The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-17
NOTHING FOR MAY BROOKLYN
IN DEBT, AND LOVEoRAFT HAD LEFT
HIS MONEY! TO kEkRNEK.

so She Fell = victiu. to spirit Mediums sud
Resolves 90 Jei. Lov,er.r, IN the spirit
woris-A- A.treiorer Warned Hsr Go
Beware OF Fsbruary-Dr. Robertson Hsd
writts- -Eou s.s I Can Frx" Kear-ey.
SAN FRANo1sco. Feb. 18-In letters and pa
pers left By May Brooklyn, the actress Of
Palmer's company, who poisoned herself with
carbolio acid hero yesterday show that In her
grief over the death OF Frederick A. Lovecrsft
she had dabbled In spiritualism. and had
finally reached the conclusion that her only
chance OF happiness lay In joining her lover
in some other world. What Is equally plain
from her effects is that che had been unable
lately to spend money as freely as before.
for many dunninR letters and bills are
included in the mass OF papers found
In her trunk. One glove dealer in New York
sent her three letters and dispatches to coli
lect bill Of $2S. and there are many more
duns. There are q score OF letters as6 de-
spatches from Lovecraft, all OF which show
that some quarrel had occurred Just before his
last illness. His last telegram was addressed
to her at the star Theatre. Boston. dated Oct
"a, two days before Lovecraft's suicide and
read:
Pardon neglect Am improving slowly. DO not
blame me-
Then there Is letter from II. Tor ~ s. Kear-
ney after Lovecraft's death. saying that the
family keep all Fred's things. but that he
thinks that he can arrange for getting justice
done her.
There 10 also this remarkable letter from T.
g. Robertson. the doctor who attended Love-
craft: ,oo,
my DEAR MISS BRooKYN / could not write
TO you before. as l knew letter from me to
P1y MAXI X. @hce s S
horrible. Had poor Fred received the care and
Watching sdyised he would BE- With us today to-day;
mad. Still. poor fellow. he is gone and, aa
sure, happier than we who are left behind to
His viii Is something dreadful: just i'm;
agine. he has left K. everything. without bond
Nsysr mind; You and ! can m AZ hi He
iorsottsn. 'i Know 1I that FREQ loved You; An
hour and half before he did sa It wa %
ssn dH you 20 " sny Word as said Send May my
love, These were almost the last words
Now. my advice to you is to keep perfectly
quiet. and We will see that right and iustie,e9
prevail NAY yet want you 81 here Nns n but w
TSsre are also two letter. from ]. "; T.flee
TheS are written at Long Beach. Cal. where
be was staying with his daughters The
d ois over Death Fsen e
denly turns into Q passionate letter. The
because I have lived through all this,
| sweetheart. l do not send you words and
me MIe 1ou and
again MY best TSSe ., and ny hearty love is
"Evidentiy she paid no heed to his letter and
| to kilograms. for on Jan. 4 he sends another
long love letter. He asks her to appoint
place wherehe can meet her In frisco on MS
There are also cards OF test m edlums and an
warning her to avoid somethine in FeSrusry.
.s, dsstias :. hS ssd 'sSt d sn e sH. .:
Brooklyn had been an intimate friend Of Love
| seen much OF Loveoraft in the months preced-
a sSS %s. snf a SsS the e.:
was the Intention Of the lawyers Tor the con.
&c. Lovecraft's inca pacity TO make a will.
yho had a sseP for
sT TSiqtissh sfre. He had 6ssn IN II
ti%s pf iS his death Col Henry Ssar.
ney. with whom he lived. was accustomed to
Of his death Col, Ksarney left the apartment.
and "a soon as he was alone Loveeraft arose
tss day Ss
shot himself twice, One OF the shots made, q
sa.an s sS..d his h tight as
was to have been removed to a private SAINT
tarium on tho day OF his death H. supposed to
When Toveerait died. on Oct ~. Miss Brookyn
| was acting with the Palmer company in Buff
York. and II was with difficulty that she was
persuaded to remain with the company and
this on condition that she be allowed to attend
the funeral Lovecratt was a widower. and
1 mother and sister reside. Miss Brooklyn went
| to Rochester from Buffalo to the funeral and
sSe retSrnea ' once to New YORK after RaVs
| craft s funeral, and remained here u few days.
Then she rei0insd ne e9Hm rdoE nav that tina
shock OF LovecIatt's death had altered and
depressed her; The discovery that no had left
to possess followed his death. 1t was worry
over financial matters that had first caused
his friend Col. Henry s. Kearney, was a sur
will were made known. His mother Il said TO
be very poor; AmonC other property Love
One OF the lawyers interested in the contest
| OF Loyscrafts will. which has been undertaken
view Of the supposition that Col, kearney was
performing some trust ior the dead map
% Sethss or s not coL HsaraeS had taken the
estate In trust for Miss Brooklyn or with a
verbal agreement TO give her the residue were
| Both have been stated, but Col hsarnsy de-
MES the statements, as well as the statement
| that some OF Miss Brookyns money was lost
By Lovscraft in his unsuccessful speeulations.
~ have never heard from Loyecraft any
and know nothing Of any such proposition.
The estate LoyeerAft left will require very
| careful manaRemen to pay his debts. / do
not even know how long he had been acQuaint-
been appointed administrator OF his estate
aud have pot eHsminsd his papers; iceTtainl5
his part 70 have me hold the estate for Miss
Brooklyn or give any part OF 1t to her"
Miss Brookyn's name does not occur In the
will which 10 a very brief doeu ment bequeath-
ing all the property to Col hearney and ap-
pointing him executor without bonds.
Miss brooklyn was an English woman, some
what under 40. She began her theatrical ca
rser In this country In melodI1ma and acted
AitsrWard with SAlvinl and other tTagadianS
For the past lew years she had acted only with
the Palmer company. Her home In New York
was at PAS West Fifty-1rst street
Three persons who might be the Buttons
TO whom Miss Brooklyn left her effects were
Madeleine Boutop, Her name was Translated
always known as Buttons" among her assoei-
| ates In the Palmer company. She ioined them
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