The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-20
MRS. CARMAN COOL
AS TRIAL BEGINS
Continued From First Pageo

BIS WatCueu Win COlu, calculatinR
gaze. 1t was distinctly unfriendly.
that gaze. But upon each juror she
bestowed either n smile OF approval or
glance of curiosity.
Throughout the entire proceedings
she was absolutely. dignificd, confident,
composed, Often she nodded approval
or shook her head In disapproval as
MIR. Graham was questioning prospec-
tive jurors. Several times she plucked
at Graham's sleeve, whispered to him
and smiled as he pronounced the ap-
plicant unsatisfactory.
AS was expected, n great crowd
sought admission. Hardly any were
allowed In There was no room. Butt
there was great dissatisfaction. From
Oyster Bay. Piping Rock. Roslyn, Gar
den City. and beyond. folks can.n in
motor cars and smart-looking rigs
only to be told there was no room.
Courthouse cost enough" grumbled
one disappointed taxpayer. 1T ought
to be big enough"
Justice Kelby entered the courtroom
at 1916. Sherin steve" Petit, quite
outdoing all his former sartorial eff
forts with new cutaway coat with
black braided edges. hustled about
clearing the jammcd corridors. and
Sam" Ransom the chief clerk OF the
court, pounded on the desk with such
ferOcity that mis- books fell to the
floor.
FIRST MAN EXAMINED
Is NOT ACCEPTED
The first to be examined was William
Quinn, n saturnine farmer from out
Great Neck way. Quinn was very i'll
at ease. but Mrs. Carman tried TO make
him more comfortable by smiling mildly
up ut him, and nodding comprehend-
ingly when he could not raise his grun
voice above an undistinguishable
rumble. He told the district attorney
that he had no scruples against capt.
tai punishment, but that there would
have TO be more ti!an circumstantial
evidence before he would send al
woman "a man TO the electric chair.
The words electric chair and ''mur-
der" brought out In the examination
OF Farmer Quinn caused curious
change to come over the face of the
accused woman. The smile fed. and
a cold. hard, bitter look of repugnance
took It's place. She settled back In
her seat and put her hand on Mr..
Grahlm's arm.
But it was all over in n minute. She
resolutely dismissed the ugly picture
born of the blunt words. and. out
through the cold mask came again the
smile and the splendid composure
Quinn was dismissed by the district
attorney, and Robert Ludlum, an oys-
ter dealer, OF oyster Bay, was called.
Luiiuni. tall, rawboned. and powerful.
said that he. was married and had no
opinion about the case whatever. He
had no scruples against capital punish
ment and he was willing to convict on
circumstantial evidence provided that
evidence was substantial.
Ludlum pulled at his enormous
,mustache and his inquiring blue eyes
were fixed on Mrs. Carman as he said i
that he was not at all sentimental and
would rs soon convict woman as a
man. He was asked to look n. Will
liam Bailey, the husband of the muir
dered woman. Bailey sat with the
district attorney and Assistant District
Attorney Weeks,
No. he had never seen Bailey before.
The district attorney declared Ludlum
quite satisfactory.
REFERENCE TO BURNS
is NOT ALLOWED
"AIr I.udlum," began Mr.. Graham,
did you ever hear of q noted lecturer,
writer and motion picture actor named
William j. Burns"
Ludlum looked bit mystifed.
THE man / mean runs a detective |
agency on the side" exclaimed Graham.
''Hc is a bit of sleuthing on this case"
Yes, Ludlum lid recall Burns. now
that his memory was logged, but Burns
did not mean anything to him nor was
he impressed.
You will recall" continued Graham.
Frank case In Atlanta. He was in
dicted by jury down there for kid
mapping negro girl witness in the
Frank case"
IL object TO that. Mr.. Graham has
no" began Mr.. Smith.
quite right, quite right" interrupted
Justice Kelby. we are not trying
Burns nor the Frank case
When peace was restored, both sides
decided that Ludlum was satisfactory.
and at 1887 he was sworn In as fore
man. He Is an Intelligent looking fell |
low, and he impresses one with the
idea that he is going to require lot
OF explanations.
Alois Andler, short. dapper barber |
OF thirty-five, from Central Park, was
chosen number two at 1857. He con-
fesscd to no scruples at all. He would
believe Celia Coleman readily, thought
no less of Mrs. Carman because she
had dictagraph, was not impressed
by the name of Burns, would convict on
good circumstantial evidence, believed
In capital punishment, and, taken all In
all, seemed like the right man for the
place.
Graham was laying great stress on
reasonable doubt" He impressed
each talesmai. with the fact that he
would be asked to acquit If there eX-
listed "a reasonable doubt" And each .
juror assured the court that he would
do that very thing.
Frank D. Mount, of oceanside. a
builder. fifty years old, good looking,
gray haired and brown eyed. was ac-
cepted as number three at 11:14.
William G.. Hovey, a huge. rugged
man, of forty-iive, was accepted by
both sides and was sworn in at 11:40.
PERFECTLY WILLING
TO SERVE IF CHOSEN
At 11:46 Marx Gettsch, gardener. !
was accepted as juror No 5. Gettsch. n |
German, answered all questions like a |
man who did not care whether he was |
chosen or not, but was perfectly will |
ling to do his best IL they wanted him.
Alvin w. Smith, painter, was alb
solutely correct. both sides agreed, and
he was sworn nNat412:29.
James v. Giraud. gardener. was
sworn in as juror No. z at 2;07, after