Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER OF
MRS. BAILEY TO TAKE STAND
IN OWN BEHALF.
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN IN
BED WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED
Prosecution Concludes Testimony and
Defense Calls Witnesses - Effort
made to Impeach Testimony Of Col
ored Maid and Other Witnesses For
Prosecution.

Mineola, N Y, Oct 22-Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman, on trial as the slayer
of Mrs Louise Bailey. entered the
court room in the Nassau county court
house on this, the fourth day of her
trial, expecting to take the stand this
afternoon as her own chief witness.
Presentation of the states case, it
was thought. would be concluded this
fled yesterday that he had seen a wom-
an run from the window where the
shot was fred was called to the stand
for continuation of the cross exam
ination when court convened this
morning.
Young Daughter in Court.
was crowded with women. Elizabeth
Carman, the 12-year- old daughter of
the defendant was permitted to sit
with her mother.
John Graham. Mrs, Carmans lawyer,
questioned Farrell closely about his
movements on the day of the murder.
The story related by the witness was
practically the same as that given on
direct examination.
After an hour and a quarters exam
mation Farrell was excused and the
state announced that ii rested its case.
George NJ. Levy, of Mrs. Carman's
counsel. then began his opening ad-
dress
I'VE will prove" said Mr. Levy. that
this crime was not committed by Mrs.
Carman bur by a man whose motive
we do not know
Outlines Defense.
Mr.. Levy told of Mrs. Carman's ac-
tions on tine day and night of the
murder. He sais she went to New
York during the day. contracted a
headache, and after dinner went to
bed.
Mrs Carman will tell you that she
then heard shot and some commotion
down stairs he said She i'm
mediately put on a lsimono and leaned
over the bannister. She did not so in
to the office because DR.. Carman had
forbidden her to do so.
She will admit all about the tele-
phonic instrument and will tell you
that she had il installed to find out
if the things she had heard about the
doctors relations with women were
true. We will show You no suspicion
can be attached TO Mrs. Carman's talks
with me because I was friend of the
family and had been for years. AS
for the witness Farrell, we will prove
him a liar."
Attack Maids Testimony.
A vigorous assault on the testimony
of Celia Coleman, the Carman maid
was begun by the defense with its first
witness, Benedict Cheesman, negro
stenographer of New York Cheesman
testified that he and two negro law
yers called on Celia in New York last
July IA and the lawyers questioned
Celia while they took down steno-
graphic notes. In the statement Celia
said she wanted TO tell the whole truth
She was under oath and made no men
ton of Mrs. Carman having shown her
a revolver.
The court stenoerapher read in a
monotone the long statement taken
down by Cheesman and alleged to have
been made by Celia. Recess was taken
for luncheon with Cheesman still on
the stand.
Cheesman continued his testimony at
the afternoon session.
Several persons from Charleston, ,.
c.. were prepared to testify for tho
state as to Celia Coleman's reputation
for truthfulnesS.