New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-23


wcasions she smiled.
Avaip she dropped into an express
s,r Of sadness, as when she mentioned
~ sit she paid TO the morgue to
rev the body Of the woman the
as,s alleges she killed. She looked
sts the faces Of the jurors with steady
,v,s when she desired to impress them
.,s flashes of resentfulness played
,rOs, her features when certain points
IN the story of the negro girl were
s1ier discussion.
Mrs. Carman Springs Surprise.
moment when the spectators in
a, courtroom were lounging lazily in
Asir chairs and when Justice Kelby
VAS ylsncing at the clock preparing to
.8jsurn court for the day, George Nj.
lsvy. Of counsel for Mrs. Carman, rose
iron his chair and said: .
sBox long will the court sit!
lpsi,e Kelby looked at the clock.
via registered 4:35, fve minutes
sft,r ihf usual hour of adjournment
sHow long do you wsnt?" he asked
ihs iaEyer.
sJnst half an hour
avell.' said the court, looking tow
ssd the jury, "I'll work if the jury is
wiling"
Robert F. Ludlsm, the foreman,
smiled and nodded.
@ars. Florence Carman take the
s.Asd.p
With Mr.. Levy's instruction Mrs.
Csrman sprsng up. The atmosphere
ys electrified. Judge, jury and spec
,siors came to rigid, amazed attention,
and Aush Of complete surprise toned
ne faces Of Dr.. Carman and John j.
Graham and Henry A. Uterhart, Levy S
associates.
aNo!" all shouted in semi-hysteria
Is Mrs. Carmsn, primed for almost
four months for this great moment:
brushed BY her husband and turTed
riekly around back of the jury box;
Ae was on the first step of the stand
before DR.. Carman and two of her at
iomeys had finished their protest. But
she could not have been stopped. Her
anxiety 10 testify then blinded her for
The instant 70 the formality Of being
svOrn; she was half way into the
chair when a court officer lifted her
hack BY the arm 10 have her take the
oath.
"0h." exclaimed her ten-year-ol q
dssghter. Elizabeth, suddenly brought
70 from a lethargic disinterest.
In another FIVE seconds her story
vH whipping the stenographer's pen
ACROSS his note book and her low
spoken words we're commanding every
ear in the room.
For fOrty-fve minutes in the manner
q one VINO was delighted to clear up
doubt on an interesting but not vital
natter she outlined what she said was
hsr connection with the murder OF
As. Louise Bailey.
Hers was not big story, in the
wording Of il, but its hold on her
inditors developed in the delivery. One
could say that the interest in the
sords themselves was wholly concen-
irateo in her reply to this question
ifom Levy:
Did you fire any shot through that
rind0w?D
Il did not"
Her answer was fringed by smile
iaere was not trace in her manne-
q the Consciousness Of her position
y took from her testimony the color
" tight for life.
Mrs. Carmsn on Stand.
Yrs Carmsn's direct examination
va as follows:
,2-Mrs. Csrman, you are the de
.'Aasnt in this actior,. are you not
A-~fes, Mr. Levy.
Wand you are the wife of DR.. Ed
IN Carman here? A.-Yes.
cH-When were you married to DR.
'sarman! A. In 1892.
ty-Sinee then where have you beer
.lng with DR.. Carmsn? A.-Free'
Ngt Long Island.
.,V-Do you remember the 30th day
June Of this year, Mrc. Carman
s2-Where were you early that .-orn.
Al was in the city.
,.X.fou went to the city on wat
IN A--On the 9 o'clock train.
,;,N-What time did you return 10 the
w! A.-0n the train ge: ng in abou,
near Z.
,sY-Where did you go after getting
ne train at Freeport? Al went
1isetly home.
..y-And what did you do when you
~. 80 nome, Mrs. Carmsn? Al went
Yssslrs and took off my things anG
l,S lsshed up bit, AMI went down and
nx nx-Who was present at the dinner Of
ryper table? Any father, my
sss sssr n my sister, Elizabeth, Doctor
h,And by Elizabeth you mean the
A-y A giH at my left; is that true
'S,,~Now, during the supper, for any
h6issse, did you leave the supper
IN Al went 10 the door once,
Ie, and ! may have gone again
a.. remember that.
VINO was in the waiting room
n"sd 90 pare l. column I