New Britain herald., 1914-07-15

oUUO,V VlVOOVu lIIjll 0uU JlIV. PETITION PRESENTED T0CRAND JURY Freeport Physician Says That Hand
 Thrust Through Window When
 Shot Was Fired Was Mans and
 Recalls Seeing Cuff on Wrist.
 Mineola, N. r., July 15.-A grand jury from which two members with drew because of friendship for the Carman family resumed today it's de- Alterations in the case of Mrs. Flor ence Carman, held in jail as having fired the shot which killed Mrs. Louise Bailey in Dr. Carman's office at Freeport on the night of June 30. 1t was expected that the jury would complete it's work today and that if an indictment were found it would be returned tomorrow:
 With the resumption of the hear ing District Attorney Smith an- nounced that he had issued a sub- poena for Mrs. Ellen Corby, a niece of Mrs. Carman. It is understood that she is one of the two women who have been sought since the mur- der asx having been in the doctors waiting room and who fled when they heard the shot fired.
 Two Witnesses Examined The first witness examined today was Henry DeBeau, who testified to seeing Mrs. Bailey going to the Car man home. Another witness was Miss Helen Combs, who was in the waiting room when the murder was committed.
 Letter Made Public.
 Dr. Carman made public today letter addressed to his wife from Rochester, N. Y. The writer said he had shot Mrs. Bailey. He had donned woman's clothing, he said, as a disguise. The letter was written in what was apparently disguised hand writing and looked as if it might have been penned by woman. It was not taken seriously.
 The story of the negro maid that Mrs. Carman had on kimono when she saw her run into the kitchen con- tradicts the account of E1wood Rardes, heretofore the chief witness for the state. Bardes said that the woman he saw had on white waist. Because of this clash of testimony Bardes, it was said, might not be called before the grand Jury.
 Tramp Last Witness.
 The last witness before the jury was Frank J. Farrell, tramp, who went to the back door of the Carman house on the night of June 30 to ask for food It is understood that Far relrs story corroborated in general the account given yesterday by Celia Coleman.
 Mrs. Carman was not called. Her counsel had agreed to waive immunity for her, but in the opinion of the dis trict attorney 1t was inexpedient to have her testify.
 Demand Accused Testify.
 As soon as District Attorney Smith made it known that he had definitely decided not to call Mrs. Carman be- fore the grand jury her attorney pre- pared a petition asking that body that they demand Mrs. Carman's presence on the stand. It was pre- sented to the jury forthwith
 The district attorneys decision was the occasion of a long statement by pr. Carman.
 "The district attorney has double crossed me and my wife, he said. "The day after the dictagraph was discovered in my office, he appeared and told my wife that he was there as a friend-not as an official, and that he would do everything he could for her. He assured her that if she had told him about the telephone device the night of the murder he would have been able to smooth the whole thing over.''
 Remains to Be Repeated.
 The testimony of Ellwood T. Bardes, whose statement at the cor oner's inquest that he saw woman walk from the office window to the back of the Carman house just after the murder shot resulted in Mrs. Car-' man being charged with the murder, remains to be repeated before the grand jury.
 District Attorney Smith expected today to close his case before the grand jury on Friday.
 More details of the story of the Carmans' negro maid, Celia Coleman, as told to the grand jury yesterday, became known today. Besides saying that Mrs. Carman had hurried through the kitchen from the back yard immediately after the shot which killed Mrs Bailey was fired, the girl, it is understood, said Mrs. Carman had on a kimono at the time. Mrs Carman herself has said she wore a kimono, but has insisted that she was in her bedroom. Saw Mans Cuff.
 Dr. Carman, who is here, said to- day that he was sure the hand thrust through the window when the shot was fired was mans. He recalled, bo caid that m the wrist he Saw q