The evening world., 1892-06-01
SAYS LILLIAN WAS NO SUICIDE.
DR.. Bartlett Declares the Girls
Death Was Accidental.
She Took to Drink because Indi.
Didn't Return Her Love.

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FLATBrsH, l. l.. June DIR II. /. Bartlett,
physician to Miss Lillian Norfolk, who was
found dead IN her room, with her long hail
twisted about her throat, at her home, corner
OF Franklin and Flatbush avenues, yesterday
morning. said positively to-day to all comcrs
that the girts death was purely accidental
ana that suspicious of suicide are basclcss.
Coroner Rooney has nevertheless decided
10 mold an autopsy, which Will be made by
DR.. Shepard, the Kings county Physician.
Dr. Bartlett ha, been the Norfolks' family
physician for twenty-five years, and It was
he who untwlsted the long, tangled hair from
the faucet In the wash basin and removed
the body from the lavatory, where the girl
was strangled to death.
Knowing the girl's habits and traits OF
character, and also considering the position
OF the body when found, Dr Bartlett says
that he will testify that the glrl never con-
templatcd suicide, and had met her death ia
the peculiar manner described In yesterday )
ENENISG WORLD accidentally.
Miss N"flOlk was an adopted Child, her
parents. when She was an infant, having
given her to MIR. and Mrs. NorfOlk for a sum Of
money. The parents signed papers rcIin-
gushing all claims upon the child. Those
papers were kept by Miss Norfolk, ana are
oNlll Sf'ltlfu dllOllp lllt il''du SiEl tllttlS.
lntil last Winter, when MISS Nurfolk closed
her flatDuNh home ana went to ilv" at the
Mansion House in Hicks street, BrOuElyn. her
conduct had been exemplary 1t was there
the romance OF her lie began. Alter "A short
acquaintance with Max lndig, the son OF
Edward lndig, wealthy grOCeryman, at 1913
Fulton street, she became infatuated with
him ana frankly confessed her feeling.
lle II Is said, treated her less politely from
that time, and The lOVe-smiltcn girl worried
ana began TO pine away. Finally he ceased
calling al the hotel and Miss Norfolk began
10 seek exciting pleasure in an effort to divert
her mind from hin. Daily drives on the
boulevard, theatres and Otner amusementS
dld not sulllce ana In desperation she soug hit
10 smother her sorrow IA dr. nix.
She was beautiful girl, with wealth OF
auburn hair that shune Ike threads OF gold.
Her eyes were large, expressive and OF a
grayiSh blue. She had been threatened with
drink port wine. winch had been prescribed
for her, 50 great was her aversion to intUNi-
Cdnto, She grew strong AMI at the time Of
her death was plump and petite.
!WO month"; ago snc was found hClpleSSly
drunk IN her room at the Mansion House. ana
b.. Bartlett was summoned. lie was AS
tUuMi"d at her condition. After that Miss
NOrfnlk many times drank 10 excess,
her iavoritc beverage being brandy. Her
wild orgies at the Mansion House were Kept
as secret as possible, and lone but words Ui
pity were. spoken by the servants, to whom
she occasionally spoke Of her disappointment
rhrce weeks ago the young woman r,-
turned to Flatbush. she never appeared
upon the streets drunk, but WAS often found
that way at home. she was drunk on
Monday night, Dr. Bartlett declares.
He thinks she was slCK and got uu.
OF bed to 80 10 the lavalory, bit was too
drunk 10 lG her head up. HIS theory Is
tEat Two braids OF her thick hair became cu-
tangled In the faucet as she tel over with her
throat against the marble bowl. In that pO-
sition she slowly Stranglcd to death.
When Miss Norfolk ) IuStCr-mUthcr died
four or five years ago the girl was made the
SOc heir ana eNCCutrlA OI tbs estate, worth
from $4,000 to $4,000. she had never
been eNtraYagant, and the rumOr that she
wasted her fortune away Is generally ais
hcievcd, although there is small mortgage
upon the property.
No letters were round in her room to lndl.
cate her intention to commit suicide i; She
had intended to end her lie by her own
hand she would undoubtedly have adopted d
more easy method. she had frec access Il
her fathers drug store ana could easily have
procured any kind OF poison
The girls funeral will he held from the
Norfolk residence at O'clock Tomorrow af.
tCrnOon. The intcrmcnt Will b: at Green.
wood, beside her fOS Cr nuthcr.