Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-06


 ing mp the large and angry crowd which had gathered, that Mrs. Hop kins was feigning. This opinion was subscribed to by Dr. A. C. Carson, who was among the onlookers.
 Mrs. Hopkins was brought to Prescott as quickly as possible, the police fearing violence, a not pnreas- onablc fear, it is said in Jerome, where people have been highly wrought up over the occurrence.
 Victims Sight in Danger
 Miss Gallagher is being cared for at the United Verde hospital by Drs. L. ?. Kaull and A. C. Carlson. At first feared that she would die. it is now believed that the patient will live. It is still uncertain whether her sight can be saved. A film has formed over her eyeballs. Doctors in charge of the case last night ventured the opinion that though the acid must have touched most of the girls face, hitting just between the eyes, it is possible that no disfiguring marks will be left 1 Some of the carbolic acid dropped ! down to her breast and shoulders, | but it left no serious burns.
 Tea1ouSv Motive Said
 The story of the events leading up 10 yesterdays attack on Miss Gala ghcr is one in which insane and un- founded jealousy is said to have played a part. According to the story, Miss Gallagher and friend, Mrs. Lillian Bear, also a Jerome High school teacher, were engaged ! in war work in Washington in the fall of 1918 There they met Clar- ence V. Hopkins, chief engineer for the United Verde, and Tom Mo Leod, also at the national capital on war work. The four people had dinner together and later attended T theater, a natural thing to do in the case of a meetings of friends from the same town.
 Mrs. Hopkins heard Of the occur renee in the spring of 1919. She was said to have been of an insanely jcal- Ous disposition. Miss Gallagher was in Nevada at the time, but Mrs. Bear, now Mrs. Sam Bloom of Jerome, was teaching the primary school in that city. It is said that Mrs. Hop kins went to the school, called Mrs. Bear outside, and attempted to horsewhip her She was arrested and placed under peace bond, ef- forts being made to have her ex- lmined for insanity. The matter was dropped, however.
 Hopkins in Sanitarium
 His move, attributed to poor health, brought on by his domestic Clarence Hopkins resigned his position at the United Verde md with his wife and family went 10 California, late in 1919. His health is said to have become perm lnently affected. He is now report d to be in a hospital in San Diego. The three children. two boys and a girl, are in school in California.
 Mrs. Hopkins has been in Jerome his last time for only a short while She returned from the coast about hrcc weeks ago. She talked of buy ng property and of instituting ac- ions against the United Verde for ancied wrongs. She spoke of a distinguished attorney who she in ended bringing from the coast to akc care of these cases. The at orncy never materialized
 It is said in Jerome that Mrs Hopkins also spoke 10 several ac- Iuaintances of her ancient grudge f gainst Miss Gallagher, and that she made an assertion that she intended O 'get" the teacher. Miss Gallagher f howed no uneasiness at these re- F marks. II
 At Mercy Hospital Returning from California, Mrs. f Iopkins for the past week has been t the Mercy hospital in this city. q ,he left Prescott Wednesday for Je- ome. It is believed that the bottle f carboiic acid was purchased ill l. his city before she left. So far in II cstigation as to where she purch- d sed it has been fruitlcss. for she i baked the label from the bottle. On her way to Prescott with Dep r ty Sheriifs Sauer and Hughes yes t ,rday morning, Mrs. Hopkins re- T 1sed to talk She would make no tatement concerning her attack on e Iiss Gallagher. After her arrival ere, however, she talked for some me with County Attorney John L. S, ullivan, who yesterday refused to 1, i've her statements out for publica- f;