New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22

Readily she admitted she had lie
:-or,s, that she had not seen Mrs.
4, .booting, and that she lied in swt
"a, her after the inquest, but the stC
q, Of certainty and sincerity.
u, inactive, unpractised mind Of
=. crl gave out repetitions OF that
cssrr. steadily through the wearing
A,r,, IN the witness chair, and the
"a AZ her testimony found no smiles
:, n, face Of the defendant or that
- John J. Graham, the Csrmsn law
:. Ee was more worn than she when
!, aid 70 her. That is all, Celia"
y. h,d utterly failed 10 penetrate that
testimony.
Mrs. Carmsn Spellbound.
r,n IN. more vital points Of the
,;,p. story had been covered, MIS-
c.-n,, did not once turn her face
from the witness, nor move tnc H"''u0
ina, were rigid in her lap.
And when Celia had stepped down
;Ais vas the question that each specta-
Tor asked his neighbor:
whist motive would that girl have
ir swearing away the life OF Mrs
Cann!'
n he case Of the other "star" wit
,su for the prosecution-Frank J. Far
rn the tramp-in his cross-exsmins-
iion Mr. Graham asked;
How much money do you expect 20
70, when this trial is over"
Giving vital evidence in a murder
tr,l IA room into which too numer-
Gus gathering has poured itself IS not
,au Of performance by person un-
Used to public glare. And that the
Coleman girl did it under the circum-
stances that governed the session was
factor in support Of her story.
Twas not with an appearance Of pre-
ssr.dness. but rather of uneasiness that
i. took the stand the first thing in the
noring.
Crowd Hears Girls Story.
For her story there had congregsted
in and around the courthouse the larg-
est crowd Of the trisl. There were
DOZENS Of old men and old women who
sought admission. Because Of the
,asmbls to gain entrance it was nee
msry to be q friend of some one in
Ethorty to get inside.
Immediately after Mrs. Carman had
seated herself the Coleman girl was
allsd. Glsncing around the court
room she looked Aeetingly at Mrs. Car
ran, at Mrs. Powell, the accused wom-
ans sister, and at DR.. Csrman, who
sm within two chairs Of his wife.
She said, under District Attorney
Smiths questioning, that she was born
ia Charleston and had worked for three
'lher families before she entered the
'uploy Of Mrs. Carman, on May IL last
's,eiving from her $40 month.
On the night of June 80 she began
lsrine dinner at e:45 o'clock. Celia
':s her food in the kitchen after the
'ihers had finished. She was starting
ioVssh the dishes when Elizabeth, Mrs.
Camsn's little daughter, entered and
ssiched her.
Then Mrs. Csrnan, the girl testified
ssns in dressed in kimono, house cap
nd shawl
Mrs Csrmsn turned to Elizabeth
''d told her 20 stay back" stated
Vsis. "Then Mrs. Csrmsn went out
h kitchen back door. She was walk
Risst."
Did you hear Mrs. Csrmsn enter the
1''hsn!" Mr.. Smith asked.
No, sir; | didn't hear her just
'shd her in the kitchen"
What followed when Mrs. Csrmsn
zen. out,p
When Mrs. Carmen went out
''a'd crash Of glass and the report
pistol"
What time was that"
] don't know sir, there wasn't any
N'ek IN the kitchen
nov long after Mrs. Csrman went
Na you hear the noise? ?"
cont know, sir; about a minute. I"
What next?"
A"' Carmsn came back into the
~Dsn. walked toward the pantry
s. ~ which leads into the doctors Of
O'' Mrs. Csrmsn say anything"