Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
WOMAN KILLED IN
DOCTORS OFFICE


Of the murder they sent for the Long
Island railroad bloodhounds. The dogs
were taken to the Carman house, and
after cireling about the yard q short
time took up the trail under the win
dow of the doctors office. through
which the doctor says the fatal shot
was fired.
Straight across the yard to the
Merriek road they ran and kept go
ing toward town. They strained at
their leashes and gave the police hope
of running down the murderer, but
finally reached Lynnbrook and stop
ped. The dogs were then abandoned
as an aid in solving the mystery.
For many hours crowds aided in
the search for the murderer with
lanterns Sheriff Petit, Roland 3.
Lamb, chief of police and president
Of the village and county detectives.
had been told that negro had been
seen acting suspiciously near the
Carman home early in the evening,
and they searched the neighborhood.
They found one automobile party that
saw the negro, but that was all.
Husband of Mrs. Bailey Paints.
Mrs. Bailey's husband tainted when
he, was called to Freeport and saw
his wife's body. He had insisted until
then that some mistake had been
made and it was not his wife. He
told the police he did not know DR..
Carman and did not know his wife
had ever gone to the doctor for
treatment, which statement added to
the mystery with which the detec-
tives were wrestling.
DR. Carman is one of the leading
physicians of that part of Long
Island and is forty-five years old
In his handsome home live his wife,
his twelve-year daughter his
fsther-ln-law. Plat ConlSlin, one of
the wealthiest residents of the South
Shore, and his wife's sister, Mrs.
Mary Powell, O widow. There are
roads on every side that would af-
ford an assassin an easy means Of
escape.
old, and q blonde of unusual beauty
of figure nd feature. She has two
children, Madeline, seventeen, and
Harry, twelve years old, called BUS
teN" She was a daughter of Mrs.
Jennie e. Duryea, who is wealthy
and owns much property and who
belongs to the family famous here
and abroad as dealers in thorough
bred horses. Mrs Bailey's home life
had always been happy and she and
her husband were devoted to each
other.
Yesterday she visited Mrs. John c.
Grabhau, who is ill at her home in
Rockville Centre, a short distance
from Freeport. About 7 o'clock she
left. saying she was going home. Mrs
Grabbau said Mrs. Bailey had APP
peared in her usual cheerful mind.
Or. Carman Gives Version.
1.-THE murder of Mrs Bailey is as
nystifying to me as 1t Is to the po-
licc," said DR.. Edwin Carman today
in detailing it to reporters. II was
at dinner when Mrs. Bailey called.
/ sent out to ask her II the case was
urgent enough to warrant my leaving
my dinner. 1t was not and so she
waited 1t was ten minutes after 8
o'clock when I Joined her. / did not
recall the woman when I saw her.
She told me, though, that she had
consulted me several years ago and
that l had attended her cousin,
Charles Kimmel, of Hampstead.
then recalled having seen her. She
told me that she came to my house
after becoming faint on a trolley car.
She said she remembered my address
here and decided to consult me. She
said she had the symptoms of ma
laria / compounded a remedy and
gave it to her
II was standing between her and
the porch when she started to leave.
Suddenly there was a crash of glass
which startled both of us. Then
hand protruded through a hole made
in the glass. In the hand was clutched
a revolver. sought protection under
4 table just as there came the report
of a revolver shot. Mrs. Bailey stag
gered. / went to her assistance and
carried her to a couch, where | tried
to revive her She was unconscious
and stopped breathing in less than a
minute"