The Washington times., 1905-07-15

OF 1ea3 and remained until about Christ
mas, when she returned to Brooklyn
During the latter part OF April, of 1904,
she returned. Her husband seemed over
1oyed to see her and their apartments
We're well fitted up for her return
Attorney James OShea. who rooms
at the house and ate his meals at the
same table with the Carl ons remen-
bers them because he often talked witt,
tne Wife who seemed TO be most
charming and affable person
oii a certain Friday morning. ne says,
the young woman came down into the
dining room linping perceptibly. Asked
what was the cause she said she ran a
needle into her foot. She then explained
that she had not felt the needle in her
shoe on the previous day and was at
| loss to understand how it got into the
slipper.
He Thought it Queer.
Mr.. O'Shea says he also thought it
queer, in view Of the young womans
foreign in the slipper on the previous
day
1t is possible that the needle dropped
! from a piece of wearing apparel or a
| table into the slipper This is not re-
garied as probable because the woman.
Upon taking the slippers OF placed them
! under the foot Of the bed. which was
away from any table She was method
ICSAi ana Is uCl DSllCNGO she cdTTlSu
any needles stuck in her waist or skirt.
| Nothing was learned today TO indicate
that she had been sewing the day prior
| to the morning when she ran the needle
| into her foot or the preceding day
| The authorities are puzzled to know
how the man may have procured the
tetanic bacilli, which caused the death
Of the young woman, If he administered
IT. II was learned today that Carlton,
on several occasions, received packa geS
of drugs Of some kind. the name OF
which was never learned by anyone
other than himself, from the Sanford
Deehm Chemical Company, of Chicago.
ably communicate with the manager of
the corporation and ascertain what was
the drug purchased by the man
Infection of Needle.
Dr. Hodges says there are numerous
ways in which a needle could be IN
fected with the deadly germ If the
needle was rusty death would have re-
suited
1t is not believed that Carlton had
any culture or test tubes in his room.
He did have d number of bottles which
contained medicine or poisonous fluids
used in photography.
faith in the statement that the needle
had passed through the sole of the
slipper ana thSn entered the woman 5
foot She says she cid not visit the
Cartons apartments very often, but
she did happen TO 90 into their roola
several days before the woman said size
ran a needle III her foot
Mrs McAuliffe is satisfied that the
black lace slippers worn by the woman n
We're practically new and that the sole
had no hole or worn pace il II. She
does not believe 4 needle could pass
through the thick leather and then
so for an eighth of an inch into the
foot
The landIady first learned of the needle
! entering the woman's feet. when Mrs.
Carlton came down stairs and said she
had met with an accident. Carlton
laughed. He said he did not think il
was anything serious. The wound was
slight and only . drop or two OF blood
had flowed from il.
Mrs. Carlton seemed OF the same ina
preston. AS the days passed. however.
she limped more and more and was final
ly unable to leave her bed
Chummy With Dead Woman
Mrs McAulife's daughter-in- law says
she was quite .'ehummy with the young
woman. The younger Mrs. McAuliffe
spent much time with Mrs. Carlton, ana
was conve-sant with her affairs Mrs
McAuliffe says she saw Mrs. Carlton
doing q little light sewing once in 4
while but not Within three days pre-
ceeding the time OF the needle accident.
Mrs. Carlton seemed well educated. and
was q good converSationalist Mrs. Mo-