Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-24

finding Of the wounded woman, and told
of DR. Atkinson's visit early that morning.
After the blood had been washed from Mrs.
Dennis face and head, said witness, Dr.
Atkinson remarked:
This woman has been struck"
Miss Doyle said she knew nothing or Mrs.
Dennis movements the night previous to
the assault. She saw nothing of her after
she left the dinner table.
In response to Mr. Goulds questions the
witness gave the names of the several occu-
pants of the rooms in the house. She de-
scribed the room on the first floor, and told
of the arrangement of the windows, which
opened out on porches. The rear Windows
those in the room where Mrs. Dennis slept
were closed, while a front window. leading
to the piazza was open. She explained that
the curtain had been twisted. and said a
flower pot had been Knocked from the Sill.
The bottom of the flower pot was toward
the house, and the plant pointed toward
the street
Miss Doyle told of the finding of the seat
of the piano stool, which had been taken
from the stand. Mrs. Dennis, the witness
stated. was rather deaf Witness had never
had any confidential relations with her.
Mrs Dennis, she stated, was not woma n
who confided in others about her affairs.
So far as witness knew, Mrs. Dennis had
never had trouble with anybody. Her bust
ness was in flourishlng condition.
The Pistol and Money.
Did you see pistol in the room that
morning. Miss Doyle was asked.
Yes. SIR" she answered.
Where was t?"
sIn the drawer of the book case" she
replied. The drawer was partly open. she
explained.
did you see any money in the room?"
only on the table IN the center Of the
ROOM she stated. THE money was in a
box, In plain view.
Miss Dennis had always kept IA dim light
| in her room, and had been in the habit of
| fastening the doors and windows before
| she retired at night. She said she heard
| the groans through the heating register.
| and thought Mrs. Dennis was sick. The
| latter, she said, had often suffered from at
| tacks Of acute indigestion. and sometimes
| she would apparently almost die. When
witness heard the groans that morning she
| thought Mrs. Dennis was suffering from an
attack Of indigestion.
The window that was found open was the
| one on the east side of the house. There
| had been four plants on the window sill.
| and only one OF them had been toppled
| over. There were large potted plants at
| the other window. For a man or woman
| to have reached the yeranda, witness said.
| 1t would have been necessary to climb over
| low railing from the steps. In climbing
| to the veranda in this way. she stated. the
west window would have been reached first.
| 1t was Mrs Dennis custom, said witness,
to lower the shades every evening. Wit
ness stated that the bed occupied by Mrs.
Dennis was ABOUT mar way DeeWeeii the
north and south walls, with the head
against the west partition. The bed was
drenched with blood, and there was a pool
Of blood on the floor.
Mr. Gould asked II those in the room
| looked for a weapon when the doctor said
Mrs. Dennis had been struck. and the wit
| ness answered In the negative. They were
doing what they could for the injured wo-
man. and did not stop to look for anything.
DR.. Atkinson Testides.
DR.. Wade H. Atkinson testified that Mr..
Thomas patient of his. called at his Office
| between 8 and $50 o'clock the morning OF
December 10 and asked him to call to see
Mrs Dennis Mr.. Thomas suggested to him
that Mrs. Dennis probably had hemor-
| rhage.
'She was bloody" he told me, "and was
making a great noise"
Witness said he hurried to the house and