The Washington times., 1914-10-25
THIS COUPo

office and then hide it from the police
she was clever enough to hide the re-
Volver with which they insisted she had
shot Mrs. Bailey.
Through the night nearly 200 specta-
tors of the trial held fast to their seats,
out as morning came with no prospect
OF a verdict their numbers dwlndled TO
handful
About 9 o'clock a fierce discussion
broke out in the jury room, and the
voices of the excited jurors could be
plainly heard by the weary walters out
side.
Throughout the night and morning Dr.
Carman remained in the courtroom. He
showed little sign of nervousness ana
Chatted eaTily with the newspaper men
and others. Mrs. Carman renamed II
a room adjoining the courtroom, where
she was visited frequently by her sister,
Mrs T. Powell and some other friends.
Her Nerve Failed.
Mrs. Carman's nerve forsook her this
morning about o'clock. At that time
a court official came from the ante
room where the accused woman was
waiting the jury's verdict and appealed
to Mrs Elizabeth Miller. an aunt of
Mrs. Carman, 20 help him quiet the
prisoner. He said Mrs. Powell. Mrs.
Carman's niece, and DR.. Carman had
tailed in their efforts to overcome an
attack of nervousness.
Mrs. Carman was said to be hysteri-
cal and to keep repeating over and over
again: II can't understand why the!
stay out so long"
Mrs. Miller succeeded in soothing her
niece, and she slept for fifteen minutes.
When she awoke she had recovered her
nerve, and took cup OF co1lee anu an
egg sandwich.
Clear up to 10: AS there was no sign
of a break in the jury deadlock IL was
reported then that the jury stood ~ to
for acQuittal
Court officials declared their convic-
ton that If there was disagreement
Mrs. Carman would be released on bail
and would never be tried again.
Jury Retired At e:44 O'clock.
The jury retired last night at 9:4i
o'clock after having been instructed as
10 the law and the various degrees OF
murder of which they might find in case
they decided that the doctors wife kill
ed Mrs. Bailey.
For some reason or other, which
could not be very well explained, there
was an impression throughout the cour'
room that Justice Kelby's charge dwell
particularly upon the matter OF flrs
lshment therefor.
Mrs Carman, although apparentl!
distressed, during the delivery of thC
charge, seemed to recover her spirits a:
the jurors filed out of the room anc
her lawyers and relatives clustered
around her.
The defense closed its case a few min.
utes before noon, and after several wit
nesses were called in rebuttal by th'
State, John ]. Graham, counsel for th
defense. began his argument.
Made Long Argument.
He consumed more than three hour!
anS a half in dissecting the States eVi
dehce and cIiticising the methods of the
district attorney, particularly referring
to the manner in which the prosecutor
had guarded the witness, Celia Cole
man.
In summing up, Mr.. Graham took IT,
district attorney TO task for not haVin;
called DR.. Carman as a witness, and as
serted that Mrs. Carman had not re
ceived Justice from persons connectet
with the prosecution.
She did not have a chance till sh
testified in court" Mr.. Graham said
Never before has a refined, culture
woman like this defendant been charge
with A crime upon the statements of
self-confessed negro perjurer and
convicted thief like this man Farrell
He asserted that the slayer Of Mrs
Bailey undoubtedly was a man, and no
DIS clent. he secuted IIC IeSllIIIOil
Of Frank Farrell, whom he referred I
as a thief" and repeatedly termed In
evidence OF the Coleman wOma
worthless. as coming from a ''perJurer.
Prisoner Breaks Down.
There are two roads out of thi
courtroom, gentlemen of the jury" h
said "One lies through that door" an
he pointed TO the rear, "and thence
leads up to Sing, Sing, a place fror
which few return
II was then that Mrs. CaTmaE. for tn
first time during the trial, broke dow
Her hands went to her face, and sh
sobbed for several minutes.
Mr.. Graham finished his address &
E:l5 o'clock. and after a ten-nlin II
recess the jury came back to listen I
the argument of District Attorne
Smith. The prosecutor described tn
prisoner as a calculating woman VIII
deliberately murdered Mrs. Bailey in
1t Of jealousy.
Defends Celia Coleman
He vigorously defended Celia Coleman
declaring that she told the truth.
Il tell you. gentlemen" he said,
knew this was an inside job; that ii W.
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