New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
DR.. CARMAN SAYS HE
SAW SLAYER'S HAND
Shot Fired Through Win
dow by Assassin, Who
Makes Escape.
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL
Pick Up Scent at House and
Strain at Leash in Pursuit
of the Slayer.

Mrs. Louise Bailey, Of Hampstead
Long Island. wife Of william h. Bailey,
a New York hat manufacturer, was
shot and killed at 500 o'clock last
night in the private Office of Dr. Edwin
Carman. at l1s West Merrick Road,
Frceport, Long Island.
Mrs. Bailey and DR.. Carman were
standing with their backs to the win
dow looking out upon the street, when
they heard the glass of the window
crash. simultaneously they turned
and the physician saw the muzzle of
revolver push the curtain aside and
then straighten out and point steadily
toward them. Almost instantly sim
gle shot was fired.
The bullet struck Mrs. Bailey in the
right shoulder. She staggered and fell
10 the floor. Two minutes later she was
dead
Town and county police were imme-
dately notified and early this morning
the county bloodhounds were brought
TO Freeport and put on the murderer's
tran. DR.. Carman told the police he
believed the bullet must have been in
tended for him. There were no ar
rests and the police have no clews.
The bloodhOunds were brought to
the Carman house a few minutes be
fore . o'clock this morning. After
circling round the yard for short
time they suddenly picked up trail
right under the window, and followed
it straight across the yard to the Mer-
rick Road Without the slightest
.ausc they kept the scent west along
e derrick Road in the direction of
'al town.
ne scent was undoubtedly hot one,
the dogs strained hard at the
cr h. Detectives and policemen eX-
.,,cncod difficulty in holding them in.
police at 2:3O o'clock expressed
1.N hope that with the aid of the
,o1dhounds the murderer would be
TO ground by morning.
lr. Bailey swooned when he reached
report and saw the body of his dead
wife. When he had been revived he
,ozclafned, brokcnly: II did not know
she knew DR.. Carman or was going to
him for treatment. But | have the
utmost confidence in her.
81 have trusted her always She has
, always proved worthy OF that trust.
But why didn't she tell me of this
visit? Why didn't she tell me? !
know nothing of it,
lie returned to mis- home in Hemp
stead carly this morning to break the
\news TO his wife's aged mother.
MrsA Bailey lived with her husband,
WijNam 7. Bailey. in handsome home
IN H6mpstcsd. about five miles from
FreepoNt. She is tho daughter Of Mrs.
lIrnnie t. Duryca and a close relative
Of the family which has long been
prominent both in this country and
abroad as breeders Of thoroughbred
horses. HEN mother is wealthy and
owns much valuable property in cx-
elusive part3 Of Long Island.
At ono O'clock this morning DR..
Carman told Yin de all the story Of the
tragedy to I'VE tribune over the telc-
pbone. His Aoice still tremblcd and
il was very Sapparent that he was
suffering intensely from the nervous
shock This hs his story;
DIR. Csrman Tells Story.
"It was about 7:l5 last night that |
looked from my Office into my recep-
tion room. where there were a number
Of paticnts still waiting 20 see me.
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