The sun., 1873-01-20
IS JOHN CARROLL DEAD !
THE ROMANCE MYErLEATENCE
BROOXLIN.
Al AGED Lady Cla,p,lns a. her Husband IA

EiVqV ffTFUfY-- -SFyrt.OTff's fDlpf.-ln The matter
Eoods, chsties, and crcds ot John, arrol decessed,
iRc eitv cf Rrooklyn 6clns Gay sworn and eSsmned
o GO ss S 's LAT ss % & scs sseS S s1i 5 Va
e. liverpool England while on yi,it on the ~ day ~
ana testament tnat said deceased died nssessed OF
Il %rDp n ~ & S sss , Si ~ s~ ho
doars. ., have been informed and believe tsat ssid
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tasi ssid dscsasca vss s ils lime ~. DEAN
s,d ese3.sd % @ le 81 sur. yss f,rrg wnS e, claims, Il.
OF RrooSSn kpG sss that letter. ot .dminsIr.iloh
the estate of said decreased te granted by the surro-
gate OF the county Of Kings 10 me ,..
sworn before me tn. alS day o. Decsmbr, lsIa
JoHs CotHrsry, Notary Public.
STARTLING nIssIvE.
On this petition the Surrogate issued the order
annexed
Tur Prrrtr ~ TIE srarr cr Nrw yowx To-
oa = s s Il .e 81 S Shy % 81 c's Rroon ss nS
~ ccun'y of Kings snd state Of New York decessed
arc hereby ssa to scps5 before e,y wsn I, snI, D
Z, his once IN The Comfy Court Hgase, IN the cay Of
B[GSEy & Ss s oSS S'y .Do S JsaSs ws M d.
1i'rai9n OF the fGod' shse. snd sTsa % sse
rou. OF the city Of Brooklyn who has made application
WI In witness whereof. wnism u. veeder Esquire.
ssrosr.s OF on, said county, ,na es q e15esnto G
It'l lev iS Oad thousand siSs, hundred seventy
two. and Of our lndependenee the ninstyscv'
Clerk 10 the snrroRate's Court.
On Friday. Jan. 10. Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll. tied
10 -ppe" ssr. Sr Sroosc rren p M Clement
the following answer:
Kisses Corsry srERcasrr's CoyHT.-In the matter
seed. e1sits :, snd credit. % John t1Tro decesssd
Carroll, deceased. being duly sworn. doth depOse and
fhat Margaret carroll who sSh, for adm,nsi ration
herein aud cls NE tO be widow Of said John Csrroi.
And mr;n,r that James Carroll aud Annie Carroll
a.; .os b., g.llr a; .,, ,.., c.-.,, ,.,...., A.,
i'sye last Will and Testament. daly cIceuied
,o,. iZ,hErm .hraoiin
to before ' t4; N .S4 az " SSis1y iPuSe
NTIRvIEw wrru MARGARET CARROLL.
SUN reporter called on Margaret Carroll.
Carroil. late Of IA Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn
| The reporter found the lady In the front rom
on the nrst moor Of the dwelling hease W Navy
| person within called out Come in" The re-
| porter entered accordingly. The room was
the stove In the left-hand corner Of the room
short and thin. and poorly clad Her hair was
| very giay, and smoothed down each side OF her
| traces Of youthful comelness. ON the opposite
| side Of the stove sat a dark haired, dak-eyed,
ticuiary tidy. but with a certain fascinating air.
| Next to her toward the front OF the stove, a
mldde-siZed woman, Of sinsister and deter
| mined aspect, was seated. She appeared to be
about nfty, and bore marked resemblance IN
the aged lady nrst mentioned. Behind the
| door, fair-sized, wcll-madc young man, with
very iiRht hair and complexion, was In the act
| of putting on clean shirt. He just got bis
head through the neck q the shirt in time 70
| furnished and capetlcss.
TIRE WIDOW AND TIER ROSS.
| is Mrs Carroll IN ?" the sUs reporter asked
| " he stepped into the room.
