The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-05-01
When She LEFT Home.

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When She LEFT Home.
On Thursday. April 10, Miss Sanders left her
home for visit of sey eral days with Mrs
Walter Sellers, who lives near Fishol's mill,
She took the longer route past kilgore's mill,
which is only hypath. When near the latter
place some man hailed her, asking her to
stop. She hurried along and upon arriving at
her place of destination told TO her friends of
the adventure.
She remained with her hostess until Monday
morning, when, after hearty breakfast,
she left bright and happy for her home, near
Clermout Mills as she thought, but in point
of fact for her eternal home She took the
same route she came, and when demonstrated
with by her friends not TO go back this way
she laughingly replied that she guessed the
stranger who had hailed her had gone by this
time. Her road lay By path down Falling
Branch about quarter Of mile until it struck
the unfrequented public road just above the
old saw mill, then with the road to the saw
mill, over a foot log across the stream, tn nugh
meadow, skirting around the base Of the
rocky, bush-covered ridge and through an
Later in the day Mr.. James T. Kilgore,
whose house is close by the falls at Falling
Branch, had passed by the place several times
but noticed nothing unusual On Tuesday
while sowing oats some white object attracted
| his attention. at first be paid no attention to
It, but later his curiosity was excited and he
concluded TO make an investigation. Upon
ar,nrparbiuur closer he saw dark object
which looked like log. Closer investigation
| convinced him it was young girl asleep and
| he turned, tipping lightly away for fear Of
disturbing her SAUNDERS. In turning his eye
noticed one of her hands were slightly dis
colored. Then the truth dawned upon him
| that it was the sleep of the dead, and he raised
| her hat which concealed the sweet face Of
! Mamie Sanders, cold in death aud fast return
ing to its native clay.
Her position was almost natural, lying on
| her back on several fiat stones and one acting
as a pillow, on which was her cape, neatly
| folded. What first attracted Mr.. Kilgore's
| attention was lace collar which had been
taken off and hung on n bush near where the
| body lay. About twelve feet distant lay the
basket which she brought with her, partially
filled with trailing arbutus which she had
gathered, and her gloves soaked with water
Her right hand clutched her dress and corsets,
both of which were partially unfastened.
Her left hand was extended and tightly grip
ped, indicating the agony in which she died.
Her feet were extended and turned slightly
inward.
Mr.. Kilgorge gave the alarm and acting
Coroner John o. Stearns was summoned and
took charge Of the body. Doctors Thomas B..
| Hayward and Ramsay held an exhaustive
post-mortem examination. All OF the vital
organs were carefully examined and there was
10 evidences of any disease. The physicians
are of the opinion that life had been extinct
for at least thirty six hours before the body
was found.
1t was noticeable also that one side of the
body was wet and the other apparently dried
as II by the sun. No act OF violence was
found on the body except a slight bruise on
her neck. This, DR.. Hayward said might re-
suit from her chin rubbing on the flesh, if she
died of commissions.
When the body was found slight amount
of bloody matter was found ozZing from the
nose
Miss Sanders, who, as her mother stated
was over Is years old, was a young lady OF
medium statue and between blond and bru,
nett. She was great favorite in the neigh
, borhood and was noted for her sweet, sunny
disposition.
: Miss Sanders told her mother some time age
that she was engaged to young man by tht
8 name Of George Austin Standiford, whom she
s had met last Christmas. Mrs. Sanders sale
thattheir first meeting was an affectionate one
which afterwards ripened into love. The un'
fortunate girl, it is said, had prepared all hel
wedding clothes, and her friends had gotter
n many presents in anticipation of the nuptial
$ which were to have taken place in March, bu
f for some reason, best known to themselves, wa
l., postponed until May.
n Mr. Standiford, on the contrary, absoIutel,
e denies any matrimonial intention, and says b
: was simply friend of the girl and that sh
Y Standiford's actions have been for the mos
r part entirely natural. Inone or two matter,
a however, his behavior has provoked commeI
n as, for instance, when he first learned tn
IT identity of the dead girl he is said to have il
d sisted that those present see his sister, Mr.
r. Sellers, and hear her story about Miss Sander
IS having been chased by stranger near I'll
te scene of the finding of the body.
E. The bottle which was found about tweni
feet from the body, looked very much like