New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-18
A GIRLS FATAL FALL.
TUMBLNG FROM A HOUSE ROOF AT NIGHT.
SUICIDE SUSPECTED AN UNFORTUNATE
| FAMILY's STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY.

FAMILYs STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY.
Julia Cargile, good-loolling young woman,
was found lying dead few minutes before
o'clock yesterday morning, near the front stoop
Of her home at No. 20 Washington Place Her
body was warm when it was discovered, and 1t
was thought that she alive, but DR.. G. NJ.
Ransom, who was summoned said that she had
been dead about half an hour. The base of her
skull was badly fractured, both jaws were broken
and her body was covered with bruises. There
is some doubt as to the manner in which she was
killed. She is presumed to have walked off the
roof while in somnambulistic state, and there
are many things TO indicate that her death was
the result of her own act.
Miss Carge occupied with her mother, Agnes,
who is in feeble health, the large front room on
the third floor Of the boarding house, No. 20
Washington Place, kept by Mrs Caroline Jordan,
the sister-in-law of ex-Trcasurer Jordan. Mrs.
Cargie and her daughter came to this city several
months ago from Richmond, Va, and have since
been living at Mrs. Jordan's. Mrs. Carlyle is
widow and is said to have occupied at one time
high social position in Richmond and to have
been wealthy. Her husband was well known as
q local politician When revcrses came after her
husbands death, she struggled bravely against
them for time, but being possessed Of great family
pride, she could not bear the fall from her high
position and the consequent loss of friends and
rather than meet with their coldncss she came
here with her daughter, hoping TO make enough
to live decently through their combined efforts
among strangers
THE FAMILY IN DESPERATE STRAITS
Mrs CargiIe had little money-enough, she
Thoughts to keep her until she got established IN
some position. Being an accomplished musician,
she sought TO obtain position as teacher in the
conservatories. She was pleasantly received every
where. but got nothing more substantial than
promises. Miss Cargc, though only nineteen
years old, was excellent artist, and, while her
mother was seeking place she, TOO, was Calling
upon artists and at art schools asking an oppor-
tInity to display her talent She was not more
successful than her mother They were unusually
retccnt about their affairs, and their PRIDE kept
them from making their real CONDITION KNOWN,
even to those who might have been OF service 10
them. So desperate did their circumstances Dc-
come, that it is said that Miss Carglle wltnh u
few days without the knowledge OF her mother,
pawned some OF her clothing to get money to pay
Tor their meals at The Browning just across
the way from where they lived. They ever nam,
tained cheerful aspect to strangers and suffered
On saturday evening Mrs. Carge and hen
daughter went to bed early as "ils their custom.
Julia awolle her mother about oclocK yesteruay ,t
morning as she was climbing over her to set ouI
out of bed. Mrs. Carglc asked her where she
was going: and She replied -, 10 eet a ,dI urIhfc f
Mrs. Cargilc fell asleep and dld not awaken ior
about half an hour Julia had not returned 10
bed Thinking that she might have fallen asleep
in the bathroom, the mother went to the hnil ana
called. She got no answer, and searched the up
per part of the house without finding her daughter
Mrs Cargie was drawn to the wlndow OF ner
room, and Mortified. as she leaned over tne
sill and looked out to see her daughter clau IN
her night-dress, lying prostrate on the sidewalk;
She screamed loudly for help several times anu
then swOOned. - =.
Oniccr Murdocl heard the cries, and ran to
where the body was lying The % household SEN was was
at Mrs. Jordans responded prohPty 10 ene M IN
for aid. There was no need for his services Inc
body was carried into the house. and from, thers inert
to a neighboring undertaSer's. Mrs. Carglle dld
not recover from the shock, and became delirlous
She called constantly for her daughter ana re-
peatcd the words She is not dead frequently
lcr statements were so disconnected that sat
isfoctory account of what she knew of her daugh-
ter's death could not be obtained from her.
TIE YOUNG WOMAN PROBABLY AWAKE
Miss Carqe was certainly awake when she got
out of bed, and whether she went to sleep alter
ward is not known Those who do not want to
believe that she ended her life knowingly say she
was certainly asleep afterward. An aunt OF the
dead girls is said to have been somnambullst.
At any rate Miss Cargile crep up the ladder Lead
ing TO the scuttle OH the roof lOOSened a heaNy
pushed back the scuttlc, got out, walked to the
edge of the roof and jumped OIL She had seen
enough to make her tired of life, ana the prooa,
bity is that she knew what she was DONG all
the time
mother have any friends in the city. Miss II.
Billsand, of the Metaphy sical University at NO 81
Bond-st was acquainted with the family and had
received several letters from them while they were
travelling in the South several years ago but
stated last evening that she did not know anything
about their history The Coroner VIII Try 10 lake
Mrs Cargiles statement to-day. Among those
who called upon Mrs Cargile yesterday were MISS
Helen Windsor the actress, and Miss lngersoll,
the daughter Of Bob lngersoi.