The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-05
Telegraphic.
GENERAL. NEWS.
Desperate Attempt Of q Girl to Com
nit Suicide.
The Risk in Rescuiag Her-Antl- Monopo.
lists in Session in Chlcaso-0ho Crops
Other News.

NEW YORK, July Mrs. staver aud her
TWO daughters, both grown, and one an
invalid, occupy an upper suite Of apart.
mcnts In the six STORY fat house No. III
West Eleventh street. Early this morning
the mother and daughters were In their
rooms awaiting the arrival OF some friends
who were 10 take the invalid girl to a hos
pital for treatment. Suddenly the girl got
up from her chair, and saying: Mamma,
dear cannot stay In this room, 1t Is so
close-let me 20 for little air. - ran lightly
up the stairs aud disappeared through the
attic door. The younger sister followed
some time after, apparently not fearing
any danger. As she reached the roof
she was borrfed to see the girl sitting on
the coping. She called her mother. and as
the latter reached the roof the girl bending
down aud catching hold OF the cornice with
her two hands, swung herself over. The
paved yard was six stories below. The
mother, with shrek, rushed forward and
caught the girl by the arm just as she was
relaxing her grasp on the cornice. The
daughter struggled violently. "Let Inc
20, - she cried, again and again. II want
10 die! ! want to diep' The mother,
with strength that seemed supernatural,
still held the girl, although the whole
weight now depended upon the mothers
grasp. But the sister came to her assist
snce and both called Historically for aid.
Their cries
ND SAVE HER HELP! HELP"
rang through all the neghborhood. Some
children in the yard below shricked, then
came 10 the windows, and, after brief
look, rushed for the stairs and to the street.
Everybody shouted for help, A lady In the
apartment below, with gentleman beside
her, leaned far out from window direct
ly under the struggling girl. But she could
barely reach Der. She could secure slight
hold upon one Of Miss Stayer's ankles, and
this hold she kept at great personal danger,
somewhat checking the helpless girls ei-
forts TO get free from her mothers frantic
grasp. ; II WA evident 10 the shuddering
spectators that in moment the
strength OF the women above must
give out, and then the crszed girl
must plunge down 10 death, carrying with
her by her weight the brave lady below her
aud perhaps the mother and sister. In
this supreme moment OF suspense, above
the cries OF mother and daughter and on
lockers, the girl shricked loudly; LET
me drop; Il will be better for me; want
TO go" Then young girl rushed on the
roof and gave her feeble aid TO the two
ladies', ana then head and shoulders APP.
peared through the trap door, and the first
Of the re'cuers swung himself on The roof.
There was glad shout aud then profound
silence, except for the cries Of the maniac,
In an instant he was at
the edge Of the roof, and, leaning far
over had his arms about the girls shou.
ders. A second stalwart man came to his
assistance. The mother and sister fell back
fainting. The two men slowly drew
the struggling girl over the parapet and to
safety.
1t appears that the girls mother had de-
termined 10 send her to charity hos.
pital on account al melancholy which
was fast developing violent insanity,
and the girl, rather than become sepa-
rated from her family, determined upon su.
icide.