New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-14
ORDER WILL AFFECT
HIS WIFE'S SISTER
Prisoner Expected to Give
Her Account of Murder
Tomorrow.
MAID TO TALK FIRST
Mystery in Powder Sent to Mrs
Carman at Jail in Peculiar
Letter.

Iron, a ~t.T Correspondent o' lh- TT pune
Freeport. y. Y. July IS. Dr. hd"n
,s-man. lt now appears certain. VIII
he requested TO sign waiver oi M
muritv before he is permitted TO ap-
near before the Nassau County granc
Jury. which tomorrow afternoon VIII
he asked by District Attorney Lewis
Smith 20 iudict Mrs Florence Carman
on charge Of first degree murder.
Mrs. Tod Powell, Mrs. Carman's Sis
ter. may also be asked TO sign a SINH
lar waiver before she is called before
the grand jury. These statements are
made on the authority Of the District
Attorney. who is convinced that DE-
Carman has not told him the truth IN
regard to the shooting of Mrs. Louise
Bailey in his Office on the night Of
June so.
When the District Attorney lays the
case against Mrs. Carman before the
grand jury he will also request that
she be permitted to testify. This is a
question which the jurors alone have
the authority to pass upon. and NJ.
smith will make no recommendation
either for or against the telling of ter
story by the physicians wife.
Significance was attached to this re-
mark. made to-day by the District At
'orucy:
'ln any event. Mrs. Carman will not
be allowed to 90 before the grand jury
until Celia Coleman. the colored maid,
ma testified"
This arrange ient. taken together
with the scmi-oficial statements that
Celia is likely to prove the star wit
ness Of the prosecution. is construed
here 70 mean that Smith believes the
story Of the girl Will be so convincing
that no damage can be done the peo-
pies case by the appearance of Mrs.
Carman.
Realize WOman's Strength.
The authorities recognize that if
Mrs. Carman appears before the grand
jury in person she is likely to make an
excellent impression and be a good
witness for herself The District At
torney himself, upon whom will de-
volye the duty Of cross-examination,
frankly admits that he has no eXpecta-
'lon OF being able 10 confuse her on
the stand or 20 shake the story she
'old at the inquest. He acknowledged
me highest admiration for her intelli-
:ence.
he District Attorney carefully re-
rains from knowing exactly what
Celia's testimony will be in detail Just
a. he carefully refrains from knowing
her whereabouts Thereby he saves
himself much annoyance when he is
questioned.
But Mr.. Smith knows enough Of the
maids whereabouts 20 be sure that
she will be on hand whenever he wants
her. and he seems 20 know enough
about her testimony 70 be confident
that the grand jury will return an in-
tictment.
Just wha, will be the details Of
Cclia's story is not known The Dis
tr.ct Attorney made this reference 10 it
to-day:
II Mrs. Carman fred that shot and
'hcn hurried through the kitchen i'm
mcdiately afterward and had the re-
,olvcr in 1cr hand, It is probable that
Celia would have seen that revolver.
A. leas.. should think she would"
Or. Carman said late tonight that
some unknown person yesterday sent to
Mr. Carman, in Nineola jail. a letter
containing a powder, which he believes
20 be s,rychninc Sheriff Petit, asked
what ne knew about IL, admitted that
letter was received for Mrs. tarman
io which the war len found something
re- regarded a. suspi iciOus.
he called up Sheriff Petit. and said
ne contents ought 10 be examined be
fore the letter was given TO Mrs. Car
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