The morning call., 1893-06-03
WANTED HER LIFE
Rose Bray's Wierd Story
of Escape.
OVER A FEARFUL PRECIPICE
Her Husband Threw Her Over the
Edge at Night and Still She
Forgave Him.

II the story told by Mrs. Rose Bray Is
true. and there seems to be no reason to
doubt it, her husband, Frederick w. Bray,
has been guilty Of most cold blooded aud
premeditated attempt to murder her and it
is only miracle that she escaped a horri-
bic death.
The couple were married about six years
ago and bright little girl about Az years
old Is the issue of the wedding. They have
never lived happily together from the fact
that the husband never cared to earn
enough to support his wife and child.
About four months ago Mrs. BRAY left her
husband and with her child took up her
residence with her mother, Mrs. Gerald.
427 Stevenson street Bray had at this
time obtained work with Rogers Exrress
Company and promised to contribute
enough weekly to support his wife and
child. but he failed to keep his promise.
On March is be stole he Child and took
her 10 his mothers residence on Castro
street. Mrs. Gerald and one of her sons
recaptured the "hiId and Bray brought
suit in Judge Troutt's court to.obtain an
order for the custody of the child. The
order was granted about two months ago.
Slnee then Bray has been constantly en-
deavoring to get his wife 10 return to him.
n "teh ago u6Sudy ulBUL MIS-. DrdY
made an appointment to meet her usband
and talk matters over quietly and it ended
In deliberate attempt to murder her.
Mrs Bray, who is confined to bed in her
| mothers residence. told the story yester-
day to CALL reporter.
AS the time drew near TO meet him, y
she said, II Tad nervous dread that some
| thing was going to happen and instead of
going TO meet him | went to a friends
house OH Shipley street ] had been there
only few minutes when Bray knocked at
the door and asked if | was there. ] slipped
out OF the back door and walked toward
| my mothers. / had only gone about three
blocks when Bray came running up behind
me. He took hold of my arm and said he
would like me to take a short walk and
talk over things with him.
I'VE walked on ill we came to Buchan-
an street, and he took me into 4 restau-
rant and ordered supper. ate heartily,
but he seemed excited and couldn't eat
anything After we got out he suggested
we should go to the top of the hill on the
right of the Market-street cut, where a
splendid view of the city could be got. By
mis- time 1t was between II and II
O'clock
I'VE walked along till we got to the top
OF the cliff, chatting pleasantly, and he
lifted me over the fence. telling me to
come to the edge of the cliff, where could
see better
He had my hands locked in his behind
my back; but up to that time l had no
suspicion that he meant ANYTHING wrong.
Alter looking over the city for q minute
or SO / drew my hands from him. and. as
II was cold night, turned round sa aging
we had better go home. as mother would
be wondering what had become of me.
'Jnst at that moment he gave me push
and fell over the edge of the cliff, and |
heard him say, 'Gooi-by, Rose; this is the
Of nj
that grows on the edge of the cliff but as
l felt it giving way L cried out to him. For
Gods sake, Fred, save me- He could
easily have reached me and pulled me up.
but instead he gave me another push, and
l remember nothing more till a policeman
was holding me up at the bottom IF the
cliff and asking me what was the matter.
Before L could reply, Bray, who had evil
| IDENTIFY come round to where | lay, whis-
pered to me, For Gods sake. say nothing
and l. make it all right for you | then
! told the officer lie by saving fell over
the cliff. Bray carried me home, as l was
| too seriously injured to walk or talk.
| Next morning he came to my mothers
| house about half past and | said to him,
YOU. Thought you had murdered me,
didn't you? but YOU see l am not dead
that.' and l told him that did. Then he
said. Surely. you have not told your
mother p and said, Not YET He then
pleaded with me not to tell my mother
and he would send DR.. Scnbey and have
me well In short time again. | conSen ted
and he left. TIE doctor did not cnme ana
late in he afternoon l sent my cousin to
him, He said my husband had not been
to see him. but lie came at once. He
thought at first my spine was Injured but
thinks 1t is all right, but that my ribs are
broken. Ny face was all bruised and
bleeding and there were cuts in my head.
l still suffer great pain and don't know
when l will be able to be Hp again."
Mrs Bray firmly believes that her hus-
band had planned 10 get her to the cliff
that night and throw her over. She fell
about sixty feet the cliff being almos,
perpend ocular. At The bottom was small
bank Of sand, and into this Mrs. Bray
fell, which ns doubt saved her life She
is a handsome brunette about 81 years OF
age.
She told her mother the trnth on Thurs
day, and Yesterday morning Mrs. Gerald
swOre out warrant in Police Court 4 fol-
Bray's arrest on the charge of assault tc