The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-15
2MAN MAKES PLEA TO FRIENDS

with me has been so distorted. All I
ask of any one is fair play
sell there is comfort to be cleaned
rom my position. Never have my
husband and myself been 30 closely
united Never before have | known
what real friendship u.s. have been
overcome with the numerous mes
cages OF sympathy that have been
sent by friends and acquaintances
everywhere.
Poor Mrs. Duryoa. Ny heart goes
out to her. | have read that she
wishes to have one look at me.
Surely the authorities can arrange
II so that this grain of comfort can
be given 70 the poor old lady. There
Is nothing wouldn't do to soften her
grief
I was not Jealous Of my husband.
installed the d.ctograph merely to
be able to stop the mouths of gossips
who had come to me with stories.
District Attorney Smith had caused
circulation Of the report that the only
witnesses called before the Grand Jury
to-day would be the three physicians who
made the autopsy and the family of Mrs
Bailey. Mrs Jennie Duryea, the mother
William y Bailey. the husband, and
Madeline Bailey. II YEARS old, the daugh-
tor.
surprise for the Defence.
He did not want il known that Celia
Coleman. held in reserve with Elwood
T Bardcs as his star witness, would
appear, as he feared that some attempt
nigh. be made to interfere with her
Since last Thursday celia has beer
kept in place where she is as free as
the blue grass" TO quote the District At
torney. and WHERE she could come &c
the realization that all that was wanted
was the truth. but the whole truth. Burns
detectives have had charge Of her
The District Attorney had believed that
II his theory Of the murder was correct
Celia must know some things which she
had forgotten when she testified at the
inquest. The morning after the murder
before the finding Of the photograph caused
direction Of suspicion at Mrs. carman
Mrs. Carman's lawyer had obtained an
affidavit from Celia to the general effect
that she had been in the kitchen from
supper time until long after the shot
but had no; seen or heard anything tina,
nobody had passed through the kitchen
nor had she seen Mrs. Carman downstairs
since supper time.
Celia testified to the same effect at the
inquest She also testified under oath
that she had signed the affidavit obtained
by Levy without having read II. or with
out having had II read TO her.
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decided that 1t was best to get the girl
away from the Carman house. So she was
suhpwnaed last Thursday TO appear be-
fore the Grand Jury She did not testify,
but on her own request that she he kept
away from Freeport she was taken "a
some spot where no one could get 10 her.
witness IL smuggled In.
Guards stood At the ton Of the stairs
leading to the Grand Jury room, and no
one could pass except those who had busi-
ness with the Grand Jury. Celia was
struggled into the building by rear en-
trance after having been driven to the
courthouse in a closed rig, Whereas at
the inquest the girl was nervous, and
frequently broke into fears. she told her
story to-day without any hesitation
She was on the stand twenty-five or
thirty minutes. She described breakfast
time in the Carman home and told how
Mrs Carman. Mrs. Plat Conklin. her
mother and Elizabeth Carman. years
old. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Carman
had prepared to 20 to the city. They
returned for a late supper, beginning al
about o'clock. Afterward Celia wen,
into the kitchen. she said, to wash the
dishes and have her own supper. She
could not fix the time Of the shot very
accurately. but thought II was about
o'clock
Then she heard the commotion in the
doctors office There is a buffers pan
try between the kitchen and the doctor
office. and Celia said she ran into that
but held the door leading from the pantry
into the kitchen open, with her back
placed against IL.
She stood there moment and then
into the kitchen from the rear yard came
Mrs Carmau. She was out OF breath;
she was excited. and was hurrying Celia
stepped into the kitchen from the pantry
and Mrs. Clrman spoke to her.
The girl said that she did not see a
revolver In Mrs. Carmau's hand Mrs
Carman then went upstairs and Celia re-
manned In the kitchen To finish the dishes
and her supper, Then she went upstairs
10 bed.