The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-23
ELoPEMENT-THEN SUICIDE.
A Leap From Steamship End
henry Dundlcy,s Life

HcnEy DUn0lcy'S Life.
NEW YORK, June PA suicide, the
mystery Of which there seems to be nc
hope of clearing up on this side of the
water. was reported by the officers of the
North German Lloyd steamship Saale when
che arrived at her pier this morning
Henry Dundley. young Englishman, hand
some. talented and apparently well-to-do
Jumped from the upper deck of the steam
ship as she was lying off Quarantine at /: go
o'clock this morning and disappeared com
pletely. Owing to the hour of the night.
delay was experienced in getting away the
boats and rescue was impossible Mile.
Rane Boilod. q Swiss dancer, from Paris,
whom the Englishman induced to run away
with him. is at the Barge Office. detained
as pauper. and will be sent back to
France.
Dundley is described as about twenty -onc
years OF age. of handsome. well-propor-
toned English type. He was of refined
manners, and seemed to have had the best
of education.
Dundley and the Swiss dancer boarded
the Saale at Cherbourg and were saloon
passengers. occupying separate rooms.
Dundley was liberal with his money and
placed himself on good terms with several
Of the men passengers during the trip
across on the Saale. He was with one of
his fellow passengers for over two hours
last night. He went out on the upper
deck about IL O'Clock, after the Saale had
anchored on Quarantine. and strclled about
smoking a cigar. After a while Dundley
and his companion went inside and drank
bottle of wine together and then re-
turned TO the upper deck.
II was about | o'clock when tho two mon
separated, Dundley remaining on deck, the
other passenger going to bed. From that
time Dundiey was noticed by the crew alone
on the deck for about half an hour. He
stood In a secluded place in the after part
Of the ship for some time. and then one
of the crew saw him suddenly climb up Oh
the rail and leap off. The form of the
man in the water could not be made out iu
the darkness. and. though ali means OF res
cue were attempted, nothing more was seen
of him.
Dundley left no writing OF any kind to
explain his act or make positive his iden-
tity. The baggage found in his stateroom
was turned over to the German consulate
on the arrival Of the Saale.
The Boiled woman was able to throw
very little light on the mystery of the
suicide She cannot speak a word of Eng
lish, but che talked through an tnterp-e-
ter to Mrs. Stucklen, matron at the Barge
Office, this morning. She said that she
met the Englishman two weeks ago in
Paris. He protested to be infatuated with
her, end asked her to leave her husband
and travel with him. He talked about
bringing her to America. and gave en-
chanting accounts OF the life they would
lead together in this country. She agreed
to his proposal, and took passage with
him on the Saale. Last night about II
O'Clock Dundiey left her at her stateroom.
and babe her good night. That was the
last she eaw Of him.
The girl eaid that she knew absolutely
nothing about DundIey's history. She had
no relatives in this country, she said. and
no money of her own She said she was
told by some of the passengers. who
learned OF her plight before they left the
vessel this morning, that they had taken
up collection and raised about si2. which
they. would place in the hands of the
French Consul here for her benefit. She
gladly accepted the proposition ut the
Barge Office that she be sent back to
Paris,