The evening world., 1907-09-20

school District under the administra-
tions OF Mayors strong and Van Wyck
Woman Known as Phllanthropist
The anteceaents OF Mrs. Marguerite
Carter, the dead woman. are not 70
well known. The police could learn
ilttte OF her in their preliminary Invest
CATION antssiat.ns the time she rented
The studio In Twenty Btrect she
came froo prominence last summer
through her activity In promoting the
comfort Of truck hor.cu. was a mem.
eer Of the soGety for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals and was one OF
the moving sptrftn Of the Bide-s- Wee
Society an organisation TO take caro- OF
doss and oats. In July of this year she
established watering troughs for truck
horses in tho Wall street district and
busted herself furnishing trliule;nen WITT,
straw bonnets for their horses.
In the B!de-R-wee Home enterprisr
Mrs. Carter was Associated -Hits Mrs
Harry Ulysses Kibbe. Mrs A V. r
Ellington. Mrs. George II. Gould and
Ars. Thomas c. Piatt. She was well.
known In theatrical circles. and hes
rooms ara decorated with series o.
fine portraits OF prominent actresses
and actors. What appears to be nm
Autograph portrait of Adele Richie oc.
cupies n prominent place.
Early this week Mrs. Carter wa.
sen; for by Mr. White TO come to
his home. He had been drinking
heavily. and was In bad mental and
physical state. She acted as nurae &c
him for seyeral days. paying inter,
mi,tent visits TO her Twenty ninth
street apartments. She called there last
night ar. about 6 o'clock. took bath.
and packed up change Of clothing In
small bag.
Shortly before o'clock she was called
TO the telephone. She told het tnaid.
Eliza Walters. who lives at No. 81
Fifth avenue that Mr. White had sent
for her.
'.1f gentleman calls" shc said. tell
him have gone up to Fifty
street. He will understand"
story Of tho Masseuer.
Frank L. cieeland Is u masssur. liv-
ing at No. " South Oxford street.
Brooklyn. He wss summoned TO tho
home OF Nr. White. whom he numbered
among his pasrons. late yesterday az
iernoou and found him In = bad way.
Concerning what happened after his ar
rival Cleeland told tho following story
to the Coroner.
II gave Mr.. White n good massage
and relieved him considerably. Ha waA
in a bedroom about the middle of tbs
second moor. Some time after s O'Clock
Mrs, Cartor reached ths house. hao
met hsr before. She carried small
parcel In her hand.
..s,s Yerlt straight to the door of ths
room Mr. White was occupying and
tried to enter stopped her at tho
door and told her she should not 90 IN.
as ne was asleep and It would be bad
for him to wake UP. She Insisted upon
entering and ! had to push her away
from the door BY force. Then she went
into front room on the same Moor
and sat down on sofa.
Il tried to get her 10 take OF her hat
and wraps, but she refused. She was
very nervous. on the point OF hystsria in
fact, At about 80 Mr.. White. who
could hear her in his room. told me
ilad better send for Or. Foster, in Eas,
Eighteenth street. He gave mo the teie-
phono number and I summoned DR.. Fos-
ter.
When the doctor arrived he gave
{ zhsr snsnsr psEseEs that we're .nppasel
to induce sleep. Mrs. Carter dozed fog
time. but woke up again shortly after
tho doctor left She walled the floor
and made several attempts to enter Mr..
Whites room. had TO watch her a.,
tho time.
.she said she wanted to give him
the parcel she had In her hand. and
begged me to le, her see him, prornts-
Ing TO leave as soon as she had handed
Il 10 him, ! have an idea now that she
had revolver wrapped In the parcel.
Bullet Went Through Her Head.
between, and 40 this morning !
was in Mr., Whites room. when we
heard ristoi shot in the front room.
/ ran In and found Mrs, Carter lying
on the foor with the pistol by her side
and bullet wound Ia her right temple.
rfis s,agTef saa Rsns risar through her
head and lodged in the hair on the
left side,
I'VE sent for DR.. Foster and he said
she. had been killed instantly. Then we
summoned Coroner Dooley. No notice