The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-06
BRIDE JUMPS
INTO RIVER
Mary Oenner leaped From Fer
yboat and Was Drowned.
TIFF AT BREAKFAST TABLE.
Resulted Ia Sslt.Dssiructlun By 4 Pretty
Young Woman Whs Had Been Married
Only Two Months
TIFF At BREAKFAST TABLE.

New York, June ga child wife. terri
| fed at the first cloud in her sky, destroyed
herself yesterday. Mary Denner bride
| OF II. threw herself from the ferry boat
Long Beach, which had just left her slip
at Long Island City, and was drowned
! before help could reach her.
moment before she had been laughing
and chatting with a group of girl friends,
bound like herself for their work IN a
cigar box factory In this borough.
The deck was crowded and the little
circle was well 10 the front on the for
ward deck. Without a word the pretty
blonde, who but the second before had
rushed TO the rail. clambered over It, and
plunged into the water.
Psusing only long enough to cast aside
hat and coat a man sprang after her and
swan to the spot where the woman had
disappeared. Back and forward he swan,
but not ripple on the surface rewarded
his search. From the time the waters
closed over her Mary Denner was never
seen again. II is supposed the paddle
caught her clothing and dragged her
under.
Half an hour later two newsboys saw
a womans hat In the water II was
fshed out and was identified as the dead
girls. The would-be rescuer was picked
UP by small boat exhausted. and was
transferred 10 the ferry boat. He refused
| to let his name be known.
Mary Busic, OF 197 Crescent street, and
| Mamie Minnix, or 511 Vernon avenue,
Long Island City. the friends to whom
ILL
| had spoken OF some trouble with her
| husband, Charles Denner. who is en-
| ployed in Rhoades Machine Shop. Long
| Island City.
An added touch of horror was the fact
| that the girls mother. Mrs. Matthias
| Koika, whose home is at 81 Prospect
| street Long Island City. was on the
boat when the girl jumped overheard
| The woman, who also works In the cigar
| box factory, heard the shrieks and saw
| the confusion She did not know that the
| suicide was her own daughter unit she
| arrived at the factory.
The little home 10 which Charles Denner
took his bride two month ago. at 3sl Free
| man avenue, Dutch Kills. l.. l., though
| humble, was neat and pretty. She was
ambitious and begged to continue her
factory work that they might have more
/ money.
| They were mere boy and girl. he being
| only 20 He is Of medium height and
| slender build. with Jet black hair and
| piercing black eyes. She was petite and
| blond with blue eyes and dropping mouth
| All the neighbors regarded them as de-
voted TO each other.
Mrs. Mary Tamocca. the landlady
heard some sharp words Tuesday night
while Denner's brother was with them
but thought no more OF It. When she
left the house yesterday morning Mrs.
Denner was weeping
There was no real trouble" said Den
ner yesterday when seen at his mothers
home. 247 Harris avenue. She was a
little quick but so good. We probably
loved each other too much TO be very pa
tient. tiff al the breakfast table? Yes.
II was nothing of any consequence. When
they told me | could not believe a.
have wept till have no tears left"