The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-30
KENT ON THE WITNESS STAND.
TRIES, TO MAKE 1T APP1AR MISS
DINGLE STABBED HIN.

DINGLE STABBED HIM.
He said me Gave Him Somethins 70 Drink
ana He went TO sleep-Was Afousea
by Feoling singing Sensation On his
Neck and Fsund That He Had Been Cut.
ROCHESTER,. April 2s.-To the surprise
OF all, DR.. Leland Dorr Kent. accused OF
manslaughter In aiding Ethel Blanche Dinsls
to commit suicide. took the stand to-day
to testify In his own behalf. He tried to
ahift the whole affair upon the girl He
was calm and answered nearly every ques-
ton asked.
At the outset Kent admitted that he
went to Room LAT at the Whitoomb House,
on the night Of Sept. last, with Miss Dingle.
They came here from Buffalo on the li:%o
Limited. DR.. Kent said that hs remembered
going to tho room and partly undressing.
Miss Dinsle did not disrobe. He said the
last he remembered was when hs was
sitting on the edge Of the bed.
Mr.. Raines-Hsvs- you any knowledge
Of any event that trsnspired from the time
You sat on the edge Of the bed to the next
morning at o'clock. A. No. sir.
q. Previous to sitting on the edge OF the
bed what had You been doinsf A. Iryfns
to get to the edge Of the bed; sittins farther
up ON the edge Of the bed.
Q. Have You any recollection whether
You succeeded In getting any thing while
sitting there? A. have an impression that
i got something. but am not sure.
q. Have you any impression that before
this something was given 70 your A. Yes.
sir. q glass.
Q. Who gave you the CLASSY A. Miss
Dingle.
Q. What did you do, A. I drank the con-
tsnA.
Q. How did you come to take n, A. shs
reused me. I was sleeping on top Of tho bed.
Q. And you drank that she gave your
A. did, and went to sleep again.
Q. Do You know what reused your A.
felt Q sort Of burning. stin etng sensation on
my neck. partly reused. felt on my head.
and my fingers seemed to be sticking into
a hole / felt something warm. and when
drew my fingers out saw that had been out.
for there was blood on them. ! felt pain.
tried to move. but my legs were drawn up.
tried TO move my jaws. but they were set.
i finally drew up. but could not stand.
leaned over and saw the blood dropping
on the carpet
Q. At that time did you see anything Of
Miss Dingle2 A. don't know.
Q. Have You any impression about ~
A. ! simply remember. % think. Of seeing
Q. How was Miss Dinsls dressed st the
time she gave you the slsssi 4. She was
fully dressed.
Q. How came she TO prepare that glass
for you TO takef A. Previous to this I
thought would take some Dover's powders.
as / had q heavy cold. She said she would
nx them up for me. I went over and lay
down on the bed
DR.. Kent said that early in the evening
ha tpnk n L-Urain m0rr,hina tahlef otif
Of his case and laid II on the table. He
presumed it was this that Miss Dinsle gave
him In his drink.
On cross examination. the witness said
he and Miss Dingle drank bottle Of wine
and Scotch high balls before going to the
hotel.
O.. (By the District Attorney We're you
drunk when you entered the roomf A. was
q, Don't you know the time you reached
Rochesterf A. At this present moment
don know.
Kent said that after he and Miss Dinele
arrived In Rochester they took . cab and
drove to the Whitcomb House.
O. How many drinks did Miss Dingle havsf
A. don't know the exact mum Der
GO. Pid abe have a. many a. You did, A.
of As% sRs xs: wSsn O Srsni
YOU drink than she did7 A. I can't ssy.
Witness said he looked at Miss Dingle's
watch while they were at the restaurant,
but the watch was not going; 1t had not
been going for some time. The scene then
shifted to the hotel.
upstairsl A. had hold Of her arm.
O., Did you assist her coming DOWN. A.
think she walked alone. ~,
O.. When did You aid heri. A. Going down
. ss S a d ssf noe h'r and abe
O. did you enter the room before Miss
D6sl6ft BID She Se enter sr tn. room first, A. sh.
O. How long had she been In Room
i47 before you enteredf A. About two min
O. What was the nrst thing donet A.. Misc
Dnsle re%Sysd her Ia ,aac oss.t and aS took on
Mr.. Warren cross-examined the witness
carefully as to events. He said It was an
hour before he lay down.
o. Had you written any letters ct this timer
Q. How msny1
Here Mr.. Raines protested vigorously,
saying that the evidence called for was in
competent at the present stage. The OBJ
lection was oyerruled after . long. argu
ment. Judge Sutherland asked Mr.. Warren
| to make the cross examination as brief a.
possible.
! A. Three that know OF.
| The discriminating letters were then
shown to Kent, and no admitted writing
! some Of them.
| O. When, with references to entering the room.
! did you begin to write letters. A. About
| ten or fifteen minutes after entering the room.
| Q, When did Miss Dingle begin to writei
| A. About the same time.
O. Do you recall which began to Write
| hrst7 A. les, sir, ] did.
@. How much discussion did you have
| about the writing Of the lettersf A. About
! 1--WE minutes discussion.
Q. Did you write all the letter., one right
after another' A. There was . short inter.
! val between.
The first letter was to . chum. Jack
Mckay. and the second to his father.
O, Was there any talk between the writing
| Of the lettersp A. Why. yes. some.
@ How much time was consumed In witt
! ingp A. Oh. ] can't tell that
Q. Up to the time Of writing the letters
had you taken any druss? A. No. sir
Q. What occurred nextf A. A. discussion.
Q. ABOUT the letters! A. The letters were
| mentioned.
DR. Kent said the discussion lasted fifteen
minutes. He was trying to get Miss
Dingle to promise not to kill herself.
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