The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-07
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Richard Cole. coIored. who was en-
Ployed by Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis for
eight months prior to the mysterious
assault in December last. which led to
her death. october p. was placed un-
der arrest at noon today by order OF
Coroner hewitt
Coles detention resulted from the tes-
timony OF Julius C. Van Broke. who
swore that Cole on numerous occasions
in the past few months expressed fear
Of the return Of Mrs. Dennis reason.
and said he was worried over the at
tentions paid him By the detectives.
The hard work Of Detectives HarrI-
gan and Horne and other officers through
nearly a year has resulted in a partial
clearing Of the mystery. Information
secured by Detective Hartigan in the
last few Gays and the securing OF Van
Broke as witness afford hope that The
Perretrator Of the assault may be found
and punished.
The investigation Of the assault n,
Mrs Dennis was resumed By Coroner
Nevitt and the jury OF inquest today.
Van Brokle's testimony proved 10 be
the sensation Of the dzy although Cole
himself was on the stand long time.
Van B5Okle's Testimony.
Van Broke lives at 21s Street
northwest. He was formerly proprietor
Of the Brunswick Hotel He was exam
ined in the presence Of Cole early in the
afternoon af-er several other witnesses
had ties. fed.
He said he has known Cole since Feb
ruary and Cole was az his botaI f-s-
quently- He talked two or three times
about the Dennis case. Cole said about
March l.: i would be the happiest man
II that woman were dead
lie said Cole said many times he vas
worried Once Cole argued that the per-
son who committed the assault was
man. and be did il for love. He denied
that Cole said three blows we're struck
and the assailant was hidden under 1be
sofa.
Van Broke said that in June Cole
told him that he was afraid N % -
the hospital because Airs. Dennis was
regaining her mind and might say some
thing TO deprive him OF his liberty
Cole said he was determined 10 keep ST.
lent. Cole told him al another time that
ne had seen Mrs Dennis: her mind was
clear To avoid suspicion. Cole said he
was going 10 visit her often. Cole told
him that Mrs. Dennis was worth about
$4,000: that he had handled her money
and lived easy.
Cole Tells of His Movements.
Coles testimory Immediately preceded
that Of Van 8rukle He said that he
left the Dennis house about 7.25 Non
day night on the night Of the assault.
He went 10 bed about 11-45.
He reached the Dennis house about
five minutes before the next morning.
and noticed that the curtains in the
workrOom were down and that the win
dow on the east side was NJ. and a
light was burning In the hall Mrs.
Dennis mOther-in-law told him ada had
been almost killed and probably robbed.
He assisted in holding Mrs. Dennis
while the physicians we're working with
her. She was screaming. and was hard
to hold
He saw a small box. used TO keep
money in temporarily he said he did
not know where she kept her money.
but had seen a large roll Of money under
trunk upstairs. Mrs Dennis once told
him she sometimes put money there.
This was two months before the assault
She deposited money in a bank at Sew
enth and C Streets. She usually paid
her help on Saturday and paid Other
bills Monday.
Saw Mrs. Dennis at Hospital.
Cole said he saw the TOP OF the piano
stool on the floor He saw sirs. Dennis
twice after she was carried 20 sae hos
ritaI
Cole admitted he drank. but said he
drank less after the assault thaa before,
because he expected 20 be called at
any time for examination. He said ne
was worried by the detectives and dic
not sleep quite so well as usual
He denied admitting to Morris. The
cook az The Hotel Brunswick. that he
was getting nervous. In speaking Of
Julius Van Brokle he said the hotel man
was nc friend OF his. and he nut no
trust in him He said he had no sus-
picion who committed the assault on
Mrs. Dennis He thought the assault
was made by a woman blow with a
piano stool by a man would have caused
instant death. The plant being knock
ed over was another thing which made
him think a woman committed the
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