New-York tribune., 1907-09-23
NEW CARTER CASECLEW
KNEW WHITE FOR YEARS.
Uomar Feared He Would Cut of
Her Big Income

That Mrs Narsa-e: Carter may have committed
suicde by shooting herself I'm the home Of her behe
factor John Jay White. fr, 40. 7oS East 9'th
street. because she was Respondent and imagined
he was about 10 cease giving her SEQ month tnal
had been her income from him for many yeaiS'
was one or the theories advanced yesterday 10y INC
investigators If the case Coroner Dooey ma
tained the stand took from the first. that Mrs'
fa-+nrs case hold no mystery. but Detective James
Crottv OF the East 51st street station, was sun
working every cew that offered i's'i'- n
divergence Of opinion between the coroner ana u'e
police was as evident st has been since the
strange morning tragedy in the sick man hon1v
last Friday Captain Lantry said his men Woui
continue work
Il also developed yesterday that Mrs Carter hai
known Mr. Whites father. ard that the son
Friendship for her in way due to this IT
appeared. by the admissions Of friends. '.'at
she had been acquainted with the Whites. faIhe'
end son almost from the time Eof her arriVai III
this country from Paris. nineteen years ago. MI
white when forced by Detective Crotty 10 make i
statement on Saturday night few hours hefofe n
left town 70 rest at Bar Harbor admitted he ha'
known Mrs. Carter for many years. He could nor
Arecoect how many. bat it might have been. he
said eight or ten AZ any Both Mr. White and
his wife declared that their friendship for the
woman had not abated. and that there was no rea-
son for her II feel deSpondent. still. others tod
fhe investigators that Mrs Carter. in II OF mel
ancholy feared that M White was II cut Of fhe
income which enabled her 20 live IN expensive
q woman Of wealth while she gratiied her hobby
for contributing To societies that protect animals
D.. c. Y Foster the family physician Of 1he
Whites and also in attendance Mrs Carter said
last night that he believed IF Mrs Carter thought
her friendship w:th the family vas severed siie
was suffering from halluoination. He repeated
his made 10 the police t':at she had been
mentally affected times and once was treated
for an overdose of morphine. He reiterated. too
lis explanation that she had often talked Of suicide
- a.,r~0 Of
a
Another. and possibly very serious. aftermath or
the remarkable was hinted al by DR. Foster
FIe said that Mr.. Whites condition was rendered
grave result Of the shock attending the suicide
~ Mrs Carter close to the room IN which he
iay III
Does that mean he was asked. that there
lnay be a second death !n the case?'
oh not all the physician hastened TO say
Mr. White may BE- ii fer several weeks at his
Bar Harbor place ] can't say how long. but he
Rfn he treated there by DR.. Freeman Smith. who
practises in Palm Beach during the winter and At
Bar Harbar in the season.
DR. Foster said he had treated Mrs. Carter. but
ola net intend 10 go to the funeral this afternoon
lie had heard nothing about her relatives and did
mt know whether the story was true that she had
.ever been married could name 5ny
who might attend Ihe funeral. unless it is the
large number Of reporters who interested" "
he added. After the services Stephen Merritt
Burial Companys rooms to-day the body VIII be
cremated and the ashes returned the burial
company. IT IS not known who Will finally take
them. fer Mrs Carters death, like her life. seems
destined 20 be enveloped in mystery
Bar Harbor Ne. SEPT 22.-JoIn J White %
New York, at whose home In that city Mrs Mar
Esret Carter killed herself last Friday returned
and 0Fre to bfs -,la-