The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-23
HIGH BRIDGE VICTIM
C. j. G. sD'ALBANI SUPPOSED To
HAVE JUMPED FROM THE
STRUCTURE,
ALTHOUGH POLICE DOUBT IT.
OVERCOAT FOUND WITH A NOTE
MAKING a FEW PECULIAR
REQUESTS.
Wife of the Suspected Suicide
Thinks There Is No Doubt About
the Tragedy.


fascination Of leap from the high
bridge yesterday afternoon when C. ].
G. D'Albani took the terrible plunge of
nearly 200 feet to the cold water be-
low No one could be found who had
seen pAlbani jump from the bridge,
but a cap and overcoat were found
near the spot whence Amos and Ber-
genkreuger made the plunge several
weeks ago. In the pocket of the coat
was the following letter, on which is
based the presumption that D'Albani
committed suicide:
To the Public:
tried to live. but I simply could not
AS suicide and the cause OF the same. No
body is to blame than myself. When NV
body is found and identified please notify nv
Vile by somebody talking German. / re-
spectuIIy ask the people of st. Paul of some
good German family would not take care OF
my wife. She bought, with my mutual agree
ment, about S98 worth Of furniture from the
New England store. Payable on that bill is
yet $IS, and next payment due I'd OF January
1873 nope that some good friend protect
my Wlre. Leaving no money, | don't want
any OF my relatives or my wife to look at
my Dody. l want to be buried as a paupar
10 nave cared for my wife is my only wish
If accepted. Respectfully,
- C. J. G. D'Albain,
1134 Edgerton
T. s--PleaSe notify Mr.. Bohn Hartsinst
We we cohs1l OF the Netherlands, that Jacques
enSrles Qu1nta D'Albain committed suicide
ana suppose he will notify my parents,
: Inc coat and hat were found nv
Charles Petzold, living near James and
GHggs street, and L. E. Larson, living
al 6Sz Armstrong street. This was the
Hrst known of the suicide. An ex-
animation Of the coat disclosed the
Ietter In the pocket. Detective Nc
hlnIey, or the Ducas street station. en-
deaVored to find some one who had
witnessed D'Albani's leap, but the only
result of his search was the story of
Wllllam Wilder, a porter employed at
Sands saloon. Wilder said he was
drlV1ng north on the bridge when a
boy going in the opposite direction
called to him, Did you see that man
jump" Wilder turned around. but
could see nothing but the coat and hat
lying near the railing. The boys
name could not be learned.
The letter explains the cause of
D'Albani's action. He was q native of
Holland, having come to this country
eight years ago. On the same boat
with him was "a Miss Hottie, whom
he, shortly afterward married. D'AIbani
was formerly employed in the audit
ing department of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Last Wednesday he left
his position. His wife says that he
several times threatened to. kill him
self and that Wednesday afternoon he
came home with a revolver which he
had purchased. When he arose yes
terday morning Mrs. D'Albani says
her husband examined the pistol and
remarked that the time had come for
him to use it. She paid little attention
to the threat, however, and shortly
afterWard DAlbani left the house. He
1-rvHra h Nv - l,
around until shortly before o'clock in
the afternoon, when the coat was found
on the bridge Mrs. D'Albani says her
husband was a heavy drinker and that
this was the cause of their poverty,
and his dissatisfaction with life. She
says she is left penniless. D'AIbani
lived at 1884 Edgerton street, in large
house, only part Of which, however,
was occupied by himself and wife. The
suicide obtained. some nOtoriety a year
ago, when he served a fifteen days SEN
tence in the workhouse for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. During
his term of imprisonment one of his
fingers was manned by stocking knit
ting machine with which he worked.
He threatened to sue the city for dam
ages and petitiOned the council to set
tie with him for the crippled finger.
The suicide has a brother, Peter DIAL
pam, living IN tllS CITY at ZZZ ReQnSyl-
vania avenue. The dead man is said
to come of a well-tO-dO Holland family,
his father being a government printer.
j. B. Hartsinck, vice consul for the
Netherlands, was notified of D'Albani's
DEATH at his office, 805 New York Life
building. He said that he only knew
D'AIbani through the latter requesting
him to address a letter to his family
in Holland. reply had come back,
Mr.. Hartsinck says, practically dis
owning the dead man. Mr.. Hartsinck
knows nothing Of D'AIbani beyond
what was learned through the business
transaction. He will notify D'Albani' S
parents of his death.
The police are somewhat suspicious
of D'Albani's letter and do not wholly
credit the suicide theory. 1t is pointed
out that a man about to kill himself
would have little concern in the last
payment on an installment purchase
of furniture and also that the request
in the communication asking that none
Of the relatives view his body when
found is unusual. AS no eye witness
to the tragedy can be found the author
tiles say that it could be quite simple
for man who desired to disappear to
leave the coat and hat on the bridge
with the letter and don other apparel
which he might have carried with him.
Mrs. D'AIbani, however. is firmly Of the
opinion that her husband killed him
self.