New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-06
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quiry will be made public tomorrow
and it may consume a day or so, ac-
cording to the coroner
The father Of the girl, who was once
q domestic In the curious menage
maintained in Brooklyn by Mayo for
Miss Lois Waterbury, did not see his
daughters body to-day. He was not
denied an opportunity to view it, but
he decided to wait until tomorrow.
His movements were very quiet to-
day, quiet amounting almost to
secrecy. II was said he returned to
Brooklyn tonight.
Cook visited the coroner's Office on
his own voltion, Mr.. Mix said, and
remained for three-hour conference.
One report had it that after he ar
rived here last night he had con-
sultation with Mayo, but this was not
confirmed.
Mayo himself was out a good part
of last night, after the body was
ound. according to the statement of
his wife. Mrs. Mayo said her husband
came home TO dinner, and went out
later. remaining for some hours. She
personally told reporter to-day that
she was much broken up over the dis
closures that had been made and would
go away for a rest.
There was a little sensation this
afternoon when Miss Wilson returned
hurriedly to the courthouse Office. She
had been there already in the morn
ing. and had came back to the Mayo
factory. Not long afterwards she re-
turned Mr.. Slade said tonight the
reason of her second visit was to get
some legal papers pertaining to bit
of property she owned.
Had Eccentric Personality.
More light was flashed on the per
sonality of Lilly Cook to-day by those
who knew her in New Haven. She APP
pears to have been 3 moody, queer lit
tie soul. brooding TOGO often over
imaginary grievances.
Some of the employees around the
factory said she was even eccentric at
times, particularly in her appearance
One said she used to dress in clothes
that were too girlish, when she ought
70 have worn q shirtwaist, like busi-
ness woman" Another told how she
fonnd the girl roaming about the woods
near the factory with her hair stream
inc down her back, Ophelia-like fash
ion. A notebook among her few pos
series of rewritten stories, mere elab-
orations of Washington lrving's tales;
In her room was birthday card
sent to her by Lois Waterbury, who
wrote: ITO Lilly from Mrs. Dudley
There was also little notebook with
some laundry expenses and other
memoranda, but, OF course, Captain
Donnelly of the New Haven police
.oulJ got no information Of any value
from it.
Miss Hull said this afternoon that
the girl seldom remained out OF the
Y. ". c. A. after lO:3O o'clock at night
except when she went 70 the theatre.
Then il was usually with her room
mate. Ellen Wilson. The roommate,
by the way, has gone to 1--we ana ~
Scott Street, near the Mayo factory
There were stories to-day that Mayo
owned this house. which is not great
distance from his own; but even so. II
was learned later that it was occupied
by his factory superintendent, Michael
Stapleton, and his wife.
Roommate Is Lonely.
az could not stay in the room at
the y. Y. C. A. after Lilly disappeared, -
Miss Wilson told friend to-day. !
could not stay there then because
was lonely. How could ! go back there
when | know no what she IS dead
Just as the personality Of Lilly Cook
is talked of, the personality of Mayo
is discussed on every street corner IN
New Haven. And the case is certainly
taking up much of the public COM
ment here. Each way person walks