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    --Mrs. William Wynkoop of Green Island, while temporarily insane from sickness, on Monday jumped from Green Island bridge 40 feet to the ice below. One hip was broken and she sustained other injuries, but it is thought she will recover. When picked up, Mrs. Wynkoop declared she wanted to die. She said she was insane, and she feared she would tear her daughter Jessie, who is 11 years old, into pieces, and she had determined to kill herself.

Source:

Unknown, "News of the Week, Mrs. William Wynkoop of Green Island," Plattsburgh Sentinel, Plattsburgh, New York, Wednesday, 4 March, 1887, Page 3.

    Young Jessie died sometime between March of 1887 and 1900 when the Federal Census was taken.

    Chris