Jumped Into Huron River

JUMPED INTO THE HURON RIVER

Miss Emma Weller Committed Suicide

From the Footbridge

Over the Huron at the Dam - Body Found Next Morning Under the Broadway Bridge

Miss Emma Weller committed suicide by jumping into the Huron river Sunday night.  She is the young woman who attempted to do the same rash act last week and was rescued before she reached the river.  Sunday night she was more successful, but even then came near being prevented.

About 7 o'clock, when Ab McCollum, a moulder living on the north side was coming across the foot bridge at the dam he saw a woman jump into the river.  He got within a few feet of her when she jumped.  She left her boa on the bank.  He notified the officers and searching parties were out on the river for some hours, but failed to find any body.  At about 9 o'clock a.m. Monday Officers Kelsey and Warren, in a boat, rescued the body, which was about four feet under the water, caught against the old piles at the Broadway Bridge.  She was fully dressed in black clothing with a blue cap, but with no hat or furs.  The body was taken to Martin's undertaking rooms.

Miss Weller is a Bridgewater girl who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Martin Noll, of 525 N. Main St for a few weeks.  She left an order at Stark's livery Sunday night to have her trunk taken to the south-bound train on the Ann Arbor Monday, as she was going home.  When the baggageman was called for the trunk Monday it was not given to him as he was told that Miss Weller had left the house Sunday evening and had not returned.  

She was the daughter of Michael Weller, a respectable farmer who lives on Section 1, Bridgewater, a mile west of Bridgewater station.  She has been in poor health, although a strong, well developed and healthy looking girl.  About four years ago she became violently insane and at that time was taken to the Dearborn retreat, where she remained about four weeks.  She was about 22 years of age.  It is altogether likely that she committed suicide in a temporary fit of insanity.

Coroner Watts impaneled a jury consisting of John R Miner, Harrison Ball, MJ Martin, OM Kelsey, Frank Warren and George Haviland.