New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
DETECTIVES SEEK
CARAVAN MAID
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ING belief that Celia has told an en-
tirelv different story from the Cue
which she told at the inquest and tnaV
which WAS given in the affidavit shc
signed
Celia Closely Guarded.
Every indication points to this. The
care with which she is being guarded
to keen any one from getting to ner
before she testifes before the grand
iury and the efforts of the defence TO
discover her whereabouts are regarde1
here as evidence that the woman Wnii
not tell again the story she told Al the
inquest. It,
The maid was taken over to the
Mineola Jail on Thursday by Or. Gar,
man. She already had been served
with subpoena to testify before the
grand jury. She got out OF Or. Car
mans car at the Jail. Since that time
neither DR.. Carman nor any one else
connected with the defence has bren
able to see or speak to her They do
not know where she is. Concerning
her disappearance Mrs. Carman's coun-
sci issued this afternoon the Following
statement: ~.
~ have every reason 10 believe that
the Burns detectives have kidnapped
the negro girl Celia Coleman, ana
therefore | would not be surprised az
whatever statements apparently eman-
ate from her. This trick is so con-
temptible that | do not wish TO asso-
ciate il with the District Attorney or
any OF his official staff. II is charac-
teristic Of what may be expected OF the
Burns detectives
DR.. Carman, when he drove up to IN"
Jail to-day to pay Mrs. Carman VISIT,
went further. He was indignant as
we'll as worried.
at is a pretty small thing for Smith
TO subpoena that woman and then Nd
nan her" ne said at is a pretty low
trick. Why these people are not on
the level with us. They are CROOKED.
They subp9naed her when they knew
she would not be called, and she was
the only witness they did subpoena. 1t
looks crooked to me. If these fellows
don't stop pulling the stun they nave
there is going to be riot. The people
aren't going to stand for II"
Tells of Girls Disappearance.
The doctor told this story Of CeIla's
disappearance:
AFTER she was served with a sub
pnna | drove her over to Mneola IN
my car, and she got out and went IN.
! waited and waited for her and she
did not come out. Then | asked the
clerk of the court if could not see
her. He told me | would not be al
lowed to see her. | gave him quarter
to give her for her carfare back to
Freeport and left. ! haven't seen he-
since, and can't tell what they have
done with her, though | know they
have kidnapped her"
After hearing the statements about
Celia's supposed kidnapping, Mr.. Smith
said:
ITS all lie. Not word OF truth
in it. Anyhow. they are nice people TO
a witness counsel for Mrs. Carman
rushes to get an affidavit from him.
Yesterday | made an agreement
with her counsel to postpone the Cor
oner's hearing. II was written stipu-
lation. Yet this morning he comes
tearing over here, demanding that the
hearing be held when originally sched-
uled. Well, il won't be.
"Then he wanted to see the witness,
Flwood T. Bardes. told him he could
see Berdes and question him until he
was blue in the face, provided was
present-and he never will see Bardes
unless | am present. I offered to send
for the witness and bring him to my
Office then or at any other time, but |
insisted on being present when the
questioning took place"
as Celia kidnapped" the District
Attorney was asked.
Cecilia is not kidnapped" he replied.
"That is a lie. Anyhow, why are they
SO Historically anxious about Celia"
"Where is the girl?" was the next
question.
az don't know where she u.s." said the
District Attorney. 81 have not Kid
mapped her, but she can be produced
amy time she is wanted. She is not un-
der arrest, and, furthermore, will
tell you. Celia is not going TO be
up ! made that verv clear
to Mrs. Carman's counsel. | told him
We intended to get the truth and moth
ing but the truth.
Says He Is Fair.
III would cut of my right arm before
! would do anything unfair TO Mrs.
Carman. am going to get the truth,
and IT does not make any difference
whom il hits, woman or no woman.
have said the same thing to others. !
have much sympathy for Mrs. Carman
and so have many other people. but |
am going to get the truth about the
shooting Of Mrs. Bailey.
DIR Carman has not told all he
knows. | said to him. Doctor. you arc
not being half as frank with me as
Mrs. Cnrman is but all he would say
was that he was telling the truth.
"He told me there was a man in his
Office the night of the shooting who
patt,d him on the back and said, why,
hello, Doc. how are you? Hoy are YOU
feeling" and asked to have a talk with
him then or later. The doctor insisted
he had no idea who the man was. He
said he vaguely remembered having
treated him before, perhaps several
years before ! am certain he knew
the mans name. and asked him to be