The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
T4YBARRoWCLIFFESSTORY
,, 1tssr TzLK WIrH RKPoRTERst
.,SCE SHE WAS STRUCK DOWN

- O.. s,,tt No Adaitiou.i CIus AgsrSea
,h. Pouee-she Hs~ nae - letter
- v,th nee hitherto Unhseyy. Mother
90. crst s,atesnent made directly 10 re-
IL. by Miss MAY Barrowchhe was
- Yesterday. DIR. varick. her attend
~. ,bysician. had decided that she was
.,,ne enough TO submit to an interview. and
ao,ters were admitted to her presence.
g,,.,otore all the statements UairportlnR to
Az. been made by Miss Barrowclihe have
-. through Official sources. either Police
eO u" Smith. DR.. varick. or Warden
o.to,ns O, the hospital Warden Osborne.
~. oshorne. and Dr Varick were present at
-. ,rtaryiey Yesterday. Miss Barrowciffe
w .ntlng in a large easy chair In q capa-
~. tastefully furnished front room OF the
w..d.p's house which stands in front OF the
,.,nitsl buildings proper. 1t is Mrs Osborne's
Ths patient wore a pale blue'wrapper. and
,.at.d Altogether like person just convalesc-
- from very severe illnesa Her face is
-, nale and tho scars on her forehead. nose.
"a lace left from the wounds inflicted by the
;.sosd stone with which she was struck are
s.,y Noticeable. IL was apparent at glance
mai abe is still weak. and that 1t will be weeks
I'd perhaps months before she reGalns her
normal condition OF health.
MtaaR aTTOwCilIe y
.,..,,nt smile as no enteredithe room. and. in
,.sponse to his inquiry az TO how she felt. said
.hs fslt better. but" she added !" will soon
s.sin to lose my patlenceit don't get we'll"
Ms, osborne laughed and said she didn't be-
nave MAY could lose her temper.
MAY" said DR.. Yarick. in an official tone OF
,oiee want you to tell all about how you
y.rs hurt. who hurt you and everything about
4, that YOU can rem member. You are about to
be interviewed aud you will Getyour name in
the papers ,,, ,,., 49, a.,
toJmsd that the interview was to tako place.
After a moments pause she said slowly:
."Twish could renemhGr how " ! vas e., hurt.
snue from Mrs. smiths house. intending to go
e the Marion station TO meet Miss Dexter;
thought l could reach the station in
time to meet the ira, train Gethtle was was
INNS up to the station I didn't get to the
board walk Somebody struck me on the back
any sensation OF pain. but the blow evidently
took my brain away. remember hearing q
iootstsp behind me as was u, HrpssIrS the lot;
found myself in the hospital"
What la the last thing you remember, May"
somebody walking behind me and then be-
hwho do you remember seeing nrst'" asked
remember seeing you" she answered.
with a smile. 49,
asked Dr. Narick as he stood up preparatory
VI dom know, she answered in a hesitat-
ing manner. as II she hardly understood the
Spell Interview" continued the Doctor.
Miss BarrowciiiIs shook her head. as II that
we're beyond her present mental capacity.
No" answered Miss Barrowclire in a
aliQht INN n
ri, yarick put on his pverccat; and as he
- DO you thing i ought to go ?" she asked.
The Doctor seeing an opportunity to get in q
Where you will not be interviewed"
Miss Barrowclifre looked very weary and
again when the Doctor said good-ny; and re-
iI,9nded good By. " in a very cheerful tone.
Mrs. Smiths. Mrs. Smiths recoli ection is that
It was a quarter Of an hour earlier Miss Bar
alter she lett Mrs. smiths. The place where
she says she was struck Is about quarter OF
S% tie ss shs Sd not
her assailant and could not describe him prac-
ticamy puts an Emo to AL a09e OF eyer solving
IDENTIFY expected that she would DO able. when
she recovered her senses fully. to give them
some clue. but now that abe has told all she
knows or is able to tell there Is no apparent
possibility OF clearing IN the case.
Miss Bsrrowcli1e was found on the morning
OF Dec. 30 In vacant lot at Sip and Van
Wagenen avenues. unconscious and bleeding
from wounds on her head and face inflicted by
q stone. IL she was carried there from the
place where she says she was attacked within
a short time after the attack. she was exposed
for fourteen hours to storm Of snow. sleet.
and rain. The doctors think she could not
have survived such an exposure. She was very
lightly clad. The police are still OF the opin-
iou that her assailant was really somebody
she knew.
Miss Barrowcliffe had two rings on the
SAYS she wore them the night she was at
tackled.
had ring on my other hand" she said /:
black onyx with diamonds in the centre Il
belonged TO my father. and l priced It very
highly. also wore "a breastpin. O red stone
set with diamond spray. That too. was
taken"
There is scar on the finger from which the
ing was taken.
The fact that Miss Barrowcliffe has had an
Interview with her mother was made known
Yesterday Mrs BarTowcllffe was accom-
panied by her neee. Miss Reilly. n daughter OF
Nrs Thomas Reilly OF Wakefield. Il. I.
What occurred at the interview between
mother and daughter Is kept a profound
eret Miss Reilly g. mother wrote to Miss Bar
Eowclltle yesterday inviting her to go to
stay as long as she pleases. Her place is near
Narragansett Pier. ana she believes that tho
ehange would DO extremely beneficial to her
nslce Miss Barrowcliffe has not made any
plans for the future beyond going to the
house OF her friend. Mrs. Wanmaker. in Mag
nolA avenue Jersey City, after she leaves her
Present quarters In Warden Osborne's house.