The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-21
IDENTIFIED.
New York Suicide
Is Known.
Mrs. CaSSette E. Orr'S
of This City.
Three Weeks Ago She Left
This Vicinity.
Lived With Mrs. Charles II. Newhall
On Beacon Avenue.
The Unfortunate Woman Often Threat
ened 10 Commit Suicide.
Lived With Mrs. Charles H. Newhall
On Beacon Avenue.
The Unfortunate Woman Often Threat
ened 10 Commit Suicide.

The identity of the young widow who
committed suicide by inhaling illuminat-
ing gas in New York yesterday morn
ing and who gave the name of Mrs.
Barbara Orr, was discovered after long
search last night. She was Mrs. Cassette
+. Orr, and up TO three weeks ago
she roomed az the residence of Mrs.
taking her meals with Mrs. Newhal's
mother at 81 Beacon avenue.
Mrs. Orr's maiden name was
Cassette Z. Barstow, and she was born at
Dassisiscotta, Me-, 26 years ago. Her
parents were stephen and Nellie NJ. Bar
Orr, who was well educated, was brought
up under the most refining influences.
When little more than child Mrs. Orr
was brought TO this city by her parents,
who settled at East Providence, where.
as was stated today, her father still
resides.
On May 21, 1890, Miss Barstow was
married to Edward u. Baker, Jr., by
Rev. Henry W. Rugg, ID, ID. At this time
both gave their age as 21 years. After
their marriage the couple lived in this
city, but they remained together less than
a year, when some domestic trouble, the
exact nature Of which has not been
stated, caused separation and Mrs.
Baker left Providence and went TO Mis-
souri,, where she obtained q divorce from
her husband.
About year later she met and was
natl, u. DIR. Orr died about two years
ago and early last June Mrs. Orr returned
to Providence. Although her father lived
in East Providence and she bao two mar
rieo and one unmarried sister In this
city, she did not go to them, but hired q
room from Mrs. Newhall.
During her life in Providence, Mrs.
Orr made a strange impression upon
those with whom she came in contact.
Her home life is said to have been above
reproach and, although she corresponded
with many gentlemen and received calls
to innicste that Mrs. Orr was not a good
woman. She often spoke of DIR. Orr and
of the sad change that his death had
made in her life, and she often seemed
to be very respondent. Once Mrs. Orr
told them that she had been engaged TO
man named Pyott n Chicago, but she
said that he had died few days before
tho date set 70 the marriage, and she
regarded this as another of her misfor-
tunes.
Among Mrs. Orr's friends was O Fall
River musician named Edward Rich.
Mrs. Orr was very much attached TO him,
and looked for his letters and visits with
apparent expectation, and once when she
said that Rich had promised to marry
her, pay all her bills and take her to New
York, where they were to start lodging
house, she seemed to be in the highest
spirits at the bright prospects before her.
AS Mrs. Newhall says, however, Mrs.
Orr was strange young woman, as these
moments of brightest anticipation were
often followed by those OF deepest
melancholy. When In this condition SHE
always talked of suicide, dwelling upon
the ease with which the human life could
be taken. Again and again she COM
planned that she had bad more than her
share of troubles, and that IL they did
not end before long, she herself would
put an end 10 them. Once she purchased
a bottle OF laudanum frcm a local drug
gist, buying package OF absorbant cot
ton at the same time. and telling him
that she wanted TO use the poison to
cure the oGrsobe. She admitted, after
ward, that she had intended to commit
suicide, but that she had aftorward
changed her mind and decided TO give
Fate another chance.
About week later one OF the
ladies in the house saw Mrs. Orr
engaged in arranging her effects, and
tearing mp all her letters and other papers.
She thought that this was peculiar rs
Drs. Orr had always preserved hor CORE
spondence and when. the aext day she
disappeared without saying where she
was going tho people on Beacon avenu'
we're satisfied that sbo bad gone TO take
her own life.
A day or two later a letter was received
from her. u was dated at the Mtllcn
House, Fail River, and stated that she
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