The San Francisco call., 1909-12-22


and Ed O'Brien pulled him down, al
though he was armed with revolver.
He acted like a crazy man. He came
out the next night, but did not get
into the stairway this time.
Carroll fought with his wife all the
time, but she tried to Shield him. My
wife went out there one day just after
Carroll had struck his wife in the eye
and my wife spoke of it. Carroll at
tackled my wife and tried to strike her.
AS she made her escape out the door
Carroll drove his fist through the
panel"
Carroll was born in Indiana, but was
reared in Kansas. He was in the army
and the navy before becoming a
mounted policeman in this city. He
married Mary Plunkett in October, 1906.
There were two children, Catherine,
aged 21h years, and Paul. year
younger. Carroll was well read and
wrote a number of articles for maga-
zines and the daily papers. lie had a
propensity for letter writing and fire.
quently practiced penmanship. Ac-
cording to Heagerty, Carroll wrote two
or three different styles. He also fire.
quented the Libraries.
STRUGGLE FOR REVOLVER
Whether Carroll really killed his
wife or not is an open question in the
neighborhood where he resided.
Heagerty asserts that the woman next
door looked through the window into
their bedroom the morning of the trag-
edy and saw the couple struggling over
a revolver. A little while later Car
roll reported that she had shot herself
in bed after they had quarreled about
the children and he had told her he was
going to secure a divorce.
Mrs. Kavanagh Of 1858 Twelfth ave-
nue., who rented her lower fiat to the
CAROLS, described Carroll as a sullen
and morose man, one who might have
been prompted by an insane idea to
kill his wife. She considered them very
good tenants and was especially fond
of Mrs. Carroll.
That Carroll threw himself in front
of train in San Jose is indicated by
2 letter turned over to the police yes
terday by Mrs. Kavanagh. 1t was
mailed in San Jose al o'clock last Fri
day night, just before Carrolrs death.
LETTER FROM CARROLL
1t is as follows:
1855 Twelfth avenue.
Mrs Kavansgh: When we. my dear sweet
wife and l. talked Of going to the farm she
said that the Ching room set was for dear Mrs.
Kavsnsgh. If You still desire it drop card to
Mr.. George NJ. Eastman. 343 Guerrero street,
and tell him when 10 deliver it-table and
expressing desire for the children TO be put in
his home. VIII you they get theref Other
parties viii bear the expense. but | want you
to stand ready to influence the Heagertys that
the children must go to them. My brother
and his wife are devout Catholics and will raise
em right 1t would never do for the two dear
little children TO be raised here in the city and
later in life learn their early history. which
they would be bound TO hear from some one 5
tongue. so let them go away east and they VIII
become my brothers own children and be raised
in the faith Of their dear sweet mother. now in
sist on giving the two children TO God end TO
prepare TO meet her at the pearly gates. As for
myself I trust in her prayers and "a ask a mercy
Get jewel box Of trinkets from Annie for the
children.
The Eastman referred to in the letter
is the owner of the farm on which Car
roll was employed. Reference was
made to a letter from his brother John,
but it was not inclosed, according to
Mrs Kavanagh. The Annie" referred
TO in the postscript is Mrs. Heagerty,
sister of Mrs. Carroll
Lunatic Fools SIeuths
After giving clews for two weeks to
the detectives WHO have been workin &
on the drug store bandit case William
Taylor came to grief last evening.
Taylor appeared about police headquar-
ters a fortnight ago with mysterious
and knowing air and let the detectives
understand that there was little about
the identity of the sought for bandit
which he did not know.
Lead after lead he gave them, and
although nothing came of the series of
tips, the detectives had some confidence
in the fellow and listened to his sug-
gestions.
But last evening Taylor's entertain
ment came TO an end. 1t was found
that he had escaped two weeks ago
from the Napa asylum for the insane.
Last night he was locked up in the
detention hospital, where he could not
bother the detectives any more