The evening world. Newspaper, January 29, 1908, Page 14

WOMENS CLUTCH THWARS SUICIDE ON FRE SCIP Maid and Neighbor Hold Mrs. Graff Dangling From High Perch. FINALLY LET HER DROP. |‘ Blankets of Team Furnish Net |? that Saves the Crazed | r Woman’s Life. ‘The spectacle of two women, one of them a negress, wearing the white cap of a maid, holding another woman eus- perded by one arm from a fire escape on the second floor front of the apart- ment house at No. 1020 Simpson street the Bronx, thrilled a great crowd for ten minutes this afternoon, The woman fhanging from the fire escape made des erate efforts with her free hand to Break the hold of the two who were keeping her from dropping into an area ‘way below. Down on the street a dozen men @rabbed the blankets trom a team of horses standing near by and swarmed Into the areaway, prepared to catch the woman should she drop. Two men rushed upstairs and had to kick their way through locked doors to reach fiat and the fire escape upon which women were struggling. hen they Reached the scene of action they were unable to drag the woman up on the fire escape and finally dropped her into tthe blanket. She escaped injury. Maid Thwarted Suicide, The young and beautiful wife of| James Graff was the chief figure in the | exciting incident. Mrs. Graff developed | signs of temporary insanity this after- noon and drove her husband from the apartment. sidewalk in front of the house when Mrs. Graff appeared on the fire-escape anc started to climb over the railing, @t the same time announcing her inten- tion of killing herself. Susan Claw, her negro maid, ntered out after her and managed rasp her right arm, just as ghe was ut to drop. The negress, braced! dcainet the railing, hung on with ail | her strength and screamed at the top of jer voice Charlies Viohl, who lives in the which opens upon the same} opened her front window, hastened to, assist and then e two women held Mrs. | squirmed and twisted and desperate energy. fought Dropped Into Blanket. He was standing on the COUNT TURNS ON GAS | AND IS NEARLY KILLED. Landlady Says He’s a Nobleman, but Hasn't Been Wooing American Heiress. Count George Cankey lives in hum-| ble apartments on the top floor of No. 72 East Ninety-sixth street. and nis! pretty landlady, Miss Terike Borie who instructs pupils in theatricals as well, declares that her Count lodger {a of really noble lineage and purest Hun blood. “Anyway the Count didn't know enough | about electric and gas effects to turn the stop-cock right last night, and he was found to- gas-filled room. Uon was aff not despondency al Count and countryman | uly ‘sought, and wen the | Coupon Specials. Cut This Out GOLD LASSES “3 G 75c paanaalon by our famous Special- ist John J. Hogan. We guarantee that this outfit, cost- ing 75c., cannot be had elsewhere for less than $3.00. You can have ir choice of either a fine $3.00 Gold Eyeglass or Spectacle. Bring coupon to get this special. Pt. Clips that stay on. MEDI®AL DOCTORS’ EXAMI- NATION FREE. Cut This Out None Without Coupon. $1.00 Spoons at | 5c Doz. Per Mall Orders Filled. Ehrich Bros. Special. $8,000 worth of Spoons for $1.000, Solid German Silver and heavy’ Sil- ver Plate. Tea Spoor Dessert 8p Table Forkm, val, € Silver Knives, $3.00 SAMPLE RAZORS, A $2.50 Imported Razor Strop at 50c. 49¢ / Ehrich Bree. Toners Fillet On sale, 200 full concave razors, highly polished. We guarantee that this razor cannot be had elsewhere for less than standard price of $3.00. Owing to the ridiculous price we ask for this razor, the maker will not give his consent io advertise its name. NEO ere Enrich Bros.” Dept. Store, Gth av. & ahd JANES MCREERY & GO. | 23rd Street RUG DEPARTMENTS, On Thursday, Sale of Standard Quality Domestic Tugs and carpets. Royal Wilton Rugs, Size ro ft, 6 in. x 15 ft. “ 9x 12 ft. ‘ iS 8 ft. 3 in. x 6xo ft. “ 34th Street In Both Stores, | January the 30th. 42,00 25-50 23,00 15.50 ro ft. 6 in, Body Brussels Rugs, Size 9 x 12 ft. “ “ 6x 9 ft. Smyrna Rugs, Size 12 x 15 ft. OG) setae, 9 x 12 ft, “ Seamless Axmins er Rugs. Size 9 x 12 ft, “ 8 ft. 3 in, x ro ft. 6 in, 4 ft. 6in, x 6 ft. 6in 9 x 12 ft. (seamed) 22,00 20,00 15.09 | plain and figured, 40.00 and 50,co | 40.00 23.00 and 28,00 25.09 | 7-75 20.00 Reversible Brussels Rugs. Siz: to ft. 6 in. x 12 ft, and 9 x 75 ft. Size 9 x 12 ft, Solcdaraft eOLCmOrits 4,000 yards, best quality Carpet. 