Evening journal., 1892-10-10


Bishop Leonard at Immanuel-A Bois-
ferrous woman's NoveI Arrest Busy
Firemen.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEw CASTLE. Oct l0.-Scarcely any
event that has happened in this neigh
borhood for the past two years has
created such a sensation as the suicide OF
Miss Mary McCord at the handsome
residence of Mrs Isaac Grubb, wife OF
the late Ex Sheriff Grubb. near state
road. Miss McCord, who had been feel
ing in for several months and suffered
greatly at times, seized the old revolver
of Fx-Sherifl Grubbs while her illness
was preying upon her mind yesterday
morning and ended her life in an instant
by sending "A ball through her brain.
Miss McCord was a handsome and ac-
complished young woman, just past her
3lst birthday and beloved and admired
bv everybody In the neighborhood
Prominent In church and social affairs
she was general favorite, ana when the
shocking tragedy was heard of yesterday
it cast a gloom over the whole commu-
nitv and was the sole topic of converse
ton here this morning. Miss McCord, it
is said, was engaged to be married TO
Harry A. Weber, of the well.known firm
of A. q. Weber q Bro, merchants and
insurance agents of Christiana, and the
Young man came to see her as usual early
last evening but found that she was
cold i'm death. She was also prominent
member of Immanuei parish, this city.
On Friday Miss McCord came 10 New
Castle and called ON several friends,
seeming perfectly rational and apparently
I'm good spirits. Yesterday she was in the
best of spirits but fearing a return Of
suffering. she refused to 60 TO church
with Miss Grubb, as was her wont. Mrs
Grubb herself ana a colored maid
servant therefore remained at home, Mrs.
Grubb returning TO her room for morn
ing rest. while Miss McCord.went TO her
own room which is in the front Of the
mansion on the second floor and has
always been known as the room for
guests The Young woman was attred
in loose fitting but becoming morning
dress. She did not so TO bed but passed
some time in adjusting articles about the
room I'm a stand drawer in the room
was a fine old Smith a Wesson revolver
that had been used by Sheriff Grubb and
had been placed in this stand drawer
with all its five chambers loaded with 32-
calibre bullets, sometime before his
death
The only plausible reason assigned for
the commission of the awful tragedy is
this-The young woman became Ill and
went to the stand for medicine; instead
of opening the medicine drawer, however,
she opened the lower drawer, saw the
glistening revolver. was seized with a
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revolver close to her temple, pulled the
trigger that relieved her Of her suiferings
forever.
The colored woman was the first to
enter the room. She found Miss Nc.
Cord lying upon the floor in a heap and
IN pool of blood. Her head lay upon
her outstreatched right arm and beneath
the iewelled hand lay the shining
weapon with an empty chamber The
household and neighborhood were at once
aroused and a messenger was sent into
this city ON one of the fastest horses
that could be procured for Dr. John j..
Black. the family physician. No time
was lost by the physician in getting out
to the Grubb house. All he could do.
however, was to inform the terrified
household that all was over, that, death
for the undertaken and coroner.
Neighbors who had come over to hear
about the tragedy paced nervously about
the house and barn all last evening,
talking in an undertone and remarlSing
that the case was the most terrible they
had ever heard of, although they might
have read Of similar tragedies. The fact
that talented young woman, light in
the community and respected by hun.
dreds Of residents of that vicinity and
soon TO become a bride, had taken her
own life was more than they could
realize
Miss McCord was the daughter of a
wealthy carriage manufacturer of Raj.
way, n. J. Her mother died when she
was a child hence much of her life had
been spent with her aunt and uncle
Miss Mcdaniel and John L. Mcdaniel
who, until about seven years ago. lived
in Wilmington. Since this aunt re
moved, with Mr.. Mcdaniel. to philadel
phia where he was engaged in the manu-
featuring business Miss McCord ha,
spent a great deal Of her time with hel
other aunt, Mrs Grubb, with whom sh,
was a great favOrite.
Miss McCord had between S12 600 an,
S<O,UO invested in New York Contra
railroad stock. Her relationship to JOIN
Mcdaniel was distant, but, as she ha,
been brought up by Miss Mary Mcdaniel
his and Mrs Grubb's sister, she calle,
them uncle and aunt.
Informal Opening Of the Library. -
Tomorrow afternoon, at > o'clock, tn
New Castle library will be informall
opened and a special committee will b
on hand 20 receive all callers and sho,
them about the handsome new home @
the library association. The buildin
has been turned over 20 the trustees b
contractor Harry McCaulley, the builder
and Miss Rebecca Challenger. the snnel