The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
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CARHART & CO.
2o5 a os7 B'way below Chambers st.
sS1es 40 & tla B'way corner Canal st.
Open late this evening.
SONS HELD FOR THE MURDER.
Police Tbink They Have . Solution to tn,
Toole Tragedy.

Police Tbink They Have . Solution TO the
Tooie Tragedy.
BosToN, Nov. 1O.-The police have evolved .
theory in explanation OF the murder Of Mrs.
Toole and her daughter. who died from drink
Ing poi soned porter on Wednesday night.
They think that one OF the two sons under
arrest. II not both. deliberately murdered his
mother to whom the father had recently will.
ed oil his property. knowing that the fathers
death was question OF only few days at
most.
With both parents out Of the way the prop
erty would be divided among tho children.
The death OF the sister Margaret the
police think. was not planned. Her
presence in her mothers room at
the time she opened the bottle OF poisoned
liquor was accidental. and her death was
merely incidental 10 the carrying out Of the
alleged plot
Mr. Toole was dying Of consumption at the
time Of the tragedy. He occupied another
room in the house. and on account Of his feeble
condition It was thought best not to notify him
at once of his wifes and daughters death.
All day yesterday he wondered why his wife
did not attend to his wants as usual. and at
night he became SO impatient that the truth
was told Ho sank back upon his pillow az II
beneath heavy blow. and In an hour he was
dead.
The police secured what they call damaging
evidence against the sons to-day. The dauRh-
ter Mary was discharged By Judge Fallon
when arraigned this morning. The sons
stephen and Michael were held.
say they VI Enow that chaei bought quantity
S Sa sy"nas IS on xhrs
he was employed until recently.
He gave as an EXPLANATION for huying the
r,nin hat thn u
roaches and that he needed lot OF poison. lie
purchase ed the poison in powder form. There
Mrs Mrs To s thought It Test to place It in her
trunk where It would be 81 fe from accident.
the homse st nEh i He FOUND md Secs Of
broken bottle and on one OF these pieces were
traces of what atterward was proved to he
He then learned about the poison which
Michael had purchased; The police searched
Mr.. 1oole's trunk. put the box Of powder had
house.
porter was a solution. and not solid. although
this cannot he determined definitely until a
very careful analysis has been made. and per-
The police have reasons for believing that a
soluton was used. Although i Is pot thought
home Intentionally ior, criminal purposes. the
police have satisfied themselves that It WAS
tho same that was used In the tragedy;
whdrs It coad xiii dd Y this. tho
police say he must have used solution
They think STEPHEN Is the one who may have
plann ell the murder and that Michael may
have been accessory.
The family has not been harm onious. There
have been frequent quarrel and personal vio-
lence is. said to have been threatened.
1t had been charged by some OF the members
OF the family that stephen had spent alto
gether too much money. inasmuch as he was
not earning any.
The police will endeavor to show that Ste
phen had been out Of work for about year;
that he had interested himself largely in local
politics. He got his money from his parents.
The police find themselves banl ed by the
fact that they cannot establish who put the
poison In the bottle.