The Washington times., 1922-11-04
POTOMAC
SEARCHED
FOR 7 WO
Man PIunges Off Key Bridge
Bride Writes Note and
Leaves for River.

ington during the past twenty-four
hours.
Five persons have attempted 10
end their lives. One is known to
have been successful, a second is
still missing, and medical attention
Is believed to have saved the lives
of the other three.
This brings the record for the
week to eight.
Two brides are among these who
have sought to end their lives.
Jumps or Key Bridge.
Harbor police are searching for
the bodies of man who leaped
into the Potomac river early today
from the Key Bridge. and of Mrs.
Genevieve Florence CISuch. bride
of two weeks of George Crouch,
Of 1888 Seventh street, northwest.
I'm going" shouted "A man Oh
Key Bridge today as he threw his
cap aside and waved 10 Robert q
Harley, of 1885 Willard street
northwest, who was passing that
way. The cap was turned over
to the police.
Wherf Harley became an invol
untary witness to the affair. he
rushed to lunch room nearby
and called No. ! Police Station and
told his story to Lieutenant Iear'
son and Detective Burke. The
body has not been recovered
When George Crouch returned
home last night, he feared for the
worse, because his sister had
few minutes before told him that
his wife had called h over the
telephone to say she was going to
the Potomac river TO drown her
self.
In plain view where he would no.
miss it, the young bride of two
weeks left a note which said:
MY dearest George: | can not
stand your silence, so this is good
by. am sure you must hate me.
The message was signed. Gene
We've"
Crouch is 81 and his bride was 10
years Of age.
Rushing to police headquarters,
Crouch told his story to Night In
spector Plemmons.
The harbor police was ordered to
begin a search of the river and
motorcycle officers stationed on the
speedway and tidal basin were
ordered to keep all approaches TO tn"
river under surveillance.
Mrs. Crouch was five feet and six
inches in height, weighed l40 pounds
and when last seen was wearing
blue dress, black velvet coat and
q black hat with silver trimmings.
Bride Swallows Poison.
Another bride of a few weeks,
Mrs. Edna Ferguson, twenty.one
years old. of 2O22 Fourteenth street
southeast, swallowed biChloride Of
mercury tablet yesterday afternoon
while visiting at the home of friends,
2237 Nichols avenue southeast.
Taken to the office of Dr. Russell
X. Hollingsworth, first aid treat
ment was given and the young
woman was sent to Emergency
hospital. Physicians today said she
would probably recover.
"I did it on purpose, but | re-
fuse to tell why" the woman told
the police. Her husband is said to
be soldier.
afternoon swallowed a quantity OF
roach powder in an effort to end
his life. He was removed from
his home, 231 Parker street north
east, to Emergency Hospital. He
will recover.
Facing arrest on n warrant sworn
out by his wife who charged him
with wife beating" Leroy Lawson,
q negro, yesterday sought to take
his life by inhaling gas at his home,
124O.A Carrollbcrg street southwest
Motorcycle Officer NJ. -. Smith
and Private G. c. Gouldman broke
open the room where the negro
had turned on the gas. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital. lie
will recover.
Mrs. william T. Gnash, of 1910
Potomac avenue southeast. lies at
Garfield Hospital with little chance
Of recovery, from the effects of
bichloride of mercury poison which
she swallowed Wednesday afternoon
at Zoo Park.
Billy" the fiftcen.month.old son
of Mrs. Gnash. died from poison ad
ministered by the mother. An
autopsy will be held today.
On Monday of this week Oscar w.
Lange, Washington attorney, ended
his life by sending a bul ct through
his brain at his room on Eleventh
street.
Forty.eight hours previously Bur
+. Barlow shot and killed himself in
his office in the International build
ing, 1919 + street northwest.
Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt declared
today that the power of suggestion
was no doubt partially responsible"
for the epidemic of suicides here
within the week.
1T has frequently come to my at.
tention that after one person uses a
revolver to end his life, one or two
others will use the same method, y
DR.. NCvitt said today.
when a particular poison is used
by one person, others suffering from
Temporary insanity or OF low men.
tality are quick 10 grasp the suggcs.
tion that they use I'll" same sort ot
poison to overcome tN'ir own trou'
bles. ,i,hcr real or irl'~ nary.
~ would hardly sa IVA 'rrre IS
such u thing as a s,uc.d 'p Tonic.
but when we sec instances where
two or more occu: w'h.H q given
period. then We a." forced 10 the
conclusion that ui,gcsGun has some
thing TO do with it,