New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-07
Her Alibi Story Contra
dicted Again on Stand,
Supported by Maid.
CORONER. IN RAGE.
HALTS INQUEST
District Attorney and Sheriff Say
Every Move They Contemplate
ed Was Known in Advance.

lfiVUi Il NtaH correspondent OF lN> lilnune.
Freeport. Long Island, July s. Called
IN BY the Nassau County authorities to
clirch the evidence against the woman
believed TO have murdered Mrs. Louise
Bailey in the Office Of DR.. Edwin Car
man. William J. Burrs and three OF his
detectives made dramatic entry into
the case tonight.
At s o'clock Burns and his men
marched up 10 the Carman home. on
Merrick Road. BY his orders the house
was brilliantly lighted up. and the
shooting was re-enacted in every detail.
DR.. Csrman, as stage director. pointed
out the exact positions of the actors.
while Burns took the leading part. that
Of the person who fred the shot which
killed Mrs. Bailey.
The curtains were drawn on tho
Office windows. Two detectives. inn
personating Dr. Carman and Mrs.
Bailey, took their seats where they sat
last Tuesday night. Two. oth,r de
tectiyes sat in the waiting room IN
the roles of Colder and Archie Post.
Still two more Represented the women
whose mysterious disappearance after
the shooting is now being investigate d.
Mrs. Carman Takes Own Role.
Mrs. Carmsn vas upstairs in her
room; so was Mrs. Powell Even Mrs.
Conklin. still i'll. was where testimony
placed her at the time the shot was
fired. Celia Coleman. the negro maid.
was in the kitchen. and Platt Conklm.
Mrs. Carman's father. was temporarily
banished from the house.
Satisfied that the minutest detail had
been accurately copied, Burns gave the
signal by slipping out OF the house.
Quietly he stole up TO the window
Just at the minute the real murderer
had done so week ago. lie drew
.3s-cslibre revolver from his coat
pocket. In a second he had the screen
curtain opped open with a four-inch
piece of shingle. In another the muzzle
Of his pistol was pointing through the
open window, showing the curtain
slightly back and then settling to an
aim.
In another second the trigger clicked.
and as it did the detective impcrsonat
ing DR.. Carman diyed hoadlong under
the operating chair. While the one tax
ing the part Of Mrs Bailey rcelcd and
fell.
The scenes the Csrmsns testified had
followed the shooting were re-cnacted
in detail. Mrs. Powell dashed down
the front stairway, ran out upon tho
porch and around the house TO the
door leading into DR.. Carman's wait
ing room. even to the placing Of the
body OF the supposed Mrs. Bailey upon
the couch.
Climax Of the Day Of Action.
Thus came the climax Of day
which WAS crowded with action.
she was lying down in az upstais
room from the time she left the dinner
tabl. un,il Mrs. Bailey fell dead had
been attacked under oath this time By
q young woman. Miss Hazel Coombs.
without warning the inquest into
the murder had been adjourned, and
after a conference. the authorities had
announced their conviction that the
arrest Of the woman who they be.
lieye killed Mrs. Bailey was a question
of short time.
The day also brought forth the opcn
break long expected between Distric.
Attorney Lewis j. Smith and sheriff
stephen r. Petit on the one hand ana
Coroner Norton on the other.
New trails which the county officials
started yesterday developed so rapidly
that tonight they were con6dent
enough evidence could be gathered in \
short time 10 warrant arrest and IN.
sure indictment Once mere, too. came
the official announcement that no man
was under suspicion.
A Philadelphisn named Howe telc.
ihoned to-day TO Dave Kennedy. Of
New York. that one day summer be.
fore last he was out in boat with n
woman when they passed another. in
which was DR.. Csrman and KENNEDY.
THE sight Of DR.. Carmsn seemed TO
infuriste the woman ! was with" he
telephoned Kennedy. "Shc exclaimed:
:; am going 20 murder that man il il
takes lifetime"
Howe said he though, nothing about
this until after reading OF the Bailey
murder. lie offered TO come 10 Free
port and make an affidavit Of this Incl
dent. Kennedy told DR. Carman OF
Howe's offer, to-day. sheriff Petit
said he knew the story. and mtimatcd
that It had no bearing on the case
now
The District Attorney and the sheriff
had a long conference carly m the ar
ternocn at the Elks' Club with few
men whose testimony IS expected 10
he Of the greatest Importance. II was
the othclals' refusal IN allow then, ,n