Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-21
MYSTERY N HER LIE.
Aged Inmate of Dubuque Home
For the Aged Has Had
Strange Career
MAY BE HEIR TO FORTUNE
Eccentric Character Who Lived Life of
Hermit and Died Alone Near Dallas
Center Said to Have Been Brother Of
Mary carlos-TaIIs of Large For
tune.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Dubuque. March 21.-Mystery sur
rounds the life of Mary Carlos, an aged
inmate Of the Dubuque Home for the
Aged, and a mystery which, it would
appear, even law can not uncover.
Several weeks ago there appeared in
the columns Of local paper the an
nouncement that Mary Carlos, aged 10
years, and an inmate of the Home for
the Aged in Asbury, had suddenly come
into possession of thousands of dollars
thru the tragic death. of her brother.
Michael Carlos, a hermit found dead
in his home at Dallas Center. Iowa, a
few weeks ago. his head and hands
eaten off by his dog, the animal hav-
ing been driven mad by weeks i'm
prisonment in the room with its dead
master.
Announcement was then made that
Mary Carlos, the inmate of the Home
for the Aged, had come into possession
OF an estate by the death Of this
brother.
Recognizes Dead Man.
The dead man answered the descrip-
tion given by Miss Carlos of her broth
er Michael, who wandered away after
the civil war and who had never been
heard Of by his family from that time.
until the announcement was made
that Michael Carlos, veteran of the
civil war, living hermit life at Dallas
Center, a man disfigured by the loss
OF half his jaw and an eye. as a
result Of bullet wound during the
days Of the rebellion, was dead at his
home in Dallas Center.
Word was sent to Miss Carlos and a
detailed description OF hini, and Miss
Carlos was convinced the man was her
brother who had gone away from home
after the war and who had never re-
turned to his own.
Tragic Life Story.
The mans life had been tragic. Be-
fore the war he was betrothed TO a
young and beautiful girl at GAINESVILLE.
Ohio, but after returning from the war
his DIST gurement was the cause OF
breaking off the engagement. He stu
died law. was admitted to the bar and
afterwards lived the Life Of a hermit
His tragic death brought to light the
pitiful condition Of affairs surrounding
the life OF the dead man.
Upon hearing of his death Miss Car
los secured the services Of a lawyer and
set about it to claim the fortune left
by her brother. And Mary Carlos
( mourned him as dead
Another Michael Carlos.
Today at the home Of the Aged the
old lady received a letter from a Mich
ael Carlos, OF Otturnwa, Iowa. claiming
TO he her brother, and enclosing to her
q photograph of himself, which is an
exact repro duction Of the photograph
she received several weeks ago from
her attorney, and supposed to be her
dead brother, Michael Carlos.
Mary Carlos recognizes the picture.
It lie identical with that OF her thought
\ to-be dead brother. The pictures are
4 Just alilke-each man had lost an eye,
each portion Of the jaw.
Mary Carlos 10 bewildered and I'M
able to tell which is her brother, but
she u keen and, despite her many
years, refuses to tell many details COM
nected with her life.
Sends Her Own Photo.
The Ottumwa Michael Carlos also
sends picture of Miss Carlos taken
after the war, and which she says she
gave her brother before he went away.
It 10 that Of young and handsome
woman, bright eyed and with q happy
face, and altho the years have played
havoc with the beauty of Mary Carlos,
one is able to distinguish in the faded
women the beauty of long ago. The
Ottumwa Carlos On his letter to Miss
Carlos, does not explain his long silence
nor what prompted him to wander
away from home SO many years ago.
Others Claim Inheritance.
Miss Carlos is also In receipt Of let
eers from two women in Newark, o.,
and Baltimore, Md, claiming the dead
Michael Carlos, OF Dallas Center, their
brother, and themselves rightful in
heritors OF the fortune.
Outcome Mystery.
The outcome Is g. mystery. The dead
Michael Carlos and all his life history
answers perfectly the description Of
that Of Mary Carlos brother, Michael,
minus his eye and jaw and one thumb,
the living Michael Carlos, OF ottumwa,
Is the image OF the dead man. And
about the whole affair hangs q mys-