New-York tribune., 1886-01-08
STRAITS OF A POLISH HEBREW
TO SHOW HIS LOVE FOR HIS STARVING FAMILY BY
JUMPING FROM THE BRIDGE


JUMPING FROM THE BRIDGE.
david Ginden a Polish Hebrew, of No. 157 At
torney-st., was caught " nlle trying to lnmp ron
tie Bridge yesterday and arrested Tor attempting
IA com,ni suicide He was seen near the centre OF
the stIuc:ure as he was trying to got across the
railroad track from the promenade, by flahcls
kyan, Of Brooklyn, who caught hOIn Oh nou' a
p0;lccman took nm 10 the eands street station,
and his broken German was interpreted lie sald
tbat ne had been out of work Cor Two months and
had a wife Gnd four young children who we're
staryiug. and he hoped by getting out Of the way
TO aid ms family. tie was 6ent 10 haymohd street
Jali 6y Police Justice Walsh. letter was iound
On him of which the ioliowlhg Is lrahS@'!oh'
MY DEAR WIFE: beg your pardon for the bad deed
am Going TO do have been trying vain TO procure
work. am going TO seek grave IN me East hEeg @
can't starve any longer You know very wen 40 nov ~
have tried to make living, but All in vain. All inc
courage any longer, ana mus pus al cru 70 y 20 -,
hope tho Lord will permit this deed and TAKE ca OF thc
1 "oSpcy and YOU viii suffer from hunger and cold
iii will not any in the world some one VIII take
care OF YOU least you will nave crust OF dry bread
snd ne rhaps YOU will obtain clothing. You Will not
70 10 destruction. Ny blood coAgeas TO see you go
fanins woik TO day. did get it,, SO AM desper
afo and Obliged to seek grave IN the Tht,r Iore
that nobody will Illustrate my plan Tor III tb" case am
iost In this world would not nave inaoe Snr 'oI any
moi do YOU any good, and If am not home by rest as
sured am alive You Will try 70 get te !en cnI
"eaton betttr than You can give. Ny heart IlccdS
toowe so much my lodge. II Iny DOdy thOula ne re
oomhcaiiS urayine yon to Kiss the children re-
49, :" - tov,ng hush DAVID GiNDES
Cinden and his family have lived in two small
r,oms since Monday. They were turned out OF
teIr ho ne at No. 20 Hester st. for non payment OF
r,nt While they on the street thev took az
thn clothes they could spare from their bodies ana
rawned them to pay the rent OF the rooms IN
Mtorney-st. Ginden worked as coat presser lor
I Sobel. in Cannon-st., until two months ago Wheh
he was discharged for lack OF work. Nearly al the
furniture has been sold for food. since they nave
been IN their new quarters theJ nave hhn Dolnlhg
10 eat except what the neghbors who are also
hay Ui them.
fhcv have bad nothing TO eat. When Ginden got up
va.ferday morning his lour small cnlluren were
IndIIsd together on the floor crying Tor bread
TrI,sre vas no fuel TO make q hre ana the WIND
Lowled in the little stove anu made the room
Ii,,s,jc cold. Mrs (,indep told him that the chill
Ss" ,s,nId sarye unless they got something to eat
nI ne eeamsd ,lisconSOlate. lie stuffed mp the
araeLS in the wlpdows to keep out the wind, and
,vr.nn.d m the children In an old b.anRet lie
Ill them he would 60 out and try 10 get thein
som.tiing TO cat. He got some paper ana pencil
and wrote tue letter that was iouhd Wlth MN
Wien he started out he tod ms we Una. ~ nc IVA,
W., hack i'm two hours she need not expect hlin
IN the wav to the Bridge he begged the penny that
vi t"I ~; i.re 10 the promenade. Toward evening
pau oa ,o men ghO refused to give their names,
ssa1Jo5 Ill mon Mfs Ginden and gave her SiZ. Ihey
,J tbet ,hev cane from Brooklyn, ana hau heatd
ss ~ her distress The poor woman was overcome oy
,n,ion % nt, SL. cannot speak English. Some mel
@ o i fire started in the stove, and Tor the
t 1;,ne IDS week the little children got warm
MP. iic III a milk and crackers was bought ana
suppiS pIpi. months were led until they could cat no
moro
rsE TAMMANY GENERAL COMMITTED.
,ca Tonmapy General Committee will meet TO-
nitiit at Tammany Hall and orgsni1.e e.. i9F 9VFyif4VS