New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
Guns. Pistols, Murder and
Suicide Threats Called
Carey's Love Tokens.
WROTE POI LETTERS
TO SAVE HER LIFE
Widow Testifies That Epistles OF
Passion Were Dictated by
Savage Wooer.

Fear, not love, induced Mrs. Minerva
B. Toler, wealthy widow, TO send 2o'
affectionate letters, kilograms ana
postcards 10 Patrick J. Carey, apart
ment house superintendent. HIS wife
Mrs. Elizabeth Carey, now is demand
ing that Mrs. Toler pay $4,000 dam
ages for winning Carey's love.
Il had to, under sentence OF death
was the way Mrs. Toler explained IN
the Supreme Court yesterday her pro-
line letter writing.
Carey, not she, made love, according
20 the story told by the defendant. he
the husband Of another woman and the
father OF four children, all that remain
Of thirteen, was the self-appointed fut-
ure husband Of Mrs. Toler and the self
invited guest at some OF her social
functions. she said Every one Of those
communications, IN which tho widow
expressed her love for Pop Carey.
which she usually signed patsy we're
IN her handwriting. Mr.. loler admitted;
but they were all copied from original
drafts made by Carey, who ordered ner
10 copy what he wrote and send II pach
IN letter form.
These communication IN the hand
writing Of Mrs. Toler now are beng
used AGAINST her in the alienation sun,
while the copybook patterns, which she
said she received from Carey. are no
1.
them. Carey even invented the nick
name Patsy she testified.
Widow Alleges Death Threats.
Mrs Toler told of several threats
that Carey made to kill her and others
TO commit suicide. One Of these was
a long distance threat made from
Springfield. This followed Carey's al
legged Durloininc of the widows photo
graph from her home. against her pro
test Why. even that chiffon heart,
which Mrs. Carey has told her husband
received from Mrs. Tolcr one Christ
mas. filed with sweet lavender and
crushed roses. he took from her home
without her permission. Mrs. Iolcr de-
clarcd.
The photograph figured Importantly
IN the suicide threat from Springfield.
Carey wrote from there:
IF you don't come up and see ne,
will Kill myself and pin your picture
and a note on my breast and that
would look nice in the newspapers
wouldn't IT, That would be fine for
yourself and your boy
Mrs. Toler wanted 20 avaid any scan
dial and went 10 Springfield. her pres
ence there figuring in Mrs. Carey's
suit. Her mission. said the defendant,
was 10 get back her photograph.
so that is what you came 'or.'
asked Carey, when Mrs. Toler reached
Springfield Then he emphatical'y re
fused 10 give up the picture.
Didn't you want to say good-by -
asked Carey.
NO" said Mrs. Toler. who hurried
back 20 New York without the photp-
graph.
Another time. said Mrs. Tolcr. Carey
tclcphoucd from Jersey City: "I came
here TO get what I couldn't get 100 New
Yourk. "a vclolver Watch the p"pcr,.
They viii say that died for tho love
Of Mrs John Watts De Peystoi
Toler.'"
eft was nothing but kill and mIrdsr
all the time" said Mrs. TOler. II was
afraid Of the man from the second
time that met him. and had my sister
come and live with me-
More Murder Brewing.
Carney visited the Toer apartment;
for the last time on September L..
1914 "Hc rolled Up his sleeves and
told me ho was going TO murder me-.
Mrs. To.cr testified. CAREY eaid
Have you anything 10 say" ] reptile J..
tIIat. Won .,,,o c~sytr0f lfc fHcr eaf1
Arc you going away with ME 10 marry
nc" NO. ! replied.
"He then went 20 a closet. where he
knew the guns were kept. began 70
struggle with him. ! tried 20 reach
the telephone. lie said. III YOU go 20
the telephone, I'll shoot you in the
back: II You come toward me I'll
shoot your eyes out and If that wont
do III hit with the butt of the gun ~
The widow declared she screamed un-
I'll her cight-year-old son John came
into the room. Mrs. Toler SAID hei
skirt was torn and her hands discol-
orcd in the struggle.
The guns mentioned in the case
were brought by Carey 10 the Toler
house with some deer heads when he
said he was giving up his camp 10.
Maine. This place was as mythical
the defense declares. as the estates in
Ireland, OF which he boosted along
with the dukes and lords OF his family.
Following the tussle for pc ession
Of the gun. declares Mrs Toler. Carey
threw PIPER on { table. Read hat"
he said. The paper was a promise by
Mrs. Carey that she would not name
Mrs. Toler in divorce proceedings. Il
have got you and that woman has got
you like rat IN a trap" Carey was
quoted as saying.
"IIe saved such letters as Rad writ