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

found the injured woman with scarcely any
pulse. There blood on both sides OF
the bed and also on the floor. He described
infinitely the condition of the bed and the
blood spots the floor. Witness admins
tered a stimulant soon as he reached the
house. and when he discovered her condi-
ton was serious he sent for another ply
sician to bring a TRANSMISSION instrument.
Witness said he sent for DR.. Carr, who was
unable to come. and he then sent for Dr.
Hooe. who responded. The latter reached
the house about thirty minutes after wit
ness arrived Witness said he sent Mr..
Thomas to notify the police soon after he
discovered the serious character Of the wo-
mans injury.
When he examined the wounded woman
he found an incised wound OF the forehead
on the right side. There was a general con-
fusion of the left side. The ear was shred
ded, the cheek bone driven down and the
lower jawbone was broken.
Witness told of the finding of the seat or
the piano stool in the front room. 1t was
his theory that one blow with the piano
stool probably inflicted the injury to the
left side of the face. The injuries. he
thought. could have been made with the
piano stool or similar weapon. DR.. Atk1n-
son described the injury to the forehead.
and said the bone had been driven into the
brain. He said he had known Mrs. Dennis
about ten years. He treated her few
times at intervals during these years. The
last time he visited her. prior to December
10. was during the latter part of November.
MIS- beIHiS, Hc Sdiu Was d lttIc oedl, anu
wore glasses. but her vitality was splendid.
He knew Mrs Dennis a woman of
kindly disposition. The doctor knew moth
| ing of any trouble Mrs. Dennis had ever
had.
The Rooms Examined.
During the day after the assault was
| committed witness made an examination of
the rooms on the lower floor. The rear
blinds. he said. were closed. The east front
| window was open and the lace curtains had
blown out. He said the shade was twisted
and a potted plant had been knocked out
Witness was shown photographs of the
ROOM and he said they were good repre-
sensations Of the condition of things there
| that morning. The only evidence of egress
| or tngress from the room was through the
! open window. He did not observe any fin
| ger prints on the piano. but there was
stain Of some kind on the stool.
Witness said the weight of the piano
| stool alone would have inflicted an injury
I but to have inflicted so serious a wound
| with the head resting on pillow consid-
| cradle force would have to be used Wit
ness treated the wounded woman up to the
| time of her death.
Mrs. Dennis. witness stated, talked sew
eral times and made a number OF state
| ments. but said nothing which was Of
nature to be relied upon. Her statements
were contradictory. He did not remember
her particular words. but written report
was Iudue Oh what she Stdteu T rom tiue
| to time the patient recognized him. and she
| also recognized a few others.
What did she say in connection with this
! injury in any way that bore upon at all?
| the doctor was asked
She seemed to have no knowledge of the
| tragedy. She was asked the direct question
as to who struck her, and she said she did
| not know Mrs. Dennis also sad to wit
ness that she remembered nothing of any
| disturbance. Later she said she remember
| ed something of 1t and her recollection was
| that a great many people were In the room.
| 1t was Dr. Atkinson's idea that she referred
TO the time when she was revived.
The doctor said the effect OF such an In
jury would no doubt be Inconsistencies. At
times she seemed to know that she was be-
ing Questionea for the purpose Of ascertain
| Ing something of the crime. She did not
mention the name of any person as her as
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