
| Miss May Barrowcff. who was so mysteri'
ously assaulted in Jersey City on Friday night
was greatly improved yesterday in mind as Wen
as in body. She showed that she could thinK
and frame intelligent answers to questions
When she awoke from her slumber early IN the
morning Warden Osborne was in the ward
where her cot Is. Seeing she was awake lie
crossed the room and spoke to her.
How do you feel, Mayo he asked her.
"Oh," she replied. II am very. very sick"
The warden then asked her If she knew what
had happened to her and she said NO DR..
Varick arrived about noon for the purpose OF
dressinf, Miss Barrowcliffs wound. He saw at
once that there was a marked improvement In
the patient. and after he had dressed the
wound he placed h,s hand before her face and
asked how many fingers he had extended.
1.-TWO" she replied. Then he extended another
! finger and asked the same question. She re-
Piled Three" Then he extended the other
fingers and repeated the question. Five said
Miss Barrowcliff.
"Do you know where you are?" asked Dr..
varick.
mo" said the patient.
no YOU remember what happened to you
before you were slck?' asked the doctor
mo" was the reply az Miss Barrowcliff shook
her head. -don't-remember.'
II seemed difficult for her 10 frame the sem
tencc and there was distinct pause after each
word No more questions were asked her at
that time. but al o'clock Warden Osborne
asked her If she knew what had happened to
her, and she answered. mo. can't remember
There were less effort and hestancy this time.
Or. Varick and DR. Law said that while MISS
Barrowcliffs mental powers were coming back
10 her slowly. her memory was still almost
blank and probably would remain blank untl
Saturday or Sunday. DIR. Law also said he diu
not believe Miss Barrowclir would be Wen
enough 10 leave the hospital for a month. III
arranged last night that detective should
be put on duty in the ward day ana high,, 80
that should Miss BarroWclifs memory return
to her while the physicians and warden are
away, there may be an official present 10 take
down whatever she may first say
New stories put in circulation yesterday
one story was that Miss Barrowcin pocket
book had been found. but the police said 1t MAD
not They attributed the story Ia the fact that
"A man had been arrested In Brooklyn on sus-
pcion, ana he had two pocketbOoks on NM
il was assumed that one Of them belonged 10
Miss Rarrowclin Then came a story that Miss
Barrowclin-s mother had been sending her
anonymous letters FOR two months. The ponce
denied this also. and Warden Osborne, VINO
knows the family. says Mrs. Barrowclin told MN
that she had been Informed. after she separated
from her husband that her daughter was dead
and che believed It until she saw the story ol
the assault on her daughter In the newsIapers~
/ The last story was that William {. carter,
secretary Of the Real Estate Trust Company. had
seen Miss IsnrroycllR talking 70 man In front
OF her own door at No. 70 Grnnd-st.. at 1870
o'clock on Friday evening. Mr.. Carter said there
wns lust a little foundation for the story ~
M. limo mentioned h" and a friend passed
thrtrch Grand-s'. md saw = man and woman
as described. He did not notice who they were
AFTER rhry had passed his friend asked VINO
they We're AMI h. had said he supposed the
woman - be Miss Barrowclln. He does not
know who she was. Louis GLENN. who says ne
saw a man running through West Side-aVe..
away from s;Ip-ave. at $50 o'clock Friday even
ing and on whose description George Ennis, the
SNAKE I'LL pauper. WAS arrested. was found
Yesterday by Detective O'NeIl He works AT
broadway and Duane-st He said he could not
identify the man and would not g 10 Jersey
CITY.
Superintendent Smith said yesterday that the
man arrc-,ei IN Hroo<yn Vas Patrick Donovan.
alias Jeremiah Ornam. lie Is employed At
4 circus which - now I'm winter quarters III
Wes, Bergen. His home ls IN KiJgebury, Conn.
and he declares thai n" went - luIgenury
on ~, Friday before Christmas. and did not re-
turn u West Berg until i7st saturday. The
saul, evening he went 10 New-York he SAYS.
When arrested he had two round pocketbooks.
Tho Supcrlniendent does not think Donovan Is
N. man who assaulted Miss Harlowclin and Is
waiting patiently FOR Miss Blrrowclins recovery.