Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-05

an unknown man made a fatal leap
from one Of the rock piers Of the whits
Bridge Into the Jordan river ut IL n.m.
today. Every movement OF the
stranger Indicated that the Jump was
made with the intention OF committing
suicide. Tho deed was cody planned
and deliberately carried out.
The conclusion that tho man was q
stranger 10 based upon the fact that
when near the end OF the A griculturaI
Park car line on North Temple street
he accosled Mrs. Morgan and asked
her how far II was to tho Jordan.
The reply was, "about n block, -
which Information was received
with an expression Of thanks followed
by an increase OF tho mans pace.
When tho east back OF tho river wa
reached he glanced cautiously around
ana climbed out ON to ono OF tho piers
OF the bridge on tho north aide. He
remained standing there for some
time, peering iniently into the muday,
swollen and turbulent stream that
rolled below. Then rs II suinmonIng
every mental effort that he could com.
mand he Jumped feet foremost into tho
river and disappeared from tho gazs Of
the two boyt-willism Morgan
Ind Andrew winbcrR--who stood
lees than hundred yards away, trans
hxed at tho scene which they had u.t
witnessed. With horror written on
every Inns Of their faces they waited
for the body TO rise. Without calcuInt.
Ing upon tho rapidity OF the stream
they gsEed intentIy at the spot where
tho stranger disappeared but he did
not come up there. He was being
carried swiftly downwards and mo-
ment later rote TO the surface q hun
dted feet or more from where tho fool
irh plunge was made. He remained
on top but an instant, being drawn be-
meath the waves again. Hs rose and
sans n second time, after which no was
seen no more.
The news OF the suicids quickly
reached tho police department and
ooronsr's office, aud In a brief space OF
time Captain Donovan aud Dstectiyes
Janney and Sheets were on the way 10
tbs river. An effort was made to locate
the body, but II was an unsuccessful
| one. Captain Donovan returned 10 the
police station for graphing hooks and
giant powder with which to
recover the body, II possible,
while Sheets anu Janney, with .
searching party Continued down ths
stream. Donovan on his return to the
river went direct TO tho Ninth North
bridge a short distance south OF which
Ia the Jordan drag net. Tho Graphing
hooks were dropped into the stream At
this point and tho work OF attempting
TO recover the body was going on at .
late hour.
The iady-Mrs. Morgsn-whom the
suicide met = short distance east Of the
| White bridge says that he was carry
Ing n sack In which there appeared to
be rock OF some other heavy
substance. She thinks it was the
mans Intention 10 place this about his
neck In order that his body would DO
sure TO slnk TO tho bottom and remain
there. The boys. however, remember
seeing nothing OF this Kind, though
they say II may have been attached 10
him. Tue officers say that tho fact OF
ths body rising 10 the surface does not
dltprove Mrs. Morgan's theory as has
already been stated, the river IL now
nj It's highest with vety rapid cur.
| rent.
There appears to be absolutely no
clus to the Identity OF the suicide.