The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-17
HER OWN NEIGHBORS
TO TRY MRS. CARAVAN
Talcsmen From Frccport and
Home Of Mrs. Bailey. the
Murdered Woman.
NEW REVOLVER WITNESS

NiSEoLA. L. l.. oct. l6.---Dstrict Attor-
icy Lewis j. smith II was learned to-day.
will present evidence at the trial Of Mrs.
Florence Carman. charged with having
killed Mrs Lulu Bailey. which will tend
10 prove that some time before the murder
as calihrc revolver was In DIR. Car
mans house. Mrs. Bailey was killed with
as calbro bullet when in Dr. Carman's
office
The whereabouts Of the revolver with
which Mrs Battle, was killed n ono Of the
present mysteries Of tho case. and the
failure of the prosecution to md q * one
~ the most important weaknesses OF the
prosecution.
The night after tho murder Sheriff
stephen Petit found a rusty old weapon
IN the Cnrman house. but it was in such
shape that ~ could not have boon nrcd.
and the inability of District Attorney
Smith 80 trace any revolver 20 Mrs. car
man viii hc made much Of by the defence.
Sow. however. Mr. Smith has a new
witness. Lynn smith Of l'recrort. who. the
District Attorney expects vii swear that
ne had first hand knowledge that as
,aihro re,ol>or was IN the Carmnn house.
tohn ! Graham. chief attorney for tho
defence. said to-day that II Smith iS going
80 testify to this he will refer to period
nine years back.
nr Carman admitted at the Coroner's
inquest thar some years ago. In his hunt
int days. he had rihcs and several revolt
vers IN his home pr. Carman has test'-
fsd. however, that all these were sent 70
his farm IN New Jersey several years ago
II was also learned that Lynn Smith
had financial dealings with Mrs Carman
some years ago. and MIR Graham gave
me impression that since then they have
not been the best Of friends George NJ
Levy OF counsel for the defence adds that
he once opposed Lynn Smith In some lcga,
proceedings. ard intimated that smith
does not feel friendly toward him because
IT tho outcome Of this meeting In court
A report that the District Attorney had
found the two women who were waiting
20 see Dr. Carmau the uight the shooting
occurred and who ran ont ~ the house
before they could he id,rtncd will not
down. II Is animated that these two
women viii testify ~ n" trial and tell 81
seeing Mrs Carman pass through the
hallway = her home with revolver IN
her hand.
popularity ~ The panel of $50 tale--
men drawn for the trial Of Mrs. Carman
10 that nearly a half Of them live within
d. few miles OF Frcrport. in which village
Mrs Bailey was killed and nearl.'
dozen live In Hampstead, which was the
nome or the murdered woman.
Meanwhile q moving picture company
q trying to get Mrs. Carman on the
films and has offered. il is reported, $500
onn n she will consent to he star per
former In a six reel drama based upon the
murder ~ Mrs Bailey.
The u0cr entails the use Of N" rHrman
home and the plan is to pu, all the actors
n the real lifo drama through their
actual movements before the film. Tho
parts Of those vino won't perform VII be
taken hv actors.
There will lee tho face 81 piping scene
n Dr Carmau's Office, when Mrs. Car
man hurst I'm upon Mrs N7ranro. % nurse
after cdVesdroppuG ~ the window; the
photograph scene, with Mr., carrnan in
he clothes closet in h"r own room list
ming while women patients of the doctor
-old him their troubles; the murder scene.
the inquest. 'Hc arrest and finally the
'fnl. II will he impossible 90 write this
last scene until the jury has made 49,
decision
II - doubtful that Mrs. Carman will
accept the moving picture offer, although
me SlOO 600 offered would pay all the OK
penscs Of the defence and leave her with
Z, ne1t profit besides