Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-28

Bridge His Letter to Kitty France Pub
ltshed in Yesterdays "G1obe"-COpy of
Still Another Letter to His Brother Given
This Morning.
Speculation over Sattler's suicide has
resolved itself into the question, "Will the
body be recovered?''
Yesterday the search for the missing man
was continued. Work began at an early
hour, and was vigorously pushed along
until .nightfall. Again every effort was I'M
successful. More system was displayed, and
more thorough dragging of the river took
place yesterday than the previous days.
The boats hauled and dragged
the river from the bridge to
the bend at Dayton's bluff. Over and over
the same area the boats were propelled and
the drags pulled along after them. Each
catch gave hopes that the body was found; a
vigorous pull on the grapple followed, but
the water did not, would not give up its dead.
If the workmen shovel more interest and
systematic zeal yesterday, 30 did the specta-
tors on the shore. Quite crowd lined the
banks, and the bridge, too, from
which the fatal leap was taken, was
filled with groups specializing upon
the chances of recovering the body.
One group would take a boat and fol
low its every movement with intense inter
est. J he cold did not deter the crowd from
eagerly and persstentiy watching the search.
On the bridge the manner Of the deed, was
a IF or
man had his own incontrovertibl, explana-
ton how it was done, AS many men from
30 many points was the fatal drop made.
Fingers pointed and minds traced
on the fast flowing water the
exact course which the victim
took in his struggles to save himself from
the death into which nc had rashly thrown
himself.
Now and then some grim doubter would
shake his head and with sagacious self as
sumption would declare: "He never did it,"
Quote all the positive evidence to him, and a
shake of his head would be the answer.
THE DISTANCE OF THE FALL.
Could man fall that distance, ninety feet
and live to cry for assistance?
The one similar instance at this same
place, when Gray plunged off, was attended
with instant death.
After all. the circumstances of fall must
be considered. the same distance would kill
one, yet not another. A GLOBE man had
talk yesterday with two or three physicians
on the subject. They were of one accord,
there was nothing impossi, lie, or improbable
in person falling the distance of ninety
feet into water of sufficient depth and being
himself able to swim out. All would depend
upon the manner of The fall, if
feet foremost it would not
necessarily be attended with danger:
even head first might not result fatally !;
were the body to turn and strike full force or
at an angle. then the conclusion would in
all probability be fatal. Instances are given
of dives from high attitudes, done on
wager; numerous accidents from ship rig
gin. are reported. and the rescue of the
sailor without injury is mentioned.
Considerable talk of this kind took place
yesterday. Several cases were given
where dogs had been thrown from
the span, fairly hurled over, YET
they swan ashore wholly unhurt
1t was related in party talking about this
subject that on one occasion dog, who had
had his lg broken, was thrown over the
bridge from the iron span. Disabled as ne
was he swan ashore, and subsequently
whined himself to death over the grave of
the master, who had tried to drown him.
Another case was mentioned where a dog was
thrown over at night, the master went home.
and on opening his front door was welcomed
with every evidence of affection by bedrag-
eled and water covered dog, the same he had
devoted and cast off to death from the bridge.
sATTLER's DEATH STRUGGLE.
Sattler fell feet foremost into the water:
he hung by his hands to the flooring of the
bridge, and, relaxing his grasp, dropped
downwards. Plunging into the cold waters,
he arose to the surface, and then, for the first
time, realized his great mistake. He cried
aloud for help; no repeated the cry; and.
when two hgures Officer Babe and the
GLOBE reporter) looked down upon hio
from the height of the bridge, he again lifted
up his voice for "aelp!' He realized
his mistake, and manfully and strongly en-
deavored to repair it. He struggled for life
against the encroaching waters. Dressed in
heavy clothes, muffled and impeded by an
overcoat, he fought good fight against the
with a last dispairing effort just off the St
Paul Sioux City freight house. The two
spectators, powerless to aid, who witnessed
his first struggle saw the last ripple.
which died away into placid calnlness
above his head, where he went down.
Along about o'clock last light the rumor was
current on the streets that the body had been
recovered. Inquiry at the proper sources
failed to confirm it..
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The GLOBE has made it a duty to thor
ourghly investigate the suicide, and rob it of
all mystery in which it was or may have
been enveloped. Each theory of the sup
posed cause and the proof in detail have
been offered in evidence. All presented
without comment, leaving any and
every one to select and form his own idea
why David @. Sattier went to a voluntary
death. Reliable sources upon every theory
advanced were consulted. What was said
what done, and every shadow of evidence in
the case have been succinctly given the read
ing public.
KITTY FRANCES LITTER.
Such verbal proofs were supplemented by
the postal cards sent to his friends. In its
sire to give an exact and full account of all
that might be connected with the tragedy,
the GLOBE learned of the existence of letter
to Kitty France, the woman of whom
deceased was enamored. In the face
of positive denial of its existence by the
France sisters and the mother. the GLOBE
persisted in the effort to obtain the letter.
It was traced to the door of the residence of