The Detroit times., 1909-03-26
INSOMNIA DRIVES
MRS. LOR|lLARO
To. KILL SELF
WIFE OF TOBACCO KING TURNS
ON GAS AFTER ATTENDING
ELABORATE SOCIAL AFFAIR
DIAMONDS ADoRN HAIR.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-There
is 10 doubt that the death OF Mrs.
Pierre Lorillard. Jr., who was found
dead I'm the bathroom OF her residence
at No. 1880 Hillyer-pl, near the fash
ionable Dupont circle, yesterday, was
premeditated. From n source the cor
rectness OF which cannot be question
ed II Is said that In the packet found
pinned TO Mrs. Lorillard's dressing
gown. bearing the words. please bury
this with my body" and which con
tanned a number OF personal trinkets'
was also letter addressed to her hus-
band which set forth her intention or
taking her life. II may also be said
that the motive for her act was due
TO ill-health, her belief that she could
not recover and her inability to Or
tain sufficient sleep for some time
drove her To selfdestruction.
II was learned ut the family rest
dence this morning that arrangements
for the removal OF the body TO New
York and the funeral there would not
be completed until the arrival OF Mr..
Pierre Lorillard, Jr., son CT the de-
Washington today.
The coroner Is satisfied that the
cause OF Mrs. Lorillard's death has
been sufficiently established to make
any further action on the part OF the
authorities unnecessary.
Mrs. Lorillard's death occurred only
few hours after she and her hiN-
band had been the guests of Mrs.
Richard Townsend. OF Massachusetts.
ave, at a dinner given In honor VI
Lady Paget. IL Is believed that as
soon as Mrs Lorillard arrived at her
home at 2030 Hillyer-pl.. shortly after
midnight she began TO prepare for
death.
About $50 O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing the butler in the Lorillard resi-
dence detected an odor of gas per-
meating the rooms. With little diffi'
Guilty the origin OF the fumes was
traced 10 Mrs. Lorillards apartments.
Opening the door OF the bathroom,
Just off her suite, the butler was hor-
rifed on finding the body of the mis-
tress OF the house stretched out life
less on the floor. Her face was turn
ed to the mat.
The alarm given by the butler
brought Mr.. Lorillarl from his apart
ments across the hall. Together they
carried the limp body TO Mrs. Loril-
lard's room. Panic-siricken the SER
want was dispatched for a doctor.
while Mr.. Lorillard attempted TO re-
vive his wife by means of artificial
respiration. DIR. NJ F. Cuthbert. the
family physician. was summoned anc
arrived about the same time that DR.
II. b. Deale was admitted TO the
residence. Both resorted TO every
scientific method within their power
10 restore life. but after an hours eff
forts gave up In despair.
Shortly afterwards ID. j. Ramsey
hewitt, the coroner, was notified IL
visited the Lorillard home, and after
an investigation ordered Deputy Coro.
ner Glazebrook TO perform an ai-
topsy. upon the completion OF which
DR.. Nevill issued a certificate of sui
eide by gas poisoning.
Mrs. Lorillard was subject TO fire.
quent attacks of dependency, 1t is
said. Mr. Lorillard stated that in his
opinion the death OF his wife was
not due TO suicidal intent. but was tho
result OF an accident. He Is said 10
have denied that she had eft note
The last person to see Mrs. Lorp
lard alive was Mr.. LCrillard. He babe
her goodnight as they separated ID
go to their apartments after returning
home about midnight from the Towp'
send residence. MIS-. Lorillard was
seemingly in the best OF spirits. She
' had joined freely in the social festivi-
| ties of the evening al the Townsend
home, where had gathered the Brr-
lillian ambassador and Nine. Nabuco,
the Danish minister and Countess
Moltke. the secretary Of the navy and
Mrs. Meyers. Senator and Mrs. Lodge.
| Senator and Mrs. Aldrich. Senator
Root. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Endicott. Of Boston;
Lady Clifford. of England; Col. and
| Mrs. Colin Campbell, Col. and Mrs.
McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Moore, Hon. Maude Pauncefote. Com
modore Rodgers, Rear Admiral Cowles
and Capt. Archibald Butt, military
aide of the president.
Mrs. Lorillard's bed cad the appear
ance OF not having been occupied dur
ing the night She had disrobed after
arriving home and when found her
body was clothed in dressing gown.
The dog collar OF diamonds she wore
at the dinner had been removed before
she went to the bathroom, but tho
costly circle OF diamonds that adorn ed
her hair had not been displaced. The
note was found In Mrs. Lorillard's
room.
Mrs. I,orillard, before her marriage
In 1881, was Miss Caroline j. Haml-
ton. She is survived by two sons. one
of whom is now travelling in the or
ent, and the other Is In college In
New York