The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-08
COOK GIRLS PARENTS CONTENT
TO LET DROP SUICIDE INQUIRY
mir. Mayo and I Understand
Each Other," Says Her
Father.
SHOCK OF DEATH
PRECLUDES MALICE
Crowds Visit Scene of Pretty
Stenographer's Suicide
In West Rock.

New York, March 8.-Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cook, parents of Lillian
May Cook, whose suicide IN New Ha-
ven brought to light strange chapters
in the life of her employer, Virginius
J. Mayo, told a reporter yesterday at
their home, No. 229 Union street,
Brooklyn, that the dropping OF the in-
| vesti cation into the. death of their
daughter was satisfactory to- them. a
The only possibility of further in
vestigation now lies in the request of
Assistant United States District At
j torney Samuel ]. Reid that the
Brooklyn police turn over to him all
their evidence.
Mr.. Mayo and understand each
other perfectly said Mr.. Cook. I'm
fact, II rather like Mr.. Mayo. I GER
I tainly admire him as a. business man.
He is the keenest and ab1est business
man I have ever met. My meeting
/ with him has satisfied me that he is
in no way responsible for my daugh-
ter's act.
/ an spite of what has been said
aBpAlt his dual life, am sure he is
not the kind of man who would get
a girl IN trouble and desert her. I
have not been formally notified of
| the ACoromer's report but I did have
| a. talk with him, and find it hard
to believe nay daughter was really in
trouble.
ono Malice in Our Hearts,
TT suppose if they say that was her
physical condition, it must be true.
dare say if we could realize it was
true we would feel more yindictive
toward the man who caused it, but
you see it seems unreal to- US, and
the blow has so 4saddened us that
there is, no malice in our hearts.
ssA1rs Mayo was very kind to us.
Tx has hJy ne a a
expenses of the New Haven end. My
daughter was insured, and the money
we got from the Insurance company
will pay her funeral expenses, so you
see it won't cost US anything. Do I
think Mr.. Mayo will help us further
I really don't know. He seemed like
a very kind man, and he mas paid the
larger part OF the expenses SO far.
II am going out now to see about
arranging to have my daughter Buried
in Greenwood Cemetery on Tuesday.
wouldg like to have you come to the
funeral If you want to-. want you
newspaper people to know that I am
not holding anything back from you.
You are all welcome to come here to
the funeral
aOf course if thought Mr.. Mayo
was In any way responsible for my
daughters suicides, I would prosecute
him, but Z am convinced he is not,
He really is a very fine man, in spite
OF ali IK1S1L mas DeGn SAID against MIN.
He Smiled Continually
Mr. Cook appeared to have recov-
cred from the blow Of his daughters
death. AS he talked he stood by the
side of the white coffin. OF which the
only ornament was the plate inscrfb-
ed Lillian May Cook, 18s5-1915''.
He smiled continually, and apparently
cheerfu1ly, as he talked. He explain
ed that no flowers had been received
from Mayo, and remarked that al
though he did not know whether or
not Mayo would attend the funeral,
he would be welcome to do so.
In marked Contrast to Mr.. Cooks
appearance was that of his eldest
Laura Tt was she who journeyed
to New Haven upon the first news of
her sisters disappearance and for
twenty-four hours searched frantical-
" for her before notifying the family.
IF only had found Lillian before
she did this awful thfng!'' she sobbed.
| Poor little sister. I would have
helped her through anything, but she
did not know. I do not believe that
she did wrong, even if million
sister dearly, and she was my conf
| dante. Why did she not come to me,
I could have found some way to help,
her.
/ .'Oh, what difference does it make
if they did find the person who was
i L1totI WOu40 OT1nS
lillian back to US. don't know that
I-would even care to punish the man.
We have lost our little sister who
was so dear to US, and nothing else
matters
Toward Mrs. Dudley I have only
the kindI1est feelings. She came to
us when the news Of L1lian's disap-
pearance was first known, and offer
ed to do anything in her power to
1 help. She is a very kind, sweet wo-
man and a perfect lady, and my heart
goes out to her instead OF hardening
against her.
The Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Miss Cook will
/ be held tomorrow and her body will
be buried in Greenwood Cemetery at
3 o'clock.
/ All day long yesterday her former
friends called to take a last look at
her body. The flowers sent by the
| friends Miss Cook made in New Ha.-
ven were placed around the coffin.
There was a large wreath of Easter
] lilies from her friends in the Mayo
Radiator Co., and a wreath from her
companions in the Young Women
4 Christian Association. There were no
flowers from Mayo, but Mrs. Lois
| Waterbury Dudley, with whom he liv-
| ed in Brooklyn, told g. report
er that She was arranging to send a
floral piece, and might attend the fun
eral.
CROWDS VISIT SCENE