New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Alleged FianCee OF Larocque,
Who. Like Him, Was Sui
eide, Worked in Mas
sage ParIorS Here.
HIS RELATIVE DENIES TALE
Say She Was Not Engaged to
Club Member. L. Talbot,
Friend of Dead Woman,
Takes Charge Of
Her Body.


Her Body.
Miss Veronica Bishop who killed
herself at Atlantic City following the
suicide Of Louis Larocque at Port JEFF
ferson. about three weeks ago was
known 10 the police as a masseuse. a
short time after the death Of Larocque
by drowning. the young woman also
tempt was frustrated by Frank l.. Tai
bot who telephoned TO the justice OF
the peace of Port jefferson and
warned him that Miss Bishop had left
New York for that place bent on cast
ing her body into the Sound.
She told Justice Of the Peace Dreyer
who with the assistance Of others. pre-
vented her from carrying out her con
templated act. that she had been en-
gagged TO Larocque.
Miss Bishop at that time was said To
be the secretary Of the Anglo Danish
Institute. and gave her address as No.
4S West 49th street. which is the in
stitute number. On June Fl detectives
of Inspector Cahalanes staff. after
securing evidence against the place,
which had been converted into mas
sage parlor, swore out a warrant be-
fore Chief Magistrate William q. Nc
Adoo, charging Jane Poole the alleged
,t.fth
tanning a disorderly house.
The woman was arrested and held
I'm 81, 900 bail. on June q she was dis
charged by Magistrate McQuade Fol-
lowing her arrest and up to the time
Of her discharge the house. which is
between Fifth and Sixth avenues, was
guarded day and night by uniformed
patrolman Of the East 5lst street po-
lice station
Miss Bishop was known TO the police
for long time. Her presence in mas
sage parlors as a masseuse was well
known to them. and they recalled no
less than fve massage parlors where
she had been employed.
Persons living in houses near the in
stitute. the shades on the windows of
which were drawn yesterday, told
Of their suspicious regarding the
place when the police made an arrest
last June. and Of their disappointment
upon learning that the case did not
hold in court.
The only response 10 the ringing OF
tho door bell yesterday was from
woman who said she was the house
keeper. no one IS home" she said
and there is no telling when the oc-
cunants will come in She admitted
ignorance as 10 who the occupants
were. She did not know Miss Bishop
nor could she recall having seen
woman answering her description.
person answering the telephone said
Miss Bishop did not live there, nor
was she ever known TO live there
Beside the regular front door bell
there il an electric bell. with sign on
a brass slab which reads doctors
beU." The house is thoroughly equipped
as a massage parlor. on the parlor
floor there is an office. fitted up similar
to that Of a physician. on the next
floor in each Of the rooms is table
used for the purpose Of treating rheu-
matism and gout. The floor above this
has shower baths. electric boxes and a
steam room.
Miss Bishop had every indication Of
a woman OF refinement. and the police
said she evidently came from a family
Of good standing. 1t is said she re-
ferred to Virginia as her birthplace.
Talbot, who identified Miss Bishop IN
Atlantic City, where she had gone TO
take her life. also told OF Miss
Bishops having come from a promi-
nent Virginia family.
Talbot had not returned 10 his home,
No. l61 East 51st street. up TO late last
night. 1t was expected he would he in
the city last night. After identifying
the body in Atlantic city he made
nreparations for the removal OF the
body to this city.
MTs. heiliy - i"'"''' " ''"NN' Va ~
rocoue. said last night over the tele-
phone from her home in Port Jefferson
that Miss Bishop was unknown to her.
and denied most emphatically that her
brother had been engaged to marry
her
There are no signs or advertising on
the building which is occupied by the
institute. The Co-Partnership Di-
rectory gives as the proprietors Agnes
Ouigg and Zola F. Poole. The police
cav Miss Quigg sold her share in the
concern TO Miss Poole about year
ago.
.o1rcT AMERICAN IN LONDON.