The Archive · 1941

Foreign Woman Jumps

From with only a medals as clues, the Prench Police were" yesterday Investigating the ilelde "of an unidentited foreign Woman, who jumped from the eighth Hoot of the Washington Building. at the corner of Route" Colin "and Avenute Petain to meet instant death As fat 85 the fatal jump could be Teeonstructed, the Woman, "Who Was not known to have lived in the ieinity. of the Building. walked up by the back stairs to the eighth floor, {ole off het cent, hat and shoes, and feape "into the back yard of the Washington Building. ter handbag. with only the rosary and the few re= Iislous medals. was found near her abandoned articles of clothing. There were no papers or money Inthe bos.

The French police were unable to identity the suicide up to a late how night. although. the presence of the religious medals and rosary points the fact. that she was a Catholic, 'She Was modestly dressed find appeared to be about forty years age, When picked up to Ye' con eyed to.a hospital, the woman wae ready dead, having' met" Instant ath," Ter head ahd face were crushed.

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