Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-22
Il Shot Her," Servant De.
clares Mrs. Carman Ex-
claimed After Killing.
CARRIED PISTOL
BENEATH KIMONO
'Why Did l Kill That Woman" Was
AgOnized Cry Following Day,
When Witness Was
"FiXed."

Mineola, L. l., Oct 21.-Celie Cole
man and Frank Farrell-the two chief
witnesses in the prosecution of Mrs.
Florence Conklin- Carman, told their
stories at the trial here today.
The hope of Mrs. Carman now rests
upon the effect Celie's story had upon
the stolid jury. If they believe the
shrinking negro girl they must con-
vict the picturesque prisoner. If they
believe Celie they can disregard the
glib tale told by Farrell, for Celie said
shot.
John J. Graham raked Celie with a
whitening fire of questioning, but
she stood her ground smiling and
making child-like replies.
Farrell, with a great show in injur-
ed innocence, fought Graham with the
same ammunition used against him
When Graham roared Farrell roared.
When Graham tried to trap the mon
of mystery, Farrell refused to answer
and made such indignant replies that
the court had to admonish him to be
less belligerent.
With the stories by Celie and Far
rell, the state has virtually closed
BY noon tomorrow the cross examina.
ton of Farrell should end. Then, ac-
cording to Graham, Mrs. Carman will
take the stand.
She will deny in it's entirety the
sensational story of Celie, and, in do
ing so, tell what she claims to be a
true story of her location when Mrs
Bailey was killed. She says there is
nothing more than that to tell.
Throughout the negro girls amaz-
ing testimony, Mrs. Carman sat calm
ly and cody. Never did her eyes
leave the colored girls face.
Mrs. Carman Confessed.
Under the questioning of District
Attorney Smith the maid told her
story as follows:
Il am flom Charleston, S. c., I
went to work at DR.. Carman's Nay
1S, 1914. On the night of June 30.
/ served dinned at 6:45lo'clock. After
dinner. while l was washing dishes
Elizabeth-Mrs. Carman's daughter
came into the kitchen. Soon after
wards Mrs. Carman came in. She
was dressed in a kimono and had a
shawl around her neck. She told
Elizabeth to go back into the house
Then Mrs. Carman went out the bacl
door. A minute later l heard crash
of glass and the report of pistol.
II Shot Him."
Mrs. Carman came in the dnol
again. 1 was standing in the door be.
tween the pantry and the kitch Ell
She said to me: Il shot him. Tael
she showed me a revolver, a black
revolver about nine inches long.
grabbed her by the arm and told he,
not to 20 into the office. She said
she was not going to do anything
else.
"Then l went into the office. The
body of white woman was on the
floor. Mrs. Carman followed me int
the office. She stayed there abou
half a minute and then went out tt
the waiting room. DR.. Carman wa
there and so was another man.
| went into the kitchen and retur1c;
to the office in about minute. Mrs
! Powell (Mrs. Carman's sister, wa
in there then. Then l went back 'nt
the kitchen, finished washing IL
dishes and went to my room ant
went to sleep.
1.-THE next morning about dayligh
Mrs. Carman came to my room. Sh'
was dressed in night gown. Sh'
said: oh. Celia, what did kill taa
woman for? l hope God will forg.v
me. You stick to me and If a.iy
thing happens to you, I'll take car
Of your little boy
Il saw Mrs. Carman later tha
morning at the breakfast table n
she burst into tears. After break "a
she came into the kitchen and ;c!
me to forget that l had seen he
the night before. Later that day Mr.
Calman came in with her lawyer, NJ
Levy. Mrs. Carman winked at nj
when he asked me what knew.
told Mr.. Levy that did not kno,
anything.
Statement Untrue.
"Mr. Levy came again the mex
day. Before he came Mrs. Carma
told me to tell him l was not dow
stairs after dinner She wrote OF
some stat ,lnent and l signed it witt
out reading it. He read it. Til
statement was not true.
"Did you tell the truth at the 90
oner's inquest?" the district attorn'
asked.
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