Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
MRS. CARAVANS FATE
TO BE COMMITTED
TO JURY TONIGHT
Last Day of Trial Used by
Defense in Trying to Prove
Mrs. Baily Was Murdered
by Man.
MINEOLA, L. l., Oct. 24.-The
State closed its rcbuttal in the Carman
case at / so this afternoon.


dence at the finish nf its case TO prove
that Mrs. Lou!se Bailey was slain by a
man whose Identity is unknown, the de-
fenso in the trial Of Mrs Florence Car
man rested shortly before noon today.
The State at once began its rchuttal cvi.
dence The indications are that the case
Will reach the jury late this afternoon.
Witness after witness-cagh one q
strong one-wJs placed on the stand by
the defense in. a mighty effort to show
that 4 mysterious man fired the shot
through the window Of Doctor Carmans =
office
man who was passing the house at
the time of the murder testified that he
saw a strange man fleeing from the
scene. Then a policeman, who had
charge of Two bloodhouuds belonging to
the Long Island Railroad, which had been
used Immediately after the murder of
Mrs. Bailey I'M an effort 20 trace her
slayer, gave strong testimony tending 10
show that the person who leaned on the
window sill outside Doctor Clrman's Of
flee and fred the fatal sHot ran through
the yard and jumped over the fence,
running down the road after the murder
He told how the hlooihounds picked up a
scent at the fence, carried il 10 the win
dow--where they growlcd--aud then took
it back to the fence ana down the high
way again, where it was lost Oh the oiled
roadway.
The state at once, in its rebuttal. began
to attack this evidence. That the Dis
trict Attorney realized unless he could
vas arr,rart L,. ~. ,,.,,,. ir ,,.hicb he
began his last fight
Brighter and apparently more cheerful
than ever Mrs Carman kept close tab
on all the evidence TO-DAY. She and Doc
tor Carman consulted with Mr.. Graham
session Sho on~o,red roSB4g,+ 81 ar7
ouittal and aynar+s 1. tods,.
Tho oneri,,g ~ court y,,s 7ais.,..1 .ris
morninr while Jrstire 1tai5y conforrod
With tbo co,,,,sct ~, 1o.,, ,,5G, ,.lt,.
n Letter rscs,vod so,,, C:.ria,,i ''''S
actor, who was Win Doctor rrar,'e,, ~ a.,
night tho ,7ortor saf5 co.. ,,,a ~. -.
him while he v'os ,,o.orirc - 49,
the letter said fs no. tn1,,-r h,,t c"Ie,
was. excluded from the courtroom.
When aG.o""nmeni was taken Tor lunch
there was jUst one witness to be cN-
arnlhed on rnputtal' y was announce !.
Ihe state District Attorney smith said,
would then rest its case. Counsel on both
Sue Sue au'lseo 1uGEc Nel"F mat each
would want two hours for summing up
the case. II is believed, therefore, that
t.e case VIII reacn the jury ABOUT
CLOCK
MYSTERY IN LETTER
~. a., 80 - ...-,,
"a t'l' IyeLS 70 aISaI'eS 10
80 q tsl'CI SEM justice he'0E TO-DAY Gar
,.niS,, ,attI 1aaueu, an actor named an en-
s,,Ji Ttope "uT, =, 80" 20 ASIorHty Levy TO
eS eStEesteF - I1'HAi, ASKING nm TO give
i. 70 ."e Ia"Eet' nc od' Nheh Levy !
opened tne envelope no FOUND another |
inslGe addressed 70 justice heIoE. he /
handed II 10 tNe justice VINO then called /
attorneys on ooth side TO his chambers.
4 tew minutes later hai!ln asked II /
fadden was In thc room. Gadden .
stood UP and he was called into the JUS
tees chambers. few minutes later ,
he left the courthouse. No explanation
was given.
Gadden was with Doctor Carman the
night that the physician alleges he was
shot at by an unknown man while out
automobung.
gAyy FLEEING, NAN
80
neh 'he tlal was resumed TINS morn
ING Ktdoiph Loc""' a chauffeur. took n"
stand ana tod now ne heard shot while
ne was passing Doctor Iarmans 5 house
" T' ,e eae tre ns' , sl @ Iai,e o' ne was %pou'
ing the sound of tie sbot he said man
yauIted over the fence around Doctor
Carman's ward and ran doUn Tho srraat
The man mad on dark suit and no bar
On cross-eyaIliDatioD Lowe ssft he