The evening world., 1913-06-21
DIVING 1856 FEET
OFF BRIDGE, CRIES
I'm ALL RIGHT"
Bruins Says His Plunge From
Washington Structure Was
a Nerve Test.

John Bruins. the only man who ever
jumped on the Warrington Bridge and
lived to tell II. was before Magistrate
Levy to-day In the Morrisania Police
Court, charged with attempting suicide.
The young architect was perfectly self.
possessed and showed no effects from
his high dive Of yesterday afternoon
nave cut on his head. which he said he
thought he had received when he struck
the water.
Steve Brodie said that he Jumped
from the Brooklyn Bridge and made .
lot Of fame and money from his alleged
feat Nobody saw Steve jump. But
there vas . witness to Bruns's 11g-toot
from the time he dived from the parapet
Of the great span until he disappeared
under the waters Of the Harlem River.
Policeman stapat Of the High Bridge
police station said he had simply stood
and stared. all action for the time
paraiys sd.
II was under the bridge" ne said II
court to-day. looking after the boys IN
swimming. I happened to look Up Just
as Bruins dived from the span. II made
the man had deliberately gone to his
death. I saw his body twist and turn
like Q feather In the AAr. He turned
several somersaults and finally landed
In the water on his side.
"N0THlNo the MATTER WITH
Me-" HE ASSURES REScu1R.
u put out to him In . rowboat anA
found him swimming. and TO all appear.
anees In ~ good condition - WA
I'm all right. officer he said: there's
nothing the matter with me- helped
him into the boat and took him 70 the
station. where he was givsn . little
stimulant"
Magistrate Levy regarded the prisoner
curiously. and the architect met his gese
calmly.
Are you the man read about In the
papers who jumped from Ire washing.
ton Bridge?" he asked.
II didn't know that Il was In NE %
pers," returned Bruins. with . htue
smile. but I'm the man who divsd from
the bridge yesterda, afternoon"
What did you do Il sorr'
why. Your Honor, Il was . nerve
me on my lack Of nerve because he'd
never married.. ana ~ We talked ovsa
the matter ! made . bet that would
dive from the bridge. hrst msntionst
the Brooklyn Bridge. but finding that J
was too closely guarded BY the polio
changed my base Of action"
1T was certainly some nerve test" -
: sponded the Magistrate.
MOTHER FEARS HiS MIND MAY
be AFFECTED.
Mrs. Emily Kenny. BrunSs mothss
living at No. TT Elsmere Place whsr'
Bruins also lives. told the Court chi
feared her sons mind had become af
fected by too much work. She ha'
tried to make him take . rest. but b,
had declared that he was all right an.
. didn't need II. At times. she said. hi
actions had been Quscr. Only fev
months ago she had discovered him II
his room with the gas turned on Sh
had resuscitated him without the ~
sistance of q physician.
II think you need . rest" said thu
Magistrate to Bruins. II am going 4
send you to Bellevue Hospital for oh
, servation for ten days"
II think that that II quite unnecss
. sary."returned the architect n an
perfectly we'll. Your Honor
, But the sentence stood. and Brunl
will be under observation 1t Bellevue
, for the next ten days. The bridge from
, which ne dived ID higher than the Grea
, snan Of tho BROOKLYN atructure