The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-13
SUICIDE OF A CASHIER.
4 MARYLAND Bank OmeiaI Ends His
Life with Acid

MARYLAND bank OneiaI Ends His
Life With Acid
CHESTERT0WN, Md, Feb. ~J2.-EIarry
Hickey, cashier of the Chestertcwn Ma
tional Bank Was found IN d ciubroom in
Slams Hall at 7:30 O'Clock Monday nFgn-
in a dying condition. supposed 10 Ia re
been caused from taking carbolic acid
He had been 4 sufferer for several years
from severe headaches and had been
complaining Of feeling very badly gene
rally for the past month.
Monday moring he called at she STAN
Drug Company's about $50 O'Clock and
stated to the clerk that az Lad taken an
overdose Of laUdanuH and @zs given an
ensetic which produced Lla desiIeI effect
He then went to his home for breakfast.
but aid not eat anything, stating 20 mis-
wife that he felt sick He -hen left home.
stopped at the bank abour $50 O'clock md
called 10 one OF the officials Uho wa up
stairs IN a room over tie b2nk ana rola
him to open and take charge Of lhlnzs
that he would be back directly. s5yIag he
WAS IL From the bank he went over 10
The drug store, opened The door. put his
head in and said 70 the clerk 4 am feel
ing better, thank you" He then went
around the corner toward tie door lead
Ing to STAINS main hall. and i IS SUP
posed. went directly 10 the cIubrcouls, s
nothing was seen Of him afteTWaT1 until
he was found that evening
Nothing was thought Of his absence
from the bank. as it Wsss supposed he was
III at home. until about noon, when his
wife sent 10 the bank to enquire for him
Then it WAS his friends became alarmed
and began quiet search for MS where
abouIs-
When found he way lying on his face
in a Morris chair with his feet on the
focr and his head on The back Of the
chair. and in a Stupor. Beside the chair
was a small table. and on the table a
glass which smelled strongly Of carbCIic
acid. This told the stOry
DR.. ". F. Hines was present and reused
hifn 10 some extent He said TO the doc
tor Don't do anything for ne. let ne
die" He afterward asked to see an off,
ciai or the bank and stated 20 him that
everything wds ali right at the bank Des-
pite his protests everything possible was
done for hin. He was taken to his home
but died in 3 few minutes
Mr. Hickey had been in the employ Of
the bank since 1873. when he began as
teller under Joseph Peterson. cashier. Mr.
Peterson res gned the cash ershfp IN 1892
aud Mr. Hickey was elected 10 the posi-
ton Before entering the bank he MAS
deputy register under William Stevens
Business at the bank was on yesterday
a. usual and there Is no suspicion that
anything is wrong. The officers in charge
say that all accounts are correct and that
there is nor she slightest reason or fCun-
cation fer any uueasiness by those inter
1stel 81 the institution. The deceased
cashier stood high in the confidence Of the
community fer honesty BesIEes BEING
c2shfor RI Lhe bank he vas also secretary
al tle Nhestertown Building and Loan As
saailt-ln ID which position be had been
l-r Gl@Hy years No satisfactory reason
os1 '-c assigned for the Tash act. except
=at - Irgss have been suffering greatly
-7- s'G liza lie Vas OF N unusually
-.-t-l ,.-~-caition, open hearted. and of
.. f.H- impulses. and universally pcpu-
lta leaves a widow. who was Ms
.-a before marriage, from Rock Hill
.t.f che son.