4,090 yards, Velvet Carpet. 23rd Street \ 12,00 10.00 8.00 7.00 Axminster 1.35 per yard best quality Wilton Plain or figured, 1,00 per Y, usual price 1.75 34th Street THE “EVENING ‘WORLD, (WEDNESDAY, 6n too, but no Properly. p “1 the Ban | with all the extra style ites, wh touches, and are wonders at EW YORK'’S FASTEST GROWING STORE JANUARY 29, MRASOWABB | Suit Opportunity Swell Sample Suits, 95 eee ne Models, “10 Thursday’s Event These handsome were tailored for samples, } STIRRING PRE- STOCK. TAKING SALES 25% and 50° off—actual facts—real, bona fide money-savings in every Department in the store. Wot a {single item in the store has escaped the fierce price-pruning attack to reduce stocts to a minimum prior to stock-taking. LOW PRICES, EMPHATICALLY THE LOWEST IN HISTORY OF RETAILING. suits $10.95. Rich Broadcloths, Spring Panamas, New Cheviots Remi WEST ee LAC in new popular single and double-breasted Prince Chap and tight-fitting mo dels. Coats exquisitely satin lined —richly tailored — skirts “fashioned on the latest lines—_, all new, fashionable colors.§ The L inoleums Parquet Floor Cilcioti— | ae All- Weg! Erussels Car- wen- 30c Gen ee Rugs | Smith’s Ati-Wool Brus- 12 50 F i : 4, 65| = 5,98 119 ALL eo MADE AND LAID FREE OF CHARGE) EXTRAORDINARY FURNITURE OPPORTUNITIES “xtra Heavy China Mattings Alterations Free. Sale at All Three Stores ‘Bul West Fath Strel A442 St ) itt Set ig es Wild’s Cork i aed LEAS, se erie Ca iar JAMES McGREERY & C0. 23rd Street. 34th Street. LADIES’ GLOVES. ANNUAL SALE, In Roth Stores, 1 and 2 clasp pique, tan, brown, mode, biscuit, pearl, gray, white or black. 1.00 per pair, 8 button length white Mousque- 5 Doesn’t this 3-piece suite at 320 strike vou as something remarkabie? Well, it certaniy is, and there's hunareas of just such ocportunities in this Cearance Sale which space limitations keep us from mentio b This Exquisite Colonial Parlor Suite Should be pri BOT 50 inste. FARE Dee S| ==) | <7 > ae an) | C & i wr | > | | St = | (op) Poe a : é ie wi 2 Slee ss = 1 (| 1 | mi (= 1. SI (=n) ell cr ei a | ~) ee) > =) “ss re von tw This $12 Bed Outfit | taire. 1.00 per pair. 6. G Complete, at a 12 button length Glace. White S—— | or black. 1.75 per pair. Se ag 16 button length Glace. White or By black. 2,00 per pair. f Steal zo button length Black Glace. 2.50 per pair, Exactiy like cut at $20.00 f highly polished 20% Big Bargains in Blankets, &c. 11-4 Extra heavy woo 1 Blankets, "3.98 Extra heavy Cali- fornia wool Blan- be tly XAVIER JOUVIN GLOVES. 4 button length Colored Suede 1.00 per pair, These Splendid Vaiues in Upho'steries Undermuslins 1.25 bees ale ralan Drawers ot Deep f rice Cutting in *ReGigaaion of Hardwood efrigera tors, 23rd Street 34th Street, » Sale ‘JAMES McGREERY & CO, HABERDASHERY DEP’TS. made to measure. In Both Stores. Custom Shirts Exhibition of new Spring Shirtings, including Scotch Madras, in plain or Jacquard weaves, Russian Cord Madras, embroidered Batiste, Jacquard Batiste, Extra heavy winter- Flannel, English Silk and Wool, and weight Comforters French or English Fabrics. Woven Se Crochet Bed Sree expressly for James McCreery & Co, avy and worth cel rail piece, and large Crochet Bed Spr de — for ful} 34th Street 23rd Street 1.39] : Power'ul Reductions on Garments Who ever heard of such remarkable underprices on Women’s and Misses’ Garments as are announced in gape this advertisement? We never have—and we doubt if you have. We've simply thrown al! idza of profit to the winds. You positively pay to-morrow exactly one-ha!f the price you'd have paid one week ago. 185 Satin-Lined Broadcioth Coats $15 Satin-Lined Suits for None Worth Under $10—Offered al $4.98— Misses’ at $9. 98 Presenting a Fich, Unusually Weil-Mace ( Shap model; made from fine broad- be Glad to Get af This Price 4.98 ¢ Clearing Hasdiome Panama / ow JAMES McCREERY & CO. DRESSMAKING AND TAILORING DEPT’S, Fourth Floor. 10 Sample ir ed) Orders will be accepted for Theatre and Evening Gowns at large conces- sions from usual prices. Tailor-made Suits, of new Spring materials, suitable for Southern wear. 65.00, 75.00 and 85,00 White ee | _ WAISTS | in. several han Thirty-fourth St eet. trim med; hick Ie THE KEY JO FORTUNE'S VAULTS IS COMMONLY KNOWN values up to $f This Suit, $9.08, "© « WORLD “REAL ESTATE AD.” ACQUIRE ONE TO-DAY. |