The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-23
KILLED HERSELF
IN MCKEESPORT.
Miss Grace GaSSart, a Former Everett
Girl, Fired a Bullet into Her Head.
Had Consulted Fortune Teller

of the suicide by shooting, of
Miss Grace Gassart, who former
ly resided in Everett:
What a fortune teller told 16-
year-old Grace Gassart, Of Nc
Keesport, worried her. She kill
ed herself last night at the home
of a family with whom she had
been living. She was pretty,
and apparently happy until Il few
days ago when she consulted a
clairvoyant. After that a pail
seemed to settle over her. She
grew Respondent, and when the
opportunity presented itself fired
a bullet through her heart. She
left note to her sister in which
she said she had gone to join her
dead mother.
The life of Grace has not been
the happiest, although she was of
a jolly disposition, as girls of IS
usually are. Her pleasant man
ners and sweet face interested
ex-Chief of Police Joseph Stone.
He thought that if Grace was
placed under the proper influenc-
es she would become a woman
any man might be proud of. He
secured her a position at the
home of George Spindler. Here
Grace was very happy and CON
tented until she consulted the
fortune teller.
Just what the fortune teller
told her she did not reveal 1t
must have been some awful fate
was hanging over her by the way
she acted afterward. Whether
this or not Grace was continually
speaking of her dead mother aft
er the fatal visit. She never men,
toned killing herself. There is
no doubt that she had contem-
plated it. She says so in her last
message. During all of Satur-
day Grace was more depressed
than usual. She scarcely spoke
to anyone around in the house,
and said she wanted to be alone.
The opportunity she long had
sought came to her Saturday
evening shortly after the supper
hour.
Going upstairs she saw the
room door of Harry Mecl1ling, a
boarder, aiar. She knew that
Meckling kept revolver in his
room. She went in and closed
the door. To find the revolver
required but an instant. Then
she wrote her last message. 1t
was to her sister, Mrs. Ella Slack.
AT the time Of the tragedy she
was attending performance in
Whites opera house. The note
read:
"ELLA-When you read this |
will be with my mother. | am
tired of this life for more reasons
than one, so | have decided to
kill myself. | have been trying
to find a chance to do it for
month or more, but this is the
first chance | had. Let Edith
take her choice of anything she
wants of mine. The rest is yours,
all except one picture of myself,
that is for father. Tell him my
last thought on earth was for
him. Bury me beside my moth
er.
Your unhappy sister,
GRACE. "
After penning this message,
which was found ON table near
her body, Grace prepared for her
passage from this world to an
other She unfastened her cloth
ing and placed the muzzle of
Meckling's revolver right over
her heart. Then she pulled the
trigger. The bullet went crash
ing through on its mission of
death. Her aim was good. Grace
dropped heavily on the floor.
The noise of her fall and the
report of the revolver attracted
Mrs. Spindler She rushed fran
tically to the room. There on
the floor lay Grace, her life-blOod
gushing away, One on two pa
thetic moans, few spasmodic
movements of the limbs and it
was all over, Grace Gassart had
died and taken her secret with
her.
Mrs. Spindler at once gave the