New-York tribune., 1913-08-23
IDENTIFY GIRL SUICIDE
AS LAROCQUE'S F!ANCEE
Young Woman Who Killed Her.
self in Atlantic City Made
Attempt Where He Died.
fRv Telegraph 70 The Trihune.l !

tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
Atlantic City. Aug. 22.-The young
woman who committed suicide in the
Islesworth Hotel here on Wednesday
night. and who said she was Elizabeth
Burns, tonight was identified as Miss
Veronica Bishop. of New York. who
went to Port Jefferson. Long Island, on
the night Of August Is with the inten-
ton Of drowning herself by jumping off
Darling's dock. where Louis T.. La
rocque. rich society man, TO whom
she said she was engaged. took his life
on August ,.
Frank j. Talbot, Of No. l49 East 51st
street. New York. who frustrated her
previous attempt. came 10 this city
to-day to claim the body Of the young
woman. He identified her and said
she was secretary Of the Anglo-Dan-
ish institute, at No. IS West 49th
street.
Talbot received letter from one Of
the friends Of Miss Bishop inclosing a
letter mailed by Miss Bishop a day
before her death. I'm which she said
that although she had been foiled in
her attempt 10 drown herself i'm New
York there was nobody here TO prevent
her second attempt.
Jacob s. Dreyer. justice Of the peace
at Port Washington, was warned by
a telephone message from Mr.. Talbot
the night of August Is that Miss Bish
op would attempt to drown herself
under the same circumstances as La
ROGUE.
Note from Mrs. Bishop Found.
Talbot found note that Miss Bishop
left TO tell her parents Of her end. Mr..
Dreyer. with four other persons. drove
TO the dock and waited. Shortly after
midnight a large automobile came
along. In 1t was a heavily veiled
woman, who. upon seeing the men at
the dock. ordered the chauffeur to drive
on.
Mr.. Dreyer and the others overlook
the girl and guarded her that night
at the Walker Hotel. The next MORN
ing Mr. Talbot called for Miss Bishop
in an automobile and took her back
to New York.
Soon after registering at the Isles
worth Miss Bishop asked bellboy TO
call her a taxicab. While waiting for
the taxicab she told the boy that II
she did not get back before morning
he should check her handbag. He
asked where he should check ii and
she replied:
Check II anywhere YOU like.
won't have any further use for il"
She got into the machine and was
driven to the Inlet. 1t is believed that
she intended to jump from the Inlet
wharf, but changed her mind when she
found the place was crowded. She
went back TO the hotel and wrote the
letter which brought Talbot here to-
night. She then got another taxicab
and was driven to Longport.
There she tried to get Captain Steel
man, one Of the deep sea shippers there,
10 take her far out to sea, but the
weather was so rougn that he refused,
IN the ground that 1t was not safe.
She pleaded with him. but he was OBJ
durate, and she was obliged to give up
Ter idea Of jumping from the boat
while it was plunging through the
storm.
Miss Bishop wore a diamond studded
watch. which was given to her by La.
ROGUE, her fiance, according 10 Tai
bot.
Louis f. Larocque committed suicide
after a visit to a friend. George Vim
gut. at Stony Brook. Long Island. He
of a headache when auto
mobiling on the night Of August 8.
and told his chauffeur to stop the car
near Darling's dock, where 3 said he
would step out and take a stroll. He
did not come back. and the chauffeur
gave the alarm. Larocque's body was
found in the water few hours later.