Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-05
SEA YIELDS BODY
OF MISSING Girl
New York Police Say Miss Jes-
sic Mccain Committed
Suicide.
LEADER IN SOCIAL WORK
Father Caused Picture to be Shown
In Film Theatres in Effort
20 Trace Her.

New York. Jan. 5.-The body OF Miss
Jessie r. Mccain, Jne young settle
mens worker VINO disappeared from
her Brooklyn home a month ago. was
given up by the sea yesterday. II was
found by q Waterman 20 Coney Island.
having been washed ashore by the
heavy surf that pounded the beach
d ring Saturday nights storm
The recovery OF the body ends
search for the girl 4 few days after
she disappeared her father. a well
10 do business man. notified the police
OF her disappearance and offered a
reward OF 81 900 for information as 10
her whereabouts He also had her
photograph thrown on the screens OF
moving picture theatres throughout
the east in the hope that this would
lead 10 the finding OF the young
woman
Numerous reports OF Miss Mccain
having been seen came from all parts
Of the country. but investigation I'm
each case proved them 10 be errO-
neOus.
Police Say Il Was Suicide.
Coroner-s Physician George L.
Reichers made an autopsy. He said
that death was due 10 drowning. and
that there were no signs OF Miss Nc
Cam having been the victim of VIC
lence in any form. He also said that
the autopsy proved there were no
physical reasons evidenced after death
which would have caused her nervous
condition or which would have caused
her 20 commit suicide.
The police say that Miss Mccain
committed suicide. The police believe
that the fact that Miss Mccain was
iii and in a highly nervous state. due
90 natural causes. the fact that she
met her death in a spot remote from
her home and where she was not in
the habit OF going. make a logical con- /
elusiOn that she decided TO commit .
suicide because OF the mental and \
physical pain Of her breakdown.
The police gave evidence 10 the stO- I
ry OF a woman who asserted she saw
Miss Mccain the day after her disap- .
pearance near a bathing pavilion at .
C0Hey Island, where the body was
found
Family Calls Il Accident.
Robert Mccain Jr.. refused to make
q statement today. but his sister. Eth
q. Is years old. said the Identification
f. beyond any chance for doubt.
I'VE do nor believe that Je sic COM
mltted suicide" she said hesitatineiy.
I'VE believe il was an accident; that
she went down to look at the ocean
and get the fresh air. and that while
sitting on the rocks she tripped and
fell over. Sine may have struck her
head On % rock and drowned without
my one near 20 help her out"
ar McCann. after De had recovered ,
from the shock Of his daughters death. =
aid he was relieved OF his constant o.
=. oTry OF not knowing whether she was
dead OF alive. ard whether or not q,
She had fallen into evil hands.
Il am satisfied my daughter met =
her death while sine was suffering
from q highly nervous condition" he
zaid. she had been ~ FOR three .
months. and we feared nervous q
breakdown. and a physician had been D.
trying 10 build up Her strength She \
was in this state when she disap-
reared-
Died en- the Day she Left.
The police believe SIiss McCauu left .
,er home the morning OF Dec IA =
month aro-wilh the idea OF suicide
firm in her mind In spite OF all the =.
newspaper space given 20 the disap- :.
Jcarauce. and the consequent general =
knowledge OF her description and dis .
appearance. they had not been able :
10 trace the girls movements salts :
actOrily after o'clock that after =,
boon.
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