Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19

families on Long Island and though past
10 retains much of the beauty that was
hers in earlier years.
The bulwark of the woman's de-
fense will be built upon her own story.
Mrs. Carman is anxious to take the stand.
She will have the corroboration Of her
sister, Mrs. Ida Powell, and Mrs. Platt
Conklln. her mother. in her statement
that she was lying in her room when
the shot was fired through n window and
Mrs. Bailey was killed.
MAID TO CONTRADICT MISTRESS
Against her testimony will be that of
Celia Coleman. a Negro maid, who is pre-
pared to say that Mrs. Carman passed
through the kitchen. clad in kimono,
Just after she heard the crash of glass
and the shot from the direction of the
physicians office, and that Mrs Carman
appeared to have something concealed
under her left arm. Frank Farrell, "a
tramp will tell his story of having seen
a woman at the window of Doctor Car
mans office and then of hearing a shot.
John NJ Graham and George NJ Levy,
attorneys for Mrs Carman, are confident
of being able to discredit both OF these
witnesses for the State. The Coleman
girl they declare told an entirely differ
1t is the minute bits of circumstantial
evidence that hold Mrs. Carman tightest
and make it appear that Doctor Carman
had something to conceal when the au-
thorites were first investigating the
crime.
Mrs. Carman has admitted she doubted
her husbands faithfulness. She installed
dictagraph in his office, with the re-
celver in her room. There she overheard
the conversations he carried on with wo-
men patients. Mrs. Carman has said she
heard nothing that did not reassure her,
but the State will allege that when Mrs
Bailey was in the office Mrs. Carpan
heard something that aroused her 10 q
fury of jealousy. She rushed downstairs.
they allege, broke the window and fired.
DOCTOR CARNAN'S QUEER STORY.
Doctor Carman plays a peculiar role
The State does not claim that the sho.
fired was intended for Mrs. Bailey, but
that it was aimed at the physician He
lodged behind an operating table when
the glass crashed and the bullet struck
his patient. Only few nights after the
murder Doctor Carman drove into Free
port in his automobile with a friend and
told story OF a mysterious man riding
upon bicycle and firing al him as he was
passing along lonely stretch of road
lItiS were no bulltl HldTkb on the auto
mobile, and witnesses were found who
said they saw the physicians car and
heard the shots, but saw no man on a
bicycle. The authorities now believe this
was merely ruse, suggested to Doctor
Carman by detectives questions. They
had asked the physician II he had any
men enemies The question was put on
the theory that II he had anything 10
conceal Doctor Carman might do some
thing that would lead them to believe
Mrs. Bailey was shot BY some foe outside
the household.
VICTIMS MOTHER AT TRIAL
Mrs, Jennie Duryea, mother Of the muir
dered woman, and William B. Bailey, her
husband. expect to attend all sessions of
the trial Their testimony will have to
do only with the departure of Mrs
Bailey from her home 10 visit a friend
They have said they knew nothing OF
her Intention to call at the Office of
Doctor CaTman. Mrs. Duryea has never
seen Mrs. Carman, She received no mes
sage OF coincidence either from her or
the doctor upon the untimely death OF
her daughter.
When 1 see Mrs. Carman; when
hear her tell her story l will know
whether she ls telling the truth or
whether she killed my daughter" said
! do not want Mrs. CarmRn sent to the
woman will not right the wrong that has
been done, but II she is guilty she should
be punished"