New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
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Investigate womsn's Visit.
District Attorney Smith to-day was
asked:
"Csn you say you are satisfied that
Dr. CArman had not been an intimate
acquaintance Of Mrs. Bailey before she
went to his Office the night she was
killed."
II certainly cannot make that state
ment," was the District Attorneys re-
ply. THAT phase OF the AFFAIR IS very
important, end We are still a. WORK
on It."
Mr. Smith indicated that he believed
such an acquaintance did exist despite
the denials repeatedly made.
Meyer D. Newman furnished the
touch Of comedy to the day. He sp-
peared at the District Attorneys Of
Ace in Mineola and sent in his card to
Mr.. Smith. IL was inscribed fn meyer ~
II was the Duke" who had told the
murder plot story. To-day he informed
Mr.. Smith that he was no cheap
skate like his friende, "Joe Ander-
SON." to agree to murder DR.. Carmsn
"Why, boss" he said to the District
Attorney, "a high class gunman like me
would not kill for cent less than
$500"
But trouble came for the Duke
from New York in a report that he was
CARRYING a gun. Detectives searched
him. found his revolver and locked him
ND. Justice Sicklen intimated that ne
would give him the maximum sentence
That would mean seven years In sing
Sing.
Lew to-day centred his attack upon
Bardes, whose story Of seeing woman
walk near DR.. Carman's Office window
70 the rear, Immediately after the snot
was fired, resulted in the arrest OF MIS-
Carman.
The LAWYER said Bardes had come to
see him two nights in succession ana
had told him different stories each
night. When he was asked II Bardes
had asked for any money TO testify IN
favor of Mrs. Carman, he refused to
answer directly. al,
He also gave out a story from MISS
Florence Raynor, of Freeport, when ne
asserted fatty contradicted Bardes's
testimony as to the time he was walk
ing along the Merrick Road that Tues
day night. According 70 Levy, MISS
Rsynor also said that Bardes turned
20 her the following Monday night,
when he was walking with her, and
asked: e..
FLORENCE. doesn't DR.. Csrmsn live
on Grove ST."
Girl Denies Story.
When the girl was seen to-day she
said: -,
ut Is true that Mr.. Bardes did call
on me Tuesday evening, June 81. lie
reached my house on Helen av. about,
or after, $3.50. He did not get there
earlier than $3.50, and it might have
been later.
at is not true that he ever asked
me that Monday night where DR.. Car
man lived. He knew that already.
Sidney Schloss, the tailor's boy, is
also said to have seen Bardes walking
along Grove St Tuesday evening, when,
according to the insurance mans tes-
timony, he was on the Merrick Rod.
As to this and the affidavit when
George Colder signed for Levy last
night, the District Attorney said this
evening":
eve have been careful to investigate
thoroughly the past and present of Mr..
Bardes. We have seen numerous peo-
ME who knew him well, we have gone
thoroughly over his entire record and
we are satisfied from the results OF
our Investigations and inquiries that
he is a man whose word is to be re-
lied upon.
ave are satisfied, despite everything
Mr.. Levy was said, that he told
straight story al the inquest, story
which will bear the most minute scru-
tiny.
Suppose he did reach Miss Raynor's
home at $3.50 or after. He would have
had time to walk there. From all the
conflicting stories of the time the shot
was fred, and after reviewing all the
evidence c--cerning that point, l per-
sonally believe that the shot was fred
about s:l5 Tuesday evening, certainly
not later than that. And il that IS
right, Bardes would have had suf1cient
time to get to Miss Rsynor's home:
az do not believe his story has been
at all weakened.
81 shall certainly have talk with
Colder before he goes before the grand
Jury. Perhaps he will then decide that
he made a mistake in the story which
I hear Levy says he told him last
night. While this mans story might
have been of service to the state, II
cannot affect it seriously one way or
the other. Our case against Mrs. Car
man was not based upon his testimony.
Before | out him upon the stand
at the inquest talked with him, and
! was convinced that he was telling
me the truth as he knew il. ! was sure,
however, that he was mistaken in one
point. | believed he saw Mrs. Powell
sitting on the porch instead OF Mrs.
Carman."
Still Hunting Revolver.
After saying that he believed Cor
oner Norton would undoubtedly hold
Mrs. Carman after the hearing, MI
Smith continued:
at makes no difference, as far as
our course of action is concerned,
whether he does or not Irrespective Of
what action he may take, we Will so
ahead lust as we had planned all along.
There is plenty Of work still to be
done on the case. We are still search
ing for the revolver with which the
shooting was done. IL we could recover
that we would have complete case IN
short time.
"The address in the West 30's which
Boissonnault. manager of the company
from which Mrs. Carman purchased the
dictograph, said he noticed she had or
one Of her visits to him, may yet
prove of importance. ] have heard
there is good gunman in the neigh
bcrhood, and we are investigating II"
"Are you satisfied with the way the
case has developed since Mrs. Car
mans arrest?"
III am satisfied with the progress
we have made" he replied.
Then the District Attorney repeated
the story told him by Newman. "He
seems TO be nothing but nut plain
NUT" commented Mr.. Smith, shut,
nevertheless, you never can tell, and