South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-01
Mrs. Louise Bailey. Wife of
New York Hat ManufaCtur-
er, Killed BY Bullet Crashing
Through Office Window.
HUSBAND TAKES VOW
OF REVENGE FOR DEED
Declares He Will Spend Whole
Fortune to Find Murderer
Physician Believes Bullet
Was intended for Him.

NEW YORK, July LIN an at
tempt to solve the mystery surround
ing the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey,
a pretty matron Of Hampstead. in the
Office OF DR.. Edwin Carman at Free
port last night, bloodhounds were
brought into use today, but failed
TO unraveI the puzzle. which is the
most battling the Long Island police
have had to deal with.
The bloodhounds took up a trail
until the window through which DR..
Carman says the fatal shot was fired
and followed it as far as Lynnbrook,
nine miles away, but stopped there
The police believe that if Mrs.
Bailey. who was the wife of a New
York hat manufacturer, was killed by
an assassin standing outside the
house the slayer fed in an automo-
bile. DR.. Carman says he believes
that the person who killed Mrs.
Bailey intended to murder him in
stead. In a measure the police ac-
cepted this theory, though they work
ed on several others.
Here Are the Facts.
All the known facts from the case
expect no immediate solution. These
facts are:
Mrs. Bailey went to call Oh Mrs.
John Q. Grabbau at Rockville Center
yesterday afternoon. She remained
there until SIS O'Clock and at 1880
appeared at the Office of DR.. Carman.
The physician says that Mrs.
Bailey consulted with him for an hour
and that he examined her heart and
lungs and gave her a prescription;
that as she turned to leave the room
the shot was fired through the win
dow. the pane of which was broken;
that this penetrated Mrs Bailey's lung
and that she died almost instantly.
When the victims husband. five
miles away, was notified of his wife's
death, he said that he did not know
she was visiting the physician. DR..
Carman declares he did not know Mrs.
Bailey's name and had seen her but
twice.
The police have no idea what mo-
tive there was for Mrs. Bailey's muir
der. They secuted report that she
might have committed suicide Her
home life was happy. She had two
children Her husband loved her de-
votedly, and today is still suffering
from the shock of her death.
Woman is Suspected
After working throughout the night
and early morning on the crime the
police were inclined to the belief that
the slayer was a woman who had in
tended to kill DR.. Carman. In this
connection il was reported that a
woman apparently suffering from
great mental stress had been seen
near the home of DR.. Carman. They
do not know what motive she might
have had for attempting to murder
the physician. but intimate that they
n a nf
phase Of the mystery within a short
time.
William d. Bailey husband of the
murdered woman. vowed today that
he would expend his entire fortune if
necessary, in running down his wife's
slayer.
Swears Vengeance.
"If I find the murderer first. there
will be no need OF a trial" he declar-
ed II knew DR.. Carman. but
never heard that he treated my wife.
She was troubled with fainting
spells. and my theory is that she was
suddenly taken i'll and stopped at
Freeport on her way 10 see DR.. Car
man.
Il knew she was going tc visit Mrs.
Grabbau. The next thing 1 knew was
when I received a message which said
my wife met with an accident
DR.. Carman. in telling OF the
tragedy today. said he could not tell
whether IL was the hand OF a man or
woman that held the gun from which
the bullet that killed Mrs. Bailey was
fired.
Dropped Behind Table.
when I heard the crash. and saw
the gun stuck through the window.
ne said. "I dropped under the Operat-
ing table. Mrs. Bailey exclaimed that
she had been shot. I arose and as
sisted her 10 a chair. but she died al
most instantly.
There were other patients in the
other room. but none came in until I
called Then two entered. After
calling another physician l notified
the police. I have no idea who did
the shooting or the motive for the
crime"