Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-20
CARMAN MURD[RGhG
PROGRESSES RAPIDLY.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ouTsS
LIZ CASE AND FIVE WIT
NEssEs ARE HEARD.
.GED MOTHER OF MURDER
VICTIM FIRST TO APPEAR

Of Husband Was Motive Of Mrs. Car
mans Alleged Crime-Colorsd Maid
to se Principal Witness.
Mineoia, ~. r. Oct. eO--After several
physicians have established the cause
of tho death OF Mrs Louise d. Bailey.
who was shot and killed In the office
of DIR. Edwin Carman at F'reeport on
June so last. Celia Coleman. the negro
maid or the car,nan household, Is ex-
pected TO take the stand today to tell
her story OF the crime, of which her
former mistress Mrs. Florence Carman,
Is accused. Questions put to the ven-
remen yesterday by District Attorney
Louis J. Smith indicated that about the
testimony of the maid he Will build his
case against Mrs. Carman.
The record time in which the Jury
was selected yesterday led District At
torney Attorney Smith to express the
opinion that the trial would be short
and that verdlc. might be expected
this week
Outlining the states theory of the
murder, Louis J. Smith. district at
torney. opened for the prosecution. ex-
planning In detail the grounds on which
Mrs. Carmans conviction OF murder in
the first degree will be asked Hc
sl,etched In detail Mrs. Bailey's actions
on the day she was murdered and ex-
planned the arrangement of the Car
man house and DR.. Carman's Office
where the murder was committed
~
We shall show" continued the dis
trict attorney. that the shat that killed
Mrs. Bailey was fred by this defend
ant. We shall show that she passed
thru the Kitchen. out the side yard. the
moment before the shooting. and that
she returned thru the kitchen immedi-
ately after it. We shall show that the
motive was jealousy of her husband.
TO prove this we viii call a women
whom Mrs Carman slapped on one Oc.s
casion when she saw her husband give
her money while the pair were In the.
physicians office. Also we shall show
why she Installed telephone instza.t
nent SO that she could spy on her huD~A
band. of whom she was intensely 3ea1-i
Gus. 4
The district attorney also told how
the defendant tore out the inBtrumenIs
the lNpENlnC di(SE liic thuI0Sx <AlA0 AtAtA.
it In the garret.
Began Defense Day After Murder.
We will show some things about
George NJ. Levy, this defendants
counsel Mr.. Smith continued. we
will show how she called this lawyer
on the day after the murder and con-
suited him, and how no Immediately
questioned the colored girl about what
she had seen. We will show that be-
fore this defendant was suspected she
began 10 prepare for her defense and
that she instructed the colored girl
what to say IL she was questioned.
After showing this we VIII expect yon
to bring In Il verdict OF murder in the
first degree"
III RS. Jennie Diiryee. aged 72. mother
of the murder victim. was the first wit
ness She burst into tears as soon az
she took the stand She said that the
last time she saw her daughter alive
was on 8: 30 o'clock on the afternoon or
Juno so.
What is this" asked Mr.. Smith.
handing the witness a dark cloth OBJ
ject.
That's my daughters dress" said
Mrs. Duryee.
Madeline Bailey. the dead woman's
daughter. was SO overwhelmed at tho
sight OF her mothers dress that she
cried aloud. The dress was blue and
nccordian pleated There was a darle
stain on the back OF 1t.
Mrs Duryee said her daughter was
IS years old and described her. Tho
witness was then excused and Harry
DcBeau. real estate dealer OF Hemp
stead, was called.
Case Progresses Rapidly.
49, IL
The night OF June 80 he saw Mrs. Bailey
at the corner near the Carman house.
He saw Mrs. Bailey cross the street
and 70 toward the DOCTORS office
! Katherine Haggerty, of Rockvilie.,
| Center. the next witness. nxed Mrs.
Bailey's whereabouts at 8 o'clock on,
| the night OF the murder at the homo OF
/ ia mutual friend Mrs. Grahea, in Rock.
Vile Center.
( SO quickly did the case move that
( within an hour the district attorney
I had made his opening address and nve
| witnesses had followed one another In
rapid succession on the stand.
Miss Hazel Cowles. q stenographer OF
( F'reeport, testified that she won't to DR..
Carnnan's office to consult him on the
night OF juno 20, and tina. while she
was waiting in the reception room
| woman wearing q dark dress entered.
1t was Inferred that the woman was
/ Mrs. Bailey. Mrs, Carman passed thru
! the reception room twice the witness
said. once after the woman In the dark
dress arrived.
/ When the witness left the Office the
/ woman In the dark dress was still
there.
Coroner Norton, OF Frceport. waa
then called to the stand.