Evening star., 1914-07-18
Woman Accused of Shooting
Mrs. Bailey Has No Fear
of Conviction.
TELLS STORY SHE HOPED
TO TELL AT THE HEARING
Plans to Go on Long Automobile
Trip-Is Released on
$4,000 Bail.

for the immediate future occupied the
attention today of Mrs. Florence Car
man, who yesterday was released from
the county jail at Mineola in $4,000
bail for trial this fall under q grand
jury Indictment charging manslaughter
in the first degree in connection with
the murder Of Mrs. Louise Bailey.
With her husband. Dr. Edwin Car
man, and daughter. Elizabeth, Mrs.
Carman planned to start today or to-
morrow on an automobile tour to Phil
adelphia. Atlantic City and the Della
ware Water Gap. The Carmans ex-
pected to be gone about month.
spending a part of the time on their
farm near the Delaware Water Gap.
Mrs. Carman Tells Story.
In a statement Mrs Carman told for
the first time her story-the story she
sought to tell the Nassau county grand
jury. but which that body refused to
hear. This she declared was unfair.
The statement. besides detailing her
movements on the night of the murder
of Mrs. Bailey in her husbands office.
contains a denunciation OF the detec-
t1ves employed by the district attorney
and a declaration that she has no doubt
OF acquittal unless they frame up"
Mrs. Carman in the statement said
that 1t was not true that she was in
sane1y jealous. as the newspapers lead
people to believe" She explained she
was merely curious, saying that "the
on numerous occasions with my hus-
band at various affairs and had many
a good time with him. But on such oc-
casions. people would rout him about
his many girls and hint that the
doctor was a regular devil
Curious, Not Jealous.
Il simply made up my mind to and
out what was the truth in those re-
GUS. but because 1 wanted to find out
was curious.
People often said to him in my pres
ence: You have a cinch. doctor. You
can go out at all hours OF the night or
any time OF the day. You have an Of
hce where no one can see what's going
on and what you are doing And SO ]
put in the telephone DEVICE"
In conclusion Mrs. Carman declared
her determination to remain in Free
port after her trial
Hopes to Get Murder Indictment.
District Attorney Lewis J. Smith left
the county seat for a rest today after
announcing that he had not abandoned
ally return a first-degree murder in
dictment against her.
I'VE will work on evidence which we
will submit to a future grand jury"
idea of an Indictment for murder in
the first degree. We have not yet de-
cided when this evidence will be sub
mitted. 1 will decide within a short
time whether the trial of Mrs. Carman
will be in the county or the supreme
court"
Court Proceedings Simple.
The court proceedings in connection
with Mrs. Carman's arraignment and ad-
mission to bail yesterday afternoon were
simple.
Wnen the justice entered the room was
well filled with newspaper men, a crowd
Of Mrs. Carman's friends and neighbors
and a few drawn by curiosity. Dr. Car
man stood near the door, but did not go
into the room.
Less than two minutes after the Judge
had entered the grand jury, headed by
District Attorney Smith, filed in.
And If it pleases your honor" said the
district attorney. II ask that this grand
jury be continued until September p
next
1T is SO ordered" directed the justice
Has the grand jury any business to
transact with this court?' asked Jus
tice Van Siclen.
1T has," responded the foreman.
handing up three indictments, one of
them the one against Mrs. Carman.
will receive the indictments" said
the justice, taking the papers. THE
grand jury may now retire."
Shows Effects Of Confinement.
The jurors filed out of the room and
fhara
before Mrs. Carman entered. She had
been In cell in the Mineola iaiI lust
nine days, but the contrast between her
appearance when she was first driven
10 prison by Sheriff Stephen Petit
and her appearance as she walked slow
iy but steadily to her place before the
bar brought a breath of astonfshment
from the crowd
Mrs. Carman was plainly supported
ly clenched as If she were suffering In
tense physical pain. Her face was
Drawn, her eyes tired and her lips tight
ly compressed. 1t would have surprised
no one IN the courtroom If she had
Mrs. Carman took her stand beside her
counsel in front and slightly to the left
OF Justice Van Siclen. Her counsel
George Levy. stood near.
judge asked him.
do: and l will waive the reading of
the Indictment" Mr.. Levy answered.
Florence Conklin Carman, how plead
you to this Indictment? Guilty or not
guilty?' asked the justice, looking at
Mrs. Carman.
Counsel Pleads "Not GUILTY.
1t seemed as il she would reply. Her
lips had almost framed a word when
Mr. Levy interposed.
Il enter a plea of not guilty." he said,
and then made the usual reservations.
for two weeks time in which
a demurrer or a motion to quash the in
dictment.
Taking Mrs. Carman's arm, Levy then
her to the little room Just back
Of the courtroom. He Immediately re-
turned. and the district attorney moved
that bail be set at $4,000. To this the
Justice assented. and counsel for Mrs.
Carman entered no objection.
Levy then returned to the back room
and he and Mrs. Carman reappeared with
the two bondsmen, Ernest Randall and
Smith Coke, both Of Freeport.
The bondsmen, with Mrs. Carman
at their right, held up their
right hands and swore to the contents Of
the bail affldavits.
That finished the court proceedings.
With her bondsmen, Mrs. Carman hurried
from the room, and, eluding photograph
ers. got into a car, with DR.. Carman
and Randall. and dashed on for9A long
automobile ride