New-York tribune., 1894-01-03
MISS BARROWCLIFF SPEAKS.
SHE SAYS YTsS- AND NO. AND FOLLOWS
THE DOCTORS DIRECTIONS

An INNATE OF SHAKE HILL ALMsHoUsE
ARRESTED on srisPicIoN-HopE THAT THE
YOUNG WOMAN WILL BE ABLE TO
TELL. THE STORY THIS WEEK.
George Ennis, nineteen years oid' an i','',"' ~.
the Snake Hill Almshouse. was arresse 49,
night on suspicion of having assaulted MISE ''a,
BarrowclIff lie is thought to be the man sec" :.
Louis GLENN running through West Side-aVe' d.
C:3O Friday night, and who asked Ciemm IL "e no.
anything to eat in his dinner kettle olen''" s"
that the man kept looking over his shoulder as "e
ram both before and after he passed h''"' r''''''
was away from Snake Hill Friday put 'e'
NJ 10 n m He was wet and muddy. ana ne teiuse'
10 say where he had BEEN He was peh"''e'' -
he went away and had money wheh nc 81.
He will be confronted with GLENN this mornns'
,rhouyh four davs have elapsed since Miss Bar
rop,cliff was found In what was supposed 70 DC
diving condition In a vacant lot near sip anu co'
bin ayes on the west slope OF Jersey Ciy "e's''s'
on Saturday morning. public interest !" '''e 60.
had NOT in the least abated yesterday, ana pubic
irdignation at the crime of which MISS ba'' ~ w
was the victim seemed to be on the hc'e"'e
was n disposition on the part OF some persons ~
consure the police for not having done any '''Ns "
tho yo,- of solving the mystery but IL does HUI
seern that they are really to blame Ihere Is io
cIev to the perpetrator Of the crime III u'e po"se
are correct In the theory that the assau'' va" 49,,
deed OF some person with whom MISS pa -,
was acquainted their work Will be inuch s''.p'". =,
But the public does not put much iai." ~ s
theory The estimate in which Miss barro"ci'i
is held was again shown yesterday. as II mas oee, @
every day. by the steady stream Oh ''s''''' ."
Dr. Law and Dr. varics announced yes,erdSy yesnsoiiSy
that at midnight OF Monday MISS 500 70 swai
law food naturally 1t was merely meenan'ca, a.
function. however and she did II w,tnSat Sa she xas
gaining strength and Improving. Yesterday M Dr:
Varck said she spoke, but incoherenty. nmld not
Give an Intelligent answer. When he told her e, 70
put out her tongue she did So showing u'do a. Sr S,.s
Understood him Then he told her to draw raw ~ NE. &
tongue and dil that, He asked ne6 ntber .u' ss
knew him and she said. No SeVera, ovdsn yith tno
for yes and yes for no" When he had nm i;
shed dressing the wound on her & nsaa and he 20 to
sleep and she obeyed him she went TO sleep aoon
O'Clock and slept until after p m IA She nS NV Sid
probably remain 80 for several days; that Is she 81.
would be able understand what was sald 10 "e,
she did YESTERDAY but she would not be apie tc
talk ntelligently to tell her story Au Inc sh
l. time IL was within the range or possibility ina u
she might tomorrow be able to give r full .ss, anS
complete narratve Of what Erday 10 evening
This was improbable however, and Dr. Varieh
doubted II Miss Barr2wcf would be abe pie eek
4 story gained circulation in the afternoon tna
Miss Barrowclif had revvel suicienty 70 give ,n'
clans denied positively They said she couIa no
possibly do in her present condltioh.
lent smith said last night that there was aDsoiute
nothing new in the case, 80 far as ne ana ms @ ue
,ectIves had been able 10 discover. Several ne"
witnesses were examined yesterday, with vie"
20 learning whether any of them mad heard th'
6v Mrs Chrlsty and the Misses Annie and Mary
Coppnger on Friday night about $40 or perhaps
Shem passed within a block Of the place ~.
The Chief of Police Murphy Is the only polce t 1t
dcia who does not believe that Miss barrowGiir @ I'M
vas assaulted by person she Knew III:
opinion is that she was assaled by negro, whs ,t
onnrooch ched her from behind. seized her by ths
throa choked her until she was sense!e5s n G an(
she vas last seen by Miss Ida Carpenter. as sh'
was turning into that street rec ut from qond fs he Sn ais
rance from Sip-ave. the spot g short Chief MUIR
ohv does believe that Miss Barrowcln nad ANY any
might easily have carried her forty or hfty fee''