the level of the strife between both men was so caustic that in 1924, macaulay published a malicious account titled "henry carr must go". in the slanderous publication, macaulay falsely asserted that carr's father, amuwo carr deserted his wife to settle in abeokuta as a polygamist. this was untrue considering amuwo carr died in abeokuta of poor health and was nearly blind. macaulay's vicious attacks on carr in the press framed the lagosian public's perception of carr as shy, distant, and aloof.