The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
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q live in the southeast corner Of the
fifth floor Of the Sedgwick."
state # you saw the body Of the woman
lying dead al the east Of the Sedgwick?"
Il did"
''Was that the first time you ever saw
her?'
NO; saw her in the hallway of the
Sedgwick just before the accident
win you tell the circumstances, as you
remember them?'
1T was, 1 should say, three minutes be-
fore the accident. saw woman in the
hall"
WAS the window open?"
yes"
1.-THE east Window"
Yes"
'STen what you SAW"
Il saw this woman go TO the east end
Of the hall and sit down in chair near
the window. Very soon she got up and
went to the window and leaned out as if
looking for something"
How long did you watch her?"
Not long; went into our rooms"
''Was there anything in particular to at
tract your attention."
Nothing particular, only as she leaned
out of the window there seemed to be
some risk"
''Was there any Indication that she was
threatening or intending to jump out the
Window"
NO; but I remarked TO mamma that I
felt sort of afraid; the window was so
high"
when did you next see her?"
TT was not more than two minutes. I
heard some commotion and looked into the
hall and The woman was gone
Are you sure the window was openT'
Eyes; [ saw the woman in the window.
The lower sash was up"
did you see the woman after she was
kined?''
Eyes; It was the same woman I saw in
the hail.
How do you identify herr"
al noticed her size, hair, hat and clothes.
I know the woman killed is the same one
saw at the window"
''You did not see her fall from the win
dow?'
mo, sir; did not''
HER ERRAND TO MRS. CARRIERS.
Mrs. i. S. Carter:
DO you know Mrs. Eaton?"
Il know Mrs. Eaton. I am terribly
shocked by her death.
when did you last see herr"
"Only short time before the accident
I met her on the street"
Did she room in the Sedgwick block?'
NO; she did some time ago"
what was she doing in the Sedgwick
bunding?"
''She had asked me II she could hire the
colored man who does my house-cleaning,
BENJAMIN Pott. told her he was up at
work in my rooms in the Sedgwick block;
to go up and that I would be up soon"
How long was this before the acct
dent?"
"Only few minutes"
What do you know OF Mrs. Eaton?"
'She was in every way an elegant char
acter."
How do you account for the ACCIDENT"
ct would only be surmise. I think
she just leaned out at the window and
lost her balance"
do you think it possible she committed
suiclde?"
"Oh, no: I heard It rumored she had
fainting spell in the afternoon. but don't
KNOW llbN II nc Ills may bC- IL vas dAA
accident and horrible one IL Is. / am so
sorry for her son, Rob. he was so fond OF
his mother
VIEW OF J. VI. KNAPP AND OTHERS.
J. NJ. Knapp:
Were YOU in your Office when the acct
dent occurred"
81 was IN my private Office"
''On what floor of the Sedgwick building
IS your Office
IN the southeast corner on the third
floor"
Did you see Mrs. Eaton in the hall be-
fore the accident"
II did not"
was the window OF the hall open?"
Il did not notice but Miss Bourgette.
our cashier. says the window in the hall
was only partly I'D and that she could
not have fallen out Of that window. T.
was undoubtedly an accident She fell
from the fifth floor. Most likely she was
looking out Of the window and lost her
and fell It is terrible"
John Mccullough:
Did you see The woman, Mrs Eaton.
fall from the Sedgwick7''
Yes: the body was in the air when I
saw it,
How high up was the body when you
first saw tt2'
'It MAS above the second story"
How long did she I've after The far?''
she was killed instantly. She never
bceathed after she hit the pavement.
There was no window open but the fifth
floor han window"
Mail Carrier Bracken. Walter A Vim
cent. Mr.. Manning. Miss Wagner, en-
ployed in The Western Lithographing COM
pany. and others confirm the fifth story
theory.
THIRD STORY CLAIMANT.
Alien ANteu:
'.'What is your business -
Il am elevator boy 81 the Sedewtck.
DO you know Mrs. Sarah Eaton?~
yes
when did you See here
Ii was between and > O'Clock. She /
went up on The elevator to the third ard
got of.
Did she afterwards go to The aF,h on
the elevator"
No: saw her in the third floor han /
and hailed her % see i she wanted 10 90 +
lp and she said No
How long was this before the aoci-
ien5c"
IL Was abou; three minutes"
Would she have had time 10 walk Up /
10 the nth floor before the accident"
II suppose she would
You know Mrs. Eatcn2"