The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-15
SUICIDE VICTIM
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Name Of j. Marlos Found zson &
Coat left by Man ION
Bridge Herr u
BODY NOT FOUND ] b
Total Of s2s.2e Left Viii,
Coat and Hat FeM s7sSsS
W.; Clues Found. SsSs gsSs
BODY MOI: FOUNDI

VII; Clues Found.
Plunging from the top Of the new
million-dollar river bridg to theS
waters Of the Monongahe1aSRi River
more than 100 feet below Ii an M
identified foreigner. believed #bysotf
ficials to be ]. Mariosh. a middle
aged Italian from the Western
Pennsylvania coke region in Penn
sylvania, ended his life at# bouts
O'Clock this morning in full view
of scores OF pedestrians.
Efforts to recover the body were
still unsuccessful at a late Shourathi8$
afternoon. After attem pit With
grapp1e-hoo1ts and by Harry Dow
ney, an. experienced diver had
failed, rescue party BS headed sSbyS
Ed. Hawkins, deputy sheriff, began
blasting with dynamtte$ $2%osclocks
and one-half sticks of the Sexp1ostYe8
were used but at the hourT ThesS
West yirginian wentSto press par
ty carrying eight or ten sticks&o Of
dynamite was on its way to III theSs
river. 3 sa'
Many Persons Near.
Many persons we're near ea
moment ~ Marlosf',s 1eaped from
the bridge. Harold dAnHomsS anSen-S
gineer for the Monongahela#PoWe
& Railway CO., was$withtn fiYasfeetSI
of the m ian.
#a 'darlosh'' was first seems tandss
ing on the brid ge. He&caHiedgas
coat and hat over his arm ssSN No$essSSs
Decial attention was q q first paidSi
to him by those who saw him
it was the general pinions
with esses that the man Fassa8f 8forS
eigner. probably an gIta1 ian
He was ar*ithe.mtddleS
of the bridge on the SdoWn-rtYsEa
side. Suddenly, he dropped ShfsShat
of the bridge.
Turning to Ankrom, he said sa
Good bye, fellow! ',sssss
PIunges Into Water.
Without another word II he SnnysAs
terious man plunged from thasss
bridge. Horrified cries weresheard
mans intention, 5AnkroIn9 9sprangIto9
prevent the act but it was stoos1afeS
The man hurt1ed downst the
placid water, his body $turnfngsoYer
and over in the air. 1t$struclrEtheAs II
water, sank. rose, seemed @to9noaf
on the surface for asmoments and&a
then went under again.
Here witnesses opinton%seem&to
differ. Some persons state $thatSthe$
mans body did not come @baek@tos
the surface. Others dec1aredEttatsfts
came up three times theS1 S1aststim
near the old river bridg dgesonsMadis
on street. sass
Officials have mad mo emp ptS
to sift out these differencesEin Einsoptns&
ION, believing that thosesSWho saw
the suicide were proba bablytoosstartss
led to und exactl what did
happen.
Find Hat and Coat
The hat and coat SpickedIp
by persons standing nearbyDuts
were replaced without searchf fo1S
the arrival of the officers.SS Some
one hurried to police sheadquartersss
with the information and wit hinga
few minutes the city officers were
on the scene. 5ls5
After taking the nam ofawttS
nesses to the suicide. heyreturneds
with the hat and coat oHces
station. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
listed by Policeman Blaine Bog
CESS as witnesses: s:aHaroIdAn Ankrom
Clay street; CharlesL Lambio
Chamb erlain street SIatsE,sS
96 Fairmont avenue, and PsaEfSsss
Morgantown%aYen
"a search Of the coats police
headquarters showed eon1 ssmal
blank book and the SnameSJ.n arss8s
losh"5on an inside coat pockeE.sI Jn
derneath the name vast he gabbre
waited date "4-2 4,,''ss 4,'''sa and annde hat
NO 49,, TheSiEitfaIs, f.ssssSa
were on the pocket IN 1argeSoE Il
ange letters, evidently geWeds on
BY the tailor, whose name hoNs
ever8was owhereS tosbeS found
In one OF the outsid idespoekstsSof
lie coat, police officers found
l53 tCoiitinued sonS p1esS SeIghtt