Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-20
CARAVANS LEAVE
TRAGEDY SCENE
But Are Closely Followed by
Officials, Who Distrust
Doctors Motive.

FREEPOkT, L. l., July 20.-Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman, on bail nn-
charge of killing Mrs. Louise Bailey
at Freeport June 80 is far away from
the scenes of her recent ordeal today.
But She Is under close surveillance,
and will remain 50 until she is tried.
She and DR.. Cafman and their eleven
year-old daughter. Elizabeth. slipped
out OF loHn Yesterday in the Doctors
black touring ear.
Within a few minutes after their
departure from the Carman home a
low, gray. car of high power sped
along in the same direction. In it
were Sheriff Stephen Petit and Dis
trict Attorney Louis J. Smith. When
the Carman machine increased it
sped, so did the gray car; when DR..
Carman slowed up, the sheriffs car
did likewise. There was no DISPOSE
ton on the part of the officials to in
trude, nor was there any intention of
allowing the Carman motor to get nut
of sight.
The Carmans did not say positively
where they were going. Their ulti-
mate destination, DIR. Carmars said,
was Delaware Water Gap. Their
contemplated route included pre-
liminary trip to Philadelphia and At
lantic City. They may have stopped
on the way, or may have gone
straight through.
Detective to Keep Up Trial.
1t is understood the district-attor-
ney will trail them until he is certain
where they have located, and will re-
| turn tomorrow or Wednesday to Free
port. The sheriff will remain close by
| for some days When he returns
agency detectives will take up the
espionage.
The reason for this unexpected
move is not explained. but it is re-
ported the officials have ready to
serve, should there be any indication
Of flight on part of Mrs. Carman, a
warrant charging murder in the first
degree.
The action of the sheriff and district
attorney is regarded as iign fieant n
view of Mr.. Smiths statement that
| If certain facts in his possession
could be substantiated t might result
| i nfr rther action by the grand jury.
The existing Indictment against Mrs.
Carnlan charges manslaughter n the
| first degree, and can be superseded
by one charging graver offense
Carmans Know of Pursuit.
Ii is understood the Carmans did
not leave under any misrepresentation
as to the surveillance under which
| they are to be kept. According to
reliable information, while the doctor
was putting the last touches on his
preparations for departure yesterday
he was called by telephone and told
by the district attorney that he and
| the sheriff were 'sgoing along with
you and Mrs. Carman on your vaca-
ton"
| Whatever the cause of the district
attorneys decision TO keep watch
on the Carmans, 1t came suddenly.
1t is not customary for person who
! has been admitted to bail without
| opposition from the district attorney
| to be followed and watched.
There seemed not the slightest
doubt that Smith and Petit had de-
termined to learn if DR.. Carman
was truthful when he said he was
going to take his wife to the Dela-
ware Water Gap for rest. They
have not placed the greatest reli-
ance upon his word since he first
gave them his version of the tragedy
Both have many times since then
| said that If he wanted to tell the
| truth about that night of June 30, he
could clear up all the mystery In a
| five-minute statement. And So APP
! parently. they were going to take no
| chances of losing sight of the woman
| they believe guilty.