Evening star., 1914-07-15
CARAVANS WORRIED
. BY STORY OF MAID
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Smith. 'There may be a third witness
as important as either OF them
The district attorney was informed last
night that Robert Anderson, postmaster
ut Freeport who lives across the street
from the Carman home. had been quoted
as saying he was on his lawn the night
of the murder. that he heard the crash of
glass and the report of the revolver and
had looked to see where it came from.
Detectives were Immediately sent out to
investigate this story and to subpoena
Anderson should the statement credited
to him prove of value.
District Attorney Smith expected today
to close his case before the~grand jury
by Friday.
Called to the Scene.
Dr. Runcies story is interesting be-
cause he says that Mrs. Carman told him
of the presence of tine dictograph tie
night Of the murder. before Dr. Carman
or the authorities knew of it. Dr. Run
Gle fixes the time Of the murder as be-
tween SIS and $40. DR.. Carman called
him up in great excitement. he said, and
called to him to come over. because
something had happened.
Il ran straight across said DR..
Runcie. Il met Archie Wallace driving
up to the house with Platt Conklin 1t
was then about S::,5. When I got into
the Office DR.. Carman was alone with
the body. He told me what had hap
pened, and said he had sent Archie
Post to get Theodore Bedell to identify
her.
This is the devil of note said.
tice.'
Then he told me, for Gods sake, to
go upstairs and quiet the ladies. ! found
Mrs Carman in her room with her moth
er and her sister. Mrs. Carman had her
kimono on. and so there can be no doubt
that I'll tell you how 1 know. 1t was a
thin garment and l could see her bare
legs.
Told of the Dictograph.
"They. all of them, were excited and
upset. 1 tried to calm them, and I told
Mrs. Carman that she was not to blame
if somebody got shot in her husbands S
office. They continued to be excited. and
suddenly Mrs. Carman exclaimed:
They'll find it downstairs
'What?' I asked.
The dictograph.' she said.
"'What do you mean-dictograph" 1
asked. I didn't know what she was talk
ing about
"Then she told me about the dlcto-
graph concealed in her room. with the
other end in the doctors Office.
What will they think If they nnd
it?' she said. and she wanted to know
what she should do about 1t. She told
me she had been suspicious of her hus-
band with other women. / told her to
keep still about the dictograph, and no
one would hear about it. She got
nervous about it and took 1t out the
next morning.
IF she murdered Mrs. Bailey she is
the most perfect actress I ever saw.
I've had some experience dealing with
people and I've seen her closely, and
Immediately after the murder and since.
and 1 tell you that no one could act
the part Mrs. Carman is acting unless
she was innocent.
IT can't believe that Mrs. Carman fired
the shot. I believe that the person who
killed mrs Bailey did SO by accident
and really intended to kill DR.. Carman.
"I performed the autopsy. and can
state fatty that certain reports about
Mrs. Bailey are absolutely untrue"
Family Holds Conference.
There was a conference in DR.. Car
mans home last evening in which George
Levy, DR.. >Carman and Mrs. Ida Powell
and Platt Conklin took part. The princi-
pal topic was DR.. Carman's and Celia
Coleman's testimony before the grand
jury. At the end of the meeting Mr.
Levy said:
Celia Coleman has been in the keeping
Of the detectives since last Thursday.
and would not have been surprised at
any testimony she might have given.
"sI talked with her last week, and put
down the questions / asked her and the
answers she gave me at the time. Later
she signed the affidavit, which incor-
porated her answers.
..If she has testified she saw Mrs Car
man go through the kitchen either imme-