The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-16

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amdavits discredtttng him.
1t can be very plainly seen OF what
damaging character TO the defense
Farrell's story Is. While he does not
Identify Mrs. Carman, he describes
woman OF her height and general
physique. He also describes her as
| being dressed exactly as Celia Cole
man says she was.
His evidence is in effect the missing
link between the point where Celia
begins the story after the shooting.
He tells of woman breaking the
window and firing, Celia tells OF Mrs.
Carman dashfng into the kitchen Just
after the shooting. After stopping to
say few words to her, Mrs. Carman.
Celia says, hurried upstairs
1t n regarding the nature OF these
few words that some very interesting
things were learned today.
Cautioned Celia.
Celia" said Mrs Carman, stopping
only an instant, don't tell anyone
that you saw me outside"
That Is what Celia testified ycst~r-
day. She swore, further. that Mrs.
Carman wore shawl over her
shoulders. a commodious sort of
shawl. and that she kept her hands
beneath it.
"Oh, mol" SAYS Celia, II don't know
that Mrs Carman had anything In
her hands. How should /? She only
told me not to say / had seen her"
Celia has also told the district at
torney that DIR. Carman repeated this
same Injunction to her the next day,
and that she was frequently warned
to be careful.
Shortly after the nature of Farrelfs
story became known today. DR.. Car
man and Mr.. Levy went TO the Jail
and saw Mrs. Carnan. There had
been a good deal Of talk to the effect
that Mrs. Carman would not be per-
mitted to appear before the grand
fury.
Mrs. Carnlan To Testify.
Pretty soon Levy came forth with a
personal appeal from Mrs. Carman
to the Jurors that she be allowed to
appear. The message was sent into
the grand Jury room. but no action
was taken on It, although there was
good deal of debate 1t was de-
cided however. that II Mrs. Carman
should he allowed to appear. there
would be no questions asked her.
and that she could simply tell her
own story. Furthermore, she will not
be placed under OATH so even If the
grand Jury does hear her. 1t will not,
in all proba bii!ty be able to consider
her testimony In determining It's
/ action.
The attitude taken by the district
attorney in this matter wound pr
Carman up into state of consider
able anger. lie sailed forth from
the jail into the courthouse rotunda
and found lot of newspaper men
To them he explained how the dis
trics attorney has been trying to
double cross him ever since the night
| of the crime.
! Az matter Of fact DR.. Carrnan is
not the sort of q man who ever APP
pears entirely angry. He wears
| constant smile on his face, ior at
| least il liz an expression that looks
| like a smile. So today as he stood
| in the marble coltmned rotunda of
the little courthouse and exploded a
bitter criticism of Mr.. Smith, the
effect was somewhat incongruous.
| In Guise of Friend.
The district attorney came TO my
| house and said to Mrs Carman /
| have como as a friend, and not as the
district attorney
| As DR. Carnan speaks his head
wags little hit Today, and per-
haps this was due TO the perturbed
state of his feelings 1t wagged bit
more than usual. so that by the time
he had got well into his opinion of
Mr. Smith his felt hat was jostled
back onto his head His hair, dark
| hair that Is way, is parted in the
| middle. His necktie today twas
thing Of black. red, white and blue
stripes There was a little fresh
water pearl stickpin in the knot. He
wore the same blue suit that he has
worn since he became familiar TO
reporters, and altogether presented
the same exterior of easy going as
| surance
| HE had full access to everything
in my house" continued the doctor,
coming and going at will after that.
i | told her that Smith was not on
/ the level with her, and would not
| be on the level with her. Smith had
said to her. If you had told me about
! that dictagraph sooner than you do
| | would have smothered it over He
| also said to my wife, on can go
/ before the grand jury and tell your
| story. l believe it
! Then we signed n stipulation,
and we understood that Mrs Car
I man was to go before the grand jury
Now we are informed that Mrs. Car
| torney has dug up a decision, ac-
cording TO which he says Mrs. Car
man cannot get her story before the
grand Jury, but we are preparing n
petition to the grand jury asking that
we be heard. When the jurors hear
! her story, they cannot do anything
else but dismiss the charge again@t
| her"