The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
RESENTS ATTACKS
MADE BY CARAVANS
District Attorney Threatens Ii
bel Action Against Accused
Woman and Husband.
STUNG BY THEIR CRITICISM
Declares There Is Enough Evil
Dence to Indict for First
Degree Murder.
Especial to The Timcs-pispatch.l

Froeport y. Y, July 1s.--Stung by
the criticisms which Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman and her husband have
hsapod upon him since the former was
indicted yesterday for the billing OF
Mrs. Louise Bailey In DR.. Carman's Of
fico two weeks ago. District Attorney
Smith tonight lashed out In return.
declaring that Celia Coleman can yet
toll enough about what took place on
tho day of the shooting TO lndict Mrs.
Carman for nrst degree murder.
In SO many words the district at
torney declared that II DIR. Carman and
his wife persisted in calling him
snake In The grass" he might ask the
grand jury 20 reconsider the indict-
mcnt with tho added evidence he has
obtained against the woman. Also he
threatened suit for criminal libel
against them.
The district attorneys wrathful
threat came just as he VAS about to
leave Freeport with Sherin Petit on
a fortnight's vacation. He had just
been told OF Mrs. carman's denuncia-
t!on Of the alleged unfairness OF both
himself and the grand jury in bring
ing the Indictment agains, her
Why" he hared. 'if Celia Coleman
had recalled all tho details or what
she really knows about this case-had
she told the grand jury everything
they could not have done otherwise
=
degree murder-or second degree. at
the least
SHOULD he THANKFUL
NOT On TRIAL FOR LIFE
Mrs. Carman attacks me-. the dis
trict attorney went OF. and her hus-
band calls me snune In tho grass
This Is bit indiScrc"t and unsecmly.
considering that eighteen OF hcr
friends have decided tina, she really
did hill Mrs. Bailey. Mrs Carmun
should TIC the most thank;u! woman
on earth that she has not to go on
TRIAL for her life.
Attacks upon nc personally make
little impression But the Carnans are
attacking tho office OF district attorney.
and that must stop If II docs not. I
shall invoke the law on both of them.
II certain facts. now in my possession.
are substant!atcL Mrs Carinun will
mover be tried upon the charge OF
granddaughter Another more scri-
ous-charge Will be made.
II have been too generous in my
treatment OF her. She was never frank
with me. II she is so Innocent. why
did she secure counsel before any
charge had been made against her?
Celia Coleman told me in Mineola that
shc had been told 70 keep her mouth
shut After she had talked TO the
grand jury. she said she WAS glad she
had told the truth. So is Frank Ear
I'ii lciiiHS Tue dDEOIult iIUNls INC
statement that h= is Burns man H.
absurd. Burns is not fool
Why should hire a man TO fake
testimony For the Carmans to say
that would hire man to testify
falsely against her is the grosscst
criminal libel and when / return TO
nay Office ! shall take TINS matter up"
ntRNS TiIHEATENs no SUE
CARMAN AID ATTORNEY
Supplemcnting the district attorneys
fcrvid statement this afternoon, De-
tcctive Burns threatened 10 sue both
Dr. Carman and Attorney Levy. who
however. both stick to their guns
charging frame up and breach OF
faith" and declare In turn that they
lenow law that Will reach Burns be
fore the case Is through
Assistant District Attorney Weeks
Who Is watching the Carman case in
smiths absence. said this afternoon
tina: the bitter attacks made upon III.
.srand jury by the defendant .n.l her
husband had so changed local public
sentiment that II no longer leans to-
ware her as strongly as at nrst II is
admitted that 1T one time the sen;i-
ment In favor OF the woman Was so
deep that the prosecution had talked
OF change OF Venue when the ease,
came To trial Now " is believed no
such motion will be made
Incidentally. both DR. Carinan and
MS VIE VINO remained close to the
house to-day have utterly changed
their tactics. refusing sharply 10 dis
cuss the case with the newspaper men
any further.
I'm through talking TO YOU people"
shouted Dr. CHrman when asked for an
interview II don't want anything
more TO do with YOU"
However, the physician did relont
enough to dare Detective Burns TO
bring n suit for libel against hin
Tell him to 20 ahead and sue" he
said. Il won't take back anything and
neither VIII Mrs Car;nan."
The additional testimony that Celia
Coleman Is supposed to be holding
haci: for the trial is alleged To be that
Mrs Carman was hiding something un
der her arm when she went through
the kitchen upstairs after the shoot
ing.
The tramp. Farrell is not to be re-
leased until after the trial.