Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-15
BAD LUCK IN LOVE
Unidentified Man Leaps From
Bridge Tower.
DIES LATER IN HOSPITAL
Leaves Written Messages, One De-
claring He Could Not Stay
for the Showdown.

NEW YORK, July 15.-'I couldn't stay
for the showdown Have been four-flush-
ing all my life, so what's the use? Adios.
j. c."
That was found on a scrap of paper
left in a coat f1uttering in plain sight
from the top of the tower at the Brook
Iyn end of the Williamsburg bridge by
q man who jumped from the tower at
$50 o'clock last night intending to end
his life in the water :'45 feet below. Mis-
Judging his leap. he struck a sandbox on
the bridge roadway 20o feet from his
starting point He landed on Ii feet first
and smashed straight through the plank
covering of the box. which is one inch
and a half thick. That his skull was
fractured and both arms and legs broken
was apparent from a cursory examina-
ton. He was removed to tho Eastern
District Hospital still breathing. He
died there shortly after q o'clock, having
lived three hours, the doctors said, with
a broken neck.
Bad Luck the Cause.
Bad luck in love and playing the races
were apparently the causes for his act.
In the pocket of his coat were found a
paraphrased version of the words Of a
popular song indicating the former, and
late extra issue of an afternoon paper
containing the results of races yesterday
at the Empire City track. Bad News,
the name of the winner of the fifth race,
was UNDERSIGNED. That the man was Gull
tured was evidenced by Latin and Span
ish words on scraps OF paper found in
his pockets.
of the bridge by fifteen feet. Nobody,
apparently. saw him while he was climb
ing the Hgzag stairs in the tower frame
work, making ready for his leap or
hurting through the air.
The discovery of the body was made
by Policeman Rosenstcck. He noticed
Panama hat on the roadway near the
tower. Picking it up. he looked about
him. expecting the owner to appear and
claim 1t. In doing so he saw that the
top Of the sand box was streaked with
red. Peering into 1t. Rosenstock saw a
man huddled at the bottom of the box
in heap.
After lifting him out the policeman
rang up the Eastern District Hospital,
from which DR.. Frank arrived in an am
bulance.
Story Told by Samuel leu.
The polceman's action attracted the
attention Of Samuel leu, a Williamsburg
merchant of No. 132 North 4th street.
who was sitting near the foot of the
tower on the south side Of the bridge
reading q newspaper. He said that the
unknown man had approached him and
entered into conversation with him only
a few minutes before and had given him
the paper. He appeared excessively
nervous. leu said. After handing over
the paper, Teu continued, his chance &C.
quaintance went to the north side Of the
bridge. leu remaining where he was,
reading
In q pocket of the mans coat was found
piece of paper with this paraphrased
version of we'll known song on 1t:
When you know you're not forgotten
BY the girl you can't forget;
When you find the queen you've left behind
Is laughing at you yet.
The correct version of the song has
thinking Of in place Of Laughing at"
The word Laughing was underscOred.
Chased as "Joke."
On another scrap of paper was writ
ten: This Is a joke. This Is the final
Of the long trail: or is 1t the start? Quien
sabe?" Beneath was the following para
phrase of Caesars wen, vidi,' vici"; ;
"veni, vidi, fugit." 1t was followed by
these words:
II couldn't stay for the showdown
Have been four-hushing all my life, so
what's the use? AdiOsi ]. c."
The pockets also contained 20 cents In
change and a small knife. In a vest
pocket was a fresh pink carnation.
The man was apparently between thirty
and thirty-five years Of age. He wore a
gray suit, white underwear, black silk
socks and black oxford ties.