Evening star., 1914-07-16
Not Yet Decided Whether Mrs.
Carman Shall Be Allowed
to Tell Story.
DISCARDING OF BARDES
A SURPRISE TO DEFENSE
Man Responsible for Arrest of Doc
tors Wife Is Not to Be
Heard. @

MINEoLA. l. L, July 1e--The grand
jury weighing the evidence against
Mrs. Florence Carman. locked up on
the charge of Staying Mrs. Louise Bal
ley. who was shot down In DE- Car
mans office the night of June 30 last'
was expected to vote for or against
an Indictment late this afternoon DIS
trict Attorney Smith. in SO announcing
today. said that the verdict probably
would not be made public until to-
morrow.
But three witnesses. Mf. Smith con-
tnued, were to face the grand jury
today, with the possible exception OF
Mrs. carman herself. Whether the
Jurors would receive her and permit
her to make statement was point
which had not been determined this
forenoon.
Farrell Retells Story.
After the grand jury had examined
the three witnesses-Dr. Runcie, MRS.
C. E. Corby and Pineas Seaman. q de-
tective-pistrict Attorney Smith re-
called Frank ]. Farrell. who claims
that he was at the back door OF the
Carman home when the shot was hred
house and into the door near which
he was standing.
The case against Mrs Carman was
practically completed yesterday and lit
tie of a sensational character was ex-
pected to be brought out by the wit
nesses today.
Bardes Not to Testify.
The announcement by the district at
torney that he would not call Elwood T.
Bardes whose testimony before the cor
oner practically resulted in charge OF
murder being placed against Mrs. Car
man caused much surprise. The de-
fense. 1t is said. was prepared to attack
Bardes' testimony.
The district attorney also said that he
would not call Mrs. Ida Powell. Mrs. Car
mans sister. nor her daughter nor Mr.;
and Mrs. Platt Conklin. her father ana
mother before the grand jury.
Says Slayer Wore Kimono.
Through the testimony of an eye-wit-
ness, the Importance Of whom District
Attorney Smith had kept secret until
yesterday. the grand jury obtained the
first account of the actual murder and
description Of the woman who committed
t.
with that of Mrs. Carman as given by
Celia Coleman. the negro maid of the
Carmans who testified Tuesday she had
seen Mrs. Carman hurry into the kitchen
from the rear yard Just after the shoot
ing.
given by Frank j. Farrell. whose story
District Attorney Smith had pretended
to discount. and whose status he has de-
scribed as Farrell. alias Cullen,
tramp" Only after the mans testimony
was on record was it made clear that the
district attorneys earlier discrediting OF
Farrell and the story he could tell was
merely a part of Mr.. Smiths steady
scheme Of masked batteries. whereby he
planned to take unaware and surprise too
late for action the Carman lawyer and all
others who might be interested.
"Farrelrs testimony before the grand
jury was very material" was Mr.. Smiths
opinion. and that was all he would say.
Story Told by Farrell.
From another source it was learned
that the following. in effect. was said to
have been Farrells story:
II went to Freeport on the might of
the murder to look for work. / walked
along the Merrtck road until I reached
this house tthe Carman house,. 1 was
hungry. I did not go in the front way,
but started to go to the rear door. l saw
a light there
Il was halfway down the yard when
I saw a tall woman in a kimono. with a
shawl about her shoulders. 1 was a bit
frightened I saw this woman smash a
window pane. / did not know whether
she had revolver or not at that time.
I then heard shot.
What became of this woman after
ward 1 do not know. I became fright
ened. I was a stranger IN Freeport and
I figured that it would look bad for me
If l were caught around a place where
a shot was fired. so ! went away. -
when / read in the paper about the
murder ! communicated with Sheriff Pet
tit and told him what l had seen that
night l did not know until read about
it in the newspapers that the place was
the home of DIR. Carman. did know
that il was in Freeport, and on the main
street. where I had seen the shot fired.
Immediately after Farrell had testified
he was locked up in the Mineola Jail as a
material witness. under bond of $1,000.
FarrelTs manner. while telling his story
to the grand jury. is said to have been
straightforward and convincing and his
sfory is said not to have differed in any