The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-10
JENNIE DAVlDSON'S STORY.
THE GIRL mat WAs FOUND AT
TIN EDGE or THE PALISADES,

tounu lying lnsensibic on thc eugc VI an hp-
rupt precipice on the Palisades east OF Alpine.
M j.. recovered sufficiently yesterday morn
ing to make statement to DR.. Daniel
Currio OF Englewood. The story. II true. elIec-
tually disposes OF the suicide theory held by
tho township authorities which investigated
the case 1t also disposcsof the theory that 1t
was jealous woman who beat. scratched. and
bit her. and finally laid her unconscious on the
verge OF precipico Of tho Palisades.
She says tramp attacked her. There nrs
many who place credence in this statement.
Notwithstanding that 1t IL very unusual for
man to scratch and bite an antagonist In
fight. A careful search through Alpine has
failed to discover any woman who has been in
q fight or who was not at home on the night OF
the assault. and the gardener. who was sup
posed to be the girls lover. showed conclu-
sivcly yesterday that he Ind had nothing to
do with hor Of compromising nature.
while his wife was one Of the girls
best friends. A tramp. whose doscrip-
ton ITALICS In some respects with that
Of the man whom tho girl says assaulted her.
was seen south OF Alpine on tho afternoon OF
the day she was found. but no attempt was
made to detain him. although the murshhls
aiterward confessed that they were sorry they
did not do so.
in the Englewood hospitnl yesterday. and sub
jected her to very close kind OF All cxnmina-
th w Story mn 81 She tod
tried his best TO shake hor statements. but
failed Eyertualiy he was convinced that she
In brief her story was that she was very
nuch dissatisfied with her life at Alpine and
ap u in several i asnpieassnt airairs Which lad
made gossip. and her mistress had threatened
e senA her home to Scotland This; she said
AwRy. Before her departure sho wrote the
letter declaring an intention to commit suicidG
the track. Under cover Of this she meant to
escape to Now York. whore she knew colored
s M' So. aSa fst hfs ssfs tie until
W the road 10 tie edge q tho fnlisadSs, and
She could not descrihe further than, to
SandS s her and fsnss
money. She ran away. aud he ioll lowed and
soi1ed her by the throat. again demanding
some time. She said ho struck her with shoe
which he took from one Of mis- feet. and reneat-
nose s o. Finally lily she u was ovsreowsred and
became nearly Unconscious, She was aware
her her a aown G somsWSsrs AiteF that D shs
Miss . Albert. She said said she had a small hsg IL
which was all her money about seyenty;six
esnt This was she also .Srs
The girl had previously told the substantial
pital. knowing this pr; Currie endeavored to
make her contradict that story. but he entire
M She % during the
much dilated. and she showed other symptoms
which proved that she is still suffering Sc
III. story She told found many doubters IN
Alpine. Everybody who WINS seen yesterday
and val the tSrou s
hour IN the morning without =, icing
aght that could not 20; sibly have taSen place
vt or after Is o clock without arousinK the hun
soaId r havs escaped e S Wtnesses. Again. the
story that the tramp removed one OF his shoes
Tor u weapon was looked on rs absurd. That
The girl Is Scotch, and the story ght be an
Alpine ever heard OF man scratching and
biting; hut the girl is both scratched and Bit
Se us 1esw whs ths
have been placed there that late in the morn
Ing without attracting attention.
Yet the girl was placed there after che was
assaulted; and she was insensible when she
the opinion which the murshpls renewed yes.
terday that she had thrown herself there, A
sSs %ps cun ah h
satisfaction that an athletic person could
scarcely have Jumped to, the ledge, from tue
the pasture in which the girl lay when found
Mlss Albert said that, her Jacket. which was
folded Hr under her head for pillow. was
The outside Of the jacket was covered with
dried plo9A while the lining Was so merely
Side out and folded NJ. It Vas not the mere
T TS%nse ND and m hh his
Marshal John r. Il. Westervelt OF Catskill. de-
:, The girls missing shoe was found late on
preciplcs hundred feet or mmore be-
das q aiscSySry. tSssy did not examipe the
viiiager Yesterday the marshals got a rope
and one OF them was lowered 10 the foot OF the
DrsciDics But thsn thrr" was no soe,H dis
lsyed the girl had got her injuries by jumping
girl 3 unconsciousness WAS further proved by
Miss Albert's statement yesterday that the
"oh! take them away Take them away"
"A man chased me UP tho hill"
Then she again rela2sed into unconscious
Dn the other bend, there 4. are several things
xpns snsM @ 6 G' shs saiG RSns
som othtnX reul 20 talk about. This was said
Aftor hearing some gossip about her conduct,
There Is u passage IN the letter which she
lett behind her which shows the same bont.
1t roads in part:
"DEAH Mn. AND Mrs. RHIND: Don't you worry
over me. Don't let my mother know nm
dead, or YOU might as we'll kin her J. MN auits
delighted I got my plans arranged so soon.
You haye now got something to tnlk about.
Twill close and Keep what have to say to my
solf. EXPOSE this through Alrine Everybody
welcome to my funeral. Dear Mrs. l,hind ]
feel sorry for you. Lut don't lrUt Tor ne Yours
truly. j. b. d."
some statements in tho lcttcr are not given.
because SIR. lhinI did not fcci ut liberty to
make them pulilic 1t has leaked out that
Jennie bclucpthed her watch to jimmy
coacl,Iran at tho ,Updke place pear, BY, l'h,s
man. however, has associated with hsr tor
only three wccks. ana is not implicated in her
disnpprarancn.
The watch was worthless. 1t WAS Of COM
posi- ion metal and was broken. Alpine peo-
pie do not III nix that amy man In Alpine had
anything to do vii II tho affair, for the reason
that tho girl. wills She always had lover.
never EnN the Same ono more than u few
weeks ut Il time
Tho New 'rs rOiic, Don. Want Lou Nnh.
Lou Wah. the Chinese iaundryInan OF New
ARK. who was arrested for ai,lurting . year
old Lizzie feu"rstcin, WAS arialgnel at tho