The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-25
INVESTIGATING HER DEATH.
DETECTIVES LOOKING UP THE SUR
ROUNDINGs or MRS. LhKELhND.

| ROUNDTNGS OF MRS. LAhELAND
Her Father VIII Not Attend her Fussrsi
| Lest ne Be Provoked to shoot the Mas
whou, He Relieves 10 Bs Responsible.
Coroner Kene and the police authorities in
| Brooklyn are engaged in the investigation OF
the death Of Mrs. Margaret Lakeland. which
| occurred in that city on Wednesday night
| from the effects as supposed. OF criminal
| operation. Mrs. Lakeland was the wife OF All
Lakeland. the horseman. who is brother OF
BILLY" LAX Gland. widely known on the turf,
| She was % years old. and is spoken OF as a
| woman Of striking beauty. Her marriage to
| All Lakeland took place six years ago. In less
than three years the couple separated and
never lived together afterward. 1t was said
at the time that Mr.. LAX leland became Jealous
OF the attentions which his wife received from
other men. The couple had their home In a
pretty cottage in Flatbush. Mr.. Lakeland
presented It to his wife when they separated.
but she continued to live in 1t only short
time. She sold It. II IL said. two years ago. IL
was about that time that she moved into the
secon d story fiat at 1903 Sixth avenue. Brook
lyn. The fat was handsomely furnished and
many visitors called to see the occupant, but
no special attention seems to have been be-
slowed on Mrs. Lakeland by her neiRhbors.
All OF them. in fact. regarded her as very
quiet. reserved woman.
Her fatal Illness. in so far as can be learned.
dates from n week ago last Sunday. She was
at Coney Island that day ~ the guest OF Mrs.
Mohr. whose house Is near the Boulevard. In
the evening che com planned to Mrs Mohr that
she was feeling very ILL Mrs. Mohr urged her
TO stay overnight. but she insisted on return-
ing to Brooklyn, and was driven to her home
In Sixth avenue in coach. q lady friend ac-
companylnR her from the Island. She re-
A. AA,,
she was driven to the house OF Mrs. Anna
Roxy at 701 Douglass street.
Mrs. Annie Jordan. q daughter OF Mrs.
Roxy. was the most intimate friend OF the
invalid. and the latter It Is said. went to the
house to be nursed by Mrs Jordan. Within Q
few days Mrs. Lakeland became SO Ill that DR..
Jacob Howe OF $50 Ninth street was summoned
to attend her. The patient did not improve.
and by her request DR.. Robert /. Dickinson
was called in as consulting physician. This
was about q week ago. Mrs. Lakeland grew
worse rapidly and her death occurred. as
stated. on Wednesday night.
DR.. Homer certified that Mrs. Jakeland's
death resulted from peritonitis. and on Thurs
day Undertaken Frank Mcclure was engaged
to take charge OF the funeral and he had the
body removed to his shop In Atlantic avenue.
On the same night Coroner Kene was notified
that there were some suspicious circum-
stances attending the woman's death. and he
directed the undertaken not to let the burial
This was performed yesterday BY Dr., w.
Belcher. who reported to the Coroner that Mrs.
eoaS ses rS%
drugs or criminal operation. but he was max:
ing an analysis. Coroner Kene will empanel
The Coroner said last night that he had no
so fa that crime had been
Developments and the inquiry OF the detec-
syss who were a. he case Whe,hs.
the the name OF " WelI.lnown Grayesend ofiaiai
had been coupled with that Of the dead woman.
but he had no official information on the
MlSha, I'D DGnISn; a msshniSt; o, e4s Atlantic
regards IT as the direct result Of her rela tons
with the Gravesend official He said: This
man. believe Is the cause Of her separation
bringing her 10 this dif graceful end She was
my fsyorite child and would have lived hap
this man. She tried to conceal from me the
kind Of life, she was leading. but she could
and will not go to the funeral II / went
there and saw this man l might be driven to
, DR.. Howe. the attendant physician, said he
land came to him for medical advice. He saw
treatment solely until last sunday. Then she
kpt anu. 10 pledto ne chleu IN
DR. Dickinson. who approved Of his treatment
Dr. Howe emphatically denied that anything
criminal had taken place. lie was In cons ulta-
tion with Coroner kene for nearly an hour yes
terday afternoon. Dr. Dickinson refused to
make any statement about the case pend
ing the inquest. IL was learned by
the detectives last night that Mrs. Lake.
Sixth avenue. opposite her fiat on the sun day
morning before her trip to Coney Island. Mrs.
Lakelind was a frequent visitor to the store
and was we'll known to the clerks. ON that
day she told one OF them that she was H. aud
ask ed him II he could recommend a doctor to
her In whom she could trust. The clerk told
her to call on DIR. Gardner OF 1877 Sixth avenue.
Two days later, when DR.. Gardner called at
the store. the clerk asked Chin u he had re-
ceived a visit from Mrs. Lakeland, and he Ia
reported TO have replied: Il did but could
not have anything to do with such q ease"
The Grayesend official. who Is said to be
m xed up In the case was In Brooklyn yester-
day. but he did not call at the Coroner's Office
He said: have heard OF Mrs. Lakeland's
death but don't care to say anything about
IT, knew her Just as / know mosu women
whether he had visited Mrs Lakeland during
her Illness or whether he had furnished the |
Sixth avenue fiat for Mrs. Lakeland and paid
the rent.
= The funeral will take place this afternoon.
The integment viii be In the Holy Cross Gene
terry In Flatbush.