The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
MYSTERY SHROUOS
AlOR|CH'S INJURIES
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CONTINUED from FIRST raee3
cetved Of any accident al Madison ave
mug and Slxty.ninth street aud thai
II street car or automobile struck
the Rhode Island senator 81 This place
the police knew nothing al IT
Mrs. Aidrich Winthrop A1dreh. the
senator's son, and john y Koeketel-
Ter. Jr-, his son-in-iaw. have b"eu in
almost constant attendance upon the
injured man
There arr persistent rHnprs rs sat
unconhrmed, that Senator AIdrteh
may haze been tine victim 81 a snur-
der8Hs assault The piaFe Ws"ts the
accident occurred Is Just ane biuch
east Of t1fth avenue. AMI Is the 10
cation 81 mann Of the most fashion
able residences IA New York Ii u
unusually quiet III the evening and
would HAY. been an IDEAL spot tar an
attach II thugs ar enemies
Theory Strengthened
The theory that Senator AlaFteff
Was not struck rs a vehicle. but rather
was the object OF personal attack hg
thugs. enemies or "a crank. vas
strengthened to- day When d house -
house canvass along Madison avenue,
from SiAtieth To seventy second street
failed 10 disclose single person VINO
Witnessed the accident. had heard OF
II or had seen the bleeding and
wounded senator making his way u
his hume.
A small army or newspaper men
started to-day aud @frisked" Madison
avenue for possible witness Fron,
S1XtisAth ~ S,sE
tors apartment Is located. 10 Seven
I U-seeond street. three blocks further
i up town than ahere the accident Ii
reported 10 have occurred, every resf-
dent Was questioned, Drug stores.
grocery stores, fashionable apart
ments and dwellings were Fanssteh ed
bat not ii single person could he To-
Gated who had any knowledge what
ever Of the accident.
That senator Aidrieh coaia have
been hit by "a vehicle and walked sew.
eral htorks soreiy Wounded withoit,
attracting the attention Of any on.
seemed highly improbable 10 the
newspaper men
The police stu persist In the state.
inenf that they have received no -.
port on the accident and that fhs>
know nothing Of It The various fafet
tsAt-cab companies add that none oi
their drivers have reported striking
man near the spot mentioned. whIit
the street car companies say their mo.
tormen have reported no accident.
Later IN the day the Veil OF n1ys
terry thrown about the ease by IN.
Aidrieh family Was increased 10 suct
an extent that newspaper men were
refused admittance to the apartment,
house and no phone calls were an.
swered
Or. II Holbroek Curtis. the AftIrlcf
family physician, added IL the fuVs
terry later Ia the morning by ieltina
of the senator's injuries. hut rerus
ing positively to say how they Wtr,
sustained other than that he has
been run down"
The senator has a cut over thu
left eyebrow. extending over the fore
head and liz badly bruised on the rae,
and head. said Dr. Curtis 'tTher,
are no internal injuries He is sui
fering slightly from shock and vii
be about In two days"
When asked whether the wound
We're on the head, might have beer
caused by an assault, Itr. Curtis re-
fused TO reply.
Charles East. $40 Park avenue. tn.
first man found who saw Senate
AIdrich before he reached his apart
ment. could throw little light on tn
. mystery
The senator came into my store
! bleeding from wounds on the head
He Was dazed and did not seem I.
, know what he was doing He sal,
. he had had very severe fall. but al,
. not then say he had been struck h.
, s.al automobile or street car,
simply that he had had fan. w
did the best We could for him an,
, offered To help him to his home. ma
/, block away. bat he said he though
ne could get there all right The blow
must nave been ii terrific one iudgin,
from the aazed condition of Senate
. AIdrieh and The cuts on his face
have not the slightest idea how h,
came 10 be hurt
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