The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-23
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MAY LOSE HER MIND
Mrs. Parne11 Likely to Sur
yive the Injuries In
flicted by Her Brutal
Assal1ant.
A LITTLE BETTER TODAY
Double Danger Hangs Over Her.
The Police Not Really Seeking
for the HigWayman.
A T T BETTER TODAY

BORDENTOWN, April %, 1S95.-While
it is likely that the blow dealt by the
murderous assailant of Mrs. Della Stew
art Parnen may not result in death,
it is the opinion of the physicians that
If she RECEIVERS the murderous dow
may leave it's effect upon her mind.
DIR. Thomas s. K. Morton OF Pnila-
delphia, who was called in consultation
by DR.. VIM. H. Ships, of Bordentown,
yesterday discussed the features OF Mrs.
Parnelps case. when We arrived" said
the doctor. ''at the Casey house we at
once made an examination. We found
that she had a lacerated wound on the
back of her head behind and above the
right ear. Running downward from this
was a very severe bruise about two
inches long. Across the forehead and
on the bridge of the nose were what
We call burnt bruises or places where
the skin had been rubbed off. Into these
bruises the dirt was rubbed. Two front
teeth were broken off at the gums. She
was suffering with severe conclusion of
the brain. AT the time of my visit she
was partially conscious. but was entire
ly unawar of her surroundings and
could not recognize any one in fact,
she was quite out of her head.
STRUCK BY A BLUNT WEAPON:
81 saw the bonnet h wore at the
as would result from being struck by
some blunt weapon, such as a stone,
brick or club. The bonnet was not cut
through by the Weapon. but the beads
which were sewed all over it were
crushed over the site of the wound. h
bonnet was made of a very stir crlno-
and probably saved her from more Sc
we're injury, if not immediate fatal IN
jury. Her condition was such at that
time that a favorable opinion OF her case
ture of the skull n we concluded not
to enlarge the wound.
81 received tonight from DR.; Shipps
more information as to Mrs. ParneitS
condition, and 1T is favorable. He writes;
@sShe is taking more nourishment and
mig her Who'll "a sP oefa mas mas iI nlR2ro "a
She seemed much brighter and appar-
emily knew what was said TO her. al
herself intelligently. The deIirium which
she is perfectly quiet"
h 1t was not unlikely that she might
live. He said that although she was 80
years. of age she was possessed OF won,
MIN She was IS. without other informa-
THE EFFECT.
When DR.. Morton was asked what
would be her condition shou!d she recover,
he hesitated and then said that she would
hardly ever recover from the effects
Of the shock she had received, Her
anything else. "Remember," he said,
THAT c-oncussion of the brain, especially
when accompanied by insensibility, is of
great seriousness. Permanent mental
arrangement not only is frequent, but
usually follows. Finally, however, it is
by no means certain that she will live"
Commenting on the affair, DR.. Morton
safd-.Tt looks to me as if she had
been struck heavily behind and with such
great force that she was driven face
downwards on the stones that are plenty
in the neighborhood. The force must
nave been great to have broken her
teeth and the bruise on her nose was so
bad that we examined it to see If it
was broken That man was prepared to
do murder.
Mrs. Parnell was much better this
morning and DR.. William H. Shippe has
hopes that she will soon recover from
the effects of the blow on her head. Mrs.
Parnell passed a restful night and is
much brighter today than she has been
at any time since the assault Many
citizens are still urging the county ofici-
ais to offer a reward for the assailant.
They him that if a reward was offered
the detectives would take hold of the
case and follow up the slight clews now
at hand. until the guilty party has been
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