Evening star., 1914-10-25
Jury DEBATES FATE
OF MRS. CARMAN
Case Submitted Following the
Courts Charge Late Yes
terday Afternoon.
NO DECISION REACHED,
REPORT AT MIDNIGHT
Counsel for Defense Scores States
Witnesses-Prosecutor Alleges
Jealousy as Cause of Crime.

| MINEOLA, n. V, October 24-The
jury in the case of Mrs. Florence Conk-
lin Carman. after listening all the
| afternoon and evening to the summing
up of the defense and the prosecution.
and the charge of Justice Charles H.
kelby. retired at 9:45 O'Clock tonight, to
begin it's deliberations. ----
| The defense of the woman charged
with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey
rested it's case early in the morning
session. and several witnesses in rebut-
tai were called by District Attorney
smith. Then fc more than three hours
and a half 10. ]. Graham, Mrs. Car
mans chief c. lnsel. dissected the
| states evidence. He severely criti-
cized the district attorneys methods
of conducting the case, particularly re-
ferring to the manner in which the
prosecutor had guarded the witness,
Celia Coleman.
| He asserted that the slayer Of Mrs.
Bailey undoubtedly was a man and not
his client. He secuted the testimony of
Celia Coleman and Frank Farrell. two
of the prosecutors chief witnesses, and
ended by appealing to the jurors to re-
store the defendant to her home and
her family.
States Case Presented.
In summing up his case for the people
District Attorney Smith painted Mrs.
Carman as calculating, scheming wom-
an. who deliberately murdered under the
spur of jealousy. In analyzing the testi-
mony he laid emphasis upon the testi-
mony of the negress. Celia Coleman, and
Farrell, and explained why he had Celia
removed from the Carman household
soon after the murder.
10 cold !,
inside job and that the servant. if
any one, would be the person to tell
about II. Had he allowed the girl to
stay in the house, he said,. she would
the Carman family, and the truth never
would have been known. He excused her
alleged falsehoods at the start by her
own Words-that she was sorry for
Mrs. Carman.''
Mrs. Carman's Calm Demeanor.
While the prosecutor was talking
Mrs. Carman kept her eyes on him
| constantly. but all the while he was
vehemently accusing her Of the crime
OF murder her face retained its calm
expression.
The family Of the murdered woman.
including her daughter, Madeline. and
her husband, William Bailey, were in
court all day. In the recess before the
dinner in Mineola instead Of returning
to their home in Hampstead, five miles
away. They were in their seats in the
courtroom long before the jury and
Justice kelby had returned
Before the justice began his charge
Mr.. Graham took exception to several
OF the district attorneys statements.
claiming that the prosecutor had not
stuck to the facts in the case.
Justice Ke1by began to deliver his
charge shortly after o'clock He ex-
planned the different degrees of homi-
eide. discussed at some length the
mass of the evidence in this case WAS
admitted for the purpose of impeaching
other witnesses. He also told the Jury
10 remember that anything that had
occurred met in the presence or hearing
Of the defendant was not binding upon
her. and was to be disregarded in de-
term1n1ng her guilt.
The Justice refrained from discussing
any evidence.
Jury's Request Causes Commotion.
During the first hour of the iury's
deliberations Mrs. Carman remained
In the chambers at the rear of the
court. An hour and five minutes after
the jury had retired it sent out a re-
quest for some testimony.
Mrs. Carman, highly nervous. was
oAooShI out lutO the courtroom. Three
| woman friends and a prison guard fol-
lowed her. She took her seat at the
counsel table.
The jury then suddenly decided 1t did
| not desire the testimony. and the de-
feandant was led back to the cham
, bers.
| At midnight the Carman jury was
still out 1t had been celebrating two
| hours and fifteen minutes
Arguments of Counsel.
| Attorney John ]. Graham summed
up for the defense. Before MIR. Gra-
| ham began the state introduced it's last
witness. John c. Quinn. a friend Of
Mr.. Bailey, husband of the murdered
woman. Mr.. Quinn testified that Dr.
Carman had told him at the Carman
| house. the morning after the murder
that he thought the hand which held
| the pistol was the hand of a woman.
In summing up Mr.. Graham took the
| district attorney to task for not hav-
| ing called DR.. Carman as witness.
and asserted that Mrs. Carman had
not received justice from persons con-
nected with the prosecution.
| She did not have chance till she
testified in court" Mr.. Graham said.
Never before has a refined. cultured
| charged with crime upon the state
ments of self-confessed negro per-
| turer and a convicted thief like this
man Farrell"
Attacks Maids Testimony.
Mr.. Graham told of Celia Coleman's
various statements and attacked all Of
them. Every time he spoke Of Celia
he called her this negro perjurer."
When he mentioned Mrs. Carman he
referred to her as this refined wom-
an at the end of the table here"
At 4:40 o'clock Mr.. Graham was still
limit had expired at 4. 1t began to
look doubtful If the case would go to
the jury till late this evening. He. how
ever concluded at Sis O'Clock an hour