The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-09
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GIRL
Miss Brennan, Still Suffering
From Alleged Assault.
Aims to Prosecute.

Still suffering from the effects
Of an alleged attack on her, Miss
Bessie L. Brennan, twenty-four
years old, is confined to her room
6 1880 L street northwest, while
her alleged assailant, Patrick
Joseph Clifford, millionaire In
ventor, Of Scranton, il ct liberty
under $1,000 bond.
Clifford, taken into custody
early this morning after sem
satinnat charges made against him
by Miss Brennan, is charged with
white slavery. The specific charge
il that Clifford took Miss Brefa.
nan into Maryland On February
Is and assaulted her.
Clifford Deuies Charge.
The girl Is determined to prose
cute the millionaire to the bitter
end. She caused his arrest early
today. and she plans to appear
against him when he - brought be-
fore United States Commissioners
George Macdonald on March 10 for
a preliminary hearing. C1ffford de-
MES the charge.
Miss Bremen has told the police
that she spent nearly five hours
on a lonely road In Maryland plead
ing with the man not to attack her.
She says the assault was shortly
after Clifford took from his pocket
an object which she believed 20 BE
a gun. She fled later TO the h0ElAe
OF William Hutchinson, near MARI
boro, Nd, where she spent the
night. she says.
Girl Tells Her Story.
The affair was brought to the
attention of the police about $50
o'clock last night. Henry d. IOWe
Ter, attorney in the Bond building.
called for two detectives and Em-
brey and Thompson responded. The
girl told them the story OF the
alleged attack. An hour later the
girl repeated her story to Commits
sioner Macdonald and q warrant
for Clifford was issued.
Headduarters detectives spent
several hours locating the man.
They arrested him at the corner OF
Fourteenth and G streets north
west. He was driving his $1,000
sedan car when taken into CUSTODY.
He IL now maintaining q residence
In the Shoreham hotel.
Free on $500 Bonds.
A few hours after his arrest CHI
ford secured $1,000 bonds and was
released for his appearance for the
commissioner. He admits knowing
the girl, but emphatically denies
the charge.
at have made a thorough tnves
tiRation of the case and am con
vinced the girls story Is true, At
| torney Fowler said today,
| Fowler got into the case through
| DR., william +. gill. DR., Gil, IT is
said, gave the girl medical treat
ment and heard her story. He sent
her to Mr.. Fowler.
Could Hardly Walk.
"She could hardly walk when she
came into my office and had to be
| helped in" Fowler said. Il listened
for several hours to her story"
After hearing the girls story
Fowler made search for Clfrroro,
he says,
He says he traced Clifford from
several towns in Pennsylvania un-
til he reached Peckville, when Is
the mans home. He then said NJ
awaited Cltffofd's return to WASH
ington. ,.
4 O'clock yesterday and immediate
lly took action" Fowler says. An
hour later he was in conference
with the police, in another hour
warrant had been issued, and sew
eral hours later the man was taken
| into custody.
| According to the girls story. she
met Clifford on the night of Sun
day, February IL. A gentleman