The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
HURLED THROUGH THE
AIR TO HIS DEATH
Attempted to Throw Woman 4, 4,
From Window, But Was Un-5
successful, So Shot Her. S
THEN JUMPED FR o M iB UILDlNG'5 |. \! ]! !
Mans Body Was Almost Life fee|
less When 1t Struck Pave
me11t-She Will Recover. i5
(By Associated Press.) )

MICH, June 24-A small II
private office In a suite on the eleventh
sfloor Of the Chamber OF Commerca ca build
Sfng, at the corner Of riswold and, STATE "a
|4streets. ri as to.d a " he scene d tssl most
thrilling TRACED y. en- ,harl s M
| .Swayse.S all insurance agent, fought Will
Miss Ef1e Alvord for, Sc vera ! minutes +
lin an attempt to throw her out of the
window; then shot her twice and rlunge
himself from the window to tho brick
pavement OF State street. being aln1ost5
Instantly killed. }. Sss s
Miss Alvord was shot twice IN the neck
and badly beaten about the head and
face by Swayse,l but her physician said
.to-night that che is not dan gerously hurt
Every bone In sswayse's body below his
neck was broken by his fall OF 165 feet.
Despite the terrific fall. faint flicker OF
life remained when he was picked up>
but 1t went out as his broken body was
being carried into the lobby of the build
ing.
Back of the tragedy lies tale of an
5acouaintance between Miss Alvord and S
swayse, who was flfty-one years old.ss
married and the father of two young
daughters. Both Miss Alvord and SWaSsa 4
we're for several years. prior to November
1902, employed at the House of Correc-
ton here, Swayse as deputy stlpertnte tens
dent and the woman as aSmatron. "a
Both were discharged. Swayse then
entered a small private Office at the frone
nnce company In whose office the Tragedy
occurred Miss Alvord had several y 20 sl.y
lions. and then entered the employ Of = !.
sewing machine company. %
The Struggle for Life. s
To-day she drove up in an autonlobis y
to the Chamber of Commerce buildi1igs
with j. p. Terry. also employed by tlls
same sewing machils company. She n
went I'M to the Insurance. Office on tbs II
eleventh floor, where she and Swaysesi "
entered sail private office at the front
< or the building, swayse locking the door
after them. Angry words We're teard
then a struggle. and screams. Next ser-e
.eral shots were fired, and employees OF g.
the Office broke in the door. The wo- N
mans screams were heard on the street. K
and her companion. Terry, had hurrisd .
IN In the elevator and arrived IN time to s
he tho first man to rush into the room. n
Miss Alvord lay on the floor. her clothlns
torn. blood running from the pnlles
wounds In her neck. and her hair doW1l
and dlsheveled. The window was open and 3
through 1t could be seen Swayses race a
above the window ledge. to which lie Was 1
clingine with his hands. The face was
there only moments; then the nanlua ana f.
slippcd across the ledge aud Swayse Was
hurting down through the air 10 MS \
death.
IT is not clear whether or not sWsaSse n
delIherately climbed out on the ledge % 4
comn,it s,licide or had crawled out and y
dronned his legs and body oyer In an at
temnt 10 work his way down the front
of tho building and escape into an once
on the floor below, 88 S,
Witnessed the Affair.
Miss Alberta Burns, who Is employed
IN a building block below the Chail-
her of Commerce, saw the desperate
struggle between the coupe from Is
office window Swayse she SAYS, made y
two attempts to throw the woman from
5ths window once he lifted her BY her
feet and succeeded IN getting part of
her body through the window. when she
broke away from him, Then he grabbed b
her about the waist and again tried ~
throw her to the street. Again she broke
away. Then he attacked the woman ana &
pounded her about the head, flilaliy dra"-
ing his revolver and shooting her SwaysA {
then crowled upon the window, q nd, MISS
Burns says, let his body down until hlss
feet seemed TO rest on something, pos
sih,,, d narrow ledge, few feet below
the window x
Here lie hung for a few seconds, thsn !
his head fell back, his hands lost their
grin and he whirled through out ~ MISC
Burns's range Of vision,
Hundreds See Him Fall.
rhs Chamber Of Commerce "a situated Il
IL the heart Of the hsseAess portion o8