Evening journal., 1914-07-06
bailey shooting
Still A MYSTERY
Coroner Resumes Probe OF
Freeport Tragedy in
Doctors Office
CARMAN NOW
FEARS DEATH
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-With the in.
vestigation into the mysterious shoot |
ing OF Mrs. Louise Bailey. in the home T,
OF Dr. Edward Carman, at freeport, I
L. l., hourly becoming more involved,
District Attorney Smith continued the
inquest today and traced the move
ments OF the murdered woman from
the time she left her home last Tues
day until she was killed by a bullet
from revolver thrust through a win
dow in Carman's office.
The police and Sheriff Petit We're
mystifed today by a story told by DIR.
Carman, OF an attack made upon him
last night as he was passing along a
dark stretch of road from Lynnbrook.
The physician. accompanied by Garland
Gaden, an actor, rushed into police
headquarters and eXcitedly declared that
three shots had been fired at DIR. Car
man. They asserted man came up
behind Dr. Carmans automobile on
bicycle, aimed directly at him and fired.
None of the shots took effect. however,
and the automobile was not hit.
An investigation was Immediately
started and a witness was found who
declared he saw DR.. Caman's automo-
bile and heard the shots. but did not
see any man on n bicycle.
Both Carman and Gaden were highly
excited and said that after the attack
they put ON full speed and drove direct
ly to headquarters. Carman said at the
first report he thought tire had eN-
ploded and slowed up his car On look
ing back, however, he saw the man on
the bicycle. who fired at him again.
DIR. Carman's story for a time com
pletely upset the theories of Prosecu-
tor Smith and Sheriff Petit that a
Jealous woman had fired the shot which
| killed Mrs. Bailey. 1t bore out the
first suggestion that the shot was fired
| by someone seeking DIR. Carman's life.
/ The authorities are conducting q rigid
investigation into the story told by DR..
Carman, but at the same time proceed
] ing on the theory that il was woman
who killed Mrs. Bailey.
DR.. Caman appeared nervous and it
was evident today that the strain which
he has been under for the past week has
been telling on him. He said he was
worried for fear someone would "1lant'
n 3s-calhre revolver on the premises.
The authoritics are searching every
where for such a revolver as The hul-
let taken from Mrs. Bailcy's body was
3s.
The police declared today that a box
of 3S-calibre cartridges had been found in
the qarret of the Carman home, but no
trace has vet been discovered of a re-
volver OF that calibrc.
Sidney Schlaos, a tailor's helper, who
has said he saw woman running from
the Carman house directly after th'
shooting, was served with a subpoen,
today to appear at the inquest. Schlaoi
will be asked TO repeat in detail hi
story Of the automobile he saw near th
Carmau homo and of a woman dashini
across the yard and enterting the ma
chine.
Clara Coleman, a negro maid in tn
Carman home. was the first witnes
called in the inquest today. She de
clared she did not recall seeing anyone
enter the kitchen a few minutes before
the shot was fired at the window in Car
mans Office.
Friday George Colder swore posi-
lively that he saw a woman wall
through the house into the dining
room and the kitchen. He then hearC
a faucet turned on and water running
A little later the woman walked bacl
and within a few minutes the sho
was fired Colder said he took this
woman to be Mrs Carman.
Colder also declared he saw Mrs
Carman in the doctors Office afte
the shooting. The man declared to
day that Mrs Carman was upstair
for some time after the shot was fired
After the shooting he said he saw
the physicians wife in the passage
way outside the office. but did no
think she came downstairs immedi
ately.
District Attorney Smith intimate
that the maid was perjuring hersel
when she declared she could not re
member what she had said previousl
to Mrs. Carman and her attorney
The maid admitted making a mistak
in saving that Mrs. Carman was a
home all day Tuesday She said sh
o had signed some sort of a paper a
n the Office of Mrs. Carman's attorney
- but did not know what 1t contains
y The maid said she was near the doc
|. of Dr. Carman's office, but did nc
i hear any exclamation or the soun
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