New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-17
TRYING TO JUMP FROM THE BRIDGE.


TRYING TO JUMP FROM THE BRIDGE.
HOPELESS FROM POVERTY AND slCKNESS-ri9
DESTITUTE FAMILY.
81 hadn't the courage to go home and face my
little ones with nothing IN my pocket ana they
The Voice was that of Aleck" Geyer, who from
behind the bars of a cell in the Raymond street
Jail BROOKLYN was explaining 10 lRBuNt re-
p0r,er why he wanted TO commit suicide from tnc
BrcOkn Bridge yessataSY BT Hacking
that limited at consumption and received connri III
atory evidence from bis hollow eyes, snnken cnoeKs
and pallid face His manner WAS eh"' Vi
briefly this is his story: He is forty years qu
and native of Germany but naG ve tra ~ ' he
made a comfortable living, married good TS'na id
who could take a hand at hard work herself anu
gradually little family no gTfSwf failed 0 He had to
give mn his place at hat factoIy Ill IohKers anu
moved with his family to New-iork lhat was Sia
months ago Suce then he has been aDle 10 geI
only a few odd Jobs. His wife took Ill washing rs
long as she was able but three weeks ago tnere
came another little mouth to I'LL IN the p0VggIty-
stricken household. The rent was que ana tHeI 1
was no money to buy anything; lie thonght IL IN, III
over Tor hours ill the morning on tue Brooklyn
Bridge and at last decided to put an end to ms ne.
Officer Creighton OF the Brooklyn Bridge police
force had noticed the man walking alinesslS aponC
for a couple of hoars near the New ork enu u t
Bridge, Creighton asked him what he wanted ana
he replied that he didn't know. About 10 CLOCK
when Creghton's back was turned lie clamoeIeu
roadway and began to walk rapidly toward ine
centre of the bridge Oiicer guilty stobpeu mn, ~,
He said he going to throw hn,seh II nc
water and struggled to release himself lie was
taken to the Brooklyn Bridge Police station. az
the address given by Geyer, No LIS EsseX-st'' VnIs
city, an officer found the family des', nt prooE
lyn. remanded Geyer to the Raymond Street JAN 10
await an examination. - -, c,o
The reporter visited GegsrTs and nome Fg, burned
brightly in the little stove. O furniture there WIS
little but everything was Beautifully clean; INC
children all Clean though dressed III we
chcapcst clothing. There are four OF them, the
eldest being a lad OF thirteen
MR.. WHITE MAKES A GENERAL DENIAL
Considerable contradictory testimony was given
Yesterday i'm the White trial at White Plains; ne
defendants wife testified that when Elirlda iloDlh
came to live at her house on May -, 81,
admitted that she was engaged to Arthur IallheI
of Albany, but as he was drawing salaiy Oh pnit
800 a year she was somewhat DUBIOUS aDout
marrying him. At the same time she spoke ABOUT
q drummer" named Whitcomb, whom she met
several times in different places. ,,..o
Mr.. White then TOOK the stand ana ha 1,"v was
gulty of the assault that lie had ever begged ioI
mercy, and accused Mr.. Goss of being hypocrlte
and a backmailer. He admitted giving Mr. Do ts
$50 but merely as charity gilt, and III all he pald
him 1857 so This extored from him. now
ever as ainst his WILL as Mr.. Goss had MN IN ms
power after his making the hrSt payment; Inc TWO
men then promised to keep The whole matter
secret but it leaked out through the Rev T. n
Travis He said the III oney was paiu 10 aVoiu on
posing the girl and to help Mr.. Co.'s out OF imam
cial difficulties. Annie Light on taking the stand
was asked if Mr.. White had attempted to assault
her when she, was in his employ and before t he
attorney Tor the defence could object 70 tne
question she said yes. The same question was
asked Mrs. Mullen. a brickayer's wife but the
objection IN this case came before reply was
given Mr. Goss was then recalled, and IN his tes-
fimony he branded Mr.. Whites statements as false
from beginning to end. He produced two letters
that he wrote to Mr.. White requesting HIM TO
come TO PbilmOnt to see about the affair. MI
White in his examination was asked about three
yonng school girls that he once boarded, and about
the complaints that they made OF him. These three
girls have been subpgnaed.