The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-29
KILLED IN NEW JERSEY
j. v. 0uintin Fails From a Balcony and
Meets His Death.

j. " Qulnt1n - no more. He met his
death at Trenton, n. J., on Monday,
Aug. "A, by falling from a balcony.
Everybody in Wichita, and, in fact.
in the surrounding country will remem-
Der the CONSERVATION and heartaches
felt in the city when the Eagle an
nounced that Bessie Quintin was lost
The girl had left the school and instead
Of returning to her home had left for
the country. Two days and nights
hundreds OF citizens searched for the
child, who was after returned to the
family by Farmer Russell.
Mr.. Quintin was wild with grief over
the affair, and after the return of the
child brought action against the teacher,
Miss Stuckey and the school board
held an examination fully exonorat
ing the teacher.
Mr.. Quintin left Wichita with two race
horses July 20, and went to New Jersey,
where his father lives. The following
taken from the Trenton Times explains
the accident:
A sudden and unexpected death oc-
CURED in this city yesterday afternoon
Shortly after 5 o'clock, when James V.
Q1Efntln, son of the venerable and we'll
known horseman David S. Quintin. of
Philadelphia, but formerly of this city,
passed away as the result of an acct
dent, which befe1l him last Tuesday at
the Riding academy.
The circumstances surrounding TIM.
death of Mr.. Quintin are more than
usually touching. His home was in
W1chFtaL Kan. where he conducted a
drug business. He was not very
strong man, physically, and some time
ago he decided to close out his business
n
home here.
About three weeks ago Mr. Qufntin. in
company with his father, who had been
visiting him, left his home in Kansas TO
come east On the way east they stop
ped at Cleveland and spent a pleasant
week with his brothers, Scott and Nal
who were at place attending the Grand
Circuit meeting. Mr.. Quintin came di-
rect TO this city TO visit his brother Cal.
at the Riding academy His wife re-
manned in Kansas and closed I'D the
business and with her three children
came east last week, stopping 10 visit
relatives in Media, n. Y.
Mr.. QuintEn had a room on the second
floor Of the academy on Tuesday
morning, as was previously told in the
Times, Mr. Qusntin arose and partook
OF his breakfast as usual about IL a. m.
feeling indisposed. he told one OF the
stable men that he guessed he would
SO up stairs and lay down for an hour
unnl drnenr time. On reaching the top
balcony he became suddenly dizzy and
zen 70 the ring below. He lay where he
1eil until discovered by one of the men
ana was then carried 10 his room and
put 20 bed He complained Of pain in
ms teit side, but would not let anyone
oe sent Tor. The next morning Drs.
Summers and Cantwell attended him
ana FOUND mat Mr.. Quintin was suffer-
ing irNn severe bruises, but said that
ne would De all right within a couple |
OF weeks Ms QuiAtin arrived in the |
cry Iate on Saturday night. but her
husband was unable to recognize her
1t Is thought that Mr. Ouintin's fan 1
was caused from the excessive heat ana |
uhat he suffered from internal iojuriAs |
Mr.. Cusntin was We'll known $, tbis
@ty, althousa he had not been here for
hummer OF years. He had exnac+af |
70 so into business in Trenton.
He leaves a wife and thresA ohiIs~
two boys, y and 10 years OF sSA ana .
little eSrl. Is years OF age He vas IN
his Alta year. the third in a. family 90
SIX boys. His mother has been DIS a
number of years, but his father = SIM
living.