Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-20
JUMPED In THE RIVER.
A Sensational Affair on the South Side
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
Qnite a sensational hffair occurred in the
Eighth ward yesterday morning, and it
was the talk Of that part of town all day.
To make the story ineligible the reader
will have TO 90 back 10 last Tuesday, when
Mrs. VIM. H. Blon, who resides at the
north east corner Of Wood and Thirty
sixth streets, informed her servant girl,
Henrietta Petit It, that she did not suit her
and that Gt the end of another week she
would dispense with her services. Mrs.
Blon wss calling on neghbor in the after
noon and when she returned she found
that the girl had left, and she also
discovered that laiies small
silver watch, stud pin, couple OF pen
knives and q small sum of money WAS
missing. She suspected the girl OF having
taken it, and learning tn she had gons
TO the house OF q neighbor, she went there
aud told the girl that If the articles were
returned she wonld not prosecute her.
The girl stoutiy and Indignantly denied
having taken them, and so nothing was
done a the matter until yesterday morn
ing, when Mr.. Blon. feeling certain the
articles were in the girls possession, swore
out q search warrant before Justice Nc.
Cready, and accompanied by Constable
Richard Baker search was made OF the
premises where the girl wss staying,
but nothing was found. Thi, WAS
about II O'Clock. aud about
1890 o'clock some one noticed the girl
leave the house holding something under
her apron. She went down an alley toward
the river and the party who saw her in
formed Mr.. Blon, who suspected she had
the lost articles and was attempting to get
away with them, so she started after her.
She saw him coming and ran rapidly down
to the river bank and then proceeded down
the beach TO the Benson ferry float. The
ferry was on the opposite side OF the river
and the fugitive was apparently undecided
what to do, but loOkifg around she saw
Mr.. BlOn on the top OF the bank.
Then she became very much frightened
and suddenly she jumped ont into the
river aud csme up again. Mr. Blon ran
rapidly down TO the waters edge, and he
says when Re got there the girl was float
ing on her back in the water and praying,
while others say she had tainted. As the
water WAS quite deep he attempted TO get
skff and 20 out TO her, but not succeed
ing in this, he went in after her, and as.
sisted by several other men who had ran
to the scene, succeeded in nscuing the
young woman.
She was insensible when pulled out, and
the men Immediately began TO attempt to
iesuscitate her by rolling her over bar
rel, and by other vigorous methods tried
to work out the water that didn't appear
to be in her. She was then carried TO the
residence of Frank Wiedman, Just at the
top of the bank. and physician summon
ed At this time the girls heart was
beating rather weakly, but she WIS soon
brought around. and the doctor said she
would be all right in a day. The
girl could not speak all afternoon and she
was apparently unable TO open her eyes.
As the first physician had left the city
there was no one in attendance on the un-
fortunate young woman until last night,
when several gentlemen took the matter in
hand and applied toCounty Commissioner
Fritz for an order to summon physician.
The youDg woman is only about twenty
years of age, and came from Bellaire. The
matter is very unfortunate, and really no
one tell whether she took the articles or not
ss none OF them were found on her
person, and if she had them
they are now at the bottom
of the river. 1t is rather sad case and
Mrs. Weidmsn aud others VINO befriended
the girl are to be commended for doing so.
Mr.. Blon says he never had thought OF
the girl doing such rash act, and all be
wanted was to secure the valuables. Sew
eral persons say she tainted before she fell
in the river, bat that canuOt be definitely
ascertained She was resting all right last
NIGHT