The Washington times., 1920-09-07
ENDS LIFE TO j
AvO|DPOVERTY'
Money Gone and Without Job,
Miss Flossie RoseI Leaps
Off Rock. !
BODY IS STILL IN RAPIDS
Oespondent Girl Identified by
Hat, Purse, and Parasol She
Left on Bank. 4

Despondent over her failure to OBJ
tain employment and with her funds
all gone, Miss Flossie May Rosel,
thirty-eight years old, former yeo-
man (f) employed in the Navy De-
partment here, threw herself off a
rock at Great Falls last night. Her
body has not been found.
Miss Rosel came here from Leba-
non, Tenn, shortly after the war to
accept a position in the Navy De-
partment. When all the yeomen
(f) were retired she obtained an
other place in the department.: but
several months ago was laid off.
Since that time she has been a sub
tenant in the Government dormitories
on the Union Station Plaza, having
room in the G-H building. -
FRIEND IDENTIFIES HER.
The Identification was made this
morning at Police Headquarters by
Miss Elizabeth Trankeale.' an en-
p1oye OF the War Risk Insurance Bu-,
feau, who, during Miss Rosers stay in
the Government dormitory, had been
heT iTieHo anu d Tooihci ~ NV SoiD
Miss -RoscI, according to Miss West
cott manager Of the building in
which Miss Rosel roomed, was very
quiet. and spent most of her time
around the sitting room. reading. She
did not show signs of despondency. =
When the women who manage the
dormitories read in the newspapers
this morning that a young woman
J 4. i - -. - o. Il
IL was Miss Rosel. because she did
not return to the dormitory last night.
She was always in her room early. it
was said, and when they learned that
she was out last night the fact was
Immediately communicated to the po-
lice, who asked Miss Trankeale, her
chun. to come to police headquarters
and see if she could identify the para
sol, hat and piece of paper found in
the woman's pocketbook.
RECOGNIZES PIECE OF PAPER.
Miss Trankeale went to police
hea dquarters shortly after II o'clock
this morning and as soon as she saw
the hat and parasol she burst into
tears.
She told Detective Cornwall and In
spector Grant that she had written
1886 I" on, the back of her calendar
pad and had given il to Miss Rosel
some time ago. She told the police
that She positively Identified the
writing as hers. .y
NOTIFY HER BROTHEU.
The police have notified a brother
o. Miss Rosel az ueIaae. Kan. who.
they learned, was given as her near
est kin when she enlisted in the navy.
According to people at the falls
who saw her. Miss Roscl was warned
several times to come Off the rock.
as it has always been considered
dangerous place. The rock Is located
! Just above "the spout" and 1t was
there Miss Rose GiLick, an employs
| of the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
lost her life several months ago.
Charles A. Blatchford, of Canton.
! Ohio. who lives at 329 First street
! northeast, warned Miss Rosel twice
that she was in danger. The first
! time Blatchford warned her she did
/ not seem to want to come OF the rock.
! The second time, accompanied by Miss
| Helen D, Hyde, of the adjutant gem
! erals office of the War Department
! he helped her off the rock. A few
| minutes later she went back and
! jumped off.
! SEEN WEEPING ON ROCK.
! About $40 o'clock Blatchford and
| Miss Hyde noticed Miss Rosel and an
| other young woman on the rock.
| shortly after s o'clock they again saw
! her there. this time in company with
a young woman. Miss Rosel seemed
! to be crying and was wiping her
! eyes. Becoming nervous they noti-
| fed Ernest Dickey, policeman on
| duty at the Falls.
I After being assisted from the rock
| the second time. Miss Rosel was seen
| by Policemen Dickey and Blatchford
| to run back. They yelled to her. but
! she paid no attention to them and
diycd off the rock into the water.
: Policeman Dickey took her hat.
( parasol. and pocketbook to the homo
! Of Judge John NJ. Follin, of Elkins,
! Va, and related the story TO him.
Judge Follins notified the Washing
ton Police Department and Detective
| walsh was assigned to identify the
woman. The only clue Detective
! walsh had was the written piece OF
PAPER. which was evidently intended
! for 1896 ! street. Detective Walsh
went to the house last night, but no
! one there knew her.