The sun., 1900-09-01
ROSE FISHER TRIED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
SAYS CHIEF MASSEY.
Franklin WilIi4ms, Who Was
With Her ON Thursday
Night is Located.
WANTED TO DROWN HERSELF
James Kellum Was Summond by
Williams to Aid Him in Pre-
venting the Girl From
Jumping Into the
Race. Leaped
Into Water.

Into Water.
The mystery surrounding the case of |
Rose Fisher, the young woman who was
rescued from the BIandywine race above |
Market street bridge early yesterday !
morning i'll an unconscious condition by I
Captain George Black ana Officer Shrr- |
rs. was cleared away by Il thorough H.
Ncstigltion made by Chief Massey who
said last night that he was satisfied that |
il was case Of attempted suicide.
The chief first directed his attention
to finding il man who was said to have
been in the company Of the woman.
-\ftcr some searching he was located
and it turned ont to be Frank Williams.
Williams was greatly worried as he
feared he might be charged With making
an attempt on the girls life. Williams
was taken before the chief and made
il complete statement Of the affair.
James Kcllum. residing at Twenty
second and Market streets who had
given first alarm about their being Il
woman in the race, was summoned be-
| fore the chief
| He also made Il statement. The state
ment Of both agreed in every particular
and clearly showed that the woman had
desired to drown herself. Both men are
eNenerated by the police from all
| blame.
Mr.. Nellum gave Il much fuller state
ment than the one earlier in the day to
Captain Black He said he stopped to
rest i'll the small park at Fifteenth and
Market streets on his way home early
yesterday morning and had been there
Il long time when he saw IL man and
woman seated on the arch over the race.
They started to wrangle. They finally
arose and started up the walk along the
race. and Kept on wrhngling.
lii short time the main came running
hack alone and was greatly excited. He
cried ont that the woman intended TO
commit suicide and that he was protest.
ing. He impolpd Kellnm 10 come help
him keep her from doing 50.
Kellun hurried with him 70 the wo-
man and found her standing on the
wall. kellrm grabbed Tor the woman
] but she was too quick for him and leap
cd into the race. He told the man he
should 90 in and get his friend ont. The
, woman was up to her waist III the water
I ut the time.
e Kelum hurried away to get help and
t the man made his escape and WAS not
seen again until located by the police.
" hen Kellum left the woman was
s wading toward the centre of the race.
a Npltms idea was to get an officer
a and first cndeavored to findOhicer MAJ
gees house on Lamotte street and not
succeeding in finding it hurried to the
city pumping station and had the police
station notified by telephone.
q Captain Black and Officers sherry
Mcbride and Ward We're soon on tn,
scene and were led by Kelum to where
g he thought he had last seen the woman
e He must have lost the place or the wo
n man had waded about considerably. aS
e they had great difficulty in finding her
e They had about thought of giving mp thu
d search when they heard a moan ant
/ then found the woman near the Bishop
{. stead property with just her nose an'
u mouth out of water.
s She was dragged out unconscious an,
/ upon being resuSticated asked Captain
Black why they had not allowed her t
e remain in the water and die.
e Mr.. Kellum was brought face to fac
Is with Williams and was overjoyed 10 Sc
him as he felt it relieved him (kelnm
- from amy suspicion. He fully identified
y him ;ls the man who had been with Mis-
!" Fisher.
Williams told the chief that he hngge
the woman not to kill herself. nj leaS
not while he was with her and said
in her IF YOU are going to for Gods SAX
y get away from me.
RS Miss Fisher is still in the custody z
a tho police and is very angry ut bein
Id locked up. She said last night that Sll
r. wished She had died and cursed and II
~ marked that She would rather die tha
stay ut the police station.
She is about % years of age and W;
quite nice looking girl when she can
to Wilmington not quite Il year ago
- Some months ago she was arreSte
=, by Serbeant Lyons for corner loungil
: ana smoking cigarettes at Third M
Shipley streets, later she was arrestt
er at Third and Tatnall streets and The
: in the chop suey restaurant ON Fonrt
street When locked up on the latt
he occasion she acted as if she We're era;
ON and threatened to kill herself.
The police authorities fear that 81
nj will vet lie IL subject for the coroner.
m Miss Fisher in speaking of the affi
SAID that both men came close to II
,;s while she was standing ON the wall N
~. one touched her and she didn't kne
whether he tried to push her over
catch her. She said IF you do bri
'ar the right one in here / will lie and $
-. as il is not him"
~ She stated that she met a man Thu
day night and had had some drinl
They took walk down the race. )
stated that she met men ON the str'