1 4R ia Ask a.
| said. almost Hereby and half rising. The young
| brunette atraightened her ELF up and smoothed
| herself out. The middle-szed woman arose,
| and seized the back Of the chair on which she
had been sl;;ing. The young man paueed; with ~
| pot on the front OF the stove bubbled, and the
lid clattered.
crreplied, "and should be pleased II you would
tell me your remarkable history as the lawful
| widow Of John Carroll, late Of this city.
woman I sad athg u Gef DARK eve eyes sS.I on s'tS tSe
| old lady and then on the reporter and seating
II have We noIhins to say! !ic old lady said
meekly, and glanc.ng timorously toward the
| middle-sized woman.
"shs has nothlng to say except what she saws
In the presence Of her lawyer, the middle-sized
II have nothing TO say except what I any In
the presence Of my lawyer the old lady re-
PTHd;; Won wan, to hear m. .,orv vo,.a ,.,,.,
ss ssid. to Mr. r'''''l'" the m'dd''-''''d woman
"Yes. you'd better go TO Mr.. Pearsall" the ole
lady said, neryonsly stroking her hands and hut
II have already called on Mr. Poarsall," tn,
Sun reporter answered, and waS told that h'
WIS out of town
ConXED UP.
I'VE don't know who you are" the middle
sized woman sand out you cant ind anything
The rcpc5ter thercugqpn, showed 4. n; lat .s,h9,it Z,
hut she isn't going To talk TO you OF any
body except her lawyer is by
@H aPpe aid 70 GOOD Se edf 'n
Yes, was the vomans answer, I've go
some right TO he. I'm her sister, and I've sup
thingto me-" Here the brunette lifted the liz
Of the big pot and disclosed due lat turkey
cut up in the midst Of the bubblina yellow Ii
I've are onls anxious to get your story so IA
as you may feel disposed 10 tell It, the sUN re
Z" won't say any more than has been said al
ready, the old lady remarked; II VI ali com
o4t by and 10y, and then everybody Will know
Perhaps, then, yol would Just answer one o
two questions, 50 AZ to make tAlngs clear III
reporter sad, iuteTogatiyey.
The woman looked at him, but remained 81
lent. He thereupon put certain questions, I'll
answers TO which are summed up IN the follow
| ing narrative:
THE STORY THAT LEAKED OUT.
Margaret Carroll, now residing, at At % Nav
street, Brooklyn, claims that in 1875 she wa
Mr.. Voval. in the Roman Catholic chapel d
GIossop In the county of Derby, England. lie
maiden name was Recards. Her parents live
at rntwistle, In Cheshire, and with them tn
, young couple went 10 reside. About eigl
months after their marriage, as Margaret wa
likely to become a mother, her parents insiste
on her being remarked to John Carroll in
| Protestant church. Margaret and her hushan
would not consent to this, and II caused an g.
trangement between them and Margaret
parents for seven weeks Al the end OF tbs
| time, however, the young people yielded an
| were married second time by the Rey. NJ
Howe. In the Established Church Of Englant
Margaret Carroll and her sister say that IN Enl
] | land before the Catholic Emancipation act ma
rage 10y Catholic priest was not valid, and TIN
| was why she and John Carroll were married
second time by Protestant clergyman, III
| Catholic Emancipation act, however, becan
| law In April 1S!0, and consequently this e.
: PLANTATION of the romarriagd will not dO.l
THE CONTESTANT WIDOWS CHupREs.
2 In June, 1897. Margarets first child, IA girl, wi
E | born. Soon after tla John Carroll and his wi
z | removed to Ireland There the second chi
James was born in 1880. James Is married al
| lives At SaddlewOrtn, a town in the West RidiI
| Of Yorkshire, England A third child, Annie w
born in 1870. She Is the brunette previously r
ferred 10, and Is married TO the fhir-halr'
. young man with the clean shirt, whose name
David Hinman. The last child was born
1913, and died about year ago, Him Joi
g Carroll never saw, as "a few months before b
D birth, In the latter part Of lSt2, Margaret Ca