The sun., 1873-01-20


garet's lawyer sought for him for some time. bat
in vain. Al last IL was found that he had gone
PesTssii. Marqnrets lawyer, ascertS,ned that
| John Carroll died In Liverpool last December.
and ilie explanation Of the sf,iavii found al dc
bcginning ~ this article, and the surogate's
| order which follows.
SOMETHING TO FIGHT ron.
! During the recital of the above facts the bru-
| nc:tc, who seemed t. hevy touch Il courtesy
| about her. put IN a word here and there which
he quite 40 much afraid Of the uiddle-sized
| woman as tho old lady Vas. The young man.
wood wipe from the nantei. why don't you
| comb your hair 1rstf' the brunette said THAT
li'htina his pipe, sat down aud smoked pleas
antly
sized woman said aid with sbored Sigh; ali tSosc
years a-weitinr, wa'tlne, while he was out here
n%isl soins to have !" De
"Don,t you think yon,ll have ave pretty hard Iob
at may 10 so," tho middle-slzod woman said,
"but IT'S something 10 fight for, and II she loses
the csae-wel, " will leave her no poorer than
| she Ia now"
",y the way the r,YCrtsr ss,S srid' "hO~ do you
1--WE don't know il except by what the other
sioe say" was the middle-sizcd womsn's
| answer.
THK OTHER WIDOW INTERVIEWED.
The srS reporter visited Elizabeth Carroll. who
resides At 21 Myrtle avenue. and claims TO be
the lawful widow Of John Carroll deceased.
She occupies the second floor OF the house. The
reporter ascendod the stairs and knocked at the
nrst door he came TO. voice within said,
lone In The reporter opo%nsd % sGs door sne
standing In the middle Of the floor
Are yp1 Mrs. e. Carroll ,a the TSspoer sinsd
hands with the palms upward out dontknow
IL know from that you are the woman I am
Come in. air." Mis-. Carroll said, and a. the
Lads
side bsde Mrs.. Carroll good day. and left the
room. tall. 1.-THE, wcll-made, handsome girl
the door, aud passed into an adjoining room.
y r.. Carroll asked the reporter to be seated.
She declined u chair, and walked up and down
the room during the entire interview. She was,
as already said, medium-siZed woman, thin,
we m hair wns rruT Hp Se
,ery plainly made, and black verted com:
down, she stroked her hands, or
FOLDED HER ARMS ACIsoss uER BREAsT.
Mrs. CARROLL the Sun reporter sajd. II call
me how you became acquainted with your late
husband, when you married him, and any other
particulars respecting your own history and his
which bear upon the remarkable case In which
you are now intereated."
Though, | have nothing 70 conceal" Mrs.
Carroll replied, yet | would not wish tn talk
about the matter unless | get my lawyers per-
Reporter-Thst is reasonable. You are aware
however, that very remarkable story has been
made public, and that 50 far 1t is uncontra-
Mrs. Carroll-Yea 7 know that; and n II IL true
it IL oct astounding thing.
Rcporer-Nou don't believe IL is true. OF
couTseL
Il don't believe theres word e truth In IL
Here the handsome Young lady before referred
20 returned 70 the room. She had put on very
showed her form to great sdvantsse She had
beautiful dark hair and cheeks that bioomed
Reporter when did you nrst receive any inti-
nation II this claim on your husband and his
property
VINO N>DE THE MONEY.
Mrs. Carroll his propertvg why have made
all the money that bought II myself He never
owned a thing since knew him that my own
hard earnings dld not buy. Oh, 10 think that
there should be a chance Of losing II all!
Mrs. Carrolls voice was fun ~ tears. She
wrung her hands and walked M and down the
Handsome Young Lady with cnerryt-Paps.
sir ncvcr worked a AT. lie was to" -ickly lie
was always ailing. He spent money. lie never
earned II. He never earned nve-doliar hill In
Mrs. Carroll When nrst knew John Carroll
he was not worth dollar. Everything own
4b came m from rpd ny enErn'nssITmy En hard a eapgs
I've worked and scraped and pinched. and
now-to think my right 10 what my own hands
ticned. It's hard. very, % very hard. 'N1 ~ ''''
heporterIW What business did you carry on,
Mrs CarToil-I made vests for New York deal
ers, For twenty-five years I've lived In this very
house. The neighbors know how I've worked
Down IN the basement h ad over forty girls EN-
ployed ! managed everything myself. John
Carroll never did ANYTHING. He had lung dis
ease. and besides he used 10 drink.
Miss CARRoLLs POSER.
Miss Carroll-And don't you think II he had
had wife and children In the old country, he
would have been likely to talk ABOUT IL when ne
was worse for liquor, and didn't know what he
| was sayIng7
Keporter-wss all tn. real estate acquired b,
your earnings. Mrs. Carroll, recorded in the
! name OF lushandf
, =, Mn. CarTolI-ENcry stick and stone DO you
everything In hi. name, II he had known all III,
time that he had wife and children In the old
ntf epTtrs me %% and S my Children of ths fruits of IN,
y Rsportsr1The business was carried on In hi'
{ name. was II not Z
: Mrs. ii--of course IT was. There Is anothe
thing. II he had run away from a wife and
family In the old country, don't you think th'
first thing he would have done would have beer
= twice or thrice every week for years he has has
bis name In advertisements IN TnE NEW Yoh,
SUN aud other newspapers. Besides that he ha,
: been going round to the barrooms In New lori
: and Brooklyn and was well known. We hay,
"a farm down the country, and he used To keel
fast horses and was well known-most rs vel
+ as any man In the city.
JOHN cARRoLL's HAIR.
@ Reportcr-Haye you any idea when the othe
V woman who claims to be John CAROLS VIII
first said she Identified your husband ss the maj
r who had married her In England IN 1882
John Carroll in herifc
l. heporter-Haye you any good reason for be
> Mrs Carroll She saws, understand. that h
was n gray headed man. about sixty. lie hadn'
gray hair In his head His hair was as oiack
' Reporter How old would you have taken hin
', Mrs. Caroll-well, now, not much older thai
u lam am,well, | suppose he looked to b.
d Reporter Did the other Mrs. Carroll ever com
. here 10 see your husbandf