The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03

She said she wanted to protest against
the baseless rumors concerning her
daughter which have filled the air since
the shooting Mrs. Duryea, a well edu-
Gated and distinguished appearing woman.
was almost sick from her grief. She
wore q wetted handkerchief around her
head, and while she talked frequently
wept on the shoulder of her grand
daughter. Madeleine Bailey.
mo one ever said word regarding
my daughter while she was alive" said
Mrs. Duryea. and 1t Is outrageous that
now she Is dead irresponsible people are
saying things which have no foundation"
She denied that she or the family have
hired private detectives to work on the
case because of disqualification over the
work Of the authorities.
we are perfectly satisfied so far"
she said. Just now we can't pay much
attention to this part OF the case. our
grief IL So great But after the funeral
YOU may be sure we will leave no stone
unturned to run down the murderer. IL
he can be found"
Mrs. Carman Sees Body.
Mrs. Carmsn was taken over to Hemp
stead this afternoon to view the body Of
Mrs. Bailey. George NJ Levy. lawyer for
both OF the Carmans. advised this move
so that Mrs Carman could be sure Of her
statement previously made that she had
never seen Mrs Bailey alive or dead
The Coroner took Mrs Carman into the
morgue. where the body lay covered with
a sheet Mrs. Carman. her face as white
Us the sheet, walked over and turned back
a corner OF the sheet.
Poor. poor woman" she said. and
there were tears In her eyes. I'm sorry
oh, how sorry ] am. But I have never
seen her before"
Mrs. carinan then returned to her home
She was not allowed to answer questions
Confirmation OF Golden's story that one
OF the woman members OF the Carman
household had been down stairs at the
time OF the shooting was obtained from
Miss Hazel Combs secretary for Judge
Clinton Flint. who was one OF the two
women In the anteroom OF the doctors
office when the shot was fired.
Il reached the house at o'clock" said
Mrs Combes. THE family was at dinner
! Soon after my arrival another woman
came In. and think she was Mrs Bailey.
| Later on a man came In.
"All Of us were admitted by Mrs Car
| man. who answered the doorbell hve or
SIX times. as l remember It. She told
each caller tina, the doctor was at supper
| and some of them vent away.
while we were waiting the telephone
in the ante chamber rang and Mrs Car
| man came In to answer II. She wore
white waist and a blue skirt She talked
| To some one over the telephone and then
went toward the front Of the house. !
couldn't see whether she went upstairs or
out to the piazza"
| Miss Combes said she left the house a
| few minutes after the shooting because
! OF her dislike OF anything morbid"
! A story went around Freeport yesterday
! that Mrs Carman had kept longhand
1 notes In "A diary OF all the conversations
she heard over the photograph. The story
| stirred most OF the doctors patients. men
| or women. but DR.. Carman denied having
| heard OF any diary, and so did the officials
| questioned about II.
! District Attorney Smith withdrew to-
| day his statement OF yesterday that Mrs.
Carman had furnished a perfectly salts
| factory alibi.
What ! meant to say was that her
story of her movements appeared to be
perfectly straightforward" he said.
When Mrs. Carman bought the dcto-
| graph she told the company that she had
seen the doctor kiss "a nurse In his Office.
The doctor refused to comment upon this
! matter yesterday and the authorities said
they had not l,arred the Identity of the
| nurse.
The inquest which will be at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, may not he public,
District Attorney Smith said tonight, al
| though he has not fully decided upon
| what course he will take