Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-09
Iron Nerve Of Physicians Wife
Breaks Down When Jail
Door Closes Behind Her on
Capital Charge,
RELATED WITNESS IS
ALSO HELD IN PRISON
Man Near House When Crime
Was Committed Says He
Saw Woman Leaving VIM
dow and Describes Dress,

Freeport. \. Y, july S.-Mrs. Flor
ence Conklin Carman, wife of Dr. Ed
win Carman. was arrested today, ac-
cused Of being the assassin who a
week ago last night, murdered Mrs.
Louise Bailey. wife Of a Hampstead
manufactures, by firing bullet
through her heart while she was
standing ia the physicians office. To-
night Mrs. carman, at whom the iing-
er of suspicion has been pointing since
the discovery that she had installed
telephone instrument in her hus-
bands office so that she might hear
conversations between him and his
women patients, is locked up in Mas
sau county jail at Mineola There
She viii remain until Monday when
she will be again examined by the
coroner. before whom she pleaded not
guilty when arraigned today after her
arrest in the room whore Mrs. Bailey
died.
Iron Nerve Shattered.
Mrs Carman's iron nerve Is shat
tered, for as the steel barred door of
the Mineola jail closed behind her,
she pulled her heavy veil from her
face and broke down. Her husband
and the sheriff who took her IN an
automobile from her home here TO the
Jail. assisted her to the Top floor Of
the building.
The immediate cause of the arrest
was the testimony given this morn
ing by Ellwood r. Bardes. an insur-
ance agent whom the authorities
called the single reliable eye witness
of the crime Bardes is under lock
and key also He is being detained as
material witness, for his story Is Of
so great importance that the authori-
ties said they feared an attempt
might be made to get him out Of the
Jurisdiction Of the New York courts
Bardcs story. briefly told. is this:
story by New Witness.
At 1880 o'clock on the night Of the
murder, Bardes said, he determined
TO pay professional visit to DR.. Car
man and allow him to dress a minor
injury to one of his heels. He left his
home and walked to the physician $
house. Arriving, he decided he could
dress the injury himself and thereby
save a doctors fee. So he walked past
the house and then turned around to
begin his journey home.
At that instant he heard an explo-
sion He thought it was caused by an
automobile tire, but when he looked
for the machine he could not find it,
He turned his eyes toward the lawn
at the side of Dr. Carman's home. \
woman, tall, well built, hatless, wear
ing light shirt waist and dark
skirt was moving away from one Of
the windows at the side Of the physi-
clans office toward the rear Of the
house. She was not running or casual
y strolling around the lawn she was,
walking "in hurry" the witness
sworc
Reluctant Witness.
Bardes the last witness to take the
stand before the inquest was ended,
was discovered only yesterday. His
story might still remain untold had
he not mentioned it first to a woman
who promptly telephoned the district
attorney and then Catholic priest
he visited for advice. The priest urged
Bardes to make his story known. But
before an opportunity presented itself
he was taken in custody by orders OF
the district attorney.
Statement by Detective.
Castor Boissonault, manager OF
the detective division Of q company
which manufacturers telephone de-
vices to record conversations, was the
first witness called.
IT was Boissonault's company that