New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-08
FALL FROM WINDOWS; Dill
Two Women Killed and Anothe
Injured in Similar Accidents.
C0R0NERS HOLD WiTNESSE;
Schwannecke Arrests Three Me,
Twice and Then Paroles Them
to Await the Inquest.

Three women fell from windows in differ
ent parts of the city yesterday. two of Their
dying from their injuries. The third is i
Mount Sinai Hospital in critical cond-
| ton. In the case of one of the victims
Coroner Schwannecke. of The Bronx. d.
| tanned three men as witnesses. but, lats
discharged them, with orders to report Il
the inquest into the death of Mrs. Sophie
| Williams, of No. 2S3 East 135th street, whid1
will take place next week.
Mrs. Williams lived on the fourth fou.
with her fourteen-year- son. George. Sic
was separated from her husband. Just hoT
she met her death is as yet unexplained.
Her body was found In the courtyard n
the rear of her home early yesterday morn
ing by one of the tenants of the hous,
who called Patrolman Young, Of the Alex
ander avenue station. Young called IF.
Paulson, of Lincoln Hospital, who said tint
the woman had been dead about fifteen
minutes Her skull was crushed and her
body badly nlangIed.
Young notified Coroner Schwannecke. VIC
made an investigation. at the end of which
he ordered the arrest of William Blact-
more, of No: 2o5 East 126th street: Georse
Blacknaore. of No. SS3 East 135th street. his
brother, and Thomas Carroll, Of No IS
Lincoln avenue.
The prisoners testified that they had been
IN the house with Mrs. Williams en-
Wednesday night, and that there had been
considerable drinking. They said that
when they left the Williams fat Mrs. Will
Jams was under the influence of liquor. It
is supposed that she fell from the window,
as a chair was placed near it. After ieav-
ing the house the Coroner questioned
George Williams, and as a result of what
he told the Coroner schwannecke ordered
the three men again arrested.
The body Of poorly dressed woman was
found IN the airshaft between the build
ings at No 1S3 East 4th street and No. 69
First Avenue Yesterday by workmen re-
pairing the roof of the 4th street house.
An ambulance surgeon from Bellevue Hos
pitaI said the woman had been dead for
some hours. Her neck and right leg were
broken.
The 4th street building is unoccupied, e1-
cept by Abraham Golding and his wife. the
ianitors Of the building. They said that the
front door was seldom locked and that per
sons from the street often slept in the
place At / o'clock yesterday morning, &C
cording to Mrs GoIding. she heard & noise
on the roof after she had ordered a young
man from the house. She called loudly for
the police and two men who said they
were detectives from the 5t1 street station
made an Investigation
Later in the day detectives of the Allen
Street branch Of the Detective Bureau. ar
rested Thomas McCrudden. of No. 341 5th
street, on a charge of being suspicious
person. He was remanded TO Coroner
Feinberg who committed him TO the
House of Detention as a material witness.
He said he mad been in the room with the
woman
The third victim was Mrs Lena Vein
ert- Of No Is East 103d street, who fell
from the fourth floor Of the house TO the
courtyard. while cleaning the windows IN
the rear room. Had she not struck
cIothesline in her descent It is probable
that she would have been killed. An am
hulance surgeon from Mount Sinai Hospital
was summoned and found that the woman
was suffering from i fractured leg and in
ternal Injuries