Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-07

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open. One of the potted plants, he said,
had been toppled over. Entering the house,
he noticed the gas in the hall was lighted
and the door to Mrs. Dennis room was
ajar. Mr.. Smith Winchell informed him
that his employer had been beaten almost
to death and probably robbed Witness
described the scene in the sleeping apart
ment when he entered. Mrs. Dennis was
in bed and the doctors and her friends were
there. He did all he could to assist about
the house and held Mrs. Dennis while the
doctors treated her Cole described the in
juries to her head that he saw and also
told of bruises on her arm. These latter
bruises, he was told, were probably in
dicted by the person who committed the
assault.
Witness said that Mrs. Dennis screamed
while under treatment, and he also heard
her call MARY" She was calling Miss
Doyle, who occupied room in the house
When witness returned money from Gus
toners Mrs. Dennis usually put 1t in her
pocket book or drawer Witness stated
that on one occasion he called Mrs. Dennis
attention to some money he found beneath
trunk, and she said she had placed 1t
there for the reason that If robbers came
in they would never think of looking under
trunk for money.
Mrs. Dennis, he stated, seldom kept much
money in the house. He often made de-
posts at the bank for her. Witness said
he worked at Mrs. Dennis house about
month after the assault was committed.
Did you talk to Mrs. Dennis after she
was assaulted"
Yes, sir.
did you talk to her often or not?'
Il only saw her twice.
The witness was questioned about the
piano STOOL and he said he saw stains on
the seat and was told that they were blood
stains.
Drank Less Than He Had Previously.
Witness was asked if he did much drink
ing after the crime was committed and he
ha tbop he hafore He
always kept his head about him, for he
never knew what time he would be called
upon to make a statement Cole said his
sleep was not interfered with but he was
worried to think the detectives were both
ering him.
Witness said he knew the cook ut the
Hotel Brunswick who was callel Morris"
He also knew a man at the h3tel Eamed
Van Brake. Witness denied that lie had
made certain statements to this man, and
he also denied that he had told the cook
he had been made nervous and was unable
to sleep.
who do you think committed the as
sault on Mrs. Dennis?" Cole was asked.
81 haven't any idea" was his response.
do you think it was a. man or a wo-
man?'
II have thought it was a woman"
What do you think about 1t now?'
81 haven't changed"
Witness said he thought the plant re-
ferred to in his previous testimony was
knocked over by Mrs. Dennis assailant in
escaping.
Did Mrs. Dennis have any men friends
to call on her?'
81 never knew Of any to come around and
visit" he answered "Drummers would call
during the day and exhibit samples"
Mrs Dennis, he said would sometimes go
to Mrs. Merchants house to dinner so Mrs.
Dennis had told him Customers who called
were shown into the parlor. Witness usual
ly remained about the kitchen during the
day. Witness said he first noticed that the
bronze equestrian statue had been broken
the morning of the assault. 1t was not
broken the morning before, for he busted
1t while assisting the girl to clean the room
When he reached the house of mornings he
sometimes had to ring the bell, and at
other times Mrs. Dennis mother-in-laW
would be waiting for the milk man.
Reasons for His Theory.
Asked to explain why he thought wo-
man had committed the assault he said
that a piece of paper, probably a cigar
wrapper, had been dragged from Mrs Den
mis- room to the parlor, and the finger prints
on the piano stool, window and curtain ap-
peared to have been made by woman's
hand. He also spoke of the upsetting of
the plant, and his conclusion was that
woman's dress had done it.
Witness was then questioned concerning
his conversations with Julius Van Brake
and he said he was warned that the man
was working for the detectives. colored
man known as Capt. Blunt gave him this
information. He said he had known Van
Brake only about five weeks and the la tier
took him to fortune teller twice paying 81
for him each time. On one occasion, he said
Van Brake cried and related a story of an
alleged crime committed in Boston, which
the witness was not permitted to repeat
Witness said that with an acquaintance of
five weeks he realized that Van Brake was
taking too much interest in him
Capt. Bingham read a lengthy statement
to the witness which purpored to be
statement he Cole had made to Van Bra
kle and he denied that he had made use of
any such language.
An Alleged Dream.
Mr. Bingham read other alleged state
ments of Cole made to Van Brake, among
them one in which he was alleged to have
said he had had a dream which worried
him very much He denied that he had
made such statement, and also denied
that he had had a dream. Witness told of
his visits to Garfield Hospital, and said that
Mrs. Dennis not only recognized him. but
his hand most of the time he remained at
the hospital. Witness denied thar he had
ever said he would be happy man if Mrs.
Dennis would die; that he handled her
money and had lived on Easy street"
Il always prayed for her recovery" the
witness declared.
Cole said he never stated to Van Brake
that he thought man had secreteG him
self in the house after dark and Lad used
a club. Van Brake, he said, had treated
and had tried to get him intoxicated, but
had not succeeded in putting him "out of
his head"
Witness recalled the suicide of Samuel
Presley in the house adjoining the home of
Mrs. Dennis shortly after the assault was
committed Some people seemed to have
had an idea he said, that Presley assault
ed Mrs. Dennis, but witness said he did not
think so.
He admitted having had a conversation
with Detectives Horne and Hartigan con-
corning Thomas Chick, witness predecessor
In Mrs. Dennis house. Cole said he told
of Chicks statement to him about Mrs
Dennis, and afterward went to the home
| of Chick with them. Chick who was sick
at that time, denied that he had had such
a conversation.
Differs From Witness Cole.
| Julius G. Van Brake colored 21S e
| street northwest, former proprietor of the
| Brunswick Hotel, was next examined. The
| witness Cole remained In the room to hear
| his testimony. Van Brake testified that he
| became acquainted with Cole some time
| last winter. Cole, he said. frequently came
| to his hotel, and they had several CONVEX
| sations about the Dennis case
About March 10 he talked to Cole, and
| the latter said something to the effect that
| he (COle) would be a happy man If Mrs