John Carroll - Manslaughter Victim

I have already written of the Michael Cotter manslaughter of John Carroll, but I often wonder who John Carroll was and how he may have been connected to Michael, other than as a friend.

Carroll is my brother-in-law's family so it's often intrigued me if he might be related to John Carroll. Also in delving into Richard Kelly's family trying to make a connection to Mary Ann Kelly, I've noticed his grandmother is noted as Catherine Carroll. 

Who was John Carroll and who mourned his loss when he was gone?

John's death was not registered (via BDM) and little information is gathered from the coroner's report of his inquest.

A search of Trove, 1850, relays accounts of a John Carroll in the Bathurst area who was a trouble maker of sorts. He was described as a "Port Phillip vagabound" having recently arrived in Australia and a number of accounts of trying to get alcohol under false prentences. He claimed to be a thrasher from Dunn's Plains (near Rockley, and the area between Crookwell and Bathurst http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62214951 ) and falsely told the pound keeper he was driving stock to Bathurst for auction (none of which was true) and managed to be released from his arrest as no money had been exchanged http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62216391.

This may be the same John Carroll who was arrested for horse stealing (but released on an informality) on 2 January, 1850 at Kangaloola Station (in the general region of Lost River and Binda) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101733598.

As someone who had travelled from farm to farm it is likely this John Carroll crossed paths with Michael Cotter and his wife Catherine as this John Carroll frequented a similar area.