The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-05
DRAG WOMAN FROM
BENEATH Street CAR
Richmond Woman Attempts to Com
NIT Suicide I'm New York and Is
Rescued by Fireman-Begged
TO Die.

Tuesdays New York Press printed
an account OF the attempted suicide
or Mrs. Pauline Geithein, who is
said TO have formerly lived on Church
Hlll IN this city. The name, however.
does not appear in the City Directory.
The following is the publication
made in the New York paper:
After two cars of 4 northbound sub
way train passed over her in the AS
tor Place Station just before noon
yesterday, without injuring her in any
way, Mrs. Pauline Geithein, twenty
three years old. Of 204 East Sixth
Street, was only prevented from fling
ing herself against the third rail. in a
frenzied effort at suicide, through the
SWIFT courage of a city fireman More
IMAM a hundred persons. most of them
women shoppers. saw the struggle be-
tween the young matron and her res
cuer' who seemed absolutely fearless
or the electric peril toward which she
was precipitating herself. Mrs. Geit-
mems collarbone was sprained in her
Jump from the station platform. and
she was removed, u prisoner, to ST.
Nincents Hospital.
oh. please let me die!" she noane0'
again and again as she was being car
ried to the ambulance. God knows
l have nothing to live FORT"
Beyond inrimating she had quar-
reled with her husband, whom she
described as an employee of the Hotel
Manhattan, she would give no reason
Tor her attempt at self-destruction.
She VIII be arraigned as soon as her
INJURY mas been properly cared for
propaDly today-to answer to charge
OF attempt at suicide. At first the wo-
man refused to give her address. In
the East Sixth Street tenement house
she nnally named ii was said a couDle
named Geithein had been living there
rev weeks Little was known of
them and the husband could NOT he
found last night. In the Manhattan
IL was said nobody of that name was
employed there. 90
Many OF the crowd on the station
platform noticed Mrs. Geithein's pc
cullar actions just before her suicidal
attempt. She went to the extray,,a
north emo of the station and naced
nerVously up and down, occasionaIIv
mutterlng to herself and leaning ONT
over the track to see if a train was
coming. AS the rumble of the beoN~v
wheels told of the cars approacb sho
stepped back pace and then suddaniv
Iaunched herself forward right unoer
the hrst car. An uproar of excite.
ment arose among the throng on the
fai,,t "a III anu halT dozen women
tainted or became hysterical
frederick Fritsche, the motornoaD
instantly flung on his brakes, and the
Tram came 10 a grinding halt. Two
cars mad passed over the woman
nov ana 1t was supposed her
heavy trucks. Patrolman Kunfrian
or Traffic Squad b, and the fireman
VINO refused to give his name
chanced to be passengers on the first
car, and they Immediately jumped ont
ana scrambled under the space he
tween the second and third car. where
the seemingly dead woman Law. AZ
the fireman caught her arm Mrs
Glethein rose to her knees. however
screaming, Let me alone! Let me-
die!' and started to crawl toward
the third rail. 0"''i u
The fireman seized her bv the
shoulders, whereupon she began to
struggle desperately, lunging fierceIv
toward the third rail- By sliDpine
quickly around her her unWeicome
rescuer managed to get between her
and her perilous destination. He TINS
placed himself in great danger. for
ms FOOT was only a few inches from
the heavily charged metal But bv
DIT, however, he forced the woman
back until Patrolman Kupfrian. who
mad been unable to aid him owing
to the narrow space under the train.
could get hold of her. Then she was
lifted on the platform and an ambu-
lance summoned from st. Vincent's.
Before medical aid arrived the
youthful matron had to be held to
prevent her throwing herself against
the third rail. DR.. Healy examined
her on his arrival and found her only
hurt. except a few bruises, was the
sprainedJ collarbone. Thereupon she
was removed to the hospital for treat
ment. Nprthbound traffic in the Sub
way wash held up for about half an