Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-09


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Bardes Is also held in the jail at
Mineola as a material witness, the
prosecutor having ordered his detention
SO he would be on hand when wanted
to repeat his story that he saw q wo-
man in front Of DR.. Carman's onice
when the shot was fred. His descrip-
ton OF the woman corresponded with
that Of Mrs. Carman. Another witness
Will be Mrs. Carman's maid, Miss Cole
man, negress.
To Waive Immunity.
Counsel for Mrs. Carman said today
she was prepared to 60 before the
grand jury and waive immunity,
thing unusual in the case OF q person
charged with murder. She was ready.
the attorney said. to tell everything she
knew OF the Incidents before and fol-
lowing tho murder.
Mrs. Carman will be brought to
Freeport on Monday for arraignment.
when she IL expected to repeat her plea
Of not guilty. It u expected she will
be held for trial.
carman Stands BY Wife.
DR.. Carman, who accom- panied Mrs.
carman to tho jail. declared on his re-
turn here last night nothing would be
left undona TO prove the Innocence Of
: his wife He said he realised tho ssr-
iousness Of Bafdes' testimony. but he
VIZ positive Mrs. Carnaan did not kill
Mrs. Bailey. He had known for several
days, he said. that they had suspected
Mrs. Carman, and added that had 1t not
been for the unfortunate dictograph In
cident her name never would have
come into the case.
Iron Nervs Shattered.
Mrs. Carman's iron nerve is shattered
for as the steel barred door Of the Min
cola Jail closed behind her. she pulled
her heavy veil from her face and broke
down Her husband and the sheriff.
who took her in an automobile from
her home here to the jail. assisted her
to the top floor Of the building.
The Immediate cause Of the arrest
was the testimony given this morning
by Ellwood T. Bardes. an Insurance.
agent, whom the authorities called
the single reliable eyewitness Of the
crime. Bardes is under lock and key
also. He is being detained as a mater
ial witness, for his story is Of 50 great
Importance that the authorities said
they feared an attempt might be made
to get him out Of the jurisdiction Of
the New York courts.
eardss' Story.
Bardes' story, briefly told, is this:
AT Z: 80 o'clock on the night of the
murder, Bardes said he determined to
pay a professional visit to DR.. Carman
and allow him to dress minor injury
to one Of his heels. He left his home
and walked to the physician's house.
Arriving, he decided he could dress the
injury himself and thereby save doc
tors fee. So he walked past the house
and then turned around to begin his
journey home.
At that instant he heard an explos-
ion. He thought it was caused by an
automobile tire, but when he looked
for the machine he could not find 1t.
He turned his eyes toward the lawn at
the side OF DR.. Carman's home. A
woman. tall. well built, hatless, wear
ing q light shirtwaist and a dark skirt,
was moving away from one Of the
windows at the side Of the physician's
office toward the rear Of the house. She
was not running, not casually strolling
around the lawn, she was walking Gin
hurry" the witness. swore.
Tells Il 70 Woman.
Bardes, the last witness to take the
stand before the inquest was ended,
was discovered only yesterday His
story might still remain untold had he
not mentioned It, first to a woman, who
promptly telephoned the district attor-
ney, and then to a Catholic priest he
visited for advice.
The priest urged Bardes to make his
story known. But before an oppor-
tunity presented itself he was taken in
custody by orders Of the district at
torney.
Bardes testified today after Mrs. Car
mans 12-year-old daughter. Elizabeth.
had tried to strengthen her mothers
alibi and representatives Of the manu-
facturers Of the telephone instrument
had told Of selling the device to the
/. physician's wife and installing it in
her home.
Coroner Norton, after spending an
hour studying the testimony Of Bardes
and other witnesses, wrote his charge
and ordered Mrs. Carman's arrest
Mrs. Carman Notified.
Word was sent to Mrs. Carman that
she was about to be arrested and a
few minutes later county officials en-
tered the physicians office. Mrs. Car
man, pale but retaining her SELF con-
troll, accompanied By her husband. her
attorney and others, came In q minute
later -
Csts.er Norton. for pear. an inti-