Evening star., 1914-07-07
Threatened to Kill Physician,
Philadelphia Business
Man Asserts.
WITNESSES HELD BACK
WHILE. CLUES DEVELOP
Testimony Said to Be Important OBJ
tanned Behind Locked Doors-De-
tective Agency Busy.

PHILADELPHIA, July John Howe
OF this city. who was reported to have
telephoned David Kennedy of Free
port that a woman with whom Howe
was cruising had threatened to kill
DR.. Carman. at whose house Mrs.
Louise Bailey was killed last Tuesday
night. was found here today and con-
firmed the story told by DR.. Carman to
detectives.
Howe. who is in business here, said
| that summer before last he invited a
Freeport man and his wife to an out
ing on Great South bay. L. L., in his
motor boat He would not give their
names.
I'VE landed at an island" Howe
said. land ran across David Kennedy
and Dr. Carman. I knew them both.
The moment we spied them the woman
to the boat. Her husband remained
where he was. surprised and nom
plussed by his wife's action.
Il ran to the boat after her.
was screaming: That man ruined my
husband and ruined me. | am going
to kill him if it takes lifetime She
picked up a paper knife shaped like a
caught hold of her and kept her back
and asked whom she meant. DIR. Car
man. she said
Refused an Explanation.
Howe said the woman refused to ex-
plain her actions and demanded to be
taken back home at once. When her
husband came aboard the party re-
turned to Freeport-
Neither one of them spoke of the
| incident again" said Howe Il did not
| try to find out the reason for 1t and
never gave it another thought until this
murder occurred. l thought over it a
| lot since and decided 1t wac my duty to
| tell of it. although I hated to do So
Howe said he telephoned Kennedy OF
| the incident and the latter recalled it.
and said he would notify the police.
Howe also said that he had .tele-
phone message from Freeport today
that detectives had gone to the woman 8
| house. but did not find Ter at home.
Hold to Murder Inquest.
h FREEPORT. " Y. July The aorup'
ending Of the coroners inquest into the
staying. Of Mrs. Louise Bailey June 30 ir
the office of Dr. Edwin Carmsn and the
Announcement that the Nassau county
grand jury would begin an investigation
of the case Thursday led to reports to-
day that the testimony of the most i'm
while clues developed at the hearing yes
terda yseould he followed up. a disagree
! ment between Coroner Norton and Sher-
if Stephen p. Petit also vas limited at.
and it was even said that the sheriff and
district attorney had determined to pre-
sent their case to the grand jury. there
by ignoring the coroner's inquiry.
Distric. Attorney Smith made no ef-
fort today to conceal his theory of the
case. He insists that the murder was
accomplished by woman. but so far
has kept the object of his suspicion a
secret. The district attorneys action in
retaining a detective agency to inveSti-
gate the murder served to prove in the
minds of many who have watched the
progress of the case that the county Of
ficials we're not satisfied with the results
already obtained and now proposed to
draw their clues to head Tor preSenta-
ton to the grand jury
Another clue being followed today
has to do with threat alleged to have
been made by woman that iii muir
der that man il it takes all my life
The woman according to the informant.
pointed to DR.. Carman as the object OF
her anger.
Dr. Carman asserted that former
resident of Freeport. now living In
Philadelphia. had notified a friend of
DIR. Carman that while out in motor
boat near here recently one of the
women of the party. said To be auburn
haired, had threatened to kill pr. Car
man when an opportunity presented it
self An auburn-haired woman said to
have been much excited was seen
boarding car here for New York
early on the morning after the murdeT.
Witnesses Behind Closed Doors.
1t was learned later from Sheriff Pet
ha al ftor ha asid cd od
journ the inquest two witnesses. whose
identity the sheriff refused to disclose.
had been brought into the E1ks' Club.
where they had undergone an exami-
nation. lasting over an hour. behind
locked doors. The sheriff refused to
discuss his conversation with these
witnesses. further than to say that
their statements were OF the highest
Importance.