The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-10
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A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
An Alleged Army Officer Wounds a
Woman and Kills Himself


b"rh"od in BroOkIyn-MrS. Lucy 81.
Carroll. Who IL said TO BE the
Wife OF an Engineer Corps Wan.
NEW YORK. oct l1-NIystsry shrouds
/ the motive OF a Brooklyn tragedy. the
/ climax Of which was the shooting of rhc
/ daughter Of "a wealthy dry goods mer-
chant in her room in an aristocratic
Heighaorhood. and the suicide Of the man
/ who shot her early this morning.
The victim is Mrs. Lucy r. Carroll
daughter OF Charles Kornder. whose place
Of business is &C Fulton Street and
Carleton Avenue The house where the
shooting occurred IS at IS south Elliott
Place
The man who fired three shots into
Mrs CAROLS right side and left arm and
who afterward sent a bullet through his
own brain was Capt John p. Nelson. for
mer commander Of n United states trans
port who was friend Of the family. and
the messenger who brought letters for
/ Mrs Carroll from her husband. assigned
10 duty iu the Philippines with the En-
gineer Corps
To the police. al first. the injured won-
an and her parents denied all knowledge
Of the assaiIant- Subsequently. when his
picture was found on the mantel Of Mrs.
CarrolIs room and letters from him were
discovered among her effects. they ad-
mitted thar he had been received at the
house as guest They said he had last
called three days ago. How he got into
the house early this morning they claim
not 10 know
The fathers story Of the shooting fol-
lows Il was awakened al 3 O'Clock this
morning by the sounds OF pistol shots and
the screams Of my daughter who slept
in a rear room on the parIor floor Ny
wife and ] rushed downstairs and into the
room. whore my daughter was stiu
screaming for help
we f1ucd her. bleeding on the bed
suffering from three wounds. one in the
left arm and two in the right side. Be
side the bed. on the floor was stretched
the body Of Captain Nelson. He was
dead, having shot himself through the
right temple
The police had been attracted by the
screams Of Mrs Carroll, and call to
the Brooklyn Hospital brought an ambu-
probably survive her wounds
How Captain Nelson got into the house
7 cannot explain Mrs. Carroll retired At
@ o'clock, after having put her seven
year-old son. Kari. TO bed on the third
floor That was the last we saw Of her
until We were aroused by her cries None
of the family went downstairs after she
had gone and all retired early
Captain Nelson had been received as a
guest in this house ever since he brought
the FIRST message from my sOn-in-Iav.
who is in the Philippines. They met on
transport which Nelson CON manded. and
became friends. For my son-in-Iaw's
sake we welcomed his friend
Recently. Captain Nelson's ship being
0ut of commission, ne has made Brook
Iyn hi. home and called frequently. He
was Iast here three days ago. I know Of
no motive fer his attempt upOn my
daughters Ife--
The house of the I0rnders is in an
exclusive neighborhood, near De EaIb
Avenue. and one OF the Quietest in Brook
lyu- Residents Of the block were aroused
by the screams Of Mrs Carroll and rush
cd 90 the house. only 10 be denied admit
tacee by Ar. Err1der. who offered no
explanation Of the cause Of the alarm.
\ special watehmau. hired by the house
holders. was also refus I'd admission He
called the police Of the De KaIb Avenue
station and they. too. were rebuned IN
iii entrance was made under threats 10
use force
Iu the hs pitaI one OF the bullets was
removed from Al-s. CarroTs side II
was found near the fourth rib. TIE other
two viii be removed. the surgeons say
without difficulty. The Indications are
that The shots were fred al close range
Nelson was about forty years old. Since
losing his commission he had evidently
not been Ia good circumstances He lived
az l64 Court Street In cheap lodging
house. principally frcqueuted by SweJes.
Two weeks ago he joined the BROOKLYN
Branch Of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION He also registered as a student
in Brownies Business College. taking =
commercial course
Mrs CAROLS husband was formerly in
the dry goods business in BROOKLYN. he
failed Two years ago. Carroll went 10 the
NionalEe soon after his business reversts-
He did n0r succeed there and drirted bac2S
To- san Francisco There he Joined the
Engineer Corps and went TO the Philip
pines. where n has since been stationed.
Tie met Nelson on the transport on which
ha sailed u Manila They became close
friends ana Carroll gave him letters ur
Introduction 20 his family and his wife.
Tie mad since aCJeI as MESSENGER in rha
rranswis-icn Of letters and relics from the
absent husband of his victim. calling 40
tho horuder house every time his shin
was I'm this port.
The police have learned this afternoon
that Nelson. or Nelson. was engaged 20
marry young woman in Washington
and that he Correspouded with her fro
qurutly- The house where Nelson lived
is the same place where Edgar Schroeder
had a room Schroeder was injured about
three months ago bg an Internal ma
chine that had been mailed to him. His
hand was blown of when ne tore the
wrapper from the package
Nelson was "a man OF rowing character
who. it is claimed. had served as "a sol
divr in the Philippines and am officer in
the Government transport service
At the War Department today IL was
said that the name OF John b Nelson did
search of the lists In the QUarterUaSter
Generals Department was made and fall
tG ru disclose rEe existence of auy Capt
John +. Nelson 10 was also stated that
there is uo man named Carroll with The
Engineer Corps ia the Philippines.
To study American Conditions.
BERLIN. oct. I1-Dr. GoIdbergs-. Roy
I'D Trfyy Counsellor. who was appointed
the Government member Of the board
that is preparing and advising new poIiti-
.n--eouomlc measures. viii start for