The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
LAST EDITION.
SIZE JUMPED SO FEET.
Mrs. Keeney Thought Her Hus-
band Was Being Murdered
Plunged Through a Window to a
Brick Paved Yard.
\ Gcrotch In Anly Ininry
4 Slight Scratch the Only Injury
Sustained.

Mrs Annie keeney, of 1lS East One
Hundred and Eighth street, narrowly
Escaped death just after midnight this
morning, when, after scrambling over
Ilppery roofs. jumping on fre-escapes
md lodging in windows, she jumped
from window In the fourth story. to
The brick-paved yard. The only injury
The sustained were two slight cuts on
he face. so insignificant that medical
bid was unnecessary.
Mrs. Keeney Is the wife of John
keeney. a bricklayer. She is twenty
three years old, and has been married
bix years. The police say she was ad-
dicted to drink, but. that she stopped
Drinking SO suddenly that her mind
vas affected. Keeney says his wife does
bot drink to excess.
She drinks just about the same as
bther people," said he, but, say, l
blink she takes too much ice water"
Mr.. Keeney was not at home last
hight. Perhaps that is why Mrs.
1Keeuey 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
bcofs were slippery. but Mrs. Keeney
walked along over protecting ratings
ard Jagged party walls until she was on
h. roof of ~ East One Hundred and
b.ighth street. The next house further
along is nine feet lower, and she jumped
down in safety. The wall of the adjoin-
~, house lowered far above her, and she
csu'd neither advance nor retreat.
she went to the front Of the roof and
boxed over. It was a good seventy-five
FEET TO The street. Then she went to the
back OF the roof Fifteen feet down
v2s the top floor fire-escape. Another
minute and Mrs. Keeney was hanging
nere for an instant and then dropped
10 the fire-escape and landed within Il
few inches of the opening for the ladder
hieh hangs down. Then she climbed
samuel schmichler. She put one, OF
her cold, wet hands on Mrs. Schmichler :
face, who woke up with the idea tina,
the blue clothed woman was ghost
grabbing hold OF her husbands hair
schm!chler awoke, caught one glance
OF the figure standing by the bed, ant
yelled for assistance.
NOW, 5dlu N1TS. heel1py,
dent get excited. My husband is being
water"
Mr.. Schneider didn't understand tn.
ttua ton at all; but he concluded he hat
Now" said the woman, "Just put d
little brandy In the water"
scb This Is no saloon" answered MIR
Without a word Mrs. Keeney jumped
W on the sill Of the window opposite
70 the one she came in through ant
were aSn there was no hre,escape.
Don't YOU see him? My husband with
NE S blood on his face, and the knife In
She would have jumped out of the
window then, but the schmiGhlers
~ fought hard. but the schmichlers
empowered her and held her down OF
Ihe moor. She was painting, and her
sne was quiet, and the, Schmich1ers
thought she might remain so lons
enough for them to 30 for the neigh
When they released their hold on Mrs
MN,,eehey she sprang from the fioor. ano
W., Wn.h a Wild cry plunged headlong IRON
me window.
The schmichlers looked out and saw
rear rear yard and fall heavily on the brici
ppaassenent. Down the stairs they rar
isWI,oHt into the yard. Mrs. Curdy, N,
CHA ihTTs'es e was sitting there with her sic'
bMhere's her body"" asked Mrs
II was some little time before Mrs
WWuuy could explain.
n. a nSi landed Just alongside of her ant
hn NJ enid Just one more turn OF he
tSsSS, and she, would have, fallen OF
ran ram" +, Then she had bounded up an
tSs ntQ the house. Mrs. Curdy though
sc e police ought to be called In, 80 sh
Ron,,hler son, who quickly brough
'SIImalsman Stephenson.
Kespeerr a long. search he found Mrs
sIiny hiding in the cellar. There wa
ne S SnS,. scratch on her head, That wa
bnrUony injury she received from he
mr5se OF sixty feet to the brick-pave'
An ambulance surgeon examine
N anu said she did not require medica
SIrcss, lKeeney was taken to Yorkvill
In NJ court this morning. Her dauGh
h.Ss%naary, twenty-five years old, wa
Hsr az the hearing.
sSn,. mother, she said, had acte
Ia Tor several days past. Sh
kssL burned her bank book. and tn
hNo, ~ which the money Is deposite
Vir AnSpNn, Not long ago she burne
B.SSise McMahon committed her t
hsf mos Hospital for examination int
>" mental condition.