The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
MRS. CARAVAN MAKES SWEEPING DENIAL OF
 THE MURDER CHARGE
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~-'Si sS'e&s eita WcAh tO tnd UuQR0T Iable.' I answered the front door once. I ad-. mitted man do not know. still had the headache at this time After sup per l went right up to bed. undressed and put my clothing away. Then I out on my night clothes and went to bed was i'll. I heard Elizabeth playing the piano. l told her to stop. Soon aft CT l heard a shot and some commotion downstairs. l put on my kimono. also put on my slippers. I went downstairs Into the pantry room. could not see in the office. The door was closed. heard the doctor talk then. wont back upstairs, thinking that everything was all right. I met Elizabeth upstairs. Soon after Mrs. Powell came up and told me that some woman had been shot in the office. Mrs. Conklin also came up.
 District Attorney Called
 ''rhe district attorney called about s:So o'clock that night. went to bed at 10 o'clock. I had not been off the premises the whole night. The reason did not 20 into tho office was be- cause Dr. Carman told me never to go into the office after we had the trouble with the nurse. We also had an- other difficulty about the office on cth- CT occasions
 "The last time I saw Mrs. varance, the nurse, was in the office when I several spats over Mrs. yarance. She came to the office afterward and I did not think 1t was right. On the night slapped her face saw her first in the waiting room. Later looked in but she was not there. So I went out In the yard and looked into the doctors office through the window
 thaw fo Ir n man peeled s15 from a roll he took from his coat and gave 1t to the nurse They talked some more and Mrs. Var ance kissed the doctor. Then I rapped on the window and went in. I said to the nurse: This Is nice way for q married woman and a married man tc act Then I said to the doctor: So this is where your money goes Then de- manded the money and got it.
 Threat ened to Leave Her
 q told Mrs. varance never to como to the house again. After it was all over Doctor Carman told me if I ever came into the office again he would leave me and break it all off.
 ."As to the telephone instrument, T had that installed because of stories had Heard. People would ask him how his girls were and he would stay out all night. was not crazy jealous but I wanted to find out if the stories were true. If they were I was deter mined to live under the same roof with pr. Carman for my daughters sake. But resolved that I would never even speak to him again."
 Mrs. Carman described how sho bought the instrument in New York. The salesman. she said. told her many places where the instruments had been installed
 
 be installed in my house without any body knowing it." said Mrs Carman. T told the man could not have 1t known that there was any trouble fin my house on account of my little girl. I took pr. Carman away while the thing was being put in.
 'T saw the man-Boissannault-- again about three weeks later. could not hear everything that went on in told me that the instrument had been placed wrong but he gave me three dry batteries to make 1t stronger.
 'I took the instrument out the morn ing after the murder. I took part of 1t out before breakfast and parts later. I thought Dr. Carman had enough trou- ble on his hands.
 Did Not Know Mrs. Bailey
 CT did not know Mrs. Bailey. had never seen her alive. saw her body at the morgue three days after the murder You (Mr Levy) made mo go there and make sure whether I knew the woman.
 q have never fired . gun or pistol in my life. know nothing about fre- arms. When I first saw you after the murder knew I was under suspicion. I asked you to assist me if needed an attorney.
 T did not go through the kitchen as Celia Coleman said. I did not say T shot him. I did not como down in q kimono and . night cap. did not go in Dr. Carmans office at any time on June 30.
 ''I did not show Celia revolver. The only revolver I ever handled was a little one the doctor kept In his bu- reau drawer. I gave 1t to the district attorney. Celia Coleman did not speak the truth when she said she tried to keep me from going into the office. I did not tell Celia I would take care of her little boy if anything should happen to her. Neither did I ever give Ceiie s5 and tell her that was for keeping her mouth shut. I never