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

AnOIueT 1nySlc1an'S IeSC1mOuy.
Dr. A. Barnes Hooe was the next wit
ness sworn. He told of having been sum-
moned to the house of Mrs Dennis and
said he reached there about clock. There
was blood on both sides of the bed, and
he was satisfied there were pools of blood
on the carpet. Witness told of the num-
Der OF injuries the woman had received, IN
Guiding the extensive fracture of the skull.
Temporary dressings We're applied and the
victim was taken to Garfield Hospital Wit
ness said he consulted with DIR. Atkinson
and they decided that as the pieces of bone
had to be removed the hospital was the
proper place for the patient
In addition to the injuries to her head,
Mrs. Dennis left arm IVES bruised These
! bruises, witness stated. were such as might
have beer received in warding off a blow.
Witness said DR.. Atkinson told him there
was suspicion of foul play, and called bis
attention to the open window and The
overturned flower pot The injuries, the
witness stated had evidently been Inflicted
with blunt instrument, and more than
one blow was struck.
DR.. Atkinson Recalled
DR.. Atkinson was recalled and questioned
by Mr.. Gould. He said some time had
elapsed between the time the injury had
been inflicted and the time he saw Mrs.
Dennis. 1t was his opai n that the assault
had not been committed more than nour
before he saw her. Witness called
about O'Clock, and it was between that
time and $50 when he reached the house.
He recalled the bruised condition of the
arm, and said the woman's gown had not
been disturbed. The bruse on the arm, he
thought, was little more severe than that
Wnicn the grasp OF the hand would lnf1ict:
When the piano stool seat was found it
was near the base of the stool in front of
the piano His notes show that the base of
the stool was In its proper position and the
md hale <1tefoy
Miss Doyle. upon being recafied. told the
jury that the base of the9 Stool was over
turned when it was found. TIT was in the
pasSageway between the bed ind the VIM
dow that the stool was found NV
DR.. Atkinson read the Fypewritten copy
of Mrs. Dennis statementqhadeaat the hos
pitai December % and said thespatient was
correctly reported. ., r., " I,tiJs.s7 =
Mrs. Jane e. Dennis on tie Stand.
Mrs. Jane E. Dennis. the Ag9a' mother-n-
law Of the dead woman, was next sworn.
About 10 o'clock the night before the trag-
edy was enacted witness eFosea the house
and retired. She did notsti6se the rooms
of the daughter-in-iaw, az the latter at
tended to them herself. II! III
Witness knew nothing ~ 1.-THE daughter
in-law's movements that sight. after din
ner. ! et Is
did she have any callers ~ the witness
was asked.
II don't know" was the response, but
l rather think not"
Mrs Dennis thought her 'daughtef-in-law
was having spell of sickness when she
heard the noise in the house that morning.
When she went downstairs she found Miss
Doyle and Mr. Winchell In the room with
tered the room she noticed the front VIM
dow was open and the curtain blowing out.
How long had Mrs. Dennis lived in that
house?"
.Ahout throo syaersn
And how long had you lived with herr
Fifteen years"
do you know Of any enemy she had?"
No. sir" she answered. ''she couldn't
have had an enemy"
It had been Ada's custom, witness said.
to send her money to bank by the coa0red