The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-25
THE WAGES OF SIN
BROOKLYN YOUNG MANS sENsA-
TIONAL SUICIDE.
"A WARNING TO YOUNG MEN,
HAD PLANNED TO KILL PARA
MOuR AND HIMSEIF.

Forced the Young Woman to Write
One Himself, Saying She Had
Ruined His Life-was About to
XIII the Girl when She Saved Her
self by sStrateEy - Her Screams
Brought a Policeman, But when
Arrested jenkins Blew Out His
brains.
Philadelphia, May 24.-A sensational at
tempt at murder and suicide took place
at a hotel here tonight, when John A.
Jenkins of Brooklyn, N. Y, attempted
to kill a young woman named Mae Bar
ber, of this city. and then blew his brains
out while in the grasp of policeman.
The couple registered at the hotel this
evening as man and wife. Two letters
were found in the room, one written by
the young woman and the other by Jen-
kins. The young woman says she was
forced to write her letter at the point of
pistol. 1t was addressed to her land
lady on North Thirteenth street, and read
as follows:
Kindly look after my body and pay the
insurance. They have failed TO call for
IL. The money is in the bureau drawer.
You may keep some of my things and give
the remainder to Hanna A. Neber 100
South Second street. Give me good
burial God bless you. Jack and die
in love and in the triumph of loves
death. Lovingly,
Mae, 219 North Thirteenth street"
jenkins writes Poetry.
The address given is where the girl
boarded The letter left by jenkins who
is said to live at 23e Prospect Place. Brook
lyn. was prefaced by verse of poetry.
This was' followed by the words:
Kindly notify my brother-tn-law. John
l. Murphy, of this happy event, No. 265
Prospect Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. This is
the ultimate result of gambling and
men. John A. Jenkins"
This was followed by more poetry and
then came the following:
God help my mother. This creature has
ruined my life and 1 am putting her out
of the business to save other men,
1t was Just about midnight when
screams we're heard coming from the
fourth floor Of the hotel A woman was
seen to be hanging by her dress out of
the window. "a policeman ran up the
stairs and met a man rushing down. He
grasped him and was returning with him
up the stairs when the man suddenly
drew n revolver from his hip pocket and
blew out his own brains. Leaving the
prostrate man on the stairs, the officer
and several hotel servants went to the
room from the window of which the wo-
man was hanging and drew her in. AS
soon as she saw she was saved she faint
and Miss Barber was sent to the central
police station.
Miss Barber's Statement.
Miss Barber made a statement, saying
jenkins threaten to either shoot her or
throw her out OF the window
He said he could not live without me,
and that would be dead before u o'clock.
/ pleaded with him to spare my life. But
he was obdurate. Placing the pistol at
my head he forced me to write at his diet
tation the letter to my landlady. Then /
thought I might save my life by resorting
to strategy. l asked him for one drink
before died and he ordered beer When
the waiter appeared with the bottle,
sprang to the window and attempted to
jump out into the street My dress
caught and held me and then / knew no
more"
Barber %. She was handsome and dress
ed we'll. She is said to be a waitress in
the restaurant OF large department store