Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-24

Mineola, n. Y. Oct 24.--The testi-
mony of one witness and arguments of
District Attorney Louis J. Smith and
counsel for the defense today remained
to be heard by the jury in the trial
here of Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman,
accused of the murder of Mrs. Louise
Bailey, on June 80 last. 1t was ex-
pected that the jury would be given
the case late this afternoon and the
opinion prevailed that verdict would
be returned in a short time.
After testifying on cross eXamina-
tion and after listening to the testi-
mony of her little daughter Elizabeth:
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Conklin; her
|sister, Mrs. Ida Powell; her niece, Mrs.
Helen, Powell Corby. and her husband,
DIR. Edwin Carman, the accused woman
returned to her cell last night pre-
dieting that the jury would return a
verdict of acquittal.
Defendant in Cheerful Mood.
Mrs Carmans face was wreathed in
smiles when she entered the court
room. She bowed to several friends.
kissed her daughter Elizabeth. greeted
her husband with a nod and smile and
chatted with him and her lawyers until
the proceedings began.
Rudolph Loewe, the first witness to-
day. testified he was on his way TO
Dr. Carman's office and within fifteen
feet of the window when the shot
which killed Mrs. Bailey was fired.
Loewe heard the shot, looked up and
saw a man run across the lawn and
leap over the fence.
Claims Man Fired Shot.
Altho very deaf, Loewe was positive
he had heard the shot. The witness
said that after hearing the shot he
looked into DR.. Carman's office and
saw the doctor with a woman in his
arms. Loewe said he looked into the
doctors office for about thirty seconds
and that before he left the scene ne
entered the office. BY that time. he
said. the woman who had been shot
was lying on the floor.
There were two women in front of
the house. the witness added. He said
he also saw a man he did not know
standing in the vestibule to the doc
tors office.
Story Of RIoodhounds' Work.
John J. Dunbar, a F'reepOrt police
/ man, testified that after the murder he
brought hloodhounds tn the Carman
house He said he found the broken
picket of the fence mentioned in the
testimony yesterday The picket was
| over the broken window. he said. On
the premises next door he found near
the fence a place where Il mans feet
had been: apparently the man had
I been standing there for some time.
! After bringing the bloodhounds tt
the house, Dunbar said he took them
to the trampled grounds and they
/ went from there to the broken picket
| Then the dogs were allowed to smell
the window STILL They growled, ran
all the way around the house. came NJ
to the place in the fence where the
!, picket was broken, left the premises
and went west as far as Lynnbrook
| three miles away, where they stopped
! having lost the trail.
on cross examination Dunbar said he
! had taken the screen off the window
the night of the murder. propping il
up with piece of new shingle, which
| he found near a small outhouse being
| built IN the rear of the Carnan resi-
| dence. The dogs after smelling tn,
window sill went to this house, nj
| said The district attorney sought t.
| show that the animals sought to follow
! Dunbar's back trail.