The evening world., 1894-01-11
She DOES NOT KNOW.
MAY BarrowoliAe Talks Freely
with Her Cousin.
SAYS No One Was with Her the
Night She Was Assaulted.
She Got Lost and Doesn't Remember
that Any One Hurt Her.

For the first time since her confinement
in the Jersey City Hospital Miss May
Barrowcliffe to-day saw her cousin. Miss
Gerte Dexter, for whom she has on va
rious times inquired solicitously.
Miss Barrowc!iffe has been In the hos
pital since Saturday morning, Dec. 80,
" hen she was found in the lot, beaten
and unconscious and nearly dead,
Miss Dexters father and Mr.. Barrow
clffe were cousins. This morning Miss
Dexter was permitted to visit her cousin
and she remained at her bedside about
| ten minutes.
Near at hand. In a position where they
tmight easily overhear whatever the
patient said, were Supt Smith, Of Jer-
sey City's police, Dr. Varick. Warden
osborne. of the Hospital. and Capt
Lang. OF the Seventh Precinct. Jersey
|City.
When Miss Dext"r went to her cousin 8
You know me, don't you. May, dar-
lling?"
The sufferer covered her eyes and mur-
INJURED softly:
Yes, Gertie. of course"
Then the following dialogue ensued:
How did you get hurt7'
"no! ~ don't know: ] got lost that night,
Ihaye been at Lena's that night2'
don't remember"
Don't you know which way. You went
when you left Smiths house?"
.syins WheEs Smit6 dG syS ySu think you went after
lives in"
What street is that?"
II don't know"
Then Miss Dexter asked:
May, did anybody go with you?"
There was slight pause. The listen
|ers waited almost breathlessly for the
When you left Smiths house. did
anybody speak to your
NO one said a word to me-
Did anybody hurt you?'
Don't you remember who hurt you?'
do you remember that anybody hurt
|you?"
mo. / do not"
Then Warden Osborne spoke up, say
May. do you know me?"
! Miss Barrowcliffe hesitated and replied
"Ycs, Doctor-Doctor varick-no"-
hs II sure she had made mistake, yet
unable to recall Mr.. Osborne's name.
pr. Narick came to his assistance by
DO you know Mr.. Osborne?'
The patient frightened bit and said:
Where is hep"
There he is, near the door"
THAT ended the interview; and Miss
|Barrowcliffe's visitors retired. Miss Dex-
|ter said to an Evening World" re-
II am sure she hardly knows what
Fhe is talking about. think she is
changed wonderfully; and should never
have known her. She has failed very
fnuch physically. Just as 1 left May 1
kaid to her.
MAY, dear, you must try ana get
ftrons, as we are going to England.
planned TO- go to o England this Spring.
hnd replied:
~ hope to get we'll" w
DO YOU think any friend Of Miss
kSaTrowc.iffe assaulted her?' asked the
Her friends are my friends. and 1t is
Ibrepostercus to think any friend com
nitted this outrage" was Miss Dexter's
'The police are now presenting the the
Ibry that Miss Barrowcliffe after all was
tever assaulted and robbed" suggested
!" If It were possible she could fall and
feceive the injuries. she has. ! should be
willing to think she had fallen. but II
that she didn't fall that the question
Is. how can l now consistently believe
therwise. There were the finger marks
Hn her throat ,
vo explain their inability to obtain a
flue to Miss Barrowcliffe's assailant,'
bald the reporter.
/" know the police have worked very
knergetically and do not ascribe their
Failure to arrest the guilty one or ones
10 any neglect of duty" explained Miss
Dexter.
XWhen DIR. Varick was asked as to the
Esault on Miss Barrowcliffe. 1t now be-
Rg denied by the police that she was
Assaulted. he petulantly remarked:
81 don't know a thing about It, I'll
\ lot be interviewed"
But isn't 1t rather late to say you
1unow nothing about such an assault
low. in the face of your having made an
Examination two weeks ago?'
II don't know. I'll not talk"
DR.. Varick did not like the idea OF
kus being so closely catechised.