The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
KBEBLE's BODY FOUND.
nranaEer Hoimes OF q nowery Museum Hdcnti-
nes It m That OF the bridge Jumper.

Tho body of " Capt" William c. Keeblo. the
man who Jumped of tho Brooklyn Bridge on
Sunday for the purpose of advertising a dime
museum on the Bowery, was found yesterday
morning by the Brooklyn police floating OIL the
foot OF Forty.ninth street.
At half past Q Policeman Humphier saw the
body in the water. He procured a rowboat, and,
assisted by Joseph Carroll and Eddie Heppler,
rowed out and lowed the body to a neighboring
pier. The body was that OF a man about "a
years old. 5 feet 8 inches tall. 1t was dressed in
q dark blue bathing suit, black stockings. high
laced leather boots, and a pair OF laced corsets.
Both arms were rattoet with pictures OF the
statue Of Liberty. On the front Of tho shirt
was worked tho words Captain Keeble i" in
silver letters. Below them had boon scwed Q
large, fve-pointed, spangled silver star. There
Vowed tho remains and issued a permit for
their removal to the Morguc.
museum, called ct the Forty street police
station. He said he had bcen notified by the
bridge police Of the finding Of the body and had
He was a friend of mine and that's ALL" he
said. A this CUFF about his going to jump Off
Il because he wanted, fame and fortune, that's
all. He left me his clothes and the rest of his
bitiou in tho museum. Idon't know why he got
killed. He could swim like q fish. He forgot to
load his shoes with lead. and maybe he struck
Later, on Holmes went to the Morgue and
Identified the remains as those Of Capt"
Keeble. He said he would zee Keeble's friends
and have the body removed.
Keeble, who claimed to have jumped from
several bridges in this country and. in Europe,
announced many months ago that he intended
to jump from the Brooklyn bridge. He went to
work as z dumetwaitsr ma at q restaurant;
about town rKeebie Became acquainted with
Holmes, and arrangements were made between
them whereby Keeble was to jump off the bridge
for the sake Of advertising the museum II he
lived, he was to appear at the museum; other-
wise all his belongings were to 60 to Holmes. In
virtue Of this agreement Keeble drew up the
following will, which he left with Holmes:
This is to certify that /, w. c. Keeble, will
Jump from Brooklyn Bridge on or before Aug. /.
1897. j wish to state that / am not going to
jump from tho bridge for the purpose Of suicide,
ours l do hereby will my clothes, medals, pic
lures, In fact all my personal. property. to you.
j also give you the fun and only right to the use
OF my name and my belongings in all cases. And
charge Of my remains and conduct the funeral
and burial OF the same az you deem proper, you
to pay all burial expenses. sc.
"Signed by my hand and in the presence of
the signed witnesses on this day and date,
WILLIAM c. KEEBLE.
witnesses fHE XIII =FssSTa44."
Feeble carried out his share OF the contract or
Sunday morning. He drove to the bridge &C
cOmpanied by his friends, Dunbar Mcdonald
Michael Curran, and Walter Weed. and in thelr
presence jumped from the bridge. Immediately
aftorward the three men wero arrested.
The three prisoners were to have been sen
fenced yesterday ,ibut Justice Bremen sent then
back to jail 70 await tho result of the inquest.