The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-10-22
NEGRO MAID SAYS
MRS. CAhMAN SHOT
mrs. LOUISE BAILEY
States Star Witness
Takes the Stand
Today.
SAW THE WEAPoN
Says Mrs. carman Showed
Revolver to Her Just AZ
ter the Shooting.
SAW THE WEAPON

Mineola, L. Celia Coleman, q
negro maid in the Carman house
hold, star witness for the state,
testified today In the trial Of Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman, accused Of
the murder Of Mrs. Louise Bailey,
that Mrs. Carman appeared, revolver
in hand, a moment after Mrs. Bailey.
had been, shot, and said
II shot him."
Celia thought Mrs. Carman referr-
ed to her husband, DR.. Carman.
Under the questioning of the dis
trict attorney, Celia told her story
in part as follows:
While ] was washing the dinner
dishes on the night Of June 80, Eliz-
abeth, Mrs. Carman's daughter. came
into the kitchen. Soon afterwards
Mrs. Carman came In. She was
dressed In kimona and had shawl
around her neck. She told Elizabeth
to go back into the house.
Then Mrs. CArman went ont the
a crash of glass and the report OF a
pistol.
Mrs. Carman came in the door
again. was standing in the door
between the pantry and the Kitchen
She said to me, I shot him.
Then she showed me revolver.
q black revolver about nine inches
long. Igrabbed her by the arm ana
told her not to 60 into the office.
She said that she was not. going to-
do ANYTHING else. Then ! went into
the office.
Mrs. Cai1nan III Tears.
THE body Of a dead white woman.
was lying on the floor near he OPP
Grating chair. Mrs. Carman follow.
ed me into the office. She stafdI
there about half q minute and then
went out To- the waiting room. DR..
Carman was there and so was am:
other man.
II went into the kitchen and re-
turned to the Office in about a min;
Ute. Mrs. Powell, (Mrs. Carman's
sister) was In then. Then went
back to the kitchen. finished wash
ing dishes and Went to my room and
went to sleep.
The next morning. about daylight.
Mrs. Carman came to my room. She
was dressed in a night gown. She
said: oh, Celia. what did kill that
woman for? hope God will for
give me. You stick to me and IL any
thing happens to you Ill take care
of your little boy.
II saw Mrs. Carman at breakfast
and she burst into tears. She told
me to forget that I'had seen her the
night before.
Later Mrs. Carman came With
her lawyer, Mr.. Levy, She winked
at me when he asked what / knew.
4 told Mr.. Levy that I didn't know
anything. He. came again the next
day and I signed statement with
out reading It when Mrs. Carman
asked me to. Mr.. Levy read the
statement. It was not true,
& The witness then. described burn
ing q package Of letters in the htch-
en- stove by Mrs Carman and the
hiding of the revolver.
The prosecutions case against Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman, on trial
In the county supreme court for the
murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, will
be completed this morning.
Jealousy as Motive.
District Attorney Smith announc-
ed this at the close OF q day spent Ii
drawing from score Of witnesses
the chain of preliminary circumstan-
tial evidence by which he hopes to
link Mrs. Carman directly with the
commission Of the crime.
Many of yeterday's witnesses were
called to establish an alleged motive
! jealousy One was Mrs. Elizabeth
Vafence, q trained nurse. whose face
Mrs. sCarmans stamped when she saw
Carman give her money and allow
her to kiss him. Mrs. varence testi.
ffed to this yesterday. IS st!ss
"A new fact developed In the prose.
lcutfon that seemed ssigni nificant. Phys
| lsicihhs who performed the autopsy
upon the victim testified that She
| would have become mother had
iIshe lived. VI
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