Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-24

office once that night. but Mrs. Carman
was not. He said he looked at the win
dow as he grabbed Mrs. Bailey. but
saw nothing. He was sure the door
between the pantry and the office was
locked.
Witness Cross-Examined.
On cross-examination District Attor-
ney Smith asked whether 1t was true
that he had more woman patients than
men. He denied this. He said he had
been practicing for twenty-five years.
/ DIR. Carman, denied he had ever told
the grand jury he had his hand on Mrs.
Bailey's shoulder.
Under cross-examfnation later DR..
Carman when asked If he had ever
seen Mrs. Bailey before she called at
his office on the night of the murder,
testified:
II think she was: in my Office the
night before"
This was the first time DIR. Carman
had indicated that he had seen Mrs.
Bailey before the night of the muir
der.
DR.. Carman was asked about the
strange man in his off1ce-the man who
said that he was coming back. but did
not do SO.
what did this man who came into
your office do?" Mr.. Smith asked.
he had some one whom he wanted me
to see."
"Who was the MANI"
81 don't know. had seen him some
where before"
In regard to the two women Mrs.
Powell allowed to go out of the house,
Dr. Carman said he had made some ef-
fort to learn their identities and he
had been unsuccessful.
Tncka His Office Doors.
DR.. Carman said he locked all the
doors in his office except the one into
the waiting room before Mrs. Bailey
came in.
How long ago was 1t that you first
found out your wife was suspicious?"
he was asked.
ST never knew It,"
Mr.. Smith asked DR.. Carman many
questions about a dance he attended
where he danced with two ladies from
Hampstead. and where his wife be-
came so jealous that she refused to
serve them tea, so that he CDR. Car
man) had to get the tea for them.
Justice Kelby, who presided. asked
DIR. Carman at whom the pistol was
pointed when he first saw 1t.
DR.. Carman said he believed it was
part OF left hand he saw at the re-
volver, but" ..--
"weil." said the district attorney
isn't it fact that you never men
toned a left hand until Sheriff Petit
told YOU that the witness Colder was
left handed?"
II don't remember" said DR.. Carman
Mrs Helen Corby, niece of Mrs. Car
man, testified that Celia Coleman, Inc
negress. had told her many times .na.
she knew nothing of the crime. Charles
L. Corby, her husband, said that Cella
had denied to him that she knew any
thing of the crime.
Statement by DR.. Runcie.
DR.. william Runcie told of arriving
at the Carman. house at $3.50 on the
night of June 80 in response to Dr
Carman's telephone call. He corron-
grated Dr. Carmans statements about
his (Carman's) actions. He said he die
not see Mrs. Carman downstairs tina,
night. He did see Mrs. Carman up
stairs. She was dressed in a kimono
| which was entered as an exhibit.
On cross-examination Mr.. Smith called
| DIR. Runcie's attention to the fact that
he had been formerly employed by the
district attorney. Then he asked why
| the witness denied the day after. the
murder that he knew anything abou,
the telephone instrument Mrs. Carmar
had installed in the doctors office.
you didn't tell me the truth then
did you?" Mr.. Smith asked.
| DR.. Runcie hesitated for some time
! Finally he said mo"
Sees Man Burning Away.
| To substantiate its claim that q mar
and not woman killed Mrs. Bailey
the defense introduced. as a witness
Charles Adams. a negro, who testified
that he was passing the Carman house
the night Of the murder, heard a report
which he thought was a firecracker
running away.
Adams said that the man jumped over
the fence on the west side Of the
house. The witness watched the mar
and saw him still running on the next
street. Percy Smith, another negro
was with the witness, the latter said.