Show JUMPS Fl FROM ROOf OF TOME IRE IN HIS OIS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE SCAP Man Supposed to toBe Be Laborer Labor Labor- I er From Front Denver TaKes Tales His IUs Own Life Lie Rather Bather than sub submit it to arrest a man believed to be ho George e Johnson of Denver Den ver committed suicide about 9 0 o'clock last ni night ht by jumping juiping from the roof on tho the Luna Iuna theatre jUping on East Third South street to the pavement His skull was fractured both jaws worn broken and his arms and le legs s were badly smashed He Ere was picked quickly as up IP as as possible pos poe sible and started stated for the hospital Jos but lUt died before reaching that institution A As Patrolman Patrolman Pitts Pitta Pits was passing passin near the alley aley south Ruth of the Stickney cigar store a man man rushed out and said that someone had attempted to hold him hint up Pitts itt startEr started through h the aley alley b being in joined by Patrolman Davidson NI Night ht Watchman White them that tat a a man roan had bad just dashed by him hi knocking his lantern lanter from his h hands Dds The three officers of followed the he direction which the theman theman theman man had taken When the man reached the rear of the Luna theatre he be too took to the fire fre escape and climbed to the roof of the theatre Just lugt as the officers were about to go o to the roof of the theatre theatre thea the tre they heard hearl a scream from the street t and when they ran to the front of tho the house they found the man lying on the sidewalk Io had tle jumped ump d. d from the top of the tho three-story three building Max Mas Florence proprietor of the theatre theatre thea thea- tre and Miss Nellie Nee McCarthy McCarthy the cashier were in tho the front of the theatre theatre thea thea- tre and saw the man as he struck the sidewalk sidewalk The police poco at once once notified tho the station and the patrol wa wagon on hurried lur- lur hur hur- ri ned ried d to the scene sene The Tho man was placed in in the wa wagon on and taken to the emergency emer ewer gency geney hospital where it was quick quickly decided decided de de- de- de that he be should be taken to St. St St St. Marks Mark's hospital He died before the wa wagon on reached that institution A 1 postal card was found in in the theman's theman's theman's mans man's pocket which was addressed to George Johnson Denver Den The ThC man was about 30 years old six six feet hi high h ei weighed hed about pounds had light hair blue klue eyes was smooth shaven n and rather rathor good good- ool looking He lie was dressed in working clothes and his hands would indicate that he be was a laborer The police are arc making every effort Eort to find out something about tho the man but up to noon today nothing new had been learned learnel |