The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-13
MRS. DENNIS
MAY RECOVER
This Opinion Expressed By
q Physician.
i NEGRO SUSPECTED By TIE POLICB
Detectives Waiting for Victim to
Return to Consciousness.
Many Worthless Cues
Run Down.

Unless the unexpected happens. hrs.
Ada Gilbert Dennis will live despite the
frightful wounds inflicted upon her By an
unknown assassin"
This was the text Of positive state
Tnent made at late hour this afternoon
by one Of the surgeons attending the IN
fortunate woman at Garfield Hospital
"of course. said the surgeon. we real
ize that Mrs Dennis Is stiu in eriti-
cal condition, but there have been per
sons injured as bad if not worse than
she, that have recovered . Consequently.
l see no reason why, II she continues to
improve as she is doing at present. there
should be any occasion for alarm"
This interview was had Immediately af-
ter consultation held by Mrs. Dennis
physicians at Il o'clock this morning. Dr..
J. Ford Thompson, Dr. Atkinson. and DR..
ReicheIderfer, the resident physician of
Garfield Hospital were present
Mrs Dennis rested comparatively com
fortabIy last night, although when she
awOke about / O'Clock this morning. she
appeared to be very restless. Ever since
she was SO brutaIIy assaulted and taken
TO the hospital, the unfortunate woman
nas endeavored TO tear away the ban
dages from her head, and it has been
necessary for her nurses to watch her
constantly and closely.
Mrs Dennis has not yet regained con-
scicusness- Mrs Dunn, a sister of the
injured woman, vTho seemed exceedingly
anxious regarding the Iatter's condition.
was caller at the hospital this morning
Mrs, Dunn had quite lengthy conversa-
tion with Or. Atkinson after the consul
tation and is said TO have expressed some
hope Of her sisters life
Hard Work for Detectives.
The police are working On the case with
J renewed yig0T. We intend TO work On
every clue possible" said Captain Board
man this afternoon Our men have
worked faithfully since the crime was
committed and We are inclined to think
it viii be but short time before We VIII
be able to clear away the mystery"
The statement Of Captain Boardnan
/ regarding the energy MS men are put
ting into their Iabors was verified by the
sleepy appearance OF some of the detec-
tives when they entered the squad room
| at headquarters this morning for g
o'clock roll call Some of the men es-
peciaIIy those detailed at the hospital to
watch the victim. looked jaded and
faug led. The roll call was an unusually
| long enc, the Captain holding his men in
| the squad room for nearly a haIf-hour,
during which time it is said various
phases OF the Dennis mystery were taken
up and discussed The police have re-
ceived no less than a thousand theories
as to the k Street assault, but all so
far have proved worthless.
Assaulted by n Man.
The question whether the assault was
committed by a man or woman has prac-
| ticaIIy been settled so far as g majority
| of the detectives are concerned. The
greater portion of them maintain that it
| was the work of man The only imme-
date hope the police have, however, of
| learning the identity OF the assailaHt lies,
/ with Mrs. Dennis herself It is thought
/ that the unfortunate woman, II she re-
covers complete consciousness, VIII d.
vulge the name of her assailant if she
knows it. For that reason Captain Board
man has assigned detectives to remain at
her bedside at Garfield Hospital.
This duty has been assigned to Detec-
| tives Hartigan, Helap, McNamee, and
Horne The latter stayed at the hospital
all last night, leaving there at o'clock