Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-04
MRS. DENNIS REVIVES
ABLE TODAY TO ANSWER SEW.
ERAL QUESTIONS.
Evidently Does Not Realize Her Condi-
tion-No Clue to Perpetrator of
III,
Murderous Assault.

Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, fwho has been
reported hopelessly Insane, Experienced an
apparently slight change for the better
last night, and her condition this morning
was such that the physicians thought she
might be able to make a statement which
| would assist the detectives in solving the
| mystery surrounding the crime Of which
she was the victim. Her mind was clearer
| tran 1t had been for several days. Detec-
| tice Horne was sent to the Garfield Hos
pltal by Captain Boardman, and he inter-
| viewed Mrs. Dennis, who, it will be re-
called, has been under treatment there
| nearly four months.
| When he returned to police headquarters
he reported to Capt. Boardman that the
woman had given no information of i'm
| portance. He was satisfied from her man.
| ner, aud the statements she made, that
| her mind is clear about some things but
| her general conversation, he thought, was
| that of a person whose mental faculties are
| far from normal.
Drs. Reichelderfer and Atkinson were
present at the interview. The former is
the resident physician of the hospital, and
the latter is Mrs. Dennis attending ply
stefan.
Wade H. Rabbit. Capt Boardman's con-
| hdential clerk, took a stenographic report
of the interview, which will be submitted
10 ms chief as soon as it is typewriter.
| Mrs. Dennis statements We're substantial
| ly the same as those made by her at the
interviews held shortly after she reached
the hospital. She declared she did not
| know who had assaulted her nor did she
| have reason to suspect any particular indi-
| Vidual. There were several persons in the
| room at the time she was assaulted she
said she remembered having seen one of
| them under the door. 1t is believed the
patients reference to the several people in
tn room referred to the time she was taken
| from the house, when she was for a time
| partly conscious.
Replies to Queries.
Have you any jewelry?' Mrs. Dennis
was asked.
| Il haven't much" she responded. 81 have
pair of earrings worth $3.50, a watch and
chain worth $500, a ring worth s75 and a
| brooch worth $751;
She added that she was robbed of piece
of jewelry about two years ago.
How long have you been in the hos
pital?" is another question she was asked
About six weeks, l guess" was her an
swer
Her revolver, she said, was left in a
| drawer.
Mrs. Dennis asked the detective. who
| assaulted your
| Il don't know was her answer.
| She said she remembered that she fell
| when the assault occurred, and that she
| was wearing wrapper. 1t is stated that
she had on no such garment at the time
the crime was committed.
Many questions were asked the helpless
woman and a number of her responses in
dicated clearly that she was not aware of
what she was talking about She said she
owned house on 18th street, and gave the
number Of the house The revolver, Mrs.
Dennis stated, was given to her by her
husband, who taught her how to use it, He
did this, not because she was afraid but
as matter of precaution, as she was left
alone many times.
Her Hair Turns White.
Mrs. Dennis hair is almost white, while
her eyesbrows are black Her condition
is pitable in the extreme and it is stated
she could hardly be recognized by her &C
quaintances.
Nothing has yet been done In the mat
ter of the patients transfer to a hospital
for the insane. She will remain at Gar
field Hospital for the present. When it
becomes necessary to remove her she will
probably be placed in a private institu-
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