The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-02
FLEEING HIS WIFE
DIR. ROBERT n. FLAGG LEAPS OUT
OF The SECOND. story WINDOW.

Strange Case at Washington. Whore the
Bride OF = Day Is Fors.ken In Such
Curt Fashion by Her Husband, with No
Particular Reason Assigned Woman
and Four Children Asphyxiated In New
York-su,cide OF q Bride In st. Louis
Fight Over y Woman Starts . Riot
Other News of Crime.
Washington, Oct. DIR. Robert n
Flagg, 80 years old. OF Yonkers, VINO
married there last night, attempted sui
eide today by jumping from a second.
story window Of the Murray Hill MOTEL
His bride was in the room at the time
and she went 10 the hospital with him
in the ambulance. DR.. and Mrs. Flagg
reached the hotel about midnight and at
ter registering were assigned 10 rooms.
Booth appeared TO be in good spirits
and Dreakfasted about s o'clock this
morning. They chatted WITH each 9TH
er and seemed not TO have care. AZ
ter breakfast they returned 20 their
rooms and mad been there only about
fifteen minutes when Mrs. Flagg rush
ed screaming down the stairs 10 the
lobby Of the hotel. Her husband had
jumped out of the window.
Dr. Flagg was picked up. His skull
had been fractured, his leg broken and
he had received severe bruises of the
body. He was carried into the hotel,
where his wife met him calmly. The
ambulance surgeon said that the man
was dying.
Mrs. Flagg, who was a Mrs. Turner, OF
this city, is about 26 years of age and
decidedly looking. She said at the
hospital that in conversation with her
husband the latter had become greatly
excited and rushed TO the window to
jump out She tried to restrain him bu,
he thrust her aside and jumped. At DR..
Flagg's residence in Yonkers, it was
said that when ne left home yesterday
he WIS in very nervous condition.
FIVE ARE ASPHYXINATED.
New York, Oct. IA woman and her
four children were found dead by
asphyxination in the West Shore hotel,
Forty-second street and Eleventh ave-
nue., this morning The woman had evil
IDENTIFY killed her children and cimmit-
ted suicide. They were registered as
Mrs. Caroline Rivinius, West Point,
and four children"
They arrived by train which came
from West Point. last night at S:45.
Mrs. Rivinius appeared to be about 40
years old. The children were two boys,
one about Is and the other about Z, and
two girls about Is and years old.
The victims Of the terrible tragedy
were the wife and children Of Robert
Rivinius, an elisted man in the United
States army al West Point. Rivinius is
a printer in the administrative building.
He has been n the army thirty years,
and expects TO be retired in July next.
He was greatly moved on receiving
news of the death OF his wife and chill
dren. He is German and speaks
English imperfectly.
Mrs. Victor Laher, sister Of Mr..
Rivinius says that the trip OF her sister
in-law was a merely a pleasure excur-
sion.
Neighbors scout the suicide theory.
saying that Mrs. Rivinius was an ex-
cellent woman and that iner home life
was very pleasant ana her love for her
children was great.
A BRIDE SUICIDES.
ST. Louis, Oct. Mrs. Lena Ripley
Waters, bride of three months. com
mitted suicide today by hanging herself
at the home Of her sister. She left a
note reading:
May heaven forgive, as I never
meant TO do wrong. Goodbye TO kind
brothers and sisters. My watch to
Lous.
(Signed) LEE"
Not a word, however, was left for the
husband.
Lena Ripley was married 10 Edward
Waters the latter part OF last June. The
bride had a number OF relatives and
friends IN st. Louis and the wedding
say that Waters was a recent arrival
here from Kansas City. They add that
couple have not lived together since the
marriage. Further than this no reason
liz given for the deed
FOUGHT FOR A WOMAN.
New York. Oct. IA trolley excursion
OF a political association OF the east d.
vision OF Brooklyn to Dexter Park had
a murderous ending this morning. A
young woman whom William Klinger
had taken drank and chatted with John
Klinger objected and made an
insulting remark to the woman, which
resented with a blow King
er retaliated and his blow killed Nc
Nally almost instantly. The friends Of
the two men took up the fight and when
a riot call brought out the police they
found the men and women engaged in
a free fight. using beer glasses and
stones. Kiinger disappeared but was
later.
THE MILTON. CAL. HOLD-UP.
San Francisco. Oct. Five OF the
passengers Of the stage coach which was
robbed near Milton yesterday have ar
rived in this city. They are Clarence VI.
Alderman, A. Maloff, Manuel Nisrella.
Moses A5rahan1s and NJ. Singer. Two
Of them. Alderman and Maloff. were
wounded. Alderman IS al ST. Luks's
hospital with a bullet lodged immediate
y under the cu;ic!e OF his let, breast.
The seriousness OF his wound has not
been definitely determined, but IL is the
belief Of D.. f. F. Gray, the resident
physician OF the hospital, that re will
no; die. The same bu,le; which cut a
hole through A. Maloffs left wrist
,lowsd is way almost through the body
p Alderman. There Is possibility. Dr.
Gray says. that instead OF irave-einz a
straight course. the bullet struck one %
rios on the righ; side. de-
iectei and passed around MS body a:
the back until It's force became spent an
nch below the left nipple. The stories
II the robbery tod by ne passengers