The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07
MAY BARRowCLlFFE SPEAKS
THE FIRST TIME SEE mas UTTERED
4 HORD. or HER OWN Accom-

| \ WOhD. Or HER OWN dCCOHD
II vvas ouIy 10 A.k whst Ti-e u vns, bot
| uProved that the Eouug Music Teachers
| Neutni Condition was Steadily 1mpro ving.
Miss May BarrowcllfTs. the young music
teacher who was assaulted with paving stone
and left for dead in q vacant lot in Jersey City
continues to improve. She awoke yesterday
morning and for the nrst time eince she has
been in the hospital she spoko Of her own
accord. The nurse did not know that the
patient was awake until she heard her asking
In a low voice:
What tlno IL Il :"
The nurse told her IL was z o'clock.
rs that alp remarked Miss Barrowclfre.
II thought It was II clock"
This effort evidently exhausted her. for she
turned over and closed her eyes again.
DR.. Narlck when he made his customary
m orning visit asked her n few gu estlons TO test
her mental condition. The improvement was
very apparent. but che became exhausted and
relapsed into her former condition.
DO you know who lam p asked the Doctor.
Yes" she answered you are Dr. varlck."
Do you know whore you are 2" continued
the Doctor.
81 ain 10 your house." was the reply given
In very faint voice.
The Doctor then took out his watch, and,
him what time IL was IL was Just i've min
utes before IL o'clock. and tho two hands OF
the watch were together Mrs. BarrowcllrIe
looked intently at the watch for n moment
and then, turning her head away YEARLY said:
don't know
The Doctor decided not to question her
The detectives Investigated n new clue YES
terday. One Of them heard that young man
bad been telling his friends that he WAS In
Marion on that memorable Friday night and
about u:45 he heard wotnan's scream. lie
was then on Westside avenue near hip avenue
lie did not stop to make any investigation be-
cause he had an engagement to take young
woman to the theatre in the lower part Of Jer-
sey city and he had no timo to spare. When
the detective found the young man he was not
willing to stick to the story. and he begged
that his name be not mentioned. Ills story
was Of n special i'm portanco anyway, because
he did not see anybody.
the Seventh precinct police, station at a very
late hour on I thursday night in such mystic
rious manner has heon discovered. 1t will be
summoned from his ned about midnight. and
after an hours interview with the mysterious
The man was Henry Smith. the husband OF
Mrs. Smith, in whose house in Westslde ave-
Smh has been wfs Mrs
She first told detective. 1t 10 said. that Miss
Bnrrowclifre. on leaving her house.iturnsd in
tihhs r'IES'eh nd her she denied
which way the music teacher went MIR.
smith. who was out serxing his milk route.
utes after Miss Bnrrowclifre 10 (. Hc snid last
sunday that lie came along sip avenue. md lie
thought that II Miss Barrow life had gone
that way he would have seen her. Mrs Smith
Is the only person yet found who saw u large
roll Of hills in Miss l'nrrowclifrc's pocket
book. Although the police had no strong sus.
picinn against smith. they thought 1t advisable
to question him.
There was no mud on Miss ParrowcliNc's
shoes. her Undertaking was not soilrd and
tho positive opinion OF several doctors that
she could not have survived the ex posture OF
fourteen hours led the police to think perhaps
the attack on her was made in some house Or
barn in the neighbothOod. and that she was
hitcrward carried to the lot. In that ease tho
chief motive would have been rOhh"ry.
smith must have given n satisfactory ne
count Of himself because he was n OF detained
Tho detectives are working diligently on the
case; hut superintendent smith II still OF ths
opinion that Misc IiarrowcliffA will be able TO
give the name OF tho guilty man as soon as
she Is able to mako an Intelligent statement.