The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-10
Friends Of Mrs. Florence
Carman Express Much
Encouragement
NO INDICTMENT
HINTED BY SOME
Credibility of Prosecutions
Witnesses Is Being
Attacked

| Freeport, n. Y,, July lo.--Attacks on
the testimony OF witnesses at the in.
quest into the death of Mrs. Louise
Bailey to-day led to predictions that the
coroner would be forced to reverse his
decisions and order the release of Mrs.
Florence Carman when she appears be-
fore him next Monday for a hearing on
the charge of numbering Mrs. Bailey.
| The prisoners counsel objected to the
proposed postponement of the hearing
and is eager to have it held Immediately,
believing he can discredit the witnesses
on cross examination. Friends OF the
accused woman believe the ease never
will reach the grand jury.
The battle to free Mrs. Carman was
begun yesterday by her attorney, Georges
Levy, by having District Attorney Smith
informed that he had secured an affidavit
from the witness. George Colder. in
which he repudiated part of his tes-
timony at the inquest. Then he at
tackled the story of Elwood T. Bardes.
the insurance agent, whose testimony of
seeing outside OF DR.. Carmans office
window a tall. well built woman, dressed
in dark skirt and white shirtwaist,
was directly responsible for Mrs Car
mans arrest.
Both these efforts were anticipated by
the district attorney and last night lie
issued the following statement:
Il heard of the story of Colder before
he appeared upon the witness stand He
told me the same story that he told at
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effect that when he called at the Car
man home the night of the murder he
saw woman dressed in white sitting
on the porch and that he later saw this
same woman in Dr. Carman's office. He
told me he was sure he knew Mrs. Car
man when he saw her. | told Colder |
that he was mistaken. | knew he was
then and | know he Is now. 1t was
Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Carman's sister. who |
was on the porch and in the Office. Mr.. |
Levy has informed me that since Mrs. |
Powell denied it at the inquest she had |
her memory and had told him /
that she was on the porch the night OF /
the murder. And, besides, Golder's tes-
timony did not have any weight with me
or the coroner. | firmly believe that he
As for Bardes, his story stands up
we'll believe he is telling the truth. /,
Il has come to my attention that 4
'oung woman in Freeport has stated
hat soon after half past eight the night
# the murder Bardes was in her home.
which is but few blocks from the Car
nan home and that the distance was
uch that he could not possibly have
'een at DIR. Carman's residence in time
o see the woman he described | have
ad men out to-day investigating his
tory and find out that it is perfectly : !
orrect. Bardes was at the young wom-
ms house. But he went there directly !.
fter seeing the fleeing murderess, for at !
he time he attached no Importance to !
hat he had witnessed. | have also
card that some effort has been made
D show that Bardes was not responsible. 7
wo of his employers in big insurance
flee in Brooklyn called upon Bardes in =
Ill to-day and then came to see me. =
hey told me Bardes' honesty and integ-
ty were unimpeachable. Bardes is a s
,liable and truthful witness. His story
as withstood every test we have sub . .
eted it to-"
Mrs. Florence Carman recovered to- day
ON the nervous collapse of yesterday.
9th the district attorney and George
evy. counsel for Mrs. Carman to-day i
e preparing evidence for preliminary n
,aring Monday. +,