The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-26
RICH WOMAN KILLS SELF M.4 4orllard Commits i Suicide. SoDY FOUND IN BATH ROOM Had Been to a Dinner to Honor 7, Lady Paset. FaGiIy Declares Her DesAA wss Ma taraL Bat Cort.er Triis . Da9ereat stsry-was subject ts
 Desperdency.
S0DY FOUND IN BATH ROOM

Washington. March 25.-weary of
 the gay whirl of society and face to
 face, as fshe believed. with years of
 physical suffering. Mrs. Pierre Loril- lard. yr.. aged 4s. wife of the tobacco mag1ate. committed suicide by as-
 phykiation at her home near thu fash
 dE.
 Her tragic death has shocked the
 first social circles of the capital as
 nothing else has in years. Tonight,
 the members of. the Lorillard family,
 famous because of its wealth. are gath ertns here to mourn over the unex-
 pected blow.
 In spite Of the coroner's certificate
 of death by~suicide. members of the
 family declare that Mrs. LoriIiard died
 Of heart failure.
 The death was made more dramatic
 by occurring only flow hours after
 MT. and Mrs. I1orillard had been the
 guests of Mrs. Townsend on Massachu-
 setts Avenue, at q dinner given In
 honor of Lady Paget. In fact, 1t ia
 believed that as soon as Mrs. Lorillard
 arrived at her home. at No. 2030. sHill-
 yer Place. shortly after midnight this
 morning. she began to prepare for her
 deaths .ss ,3zss. = i''t--~ About, s:30 o'clock. this morning. the
 butler in the Lorillard residence de
 tected an .odop of gas permeaupK the rooms. With little dimcultys the ori' gin of the fumes were traced to Mrs Lorillard's apartments. Opening tht door of the bathroom. just on of hel suite, the butler was horrined to be hold the body of, the mistress of ths house stretched. out lifeless on the hoor Her face was turned to,the mat on tils | floor. 's &s ts' Husband is Called.
 The alarm given by the butieI brought Mir. Lorillard from his apart
 ments across the hall. Together the, carried the limp hody of Mrs. Loriiiars | to her room. Physicians resorfed tt avery method within their power t | restore iife.. but after an hours enor gave up. 1s+
 Deputy Coroner Giasebrook perform ed an autopsy. upon the conlplettony Q which, e certafcate1 of suicide by ga poiscnipg wes fssusd. ;sss
 I Extresie rsticebee b kesnk masntasS ed by khe .Loriliards family and all ofh CTS who posseAs infornstions concern | Ing the sudden death Only q few O I the most intimate friends have beer
 admitted to the home since the new .Inouiry Ut the residence met will the declaration that Mrs. Loriilard hat not committed suicide. She died o l heart failure" rctorted the servants. An offlcer was sent to the residence l to investigate. but he was denied ad
 mission, being referred to the coroner l for such information as the police de partment might desire .yt4
 Mrs Loriliard left note which th' coroner has sean, but which MT. LOT iilard has, declined to make public Axa- N~<h. -a1A Q id. is personal in its nature. It Is under stood that 1t contains no declaration sol hn Intention on the part of Mrs. Lorii' lard to takef her life .-, r,9.., Had Been DespopAent. Mira; Iorillard was subject to ire auent attacks of despondency. It Il
 said. L.-. his opinion the death of his wife Wal not due to suicidal intent. but was th' result of an attack He Is said ts have denied that his wife had 'ielt note. ..a
 The last person to see Mrs. Lorillart
 alive was MT LorifiaEd. He bade hel good night as they separated togo tt | their apartments after returning hom' about midnight from the Townsend residence. Mrs. Loriiiard was seem | insly in the best of spirits. ,.~-
 Mrs. Loriilard's bed had the appear' ance of not having been occupied dur ing the night Mrs. Loriilard had dis robed after arriving home. and wher found her'body was clothed in a dress l ing gown. The collar of diamonds sh' wore at the dinner had been removed before she went to the bath roomi bu | the costly circle of diamonds Una | adorned her! hair had not been dis l nlaced. The note was found in Mrs Loriilard.s room.
 Mrs. Loriilard. before her marriage to MT. Lorillard, in 1881, was Mis-
 Caroline J. Hamilton. She Is survived by two sons, one of whom is now trav cling in the orient. and the other Il
 In college in New York.