The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-09

Declares She Was Attacked at
Point OF Gun on MARI
boro Pike.
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friend brought him to her home,
With four others, including Gilt
ford, she says, she went to Balti'
more that night for dinner. The
next night she says she took ride
out Marlboro Pike with him, re-
turning home at about IL o'clock.
''He treated me lovely both these
nights" Fowler says the girl told
him. ''It wasn't until Tuesday
night, February Is, that he made
advances to me-
Fowler says that Miss Bremen
told him that the couple went out
about 8 o'clock in company with
another man. This other man left
them downtown, she says. and they
sped out toward Marlboro Pike.
Asked Her to Marry Him.
Miss Brennan saws that when
they got q number of miles on the
Pike, Clifford stopped the car"
Fowler related. She told me they
talked a while. Finally, she said,
Cuifford asked her to marry him.
She refused. Then, she said, he
begged and pleaded with her. She
says she asked him to drive her
back home.
But Miss Brennan says her
pleadings were of no avail. She
declares that Clifford would not
take her back. She says he wanted
her to marry him in the sight of
God. He begged with her more
than five hours, He told her he
was millionaire, had several mil
Hon dollars.
Made Improper Proposals.
Finally, Miss Brennan told me,
Clifford made improper proposals
to her. She says she resented and
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She said she even promised to mar.
ry him If he took her hack. but she
said he wanted to marry her in the
sight Of God. He told her, she de-
clares, that 1t was not necessary
70 have a license and minister for
their kind of marriage.
'tHe called her endearing names.
Miss Brennan says that it was
getting late, and he made no signs.
of moving. Along about 1870 o'clock
in the morning, the girl says, Cliff
car. ~ 4}tT
HE told her he was going to
shoot himself If he couldn't have
her. Then, she says, he told her
he was going to shoot them both
if he couldn't have his way She
kept on begging him not to harm
her. and he kept on insisting, the
girl says.
Protested In Vain.
about 2 o'clock, she told me,
Clifford took something out Of his
pocket. She said she believed 1t
was q gun. She says he twirled
it around his fingers and she heard
it click. She became scared, and
then, she says, he stuck this OBJ
Jet In her back.
''It was then, she says, he made
the attack. She said she protested
vigorously, pleading with tears in
her eyes. She said she tried to escape
several times, but he held on to her.
Finally, after the attack she says
he made, Miss Brennan managed to
get out Of the car. She says that
when Clifford was not looking she
fled to the woods"
A half hour later the girl appeared
at the home of William Hutchinson.
The mans mother admitted her. The
girl told her story. and the next
morning Hutchinson took her into
town. She then went to DR.. GIN TOR
treatment.
Hat Is Sent To Her.
The same morning Of the ct.
tack, she says, she received her
hat. She says a messenger brought
it to her home. The hat. she says,
was left in Clifford's car when she
fled. She says that Clifford made
several other attempts TO see her.
but she refused even to talk with
him over the telephone.
It. was indicated today that q
civil suit will be filed against
Clifford in the near future. Attor.
ney Fowler admitted such action
was under consideration.
Clifford vigorously denies the at.
tack. He expressed surprise at the
charge last night.
Drives 81 zoe Car.
Clifford is president Of the Gilt.
ford Train Control and Ia reputed
to be worth more than a million
dollars. He Is well known as an
inventor. His high-powered $1,000
car Is familiar sight on the streets
OF Washington. He drives 1t him.
self.
Clifford is in Washington on bust
ness. He checked in at the Shore
ham on March 4 and has been
there ever since. Several other
men are said to be with him.
Headquarters Detectives Embrey
and Thompson are continuing their
investigation today. They plan "a
have another talk with the girl and
check up on her story. Attorney
Fowler says he has corrobOrated
practically everything she told him
The girl recently lived in Pitts
burgh, but belonged in this city
She is a telephone operator on q
public. branch exchange telephone
Clifford Is crippled in one of his
legs and lmps when he wallis.
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