The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
CHOKED BY THE HAIR.
A SOCIETY BELLE USES HER
TRRS5ES FOR A ROPE.

a Case of Cupid and Whisky-Miss
Norfolk's Taking OF is Eighty Ro-
manic if the Naked Truth Does Not
Spoil Pretty Narrative.
From the Philadelphia Record
NEW YORK, May 31.-The sensational
death of Miss Lillian Norfolk, the daughter
of DR.. George H. Norfolk, a hand
some and a wealthy young woman Of
Brooklyn, and a member of the 400" of
that city, has created no end Of talk. There
are two stories concerning the cause of the
woman's death, and they are widely
separated. One is that she wound her
beautiful, long black hair around her neck
and strangled herself to death. Miss Nor
folk, it appears, entered her bath room,
and then she lay down and turned the
water on to make sure Of her own destruc-
ton. 1t is believed that she took poison
besides.
ALL SHE WANTED WAS LOVE.
The dead girl, with her father, lived in a
handsome house at the corner of Franklin
and Flatbush avenues, in Flatbush. She
was but % years Of age and had all in life
her heart desired except one thing, and that
as some of her friends explained, was the
love Of Edward IndiR, an importing grocer,
No. 1853 Fulton street. Because she did not
have that she thought there was nothing in
life and so she settled it all. 30 far, at least,
as she was concerned.
HAD 100000 TO DO AS SHE PLEASED.
Miss Norfolk was the proprietress of what
is known at Brice's pharmacy, No. rs Fulton
street, Brooklyn. She was the owner OF q
number of houses. She was easily worth
500, 900 in her own right,
Miss Norfolk went out late Yesterday
afternoon and drove her smart tandem rig
down to the drug store on Fulton street.
That was habit with Der. for every even
ing she collected the money that had come
in during the day. She started away APP
parently in the best of spirits, and it is
thought by her friends she expected to meet
1ndig.
HANGED BY HER HAIR.
This morning the maid called her and
there was 20 response. She went into the
bedroom. The bed had been occupied. The
maid thought her mistress was In the bath
room. So she went In there, and in the
bath tub, which was filed with water, was
the nude body OF the young woman. Her
hair, of which in life she was 80 proud, had
been wound three times about her throat
and then fastened there. or what remained,
the delicate, white hands had formed a
moose and the moose was thrown over one of
the IhuCelS. Ouo mana, tn0 one WnlCn mad
turned the other faucet and started the
water, olutched the highly polished piece of
metal IN the grip OF death. The body lay
partly upon one side and was submerged in
the water. There was no evidence that the
young woman had suffered. The face looked
calm and peaceful as it lay there framed in
the beautiful black hair.
BEAUTIFUL STORY SPOILED
A story told later by Miss Norfolk's ply
stefan to Coroner Rooney differs materially
from that first told. He says that the death
may have been one of accidental strangu-
lation. and not suicide. The doctor told the
| coroner that Miss Norfolk had of late been
drinking very hard. He said that only two
days ago she had drunk quart of whisky,
and that he shought 10 would kill her. The
! physician added that she drank the whisky
because she was respondent. As Co tue
young woman's death, he said that yester-
day Miss Norfolk locked herpelf in her room
and took with her there a considerable
| quantity OF whisky. which she drank in
short time.
| Miss Norfolk, it appears, from this YER
sion OF the affair, became i'll, and while at
marble basin in the room she toppled
over. her hair was caught in the faucet,
and not having sufficient strength or suffi-
Gent comprehension to unfasten her hair,
she was strangled in that way.
THEIR AFFECTION TOO PLAToNIC.
The suicide theory, however, finds the
most believers at present.
| Edward lndig, the young man on whose
account, it is said Miss Norfolk killed her
self, was seen in his fathers store this after
noon. The announcement of Miss Nor
folks death had just been made to him.
Mr.. lndig took the news very quietly.
Miss Norfolk and were merely friends, u
be explained. Our affection, to the best
| OF my knowledge, was q purely pIatonic
one. have known her for nearly six years
now. During the six years Of our acquaint-
ance have called on her perhaps eight
times. am afraid that Miss Norfolk was
addicted to the use of narcotics. / noticed
that she had been using them the last time
1 saw her. Since our last interview in the
! shop have not seen her."