The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
Suicide in Atlantic City Hotel
Identified as Friend Of
Louis LarOcque.
FIRST ATTEMPT IN SOUND
Tried to End Life as Did Man
Who, She Said, Was
Her Fiance.

her life by inhaling illuminating gas In
the Hotel 1slesworth. She was Miss
Veronica Bishop. who said she was secre-
tary of the Anglo Danish Institute. ~
West Forty ninth street, New York, and
also that she was engaged to be married
TO Louis Lsrocque
Mr.. Larocque committed suicide by
leaping into Long Island Sound from
Darling's dock at Port Jefferson. on the
night Of August 5.
Miss Bishop made an unsuccessful at
spot where Mr.. LarocQue made his fatal
jump She was intercepted as she rushed
upon the dock from an automobile early
on the morning OF August IS.
II was upon her return 10 New York
following "A trip. TO Virginia that Miss
Bishop learned OF the suicide Of her lover.
She Immediately communicated with
Frank Talbot, 149 East Fifty-hrst street
and told him she was coins TO follow her
sweetheart BY meeting death in a similar
manner.
Upon receipt Of the message Talbot
notified Jacob s. Dreyer. a justice of the
peace. about the girls threat. Dreyer
was on the lookout when she reached the
pier. Miss Bishop had no sooner alighted
from her automobile and rushed down the
pier to leap overheard when Dreyer seized
her and placed her under arrest. She
was later released upon her promise not
to make a second attempt.
Left Note to Talbot.
Although frustrated in her efforts to
end her l!fe she decided to come To this
city where she would be out Of the
reach OF friends or relatives. Before
leaving New York she handed a mes
sage to messenger hoy to be delivered to
Talbot. when the latter read the note.
which notified him of the girls pur-
pose to carry out her intention Of COM
mitting suicide and requested him to
take charge OF her body. he was unable
to obtain any trace Of her.
Picking up newspaper yesterday
morning Talbot learned OF the suicide
here OF a girl giving the name OF Eliza
beth Burns of Philadelphia. As she
answered the description of Miss Bishop
he decided 10 visit the undertaking es-
tablishment here to view the body. Soon
after arriving here tonight ne readily
identified the body as that of Miss Bishop.
Talbot declared he had known both
Larocque and Miss Bishop for some time.
He said he did not know where any rela-
tives of the dead girl live. but would
make an effort to get some trace OF them
in New York tomorrow He returned to
New York late tonight. Previous to his
departure he told Chief Woodruff tha,
he would return for the body o-morrow
Miss Bishop went to Port Jefferson, l..
l.. early on the morning OF August "a
with the evident intention Of committing
suicide in the same manner as Louis ":
Larocque. who jumped Off Darlng's pier
several weeks ago.
Town officials received a telephone mes
sage from Frank Talbot. n young Eng
lshman, in New York that the young
woman who WAS engaged to Larocque was
on her way to the pier with a suicide
plan In her mind. Justice of the Peace
Jacob s. Dreyer and the town constable |
although sceptical about the authenticity
of the message. went down to the pier
About | o'clock "A modishly dressed young
woman drove up to the end of the rier |
in an automobile and Justice Dreyer told
the chauffeur he was under arrest
Miss Bishop attempted to escape from
the car, bu, she was restrained and the |
Justice took her dry eyed. but excited /
to Walkers. Hotel where later she was
Joined by Talbot and n woman who came |
from New York in response to message !
that Miss Bishop had put in an appear
ance at the pier according to her threat |
Miss Bishop carried In the bosom of ,
her dress a revolver.
Asked by Dreyer II she intended to kill
herself. she replied
IF hadn't that intention would not
have come prepared. would I?'
Miss Bishop also had a bundle OF news
PAPER clippings bearing accounts OF
I.arocque's suicide and a gold watch
studded with diamonds. which she said
Was "A gift from Larocque.
She refused to give her name and In
sisted that she was "Jane Doe" but her
IDENTIFY was established by Talbot when
ne arrived.
Before he put In an appearance Miss
Bishop said that she supposed that Mr..
Talbot had telephoned TO stop her,
Friends Deny EngaGement.
'He knew in way that was coming
nere," she added land was afraid Of
what I might do"
Talbot WAS permitted to take her back
o New York. He refused to say where
Miss Bishop was stopping. but declared
hat she was with friends. He said he
lidn't know the woman very well and
,dded that he was called into the case
~ friend
Mrs. Henry G. Tinker OF Port Jeffer-
on. "A sister OF l.arocque. denied that her
,rother had been engaged to Miss
sshop. She insisted that she never
Ieard Of either Miss Bishop or Mr.. Talbot.
c. r. Vingut, friend OF Larocque. de-
,ounc,d AS n fabrication the story of
Hiss Bishops friendship for the dead
nan. He said he was positive Larocque
vas not acquainted with a Veronica
sishop.
III there had been an gagement." he
aid u would have known about IT,"
II was said at the Anglo. Danish InstI-
ute, Is West Forty-ninth street, early
his morning that Veronica bishop never
ad been employedAby the institute and
'as not known hssS.