New Britain herald., 1914-07-07
SLEUTHS WELCOMED
 BY DOCTOR CARAVAN
Physician Says He VIII Ad De- tectVtS to Solve Murder Mystery.
BELIEVES WIFE IS INNOCENT

Reported Sheriff and District Attor-
 ney Will Present Their Case to
 Grand Jury, Thereby Ignoring Cor
 oner's Inquest-New Clue.
 Freeport, N. Y., July 7.-Private and county detectives continued today their investigation of the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, mysteriously shot in the office of pr. Edwin Carman. The inquest adjourned yesterday is to be resumed tomorrow provided the matter is not taken out of the cor oner's hands by the grand jury.
 Dr. Carman said today that he well comed the arrival last night of the head of 8 national detective agency and his men.
 Doctor Promises Aid.
 ''If the county had not hired this man would have done so when the inquest was concluded" he said. During the interviews this man and his subordinates have had with my wife they did their best, just as the county authorities did. to make her change her story. I believe she has told the whole truth. The detective chief is welcome at our house any time. I hope he can find the person who murdered Mrs. Bailey, and I will give him all the help I possibly can."
 The abrupt ending of the cor oner's inquest and the announce ment that the Nassau county grand jury would begin an investigation of the case on Thursday next, led to reports today Sthat the testimony or the most important witnesses was be- ing withheld while clues developed at the hearing yesterday could be fol- lowed up. A disagreement between Coronef Norton and Sheriff Petit also was. .hfnted at, and it was even said that the sheriff and district attorney had determined to present their case to the grand jury, thereby ignoring the coroner's inquiry.
 Theory Not Concealed. : District Attorney Smith made nc effort 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 sus- FiciOnm a~seeeret. The -distEictr-attOR- ney's action ink retaining detective agency to investigate the murder, served to prove in the minds of many who have watched the progress of the case, that the county officials were not satisfied with the results already obtained and now propose to draw their clues to head for presenta- tion to the grand jury.
 Aside from developing a case based on his own theories the head of the detective agency, it was intimated. was prepared to investigate the stories told by Dr. Carman and w. P. w. Half that they were shot at by an unknown man. Half, who resembles Dr. Carman. told, the police that he believed the shots fired at him were intended for the doctor. Dr. Carman yesterday insisted that the man who fired at him was riding bicycle which he guided with his right hand, using his left to fire the revolver. This follows his theory that a left handed man fired the shot that killed Mrs. Bailey.
 Another Clue Discovered.
 Another clue being followed today has to do with a threat alleged to have been made by a woman that "I'll murder that man if it takes all my life.'' The woman, according to the informant, pointed to pr. Car man as the object of her anger.
 Howe Confirms Story.
 Philadelphia, July 7.-John Howe of this city, who was reported to have telephoned David Kennedy of Freeport that a woman with whom Howe was cruising had threatened to kill Dr. Carman, was found here to- day and confirmed the story told by Dr. Carman to detectives.
 Howe, who is in business here, said that in the summer of 1912 he invited a Freeport man and his wife to an outing on Great South Bay, l.. l., in his motorboat.
 Picked Up Knife.
 We landed at an island" Howe said, "and ran across David ktr- nedy and pr. Carman. I knew them both. The moment we spied them the woman in our party screamed and ran back 10 the boat. Her hUs- band renamed where he was, s,r- prised and nonplused by his wife's action | ran To the boat after he,. I found her on a seat in mysteries. She was screaming that man ruined my husband and me. I am going to kill him if takes a life timc. She picked up a paper Kn1Ie Snapeu Ike a dagger and started to leave the boat I caught hold ot her and kept her back and asked whom she rnealIs. pr. Carman' she said.'
 Howe said the woman refused to explain her actions and demanded to be taken home at once. When her husband came aboard the party re- turned to Freeport.
 'sNeither one of them spoke of the incident again." said Howe.
 Telephoned to Kennedy.
 Howe said he telephoned Kennedy of the incident and the latter recalled it and said he would notify the police.
 Howe also said he had telephone