The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-15
IT COST ONLY FIVE
WHAT THAT WOMAN PAID FOB
JUMPING OFF BRO0KLYN BRIDGE
After Relating Her Experssace 70 the
JodselHe Lets Her On Leaisasly Where
upon she Begins ut Once to Arr.sss
for Her theatrical rour-Steve Brodie.
the Great bridge Jumper. Gives HE
Opinion which b that she 10 Certainly
Corker of New Woman-Her Arrange
ments for tine Future.

Corker of . New wonan-nsr Arrange
ments for tine Future.
New York. Sept l4.-Nra Clara Nc
Arthur. who jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge. or. as Steve Bros3ie. In the pict-
uresque language OF the Bowery. de-
screed IL, stepped on the ozone and
landed In the damp below" was fined
70 Tor violating an ordinance. Mr. Bro
die. N his enthusiasm. says that Mira
Macarthur - the highest type of the new
woman. IL the new woman Is 10
hshitually step on 70 the ozone from the
bridge, there viii be a demand from
the male cynics to have the bridge
eievaied-for Mrs. Macarthur escaped
with but little damage
Mrs Macarthur came IN court leaning
on the arm Of her husband. Policeman
VIM. Edwards. who arrested her. walk.
ed behind them Mrs. Macarthur walk
ed with some difficulty and seemed
quite weak. She had a tiny silk Amer.
lean nag wrapped around a little bunch
of flowers which she carried. She wore
black hat with red roses.
Ever since the last man Jumped OF
the bridge, said Mrs. Macarthur to tho
(tS
ing the jump. No one was near or saw
me when ! stepped over the railing.
IL took just one step In face I Just
stepped OF. after putting my feet out
straighe and went down. down. down.
think that / came down perfectly
straight. feel a trifie sore In the rtgho
side. but feel worse across the bust.
Mrs. Macarthur said she held both hands
over her head as she descended. with
IA rxaff IL a
them The hladders I had upder each
arm burst" continued Mrs. Macarthur.
otherwise think would have prompt
~ come 10 the surface. As IL was
rushed through the water at a fearful
rate. and for ALL know struck bottom.
Tor l was still rushing down when
lost consciousness.
George A. McDermo;t appeared for
Mrs Macarthur. I'VE might as well
save time. he said to Magistrate Crane.
by admitting that she Jumped She
was driven TO II by fear OF the starva-
ton OF herself. her husband and her
fve-year-old child. None of the Loaf
ers who jumped of the bridge received
any more severe punishment than a
fine. and this Is lady OF Intelligence"
But IL we don't punish her" said
Magistrate Crane. ''all the ladies IN this
city might think they were entitled to
simply jumped TO get into a museum
I'll fine her S.
Mr. Steve Brodie. the original bridge
jumper. who jumped into fame and COM
paratlve wealth. Is In Milwaukee. bue
no time was lost In getting his views
over the WIRE
Mr.. Brodle gave his views withoue
reserve and in his own tntrnitabie lang
uage. Mrs. Macarthur b a oorker,s
IA
me and her know how II fecls Talk
about the new woman. Say. when they
get to stepping on the ozone from ths
brooklyn bridge and landing In tho
damp below they como pretty near be-
Ing in It / tapped the wire to my Wits
and told her TO get a move on and have
Mrs Macarthur take charge In my piacs
and play tho limit She won't 90 no
more jumping. you can gamble that
Why. would not lump OF a troliy car
or on to a good thing without n net"
Her husband promptly paid her fine.
ard the couple started Tor Harlem so
complete arrangements 70 place n
theatrical combination on thu road. OF
which the woman IL TO be the star.
In Halligan's saloon, at lexington NV
enue and One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street. there was great rejoicing
at the magistrates lcniency. John J.
II 10 be manager and financial hacker
OF the new enierprise. has to furnish
every cent OF the preliminary expenses
Manager Halliean ea-hered part OF
his theatrical combination yesterday i'm
front OF hin bar. and they began 20 build
air castles that case long. deep shadows
on Steve Brodieis fame. The cast 50
far has the following members:
Leading lady and grandcst attraction.
Hero and leading man. Jack Smith.
champion heavy weight OF Harlem, who
rescued the lady from Tire water.
Comedian. King Callahan. who aI~o
has a hridgejurnptnG record.
Juvenile parts. William Hartman. .
boatnsan who helped rescue the lady
TragedtaIL, Sara Macarthur. the huz-
band.
Say. 10 you think TIER. n money IN
ft7" whispered Hsilsgan. e. h cautious
ly detailed the plars Of che ehsafricaf
cntcrprtse. The country has never
had a woman brfdset1mper before.
and we ought 90 catch on IN srsat
shape Can she act7 Say. she's a lady.
you know. Why. Sarah Bernbardt
amt Ga ~ wfth-you know. She's gos 8
talent that VII surprise the-you know
the pubEc. It's going go be the graf
80, show on earth Say. this n ths
finest Aggregation On earth mon ] nirn
finest aggregation. you know. that ever
went out os Harlem.
we haven. got TIRE play written YET.
but u VIII be daisy. Jt's pretty is;s
IN the s<ssDa. and We don't eIpFct IN
get more than one-n.xbt stauds. Ws'rs
going - start "a about two webs. be-
cause 4. VIII take that much tins % ge.s
The rccnery srd-you kno~-tos other
filings for IRE company ready. Say.
-, ~
re. my money on. Of fr