Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
Mrs. Beekman LoriIIard Sui
eide in New York Hotel.
BODY FOUND BY HUSBAND
Used Trunk Strap to End Life in
Bathroom of Apartment.
WAS A WASHINGTON GIRL
Had Appeared Cheerful and Was
Planning to Take an Auto
mobile Ride.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

special DiSpa tch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Mrs. Kath-
leen L. Lorillard. wife of Beekman Lor-
lizard. millionaire clubman, killed her.
self this afternoon in the Holland House
where she had joined her husband three
days ago, after his return from a tour
of the world. Shortly after 3 O'clock
while Mr.. Lorillard was engaging an
automobile to take them for a drive, his
wife hanged herself in the bathroom of
their apartment on the eighth floor of
the hotel
Mrs. Lorillard had been suffering from
neurasthenia and probably was seized
with sudden impulse to kill herself be-
cause of her Illness" said Coroner Fem
berg, who made an inquiry into her
death.
Ten years ago, when eighteen years old,
Mrs Lorillard, then kathleen l. Doyle,
eloped and married Bcekman Lorillard,
who was a student at Harvard Cniver-
slty. She was the daughter of j. ID.
Doyle OF Washington, was a beautiful
woman, and had been prominent in So
ctety before and after her marriage. Mr..
Lorillard is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Lorillard, now at Newport.
At the time young Lorillard was mar
ried, January, 1902, his parents were on
the sea, having started for Europe. AS
soon as they sailed he left Harvard and
went to Asheville n. c., where Mrs.
Doyle made her home. Shortly afterward
he left the university.
Reached City Thursday.
A few months ago Mr.. Lorillard found
it necessary to go abroad His wife did
not accompany him. because she believed
an ocean trip would add to her nervous
troubles. He returned a week ago and
telegraphed for his wife, who was in
Asheville, to join him here. She arrived
in this city Thursday night.
To-Day they lunched together as usual,
and afterward went to their apartment.
Because of the mildness of the weather,
Mr.. Lorillard told his wife that he be-
lieved they should go for drive.
That's just what l want to do,'' she
replied, enthusiastically. II have been
anxious to go out all day"
Get ready, put on heavy coat. and We
will start in ten minutes" said Mr. Loril-
lard as he started down stairs
Fifteen minutes later he returned His
wife's fur coat and hat were on the. bed,
but she could not be seen. After search
ing the apartment, Mr.. Lorillard entered
the bathroom. and was Mortified. The
body of his wife was hanging Imply at
the end of q canvas trunk strap attached
to small water reservoir in one corner
OF the room. Hastily getting out his pen
knife, Mr.. Lorillard held up her body and.
with one sweep of the knife cut the
strap
Physicians Efforts Fail.
For the next five minutes he worked
over her frantically in an effort to re-
vive her. She did not respond to his
treatment and he telephoned to AS
sistant Manager Sommers to send a ply
sician. The hotel physician Immediately
responded. There seemed to be faint
evidences OF respiration and he labored
Tor half hour, using all known scien-
tlf1c methods. in an effort to save her
AT the end of that time he sent for his
assistant, Dr. H. l.. Hooker, who Joined
him and contributed his skill Their
efforts We're without avail and fifteen
physicians said that Mrs. Lorillard was
dead.
1t is a clear case of suicide" said
Coroner Feinberg. She evidently start
ed to dress to go out, and then hurriedly
threw aside her wraps and hanged her
self There had been no domestic trou-
bles, | am informed, and there seems to
nave been no reason for her killing her
self. The strap she used to hang herself
with was taken from a trunk found In the
bedroom. 1t had been ripped from the
inside of the trunk. A number of articles
were scattered about in her hurry to get
the strap"
Mr. Lorillard is cousin of Pierre
Lorillard. New York capitalist
Il have not seen Beekman Lorillard for
year and | know nothing about his
domestic troubles" said Pierre Lorillard
at Tuxedo tonight