The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-09
JUMPS FROM HIGH
BRIDGE TO DEATH
Continued From First Page.

forty feet When the buggy was be-
tween the second and first spans he
rose slightly in his seat, took off his
overcoat, sat down again and then took
off his other coat and vest. l then saw
him remove his hat from his head, and
then, jerking the lines he brought the
horse to standstill. Before | could
imagine what he was about to do he
jumped to the sidewalk and with an
other jump was on the railing. He
leaped over head foremost without
looking around.
Mortified at the sight I looked over
the, railing and saw him wriggling
through the air and strike the water.
He rose to the surface soon and Strug-
gled as if Swimming for several sec
onds He had leaped from the west
side of the bridge and he fioated under
and about twenty feet down with the
There were many people on the bridge
at the time, butt they were all at the
other end
Body Is Not Recovered.
The man was seen to fall by people
on the flats below the bridge, and the
police were notified.i The patrol wagon
was Immediately sent but all effort to
recover the body was of no avail
The horse and buggy and clothes left
by Notter were 8taken to the central
station where an examination was
made Of the papers. Notter had left
an empty revolver, a watch and chain,
a ten dollar billa some mileage books,
papers and personal letters, and one
letter stamped and addressed to F. J..
Richardson, Ills Second avenue south,
Minneapolis, which is quoted above.
All the articles and papers were found
in one pocket.
Beneath the cushion of the buggy
was found a note scrawled in Notter,s
handwriting saying: This rig be-
longs to Schroeder. Money at the police
station will pay for the hire"
Statement of a Friend.
HE was with me off and on dur
ing the morning, and l saw him drive
away from the hotel" said Walter J.
Store, who was a friend of Notter.
Shortly after lunch he said he was
going to take ride and asked me if
would go with him.. / replied that L
did not care to go out and he then
said that he would go alone I had no
idea of what he had in mind, and
thought he merely wanted to go on a
pleasure drive.
During the morning man whom
undertook to be his employer called at
the hotel and wanted to see Notter
When Notter was Informed of this he
was in his room, No. 81, and he sent
the bell boy to my room on the floor
below and asked If he could come to
my room as he did not want to see the
an, saying that he was too drunk to
see his boss Notter then came TO my
ROOM and went to the man and told
him that Notter was not in room ga.
The man then went away.
Had. Beena Drinking.
Il do not know how much Notter
had been drinking, 4as did not see him
last night. I saw him several times
during the mornings and he seemed to
be as happy as usual After sending
for the buggy shortly after o'clock
in the afternoon he sent for pint bot
tie of whisky, from which we both had
a drink. He then said he wanted to
take the bottle with him, and l told
him he should not take it If he was
going driving. He left it in his room.
When the buggy arrived we walked
down stairs together and without even
bidding me farewelifor giving the least
intimation of his intention, he got into
it, whipped the horse and disappeared
around the corner
As over an hour interviewed between
the time Notter left the hotel and the
time he jumped from the bridge it Is
thought that he took drive about