The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31

Gertrude Hay ward, by Miss Bird
Watson who Is employed ut the Blue
Front restaurant, and who knew the
deceased young woman in Mitchell,
She Was employed as cashier in
Hoon's grocery in MITCHELL said
Mss Watson to the Press. she
boarded at the Alex Mitchell house
and was very intimate with the
wife OF the proprietor. s. Is. rhomp-
son. She left Mitchell a little more
than two weeks ago and went TO
Sioux City but had returned to
Mitchell and was there at the
Mitchell house when l left on Mon
day last. She kept company with u
young man named Ray or Roy Quinn
but | do not know where he is. /
had not seen her in Sioux Fails for
some time although / thiuk..she came
here ON her return from Sioux City y
a Phillips avenue shoemaker who
wants his name withheld says that
he a Identity the corpse as that
of a young oma who was in his
shop u day last week to have a
/ shoe fixed.
Will West said after be saw the
booy that he recognized the young
woman as Il whom he saw Oh the
IeuuL SoleSe Niduue III
with a young man, on Wednesday
the rail OF the viaduct and was very
careful not to allow him to see her
face as he passed. She and the young
man we're talking very earnestly.
1t was about 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon that the watchman AT
the Queen Bee mill noticed a young
Vpn I'M CiffinnE nm ~ r0nly an thu
west bank of the river, opposite the
mill. The watchman sent Otto
Stangohr. who was working at the
mill, to lind out what was wrong
With the woman.
Mr.. Stangohr crossed the river and
engaged the woman 10 conversation.
He saw that she had removed her
shoes and hat and he asked what
was the matter.
Nothing" she replied.
He asked her if she had a home
and she said that She had if she
wanted to 20 to it.
He then said to her that she acted
as though she intended to do some
thing foolish and advised her not to.
That he had d home where his
mother was and that ii she wanted
to go there She would be welcome
for two or three days or as long as
she wanted to stay. He persuaded
her to put on her shoes and her hat
and just about at that time Mr.. Sim
mons happened along and noticing
the strange situation asked the
cause and was told by Strangohr.
MIR. Simmons persuaded the girl
to leave the river with him.
MI. Simmons went to the young
woman aud engaged her in converse
tion. He saw that she was in
trouble and finally p%ursuaded her to
accompany him from the spot. She
told him that she had no home and
no friends and that she was dis
couraged and respondent.
They had proceeded about one
block from the river bank when the
girl suddenly whirled about and ran
to the river. Without pausing as
she reached the bank. she plunged
into the stream which is deep at.
that point.
The current washed her over the
falls and She was seen no more.
Chief Wade was communicated with
and he Immediately began dragging
the river for the body. The search
occupied an hour before the Crap
pling hooks caught in the woman's
clothing and the body was brought
to the surface.
Coroner Mille- was summoned and
after taking the body from the water
he removed it to his undertaking
rooms, where 1T awaits disposition.
The deceased is said to have an
aunt living i'm Mitchell. but whether
or not she has other relatives in this
part of the world is not known.
She sent a registered package to her
Mitchell friend yesterday afternoon
and some Instructions as to what to
do with the body may be received
from Mitchell today.
The dead woman is about 5 feet 5
inches tall, about % years of aye,
aud was comfortably though not
extravagantly dressed. Several D
sacks containing fresh fruit were
found near the rock by the river
where She was sitting before she
took the life ending plunge.
A reporter for the Press called on
Mr.. Simmons at Nix. Dlady's home
last evening and asked him to till
the story OF the suicide.
81 went for q walk along the east
iNS VI " tlNCI. YCsIClNldy dllcTuOOO
to see the stone which crops
out there" he said. 81 crossed 10
the east side Of the river on the
Eighth street bridge and walked
down past the big mill. Just below
that building l crossed the river
again to the west side and was COM
ing back toward tie city when l was
accosteu by a man who called rny
attention to "a young woman who
was sitting on a lock by the river.
He SAID she was in trouble and he
thought that she intended to COM
NIT suicide. [ went to the Young
woman and asked her what was tie
matter. l said that she appeared
to be a respectable and good girl and
that ii she was in trouble / would be
glad to help her out of it. She had
removed her hat and shoes and after
some conversation with her / in
duced ller to put on her shoes and
come up town with me. [ asked
her il she had a home and after
saying at first that she had not, she
finally admitted that she had but
not in Sioux Falls. l then asked
her if she had any friends here and