The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-03
] Pump Cesspool on Physi- clans Residence Where
 Killing Occurred
MRS. CARAVAN VIEWS
 DEAD WOMAN'S BODY
sT Never Saw Her Before in My Life," Declares Physician's Wife to De- tectives-Inquest Will Be
 Held Today

Freeport, N. Y, July 2-Whi1e Mrs. day viewing the body of Mrs. Louise Bailey. the Long Island matron, killed by a shot fired through a window in pr. Carman's office here Tuesday night. detectives were pumping out a cess pool and a well in the rear of the phy- fsscian's residence and cesspool in the l.cellar.
 ] The detectives declared they expected to find a .SS-calibre revolver containing one exploded shell. Late tonght the hunt for the weapon was still in prog .ress, but the detectives thought their search would be rewarded before morn ing.
 The body of the murdered woman was taken from her home in Hemp stead to an undertak CTS morgue for an autopsy which had been ordered by the district attorney.
 William D. Bailey at first refused to allow his wifes body to be moved from the house, but after the authorities had threatened to go to a supreme court JuStlce ana get an Ofuer permitting tue autopsy he bave his consent.
 Mrs. Carman and her attorney were waiting at the morgue. Mrs. Carman was taken into rear room and asked to look at the dead woman's features.
 Poor woman," exclaimed the physic- fans wife, Pm so sorry for her"
 Have you ever seen this woman be- fore?" her attorney asked
 Mrs. Carman replied: "No, I have never seen that woman in my whole life.'
 Interview Stenographer
 Detectives late today interviewed Miss Helen Combs, a lawyers stenog- rapher, who told them she was in the Y physicians house at the time of the ' shooting. havisp gone there for treat ment She. said she was admitted to the house by Mrs. Carman. Dr. Car man was eating dinner and Miss Combs said she was told to wait.
 While I was there. is said to have told the detectives. "a woman whom I know was Mrs. Bailey arrived. She did rot knock or announce herself. She walked right in and In a few moment later went into the doctors office. w llle Sne WAS lutic MI D. Nai III dii passed through the room and went into the Kitchen at. the rear of the house. Later she went out on the porch and while she was there l heard her tell enc of her children not to play the piano as the doctor had a patient in the office That was about 10 minutes before I heard a shot"
 \ Went to Room "In telling her story to the detec- ttves and the district attorney yester day Mrs. Carman declared she returned from New York about o'clock the night of the murder and went imme- diately to her room on the second floor of the house where she prepared to re- tireh She denied going to the ground floor even when the shot was fired.
 Miss Combs. the detectives also say, told them 1t was woman and not pr. Carman who folded Mrs. Bailey's hands across her breast after the body had been raised from the floor and placed on the office couch. Joseph Colder, another patient. who was waiting to consult Dr. Carman, also told the po- lice 1t was a woman who did this, and he added that it was a woman who admitted him to the physicians resi- . dence. Dr. Carman told the police il was he who folded Mrs. Bailey's hands.
 The inquest will be held here tomor- row.