Show jumped sixteen to death chicago jan 17 alfred C greenleaf a bookkeeper committed suicide s by jumping from the sixteenth floor of the masonic temple ills his leap was witnessed by hundreds of awe stricken people greenleaf Green leat had been out efem of employment for some time and becoming despondent decided to make way with himself ills ilia first attempt was made ado in the chamber of commerce building where lie he was caught in III the net act of jumping over the railing to the rotunda and ejected from the building the suicide was once a wealthy wholesale merchant of columbus 0 until ten years ago lie he was at the head of the wholesale dry goods house which his father founded ills illi broth er in law is now the senior partner in the firm of bancroft sheldon co which succeeded Bucce eded the firm of greenleaf Green leat A son ills his fortune was dissipated and lie he drifted to denver and finally to chicago where lie ho ended his career penniless the opposition cornea comes in a large ly from his own state california and from the legal siou |