The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-08

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t!gatlon would be carried on stimuli
taneouslv with the grand jury pro-
ceedines There was hint in the
district attorneys manner that his
evidence against the woman in the
ease IS not all that prosecutors find
desirable in murder cases. but that he
hopes 10 have more after the grand
jury inquiry gets under way
Mrs. Carman Questioned
Among those who were asked If
they knew anything about Joe An
ders0n was Mrs. tarman. She was
at home Her manner was a quiet
and composed. as at any time during
the case, although the strain is ad-
mittedly terrific.
did you ever know. or hear Of the
Joe Anderson who is said 10 have pro-
vided the pistol for killing Mrs
Bailey ." Mrs Carman was asked
4 never heard the name before to-
day" she replied
when you were In New York last
Tuesday. did you meet any man ~
Certainly not" she said indignant
". Il arm not the kind OF woman
. that meets strange men"
when YOU leased the dictagraph,
did you meet any man in. or near
the office of the General Acoustic
company?
Nobody but the manager" said
Mrs Carman Ills name Is CASTOR
Roissonault He viii bear me out n
that statement l understand why
these questions are asked and l am
willing enough 10 answer them, but
1t is a horrible shame that a womap
should he put in this position. This
story about Anderson is an out
rageous lie. NV mother, Mrs. Conk-
lin. and my nine -year-old daughter.
Elizabeth. were with me every MN
ute of the time when I was in New
York last Tuesday, and they know
that I did not meet any man. or
speak to any man"
Knows She IN Suspected.
"Have YOU formed any theory OF the
murder, Mrs Carman?'
II have about given UP hope that the
mystery VIII be cleared, | have no
theory 1t is all too mysterious and
dreadful. | do wish that the newspa-
pers would make as emphatic as pos
sible my statement that met no men
in New York. or elsewhere. and made
no sort of plans with any man"
Mrs. Carman hesitated a moment, and
then said with an impulsiveness rather
unusual in her:
should | pretend that l do not? But
there is nothing on Gods earth against
me except that l tortured myself with
suspicious about my husband. and was
foolish enough to put dictagraph in
his office That was n terrible mistake.
I shall never cease to regret II. But
felt that | was justified. People had
been throwing out hints until. | was
half crazy, saying that things were
going on that ] knew nothing about.
felt Inundated and lowered in my
self respect
"A few weeks ago l found out how
easily a photograph could be used and
that seemed just the thing to solve
my problem. | told my mother what
inter,ied to do and she said I was
very foolish. But ! went ahead with
my plans. My suspicious of my hus-
band were allayed., but at the cost of
bringing me under suspicion for the
murder of Mrs. Bailey, woman I
never saw in my life
Hair Turning Gray.
Look at my hair" continued Mrs.
Carman. 1T was not so gray a week
ago. but every day since the murder
there have been more white hairs. But
/ am not afraid of the outcome. They
cannot prove an innocent person to
be guilty. I am the victim of dread
full coincidence"
The general manager of the Gen
eral~ Acoustic company. from which
Mrs Carman obtained the photograph
that she installed on May - Gin DR..
Carman's Office. corroborated Mrs. Car
mans statement concerning the cir
culnstances u her visit to his ONO. In
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