The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-03
DIVORCED WIFE
OF BANKER SHOT
HERSELF IN HOTEL
Mrs. Mansfield M. Do;y, Just
Awarded Decree, Ended
h. Life in Brooklyn.
IN CLARENDON ROOM.
ALFRED in New and Expensive
Clothing Pretty Woman
Planned Suicide.
IN CLARENDON ROOM.

Remorse seems to have been the
motive that impelled Mrs. Lillian Fal-
soner Doty, the divorced wife OF Mems
Held NJ. Dcty, broker, to shoot and
kill herself in the Clarendon Hotel.
Brooklyn, yesterday. She secured her
divorce In Sioux Falls. s. D.. Nov. H..
and returned to New York only a week
ago.
At the time Mrs. Doty went West to
get her divorce her husband was
anxious to effect a reconciliation. He
wrote pleading letters to her, but abe
refused to relent. There was rumor
among her friends that she was en-
gagged to marry a young actor but they
declare that she did not see the actor
after her return to this city, and what
sver feeling Of affection she had enter
tanned for him disappeared during her
stay In South Dakota.
whether or not she saw Mr. Doty af-
ter her return her friends do not know.
They say she was extremely despend-
snt and appeared to feel that she had
made deplorable mistake in seeking a
divorce. Her former husband, who lost
all his money in the panic of Oct, 1901.
has not done much In a business way
since his wife left him, following his
failure.
Father Doubted Tidinss.
Mrs. Doty was the daughter of Alex.
ander Falconer. a clerk at the Hotel
Bristol In West Forty-ninth street. Mr..
Falconer lives there with his wife. He
Aal Il.
had committed suicide. but expressed
douht as to her identity and did not
leave the hotel.
Falls on the day her divorce was
granted. The decree gave her permits.
sion to resume her maiden name and
the custody of her nve-ysar.old son
was awarded her. On leaving Sioux
Falls. the dispatches say, Mrs. Doty
vas in a happy frame of mind.
She appeared at the Clarendon on
Tuesday afternoon. and registered as
Mrs. 8. H. Falconer. Sioux Tails"
ME-. Doty was last seen about the
hotel Tuesday night. When she had
not appeared yesterday afternoon
maid was sent to her room, but the
door was locked and there was no re-
spouse to repeated knockings.
When the police came anil the door
was forced a surgeon was called. who
said the woman had apparently been
dead for some time. Near the body La
a revolver and through the left temple
there was a bullet hole.
Parted Year Ago.
Mr.. Doty had fine residence on Belle
Island. in the Sound. and there he and
his bride lived for time. There. TOO,
the son. Mansfield NJ. Doty jr,. was
born.
The DotYs seem 10 have had marital
difficulties some time last winter. In
January Doty advertised that he would
no longer be responsible for his w!fe's
debts. explaining that she had made
application for divorce and that tenn
porary aiimony would be granted her.
Her fret demand was for SO a week and
$500 counsel fees. Mr., Doty's father
then swore that his son had lost his
fortune and Mrs. Doty vas allowed SO
a week and SIS counsel fees.
In her complaint Mrs Doty said tia;
her husband had been cruel soon after
they We're married and that on one o.
cas!on he had thrown her violently 10
the floor at their home on Belle Island
when she had asked permission to ac-
company relatives 10 the automobile
races at the Empire track.
In his answer Mr.. Doty said that his
wife had demanded Injuries lie had no;
been able to give her and had threat
ened to pawn her jewels unless he gave
her none" to bus costly furs, and lad
left him because she did not care 10 ike
in the winter in the Belle Island home.