The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-27
MRS. CARMAN NOW
HAS HER FREEDOM
ON $4,000 BOND
Will Go to Husbands Farm
Near Lambertville. Pa; to
Recuperate for a Week.
Shows Signs of Strain

Freeport, L. l., Oct. 2s.-Mrs. Flor
ence A. Carman returned TO her home
this afternoon virtually free woman.
Influenced no doubt by the prepon-
deratfng jury vote of 10 to 2 for
acquittal. Justice Kelby, who presided
at her trial for the murder OF Mrs.
Louise Bailey on the night " June
80 last. released her in $4,000 hail
at brief arraignment in his cham
bers In the Kings County Supreme
Court.
1t was the opinion of those v bo
have followed her case since her In :
dictment for first degree murder
early in September that even II she
again faces a Jury on the indictment
still hanging over her that she Will
probably be acquitted altogether. But
so strong have been the representa- :
tons of her counsel that she desired
a new trial to vindicate herself of
the odious charge that District At
torney Smith instituted proceedings
today have the case called again In
December.
Mrs. Carman herself apparently
greatly relieved of the enormous
strain of the last few months. and
especially the past week. stated.
through one of her counsel. that she
wanted another trial. Fearful only
OF being bounded. she consented to
make statement to the public In
that way. 1t was while she was eating
the hrst substantial meal she has had
since the jury retired last Saturday
night. and at a road house in Brook
lyn on her way back home from the
In Brooklyn.
Goes to Rock Raven Home.
Late in the afternoon the closed au-
OF Ernest Randall, one OF
her bai1ers. who accompanied her to
Brooklyn, drove her up TO the Car
man home on the Merrick Road BY
the sa me hour tomorrow, however.
she intends to be quietly secluded on
DR.. Carman's farm at Rock Raven.
near Lambertsville, Pa. where she
will stay for about week to recu-
perate from the physical and men
tai exhaustion of the trial George
Levy. one Of her legal defenders. de-
rlared that she and her husband had
no idea at present, any how. of NOV
ing away from their home, or sepa-
rating as a result OF the shooting
There was not the slightest osten-
ation about her arrival at the home
from which she has been on an en-
forced absence for over a month. In
'act, there was larger crowd about
he county courthouse during her few
minutes stay there than was assem-
oled near the Carman residence this
afternoon. A lone policeman and sew
.ral interested friends kept morbid
'ightseers on the move in front of the
house. Half dozen or more auto
mobiles lined the curb for short
while, disappointed photographers
died about for a while. but In a short
line no one would have known that
Mrs. Carman. the central figure In a
recent sensation. had just come
home. =
Mrs. Carman's journey TO Brooklyn
to be freed on bail was a great sur
prise 1t was stated almost emphat-
cally on Sunday that she would re-
main in the Nassau County Jail at
until the bond was executed.
Did Not Accompany Win.
Strange as 1t may seem. DR. Carman
did not go TO Brooklyn with his wife.
He was at the jail when she left and
on the situation in gen.
sral only to the, extent Of saying that
he would have tn go back to work.
Later ne declared that Mrs. Carman
was extremely disappointed and had
been impaired in her physical health
by the entire ordeal.
Lawyer Levy said that Mrs. Carman
would go to Raven Rock tomorrow
morning. 1t was there where Mrs.
-arman and the doctor went after her
release on bail after the grand fury
Hrst indicted her for mansiaughter.
Or. Carman and Elizabeth. his
daughter, will accompany her there.
and they will stay about week.
District Attorney Smith did not
have an opportunity today to inves-
tigate the report that some OF the
German jurors had agreed on Thurs
day night before Mrs Carman was
cross examined to acauit her. He in
tends to call the jurors into private
with him to determine
what truth there Ii In the rumor. but
Il is not thought likely that any re-
suits will be obtained because of the
predicament In which anyone % the
Jurors would place himself by talking
freely about the subject.
Regarding new trial Mr.. Smith
was quite emphatic. ''Of course he
said, II regard the verdict---or rather
1isagreem a moral conviction
do not think it will be possible to
convict Mrs Carman Of first degree
murder In Nassau county. but. per-
hAps. 1t may be possible in Kings