The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-05
Supposed to Have Fallen or Been
Pushed Into River and
Drowned. ;
LEFT RESTAURANT WITH MAN
ON LAST SATURDAY EVENING
Male Companion in jail on Charge
Drunkenness-Came From
Gary, Ind.

Perhaps. one more poor unfortu.
nate gone to her death, mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Jesse
Branton. a woman last seen alive
Saturday night at S o'clock.
Tho police are endeayoriny to liz
the veil that cnshrouds the dissp-
pcarancc
Tho probabilities are that she was
accidentally drowned or was pushed
into the river by drunken malls
companion following a dispute.
The arrest of Nose Endicott and
confinement in Jail upon a charge of
drunkenness first brought the matter
to the attention of the authorities.
Jessie Branton. woman aged
about 81 who in November came to
Cairo from Gary. Ind. aud took
rooms in the second story OF the
brick house. 1901 Commercial a,e-
nue. was last seen at her apartments
by other occupants of the building
as she was leaving about 1870 satur.
day afternoon for down town where
she was TO obtain her supper.
This supper was obtained at TIE
Genital Cafe 5tl Ohio stcet
where she remained about an hour.
She later appeared at the restaurant
i09 Ohio street. kept by Tom Nicks
where size called upon an acquaint.
ance, Florence Davis.
She remained here from to 5
80 clock carrying ON at different ttm- 81
a conversation with the loungers and
patrons OF the place. During this
conversation she met and talked TO
Nose Endicott, an cmploye of tie
Barrett feet. The pair left there at
8 o'clock telling Florence Davis that
they we're going TO a picture show
and started off down the street. this
| causing the Davis woman to call out
after her friend Funny direction
to so TO picture show. kid.
This was the last seen or heard of
| the Branton woman until the follow
ing moi ning about T;30 wnen tic
Davis woman was approached hy
Endieo.t in drunken condition
with the statement that the Brantou
woman had robbed him the night be-
, fore.
Endicott when seen in jail ycstcr-
day said that the woman had ae-
| companicG him down to the house
boat on one OF the bargcs In the Bar
rctt feet He did not know whea
she left. He further said that he
did not know whether the WOMAN
had robbed him or not. At Nicks'
restaurant ii was said that Endico.t
had left money with them for safe
keeping but they did not know how
much additional money he had en-
his person at the time.
There are two theories connected
with tbo disappearance of the wolu-
an The first is that while the pair
were engaged in q quarrel and scuffia
over the alleged robbery. the woman
was unintCntiOnally showed into the
river. or leaving The boat unknown
TO Eudicott, while he was In
drunken stupor. she fell into the
river and was drowned while essay
ing to walk to the shore over tue
narrow plank which connects The
boat with the landing
Jessie Branton was tall. light hair
cd. blue eyed aud fairly preposaes-
sing. She weighed about l53
pounds and was 1res ed in a neat
coat tailored suit of light blue. she
wore small black hat with
feather Her apartment in the front
of the building showed cleanliness
aud neatness and that nothing had
been disturbed. the bed having beea
nicely made up.
The police viii make an eNamina-
tion Of her effects today to learn
something IN regard to her ante
ccdents.