The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
SIZE JUMPED 60 FEET.
Mrs. Keeney Thought Her Hus-
band Was Being Murdered
Plunged Through a Window to'a
Brick Paved Yard.
A Slight Scratch the Only Injury
Sustained.

Mrs. Annie Keeney, Of 11s East One
Hundred and Eighth street, narrowly
escaped death just after midnight this
morning, when, after scrambling over
slippery roofs, jumping on fire-escapes
and lodging in windows, she jumped
from q window in the fourth story. to
the brick-paved yard. The only injury
she sustained were two slight cuts on
the face. so insignificant that medical
aid was unnecessary. .
Mrs. Keeney is the wife Of John
Keeney a bricklayer. She is twenty
three years old, and has been married
six years. The police say she was ad-
dlcted to drink, but that she stopped
drinking SO suddenly that her mind
was affected. Keeney says his wife does
not drink to excess.
''8he drinks just about the same as
ether people," said he. but, say, I
think she takes too much ice water"
Mr.. Keeney was not at home last
night. Perhaps that is why Mrs.
Keeney suddenly became possessed Of
the idea that he was being murdered
down in the street. She put on her sky
blue wrapper. went out into the hall
and crept UP the ladder to the roof.
There was a drizzling rain and the
roofs were slippery. but Mrs Keeney
walked along over protecting ratings
and jagged party walls until she was on
the roof of lzs East One Hundred and
Eighth street. The next house further
along is nine feet lower, and she jumped
down In safety. The wall Of the adJoin-
ing houze lowered far above her. and shs
could neither advance nor retreat.
She went to the front Of the roof and
,oked over. It was q good seventy-five
aet to the street. Then she went to the
Jack OF the roof. Fifteen feet down
was the top floor nre-escape. Another
minute and Mrs. Keeney was hanging
by her hands from the caves. She hung
there for an instant and then dropped
to the fire-escape and landed within q
which hangs down. Then she climbed
through a window into the rooms OF
Samuel Schmichler. She put one OF
face. who woke, up with the idea that
the blue clothed woman was ghost
and she gave expression to her Idea by
grabbing hold Of her husbands hair.
of the figure standing by the bed, and
yelled for assistance.
Now" said Mrs Keeney, soothingly
don't get excited. My husband is being
water"
Mr.. schmichler didn't understand the
situation at all. but he concluded he had
better do as directed. 30 he brought
glass of water.
Now" said the woman, "just put g
little brandy in the water"
sc This is no saloon" answered Mr.
Without a word Mrs. Keeney jumped
up on the sill, of the window opposite
to the one she came in through and
Don't You see him? My husband with
the The blood on his face and the knife In
She would have jumped out of the
window then, but the Schmichlers
now thoroughly awake, grabbed her
There was fierce struggle. Mrs: Keen.
ey fought hard but The srh da3n
the floor. She was painting, and heI
blue wrapper had been torn In strips
She was quiet. and the Schmichlers
enough f sne them sh to r so for the neish
bors.
When they released their hold on Mrs
keeney she sprang from the moor ano
with wild cry plunged headiong from
The schmichlers looked out and saw
her strike dozen clothes-lines In ms
pavement Down the stairs they rar
and out into the yard. Mrs. Curdy, tbs
1anitress, was sitting there with her sici
child: She was badly frightened, too;
Where's her body?" asked MRS
schmichler.
1t was some little time before Mrs
Curdy could explain.
Mrs Keeney came whirling through tn
ar and landed just alongside of her ant
the child. Just one more turn OF he
body and she would have fallen oil
them. Then she had bounded up am
ran into the house. Mrs Curdy though
The police ought to be called tn., 50 sh
sent her son, who quickly brough
houndsman Stephenson.
After a long search he found Mrs
heeney hiding in the cellar. There wa
slight scratch on her head. That wa
me only injury she received from he
plunge of sixty feet to the brick-pav
ard. An ambulance surgeon examined
VT and said she did not require medica
Mrs. Keeney was taken to Yorkvill
tolCe Court this morning. Her daugh
Yer Mary. twenty-five years old. wa
present at the hearing.
Her mother, she said, had acte
sTangely for several days past. Sh
mad burned her bank book, and tn
Iahk in which the money Is deposite
not known. Not long ago she burne
sum of money
Justice Mcmahon committed her I
bellevue Hospital for examination int
aer mental condition.