New Britain herald., 1915-03-05

yidentified as Dudley by several per- sons including Lillian Cooks father and her sister, Laura
 The medical examiner, who viewed the body at the morgue last night, said that so far as he could determine at this time the physical condition of Miss Cook was normal when she died.
 Statement by Mayo.
 , " J. Mayo, president of the Mayo Radiator company, said in an inter- view yesterday:
 First let me say that I am no angel, nor do I pose as one. I have made mistakes, they have been found out and I am paying the penalty, which is more than a great many do. Personally, I am little concerned with what people can say about me, ex- cept in so far as it effects my friends. They can't say anything definite about Miss Cook, at any rate, for d better, truer, nobler girl than she never lived, and I am willing to stake my life on that. There was abso lutely nothing about our relations that could be questioned and it is rank injustice at least to the girl to taking steps to formally adopt them what is good and pure
 ~ Incidents connected with my past life are recalled, and proba bly with good cause, but while they may tend to harm me, they can have no bear ing on the case so far as Miss Cook is concerned. My relations with Miss Lois Waterbury are known to many, and I make no bones of saying that much of what is said is true-that we made a mistake in the eyes of convention. We thought a good deal of each other though, and we still do and we see much of each other Miss Waterbury is living at 546 Fourth street, Brooklyn, under the assumed name of Mrs. Dudley, and she is we'll provided for. She owes not a cent in the world, but has good home every thing her heart desires, and is happy She has three children with her, two of whom are her own. I am now taking steps to formally adopt tenn as my own.''
 Met in Brooklyn.
 ''It was in Mrs Dudley's (Miss Wa terburys) home, in Brooklyn, that first met Miss Cook about two and half years ago, though I had pre- viously become acquainted with her father. Miss Cook was employed in Mrs. Dudley's home, as nurse or governess for the children, and seemed to be we'll off. About a year ago her father applied to me in her behalf, asking that I give her employment In at the time, I engaged her at sal or nf was in poor shape then, and I may say that she got to work with vim and accom plished wonders.
 'tThis story to the effect that I en- gagged Miss Cook through local typewriting agency is false. They say called up the agency and asked them to send me a pretty girl, no matter how inefficient or incapable Why, the girl released to be suc- ceeded by Miss Cook was infinitely more handsome than she, and at tracted much attention. She was in efficient and I had to let her go.
 Carried Mercury Tablets.
 Miss Cook came to my office about a year ago, and since that time, [ have learned, had been seen acting queerly on a number of occasions. Some of these have been mentioned. but one I heard of from MT. Oppie, in my office, who said he came upon her one day as she was typeWriting, and found her eyes as red as though sines had been crying. The letter she had written seemed to. beYaddressed to her mother. Again, I learned that she had been accustomed to carry several bichloride of mercury tablets about with her, and on occasions had threatened to use them.
 Up to the time of Miss Cooks dis appearance, I had never heard of her threats to commit suicide, and I was surprised when even so late I learned of them. Had I known of this long ago, would have seen to it that she rid herself of some of her foolish notions
 Strangely enough, the moment I received the telegram in Washington, last Friday, knew, it would mean trouble to me, though why it should is a question. I was only there on matters pertaining to aviation, as MT. Vought can testify. There have been many stories told about me, probably because I have many enemies. 1t Is told that I broke up several families in Flatbush, Long Island; that wis ited an artists model there, constant ly; that I was a wife-beater and at one time had beaten Mrs. Mayo within an inch of her life; in short, l have been called everything, and accused of almost every crime on the calendar.
 Only Natural Mistakes.
 "I can explain everything. What mistakes I made, were only natural ones. They are made every day, only many are not found out, and few are atoned for, as I am atoning for mine Any one who knows my second