The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-13
WHAT DID SHE WANT
YOUNG WOMAN PERCHEs IN WIN
DOW UP ALOFT.
She Was Finally With Difficulty In
duced to Leave Her Dangerous Seat
CnharIned.


dow on the 18th floor of the National
Loan and Exchange Bank Wednesday,
casually looking earthenwards, is if
preparatory to a suicidal leap. When
the superintendent of the building re-
monstrated with her she refused to
leave the window and it was only af-
ter repeated urgings that she vas per-
suaded to go to the street. ETen then
she made an attempt to board the ele-
vator and 60 back to her high perch,
and only by main force was she kept
from that purpose. The State says:
About ten o'clock Wednesday NOR
ming George T. Sampson, suporinten-
dent Of the building emerged from
the elevator at the 18th floor, and up
on doing so saw woman sitting In
one of the windows in the ves.ibule
to the Metropolitan club roms. She
was looking down on Columbia, with
her feet on the outer edge Of the win
dow sill, apparently as cool and COM
posed as if she were on the ground
floor. Mr.. Sampson went over to
where the woman was and told her it
was against the rules of the building
to allow persons to sit in the windows
and that she must come down. She
said she would do so and made mo-
ton as if to comply. Mr.. Sampson
asked her what she wanted Up there
and she said she was only taking a
look at the city. He then offered to
take her on the roof, but she declined
to accept his hospitality.
Mr.. Sampson was so puzzled at the
woman's demeanor and actions that
he insisted that she come down. She
said she would do so and Mr.. Samp-
son went down on the elevator with
the promise from the woman that
she was coming down. In short
while Mr.. Sampson went back to the
18th floor Of the building and to his
surprise found the woman still
perched in the window. This time he
demonstrated with her strongly and
she again promised that she would
come down. Mr.. Sampson did not
want to use force, for then, he feared
that the woman might fall or jump
from the window. So he went down
and consulted with officials Of the
National Loan and Exchange bank,
and it was agreed that the woman
must be gotten to the ground. The
maid at the building was sent up to
remcnstrate with the woman, but to
her she fatty stated that she would
stay there as long as she pleased.
MIR. Sampson then went TO the top
floor and told the woman she must
come with him to the first floor. Fin
ally she agreed and he took her to
the street. There he left her and
went into the Arcade. AS soon as he
got just inside the Arcade door he
turned and went back to the bank
building. He cid this to see If he
"OuIu CdlCu lHS NO1Adh oSShAFSAAS w
get back to the elevator. Just as he
expected, es he entered the bank
building again he saw her dart to-
wards the elevator. He had instruct
ed the elevator boys not to let her
get to the top floor again and they
closed the door on her. A: two men
we're entering the elevator she made
an effort to squeeze in between them,
but was prvented.
The woman was finally persuaded
to leave the building. She was put
aboard a Ridgewood car. No one
knew her name or her whereabouts.
Earlier in the morning when one
of the elevator boys was trying to
make room for her in the crowded
elevator she demonstrated with him,
saying, "It doesn't mater about me;
I'm crazy" While Mr.. Sampson was
demonstrating with the woman on
the top floor of the building she ask
ed if he thought it would kill her If
she fell to the ground from the 18th
floor. The woman was apparently IN
her 20's.