The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-26
Pfanschmidt Found Not Guilty
While Jury in Mrs. Car
mans Case Gould Not
Agree.
BOTH MURDER CASES
Quincy Young Man Accused Of Killing
His Parents, While Mrs. carman
oS Killing Another
Woman.

MAcoMB, H.. Oct 2e.-Ray Pfan-
schmidt young quincy, H., eontrac-
tor, was today acquitted Of the charge
that he murdsrsd hls father. mother,
sister and another woman who wss :
quest at the PfanSchmidt country
home, In order 20 ebtain r,ewsy on
which 90 marry.
II was Pfansehmidfs sseond trial.
In his first trial hs tsas found guilty
but tire case was appealed % the llil-
nole supreme court which set aside the
verdict and ruied out evidence bywhieh
the state proved Pfarsehridt guilty.
The jury. was out twenty-five and
one-llalf hours and took twelve bal
lots. Immediately following announce
ment Of the verdict. Pfanschmidt was
rushed by sheriR Eipps In An auto
mobile 80 Colcheste e prevent any
demonstration here Rhsfs he Vas az
Eected ~ board 9ts9ln and return
% Quincy. ',,5..
Sentiment here favored the youth.
contrary to feeling in HIS own city.
Technically Pfanschmidt was, tried
cnly on one count, charging the muir
der Of his sister Blanche. Attorney
Wolfe declared he would seek . new
trial on another count.
Mrs. carman Free on Bail.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.--Mrs. Flor.
ence Carman left the county court
house in Brooklyn early this after
non, a free woman. She was released
on $4,000 bail following failure of a
jury which tried her for murder to
reach an agreement. It Is generally
believed she will not be tried again
for as far as the state is concerned.
the case Is closed.
Mrs. Carman had completely recov-
cred from her disappointment when
the jury announced its failure to
reach an agreement on her guilt or
innocence of the shooting OF Mrs.
Louise Bailey. She motored from the
Jail at Mineola with Sherif Petit and
reached the court house in Brooklyn
at 12:45. The sheriff escorted her di-
rectly to the chambers OF Justice
Kelby, Attorneys Levy and Uterhart
who assisted Surrogate John J. Ora.
ham in the trial, accompanying them
Within few minutes Mrs. Carman
stepped from the court house free to
return to her home. A great crowd
had gathered as the beautiful woman
again stepped into the auto and was
whirled away. She was driven, dinect-
ly to her home at Freeport where DR..
Carman. her father and mother and
little daughter awaited her.
Neighbors OF the Carman family
signed the bail bond on which Mrs
Carman was: released. They are Err.
nest Randall, merchant, and Smith
Cox. a coal dealer. and republican
leader OF Nassau county District At
torney Smith represented the state in
the proceedings before Justice Kelby,
but made no opposition to the grant
ing Of bail It was evident that Mrs.
Carman did not believe there would
be any opposition to her relief as
she carried bag containing her be-
longings from the jail with her and
was prepared to so direct to her
home
When the disagreement was an
nounced yesterday after the twelve
men had been celebrating Cor thir-
teen hours, Mrs. Carman did not break
down Immediately. She looked dry
eyed upon the men who had been un-
able to agree as to her guilt Or limo.
cence. But tears were not necessary.
In Mrs. Carman's eyes nothing could
be read but anguish, disappointment
It was a calm, scheming woman who
had planted photograph to spy upon
her husband, that sat in !, the court
room there. 1t was a woman with
every hope crushed, worn to the point
of exhaustion from lack of sleep and
anxious waiting Within few min
utas Mrs. Carn1an was in tears. She
wept bitterly as she was led back to
her cell, and refused to be comforted