Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-04
lenies Being Near Office
When Doctors Woman
Patient is Killed.
SEES A NURSE KISSED
Uses DiCtagraph to Learn Con-
yersationS Held With Fair
Visitors by Physician.

Freeport, Y. Y. July AIRS. Edwin
Carman. wife Of the FreepOrt physic-
ian in whose Office Mrs. Louise Bailey.
wife OF a wealthy New York manufac-
turer. was mysteriOusly murdered
Tuesday night. sat on the witness
stand al the coroner's inquest more
than two hours yesterday afternoon
and submitted to a rapid cross exami-
ration concerning her actions just
prior 10 the killing. just after it. and at
the moment it occurred.
Mrs. Carman emphatiCally denied
that she was on the porch of her home
lust before the murder, that she had
walked around on the ground floor
while Mrs. Bailey was in her husbands
Office. or that she entered the Office
while the victims body was still lying
on the floor.
George Colder. patient who had
been waiting TO see DR.. Carman on the /.
night Of the murder. swore on the wit /
ness stand that he had seen the physi- |
Clans wife do all thesI things.
When It was suggested that perhaps !
y
her sister the witness was confronted /
with both women and he Immediately 4
identified Mrs. Carman as the one he 4
had seen
Mrs. Carman. although extremely
nervous. told substantially the same
story she related the morning after the
murder. This was that she had gone
10 her room Immediately after dinner
.
for space Or minute had remained
there. even after she heard the tinkle
Of breaking glass and the report of the
revolver as il sent a bullet through
Mrs. Bailey's heart.
Spied Upon Husband.
She told how she had contracted for
the installing OF the dictagraph in her
husbands Office so she could hear what
he had TO say TO his women patients,
and how she had ripped il out the
morning after the murder before she
had clothed herself or had her break
fast
Mrs. Carman also told of spying on
her husband through the same window
the assassin used. of seeing him hand
nurse. a Mrs. Variance. q $50 bill, and
Of watching the nurse kiss her hus-
band on the cheek
The kiss. she said. caused her to rap
upon the same pane OF glass which
was later broken by the person who
killed Mrs. Bailey.
Then she went inside. where she
slapped the face Of the nurse. demand
ed and received the $50 bill and in
turn was warned by her husband that
n she
or ever spied upon him again ''all
would be over between them"
Mrs Carman-s sister. visibIy nerv-
Gus. also testified The other witness
IS were DR.. Carmsn himself. two pa.
tents who we're waiting TO consult {
him. and the physicians who perform 9
Cd the autopsy on the body Of the muir
dered woman. a
Mrs carman Retains Poise.
Mrs. Carman. when placed on the
stand. appeared perfectly calm. but
ner responses TO District Attorney
Smiths questions were in a low tone 1
she told OF the visits she made to sew
ersl department stores in New York on
The day Of the murder. She was dress
ed, she said. as she was yesterday-l
n blue tailor-made suit. She return
ID to Freeport about Z O'Clock. ate
Inner and Immediately retired TO her
'oom- Then she heard the revolver 4
hot e
After got up from the bed" Mrs. .
Sarman continued. Il went out into the II
'ah and looked over the banister. r.
leard a lot OF commotion. and after re- h
urning 70 my room TO put on a kimono
went downstairs. / did not 20 into I
ny husbands Office. We once had a
Iuarrel and he told me never 10 look in
lis ONCE again. So ! went upstairs
gain"
Saw Nurse Kiss Husband.
About the AFFAIR with the nurse, Mrs
arman said she approached the win
oW looking into the doctors Office, by "
oing through the kitchen and passing "
round the rear OF the house. rS
j looked IN and saw the doctor bow W
lg 70 the nurse" she said. Then he ia
~ his hand in mis- pocket. took out $50 b,
nd passed # TO the nurse. Then she et
.aned over and kissed him on the
heck / knocked on the window then al
nd went into the Office. slapped the la
1rse's face, told the doctor and the st
oman they ought 10 be ashamed OF pI
'emselves and then demanded the o'
loney." OF
Mrs Carmap paused at this point 10 h'
se bottle OF smelling salts. In mo- al