The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-16
TRAGIC DEATH.

The death of Miss Alice A c lsSilly, on
Thursday of last week, under such tragic
circumstances. has cast gloom over the
entire community in which she was so
we'll and favorably known. Her parents
and relatives have the warmest sympathy
of the people of this county, who fully
realize the keen regret that her untortu-
nate ending has caused. She was
beautiful and accomplished young girl,
splendidly educated and cultured. Much
of her life had been spent abroad, where
every thought and consideration was
shown for the qualification other slightest
wish. Her family idolized her, and of
later years her father, Mr.. Thomas A.
cassidy, who was formerly in business in
Cincinnati, Ohio, purchased q property
near Belcamp, and brought his family
here to spend his remaining days. He
has surrounded himself with every con-
sistent luxury and devoted his entire at
tention to the pleasures of his family.
Her death was a we'll planned suicide,
carried out to the minutest detail. For
sometime past the young lady had been
suffering with nervousness. which no
doubt affected her mind. On the day of
her death she seemed unusually bright,
and early in the morning urged her
mother to take trip to Baltimore, Civ
ing as a strong argument her own i'm
proved spirit and feeling. She spent the
morning in her usual manner and in the
afternoon was seen walking about the
farm. A pistol shot attracted the atten-
ton of one of the farm hands, who noticed
Miss Cassidy standing on bridge. She
had evidently fired the shot for practice.
Her father had been in company with
Webster during the early part of the
afternoon, and after they had left Miss
Cassidy insisted on him taking a nap, to
which he agreed, after the promise of a
drive with her later in the evening.
The daughter retired to her room and
changed the black gown which she had
been wearing the fore part of the day,
putting on a white dress in its place.
Mr.. Cassidy heard her go out of the
house, and shortly afterwards, when he
looked for her to take the promised drive,
she could not be found. He went to Bel
camp to meet his wife, who returned on
the evening train, and as she had not yet
come back general search was institut-
ed. Her body was discovered in clump
of woods about two hundred yards from
the house. 1t was in sitting posture
leaning against large tree. Her head
was supported by her left hand, while
her right grasped 80 calibre revolver
with three empty chambers, laying il
wounds Immediately beneath the breast
bone on the left hand side. One bulle
had glanced and come out of her body
the other had done its deadly work
Portions of her clothing were blown into
the wounds made by the bullets, indicat
ing the closeness of the weapon when i
was fired. BY her side was a bottle o
chloroform, doubtless to be used in cas-
the revolver failed in its deadly work
Every attention had been given to exac
details. Her costume was as faultless a
in every day life, and from appearance
death must have been instantaneous.
To combat any theory of foul play
States Attorney !. Royston Sitter had
thorough investigation made. The state
rent of the physician, DR.. Charles A
HolIingsworth, who was called in, pre-
cluded any such idea. The settling of tn
blood in the body showed that the sittin
posture in which she was found must hav
been assumed before death.
Her body was taken to Baltimore o
Saturday and inferred in a vault.