The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-14
Accused Woman's Friends
Believe She Will Be Own
Best Witness.
BARDES. UNDER FIRE,
STICKS TO HIS STORY
Maid to Amplify Testimony
Missing Pistol May Hold
Solution.

FRrrrorr. T.. T.. July 13.--If Dr. Car
man takes the stand before the Grand
Jury on Wednesday or Thursday he will
re asked first to sign a waiver OF i'm
murltv
Before Mrs. Ida Powell. sister OF Mrs.
csrman. takes the stand before the Grand
Jury she will he asked 10 sign similar
waiver.
District Attorney Smith decided upon
these moves to-day after he had spent
long time considering his theory Of the
crime and the lack of knowledge displayed
a. tho Coroner's inquest nv the husband
and the sister ot Mrs. Florence Carrnan,
now IN Mineola Jail. accused OF having
killed Mrs. Louise Bailey
Tho District Attorneys decision 10 ask
for these waivers was formed after
s'udy ~ the statutes. which hold that
person Who corccals a crime or refuses to
testify fully As To his knowledge OF 1t IL
gully in the same degree as the active
criminal The application Of the law
shows that II Mrs Carman is being
shielded from the consequences Of the
murder which tho state alleges she COM
mitted. tho person who is shielding her is
a. guilty as she.
The District Attorneys announcement
of his determination to ask DR.. Carman
and probably Mrs Powell to sign these
waivers does not mean that II they refuse
70 sign they viii he excused from testify
ing before the Grand Jury. His action as
regards pr Carman applies particularly
TO the ldtter's refusal so far to tell OF all
his movements from the time Of the muir
der, which was in the neighborhood OF
o'clock Tuesday evening, June 30. until
Wednesday evening. when Mrs Carman
Vas FOR the first time suspected of having
killed Mrs Bailey. The. finding Of the
dictosrapl was the first thing to cause the
direction ~ suspicion at her.
No Help From DIR. Carman.
Dr. Carman has repeatedly refused to
AID the authorities. the latter say. His
latest refusal came when he would not
h'"rloe all his movements on an auto
mobile ride Ave hours after the murder.
AZ that time the authorities believed that
eome outsider had killed Mrs, Bailey.
They had sent for oodhounds and at 1
O'Clock Wednesday morning tho blood
mounds shifted around the Csrman prem
'ses' acted knowingly and started off
toward Lynbrook, their manner indicating
uai they were on n hot scent. At lust
ABOUT that time Dr. Carman cranked up his
uny coupe and went for a ride
Where did you go on this rider he
vas asked to-day.
on on call" he said
who was the PATIENT" he was asked.
He refused to tell.
IN View Of the fact that II Mrs. Carman
dld the killing she probably took the
revolver back into the house with her
Ahu mat IN spite of the thorough searches
"ncn nave been made since she was first
suspected the revolver has not been found.
al OF DR. Carman's movements have been
OF great interest 10 the prosecutor.
hn' DR. Carman has refused to describe
u'm' II he ever tells where he went on
mat ride or what his route was the next
morning when he left. saying he was
so'ns to call on patients the private de-
"c'''es working under the District At
"rney Will be sent along the route 10
examine all the swamps and meadows.