The Washington times., 1901-12-13

as the latter got OF a street car a;
Twelfth and X Streets.
The Lansdale boy, having been reported
! TO Rave told the police that ne saw a man
| on the porch of the Dennis home late
/ Monday night could not be seen last
night at his home. Mrs. Lansdale, mother
| OF the lad. stated that she doubted
whether her son made any such statement
at all. She was much worried about the
| affair. She said her boy was rather mis-
chieTous, and might have been mistaken.
Inyestigations of the Police.
Detectives Ned Weedon. Muller. Baur,
Horne, Flather. AMI Hartigan spent
much time yesterday in hunting UP the
records Of various people. especially
those living in the Dennis residence, or
at any time employed there. 1t is also
certain that the detectives have for some
days past secured the disreputabIe sec
tion Of the city.
About this activity in such a direction
there are confused reports 1t is said that
certain women who live south of Penn
sylvania Avenue knew something about
one Ralph Ferguson. whose names has
been more or less associated with the as
sault upon Mrs. Dennis for days. II is
even reported that a woman has been
years ago If such is the case it is equal
iy certain that the identity Of this man
and his present whereabouts are unknown.
Efforts have been made TO find a woman
named Petersen. formerly an inmate Of
ore OF the disorderly houses south of the
Avenue. II is stated that she left the
city a year ago. From her il was thought
the identity OF this man Ferguson might
become known. As the theory OF revenge
20 Z ka
~ is limited that a woman may possibly
have committed the assault on Mrs. Den
mis-.
Fifteen years ago Mrs Dennis was a
seamstress employed by Nine Wash
inston, whose establishment was over
Cats jewelry store. Pennsylvania Av- /
enue. near Eleventh Street number OF
women were employed there. At this time I
Mrs. Dennis was quite young
Five years before she had come 10 1
Washington from her home. near Geitys- /
burg. Pa. 4 sister. Mrs. Dunn, now OF /
III b Street northwest. accompanied her 1
as years rolled by. Mrs. Dennis saved 1
money. Then she opened an establish
ment OF her own, employing at first only |
q few women to sew for her
1t was about this time that she met
Walter Dennis. whose wife she became
about eleven years ago. Dennis lived
only three or four years after his mar
riase- He was a Washington man, ve.II
known. and respected.
Heard Persons QunrreIing.
DR.. Hooe. whose Office is near New York
Avenue and Thirteenth Street, yesterday
-old the police that last Monday night.
while he was standing on the porch Of his
lome. he heard persons quarreling in the
park, nearby. Later he saw man and a
woman. apparently engaged in a wrangle.
Before he could acquaint himself with any
acts concerning the case, DIR. Hooe states.
he couple seemingly patched up their
differences and departed from the park
After the assault at the home OF Mrs
Dennis DR.. Hooc thought 1t best to inform
he police Of what he had witnessed Little
Importance is attached to the AFFAIR BY the
etecti1es.
At midnight last night Major Sylvester
aid to a reporter:
Il do not see any light ahead in this
iystery. II is a knotty case. We shall
o everything possible 10 solve ii, but We
ave nothing now TO go on"
Detective Ned Horne said at Garfield |
hospital at ] o'clock jhis morning
Nothing has yet been accomplished Nc
hall work hard today ON the theory that .
oyenge prompted the attack on Mrs.
leunis."