New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
CARTER LETTERS GONE.
c0RONER GIVES Up CASE.
por;ce. Hoacrer. Continue I,nUesti-
cation Of Suicide an WSts Home.

-,,s.e the request Of Cor0Efs fsotsy to the po
= yesterday 10 cease inva sts lting the death of
..s Margaret Carter. who the coroner Is certain
=. ,erseIf after a strange midnight visit 10 the
80 n her benefactor. John Jay White. at No. 1o3
80 5tb street. the police Of the East 5lst street
-, continued their work. Late last night De
.a.,ve lanes Crotty insisted being admitted 10
- e3ck mans room and persuaded him TO make
.a.s-aent. which. though meagre, may do some
- toward clearing up what the coroner says Is
no mystery n "ii' DAt ' W " ''
the police
.o,g that last night he said he was through with
- csse and wished the police would accept his
Ion ss final. This in the face of his ad-
,.s,on that letters in the dead woman's apart
rs et No Il East 18th street. had disappeared.
~ been missed after the visit OF men who
rs admitted TO the place by the hallboy. One Of
-. +u-n. the boy thought, Or. Foster. Whites
<-,,v prvsician. while the other said something,
- bov understood. about being from the coroners
o4soe Dr. Foster could not be reached last night,
,a Coroner Dooley said that he would not try 10
-scover the letters. although he knew nothing
about any representative Of his office being sent TO
~, spartrnent before he arrived there
The visit Of Detective Crotty to the White home
lest night was in the light of direct attempt by
.he police to satisfy themselves as 10 the motives
Of the suicide and its attendant circumstances
Defective Crotty was obliged to wait in the base
r,ert until the arrival Of DR. Foster.
The detective insisted seeing Mr.. White, IN
the face Of the PHYSICIANS statement that he had
advised his patient not anybody. Crotty
said amazed at the apparent feeble condi-
zion OF the sick man
Mr. White said he had known Mrs. Carter eight
o. ten years but never knew her husband and
had never him.
Mr.. White said he heard Mrs Carter's voice
Just before the shot, after he had called the nurse
into his room. He tried get out Of bed, but was
weak and fell over his side. and had to
<,Fra-,
Mr.. White said he could throw no light on the
wornan's motive for killing herself. could he
explain the for her mysterious visit He
knew nothing Of her relatives. DR.. Foster said
Mr.. White affected by chronic heart failure
This the only reason he had kept his patient
secluded he said and not from any desire 70
hinder the Investigation TO clear the mystery sur
rounding the dead Woulan's life
Following Mr.. Whites statement, the detective
asked Dr.. Foster If he thought the woman af-
fected mentally.
Yes said the physician, about eight years
ago. I don't remember the exact date. she was
treated in the New York Hospital for overdose
Of morphine. and heroic treatment was necessary
70 her life et that time"
The physician reiterated his statement that Mrs
Carter had often talked Of suicide.
The coroner's message the police took form
Of note 70 Commissioner Bingham telling him the
coroners Office satisfied with the suicide theory.
and that he felt certain that nothing could come
from further work by the detectives This was
written the behest Of DR.. Foster. who called At
the coroners Office in company with Mr.. VAIN
wright Mr.. Whites business associate. and z law
yer. They said they thought the police and ro-
porters annoying the family unreasona bly and
should be called off The letter was delivered by
Mr.. Foster at Inspector McCafferty's office but no
orders were sent 10 the police OF either the East
5lst street Tenoerloin stations
The coroner's indifference to the loss Of the LET
that might have done something toward clear.
ing up the mystery which enveloped Mrs. Carter's
past prior 70 her becoming acquainted so Intimately
with the White family not shared entirely by
Of the precinct detectives who have been en-
gagged on the case When the coroner and de-
tectfves visited the apartment of Mrs Carter after
the report Of her death on Friday they saw sew
eral letters. The coroner looked them over and
declared there was nothing Of interest in them.
The apartment was then locked and the keys taken
IN charge by the police the request Of the coro-
ner. When Mr.. Dooley and Detective Fowler went
70 the apartment again yesterday the letters were
gcne. The elevator boy told them of the visitors
he had admitted ny his pass KEY He said they
took several pictures Coroner Dooley. however
referred 70 the loss lightly
They were nothing Of any bearing the case
Re said. There were a few bills and business
letters and communications from the charita bic
societies with which Mrs. Carter vas connected. q
When asked II there were any letters from out
n he remembered there a package of
six with a Par Hsrbor postmark. These. he said
dealt with personal matters and were evidently
Il vas from Bar Harbor that Mrs. White hurried
in response 70 a telegraph message, arriving ir
New Yok few hours after Mrs. Carter had
struggled with Frank Cleeland. the trained nurse
in her endeavor TO reach Mr. Whites room.
Did you inquire" Mr.. Dooley was asked
''-glaether Mrs. Carter. whose past Is a closed
book might have been in danger Of losing her in
come from Mr. White, and thus been impeIled Il
make a scene in his house,
-'WFlv'' exclaimed the coroner. I've gone al
over that and am that nothing Of the kind
occurred. The family and their friends assure me
that they on the best Of terms, and had beer
for years
After more questions the Coroner's memory he.
came more active and remembered that in going
The letters he some with the posmark OF
l1svrs, France. Efe thought they were all IN Eng
hsh and by gIancing over them assured himself
that they could have nothing to do with Mrs. Car
life iu France. where she is reported TO have
been married.
Il sh8n make no effort TO attempt 10 recover the
letters" said he "and far as / am concernef
the case is closed. The newspapers and the police
have made mountain out Of a molehilI'
The coroner said Nr. White about 10 leave
the city for rest and quiet. When asked if he
knew where Mr. White going whether any
further information would be required OF him the
coroner shook HIS head. 1T is over he said.
the Stephen Merritt Burial Company's rooms
yesterday many friends Of the dead woman called
70 the body. Arrangements for the funera
were ma 1e by representatives Of the Lincoln Trust
Company where Mrs Carter left her Will disposing
Of about $500 The service viii be at the burial
company's chapel at p. m. Tomorrow, and tbs
body VIII be cremRted.