The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-23
GIVES POLICE NAME OF MAN
SHE HOLDS IRRESPONSIBLE 4.

Grooming from the effects Of her
wounds, the girl told the detective that
she had not lived life of immortality
until she came to live with tho Cohen
woman here She then gave the name
OF the man whom she alleges is re-
sponstblc for her downfall In the last
lew sentences of her declaration, the
Sirl said that she had shot herself
through the right breast rather than
the left. because she wished to tell
what she knew Of the Cohen woman
quarrel with this woman earlier in
inc day was admitted to have been the
immediate" cause Of the tragedy and tho
developments which followed. The girl
sald that the Cohen woman had visited
her at the hospital, and had told her
what story TO tell the surgeons and the
police. and had threatened her life il
she told OF the life she had led since
coming TO this city.
In describing tho events subsequent
70 m" shooting, Clarke Cohen said that
SSnc lHd returned 30 the house on Spring
tiiil street from n visit to the North.
side III Time for lunch. Cora Padgett
but little. She soon retired to her
room. leaving tho Cohen woman. with
" nihn ana woman companion. who are
At tho table. II was while they were
c"lnpi"tinS their meal that the shot
WAS nred None of them could account,
Tor II until thcr" came from the pad
Gctt rirrs room the groanine cxclama-
ton. oh, Clarke"
When The man and two women
'uShcd in. The girl is said 10 have been
standing by tho dresser. half-bcnt over
and With her hands clasped to her
breast She WAS led to the bed. and
fell across il. while the man rushed 10
summon The ambulance The cohen
woman said that the girl had declared
that the shooting was accidental at
MAJ Time, and THAI she had not in
SAYS SHE BOUGHT REVOLVER
,r,r,, n0 n1, aitn Own rnoTECTIoN
cnce of the revolver in the house by
saying that the Isolation OF the house
1m the subj suburbs had made heir, afraid
had purchased the pistol as protec-
zion; II, had been left on the dresser
IN the Padgett girls room. The bull
let which was extracted from the In
cured girls bosom, was In Captain Nc
Mahon's office last night 1t was from
81 calibre revolver. and a long shiver
showing that 1t had como into contact
with bone after entering the girls
Clarke Cohen. or Annie Norman. told
the detectives how she had nrst left
home and had lived in several cities
TO Richmond, and has lived at num-
Der OF places here. She further told
thc police that she had been in tile
ana that they allowed her to come
home at Will 1t was while she was
ON one OF theSe periodical visits home
Tint she persuaded Cora Padgctt to
return with her to Richmond. Since
moving 10 tho house on Spring Hin
Street the two women have been only
taking their meals there, and have
been spending their nights at 1l2 North
EtGhth Street. she said.
SIPERINTENDENT OF HOSPITAL.
INFORMS POLICE OF SHOOTING
The first news of the shooting came
TO the police yesterday from the super
iutendent Of tho Memorial Hospital.
Detective Duffy was at onoe assigned
TO the case. and secured the declara ton
from the injured woman and also the
name Of Clarke Cohen and the other
men and women in the case. He. with
Detective Gordon Smith. was assigned
10 arrest the Cohen woman. and dur
ing the early part of the night visited
louise after house in their efforts to
locate her. Finally. after successive
failures. they again visited Memorial
hospital TO discover Cora Padgett's
condition. II WAS while there that they
learned that the Cohen woman had sew
cEal times called a on that the ply
Slciaus knew her telephone number
Detective Duffy had ono OF tho sur
$cons telephone her to come to tho
hospital Immediately. She did so. and
after a few minutes spent with the
injured girl she came out OF the door
she was at once arrested and taken to
headquarters, where the entire story
OF The tragedy came out.