The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-02
F|NO|NG Of BODY
SKATERS THEORIES
jeanette Brown Undoubtedly
Killed Herself, is Verdict of
Coroner Taylor
CORPSE SHIPPED HOME;
HUSBAND COLLAPoES
Mr.. Brown and Wife's Broth
er Over Come When Young
Woman S Body is Found
in City Reservoir

On account OF many other theo-
ries that had been advanced, great
surprise was occasioned wn.n the
body of pretty jeanette Brown was
found late Thursday afternoon at
the bottom of the east basin OF the
new city reservoir after practically
every section of the basin mad been
dragged since last Monday morning.
when the desponuene young woman
sought suicides grave In the emily
waters.
Inc body was located about forty
feet from the east bank oi the basin,
ana wnen pulled 10 the surface with
graphing hooks, which the searefi@rs
employeu, the arms were arawn up
over the breast ana the hanas tightly
cleucfied. Tho hair was loose. hang
ing down the back. There WIS no
discoaoration on the body Or face,
and although IL had been in The wa
ter for many hours. the hsuy VAS not
swoitsn. as is usually the case under
such circumstances. The lace was
in calm repose. Indicating that DEAN
had come with little or no struggle
ON the part Of tne young weman
In a pocket Of her blue serge walk
lag jacket was found forty cents in
en.Hse a*.,- II Wishing cara.
oroncr Summoned.
The boag was gently 4ald on tho
banks OF the reservoir pending the
arrival III Coroner Taylor. whe was
quickly SATISFIED that II was "a case
OF suicide.
harry h Brown. husband OF the
unfortunate woman. happened to 10
in the vicinity when the body MS
discovered. HE was overcome with
grief. crying out. "My God, what can
/ doe | can't atana it.
he was quickly taken away from
The scene. Sam Wolf. his wife's bro
Their from New Yark. who went to the
West End with him to assist In tire
search. was also overcome at sight OF
the drencned body
a tarpaulin MAS placed over the re-
mains TO smut OF the gaze Of the
morbid crowd that watnered In quick
tespaase To the news That spread rap
idiy throughout tho city.
Where Did she Jump?
At exactly what point the young
woman leapt into the basin Will prob
ably never be known. although the
location OF the body shows that she
mus, have mounted the spiked iron
fence surrounding the reservoir near
the east end. In the roadway close
Ivy at the top Of the stairway leading
ZIP from the woody park, throughout
which srs undoubtedly passed on her
wag 70 the basin, WAS found the UNI
brella which she carried the morning
she left home. Although the ground
was muddy and wet. she left no trace
of her shoes on the fence nor did the
poultry yard wire along the lower
section OF the frame indicate that she
had used this as means of prepar-
ing for the leap into the basin. Her
hat which undoubtedly fell off in her
plunge To watery death, was flaat-
ing on the opposite side of the basin.
having dritted ia thar direction with
the assistance of the east end. which
Was blowing at the time.
Dependency the Cause.
Dependency. superindueed by the
general surroundings and conditions
81 her narrowed home life ON North
Seventeenth street, near Main, and
perhaps by the state Of her health
is generally accepted as the motive
prompting the young woman to de-
stroy herself. That these conditions
did not compare favorabiy with her
previous home lie In New York be-
Z fore marriage in June. 1908, to the
young tobacco dealer OF Richmond Il
freely admitted and recognized by
those acquainted with the couple
Three weeks ago the wife retured
from a trip to New York changed
woman. as her husband expressed It.
She realized more keeniy than ever
the difference between her LOT in life
here and that which was hers at the
comfortable home OF her parents in
the great metropolis. To friends she
frequently remarked that she WAS for
rnerly n stenographer earning q good
salary and with practically every COM
fort of lKa at her disposal. She un-
doubleday loved her husband. as love
goes these days. but whether this love
WAS strong enough to Offset the ma
tcrial comforts and pleasures OF life
for which she yearned and longed 10
another question.
Her body was shipped to New York
Thursday night accompanied by her
husband. mother and brother.
The young woman was born In Rus
ia twenty three years ago. She had
no children.