The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-04
The Injured MOdiSte Talks
Connectedly of Her
Awful Experience.
STORY TOLD TO DETECTIVES
Gathered at Her Bedside at Garfield
Hospital, She Makes the First Lucid
Comment On Incidents Of the Fateful
Might.

Although # has been said that Mrs
Ada Gilbert Dennis. the victim Of tie mys-
terious and brutal assault at her hone,
1117 X Street northwest is becoming in
sane. she this afternoon surprised the po-
ice by making q wonderfully clear state
ment regarding herself the FIRST reliable
and rational statement she has made since
her awful experience.
Early this morning Captain B1aTtman
received a message from the surgeons at
Garfield Hospital that the patients mind
was exceptionally clear this morning and
that il might be possible to secure a
statement from her. Accordingly De-
tective Sergeant Horne and Wade ID.
Rabbit. secretary to Captain Boardman.
we're sent TO the hospital.
Accompanied by Dr. Atkinson, he ply J.
clan and Surgeon ReicheIderler, cf Car
field. the little party filed into the unfor-
tunate woman's room Every preparation
had been made for the visit and Ars.
DennIr was propped u? in bed Icy two
large .IlIows. The CHASTITY wounds about
her head had entirely healed. although in
some places the skin was scared by long
red cuts. scars which she VIII never lose,
as memento Of the brutal attack made
upon her.
The questioning was done by Detective
Horne. and both the questions and an
swers OF Mrs. Dennis were recorded by
Mr.. Rabbit. Although her statements
I regarding the assault we're not Of great
: importance. when other matters were dis
cussed. such as ncr property and her con-
| ditiou. she frightened up and answered
her interrogato~ in precise and firm
manner.
..who was in the room when you were
assauIted?" wfs asked by Detective
Horne.
'I think there we're two or three peo-
pie answered the injured woman, dis
tinctIy.
do you know who struck you2' asked
the detective.
Mrs. Dennis replied that she did not
but that according to her own ideas she
must have been hit while standing up.
for she said she felt sure that she had
fallen after the blow. The same question
REGARDING her assaiIant was repeated. but
she Only answered in the negative. There
is no doubt in the opinion OF the police
that her mind is az present blank re-
garding the subject
When asked as 20 whether she owned
house. Mrs. Dennis replied that size did
and that she also owned consiGv'onie
jewelry.
81 have a beautiful pair Of earrings
Given me by my husband, gold watch
and chain. a ring. and brooch said
she. adding that one Of the rings had
been stolen some time prior to the assault
upon her. The conversation then changed
IN the night Of the assault. The sick
woman was very nervous, and il required
the strict attention OF the nurse TO pre-
vent her from pulling a bandase from her
right eve. She looked her questioner
and audience in the eye aTi answered ev-
erv question clear and distinctly
'.Mrs. Dennis" sai4 Mr- Horne, how
long have you been here2" meaning the
time she had been confined in Garfield
Hospital
'Oh, / guess about six weeks she re-
piled.
After answering a score or more OF
questions the surgeons concluded the
meeting. When asked during the inter
view II she remembered anything re-
garding herself on the night Of the as
sauIt she said that she was positive that
she saw through a keyhole in the door
I several parties outside Of her room. She
said she felt a great deal better now and
was anxious to know how her mother and
sister were.
The change in the patents condition