The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
W. O. KEEBLE.
Champion Weasel Jumper.
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place ans n b %aasts Oh IL iSst told Gr sis MsS2,s III friends nis
through Walter Weed. the RESTAURANT It coIes
" saitas Sss w atter nc t@'s the ne% V 1apRi received
communication saying that Keebie was going to
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was circulated at Dennetts. 1t was sent to tho
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dissEsetly DECLINE u To- 70 say who sent i to them;
on Saturday afternoon Instructed Policeman
steller to go to Keeble's boarding house. 1873
dressed in plain clothes, and shadow any man OF
house: CAPT. w sIs'i told steiI IiFI not to wait
after 8 o'clock. but to como back and go on duty.
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Keebls had slipped away from him. He called q
Sonny" he said. "go to that house there and
When he comes TO the door tell him that a lady
friend q his is down on RivinstOn street walt
f6s LITTLE 4 II beSy I'D did Is y he was told; Feeble e : LIP; HR,
Rgtkon Vessel Jumper" embroidered on the chest:
a a1sc tTlGIHfSs IKE tr ct But d III shs npf insori SSir' T Fhe
short sleeves exposed Keeble's tattooed arms.
He wore ordinary trousers. He smiled when he
ns %Tel in the ei iaSy SS' be %sid.E stS Saf / II an i'm.
portant engagement this morning and cannot
At o O'Clock steller, as ordered, went back and
reported TO Capt Ward; The Captain bad put
1ss ,d 9sia tS:t e t6 PsS attempt PIT GSo %IIdR' be eh %sdo a at "H )
o'clock. he decided to keep them on duty until
At 10 o'clock a crowd began to gather on the
tho Rs' Srid dtrs'' T Paer u Wsre lots ots Of fe Mattresses sI from
the bennett luncheon rooms all over the city.
T wss = i %srs s soPSsns 81 fr oTof tss %Sifg% enp I .
persons from tho Bowery and Park row. There
lived. George Lowell Of II .Bleeefer street and
Frank McDermott Of 22s .Chrystie street. both
Of whom are employed by Holmes. set up =
Now" cried one of them. Hes going to
Holmes waved his hand modestly. and climbed
TO an eminence reserved for him on O lumber
when I hold out my watch" he announced.
he is going to lump. :,
,hAt exsctly nge minutes to, OF , ~ aSlm mes held 81 N, up
bridge, A dark object, IL the shape q. a man man;
Ta%S snS0'TlnSs e H isas ' were he held ! apart alpn a lit iitsle eU and
i Mnr dnMD e :, ~ Esd E tn1ns5 and : e6 6Ss Z It s tsll; hsli
and It was still turning whom it struck the watei
wish 3 loud s%S a rsp s and TS E BIZ sbs sP Sis sr.n a %iR bos'
the place where Tho body had disaPpssTedI;. 80,
cry. Then another fell down in q ,hutdlet
uodp anu TWO Otnorb BhLuoIou ny IhCH ~
and ran away over tho lumber piles as II fol
their lives. The crowd scattered. Holmes
came down from his lumber pile and Wenl
home.
Meantime there had been excitement in plent!
on the bridge. Policeman Brady was watching
at the middle OF the river span. He was In tn
roadway.
81 saw a bum-looking hack no said after
ward, coming over with four buns inside
They didn't look as IL they had a right TO hire
hack. thought 1t was worth while 70 keep m.
eye on them and followed them, walking easy
just past the middle of the bridge. whore IN
big cable comes up past the guard rail OF tn
roadway, they stopped and the door opened.
"A man got out, and i commenced TO run
The man was dressed In blue. with letters on hi
chest. He climbed TO the top OF tho railing
Just when j was ten feet away he gave his arm
a swing or two like this and jumped out int
the air. i called to my partner %, arrest tn
men in the carriage and i watched him fall.
Il saw him turn and strike on his sido an
shoulder and neck all at once. Tho waite
splashed up frlghtfully, and he went dow
through II. A minute or two later his cloths
came floating to the top. all In pieces, q foot Q
more square. Then the Express came along an
The men In the carriage who were arreste
were Walter Weed, coffee man In the resta'
rant; NJ. Mcdonald. an assistant cAshiel
Miehael curran, a plumber, and the driver, Al
Ionic Montovidl. The police found a brow
derby hat, a coat and a pair OF trousers In u
coach. The arrested men said that they hH
started from, the BoweTy. near the museqI
and that Keeble asked them to go to ride VII
him " look over the ground for . bridi