Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-20
MRS.ssCAR|NAN IS
PLACED ON TRIAL
Accused Woman Manifests
no Concern at Court
Proceedings.
UNRUFFLED AND COOL
CoIored Girl Expected to Tell Her
Story-Frank Farrell will Reitcr-
rate his Testimony.


Mineola, L. l. Oct.,' 20--Had Mrs
Florence Conklin Carman been as
sared that her trial on a charge OF
murder was a mere formality and
that she would be free woman with.
a few days, she could not have
shown less concern or anxiety than
was displayed today when the taken
Testimony began.
The calm, unruffled, cool serenity
# Mrs. Carman on trial for her life
for the murder Of Mrs. Louise Duryea
Bailey, dominates the entire court
room. Not an attorney raises his
voice above a soft parlor-conversa-
tional tone.
With the evidence OF the physicians
who performed the autopsy upon the
Mineola, /. |. Oct. 20-The II
Jurors who are to decide whether or
not Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman
murdered Mrs Louise Duryca Bailey
on the night Of June 80 in FreepOrt
we're chosen yesterday in the Nassau
county Supreme Court here. They
we're chosen rapidly-a typical sub
urban jury Of business men and
armers. Only ~ talesmen were ex-
aminad
Il is a stolid impressive jury-tho
kind which might be expected to dc
9 lot or arguing ard then disagree.
For the state, District Attorney Lewis
]. Smith ASKED each talcsman wheth-
er he would convict person of first
tIerrce murder on evidence which ,raS
,nlv circumstantial. He asked it in
foul. OF FIVE different ways so that
the prospective juror might not mis-
understand.
Also he sought for traces of bias
and prcconceived decision and want
ed to know whether the testimony
Of negro girl-Ceia Coleman
would find as much consideration a.
The word Of white girl.
The wiseacres-and Mineola was
filled with them yesterday-shook
their heads sagely when the trend OF
the district attorneys question went
abroad. Just as if they thought
Smith has not anything but clrcunl-
stantial evidence. Smith is getting
nervous already.
But the district attorney smiled
when the words of the Long Island
sapes were repeated to him. He re-
fused to talk. But his opponents,
John J. Graham and George Morton
Levy, counsel for Mrs. Carman,
watched the district attorney like fer
rets and paid him the compliment Of
saving that "there was no way of
telling how Smith would jump by the
direction of his head" For the de-
fense Mr.. Graham did the juror cX-
animation.
Supreme Court Justice Charles II
Kelby presided. The accused woman
with all the magnificent polse and
superb sclf-possession that has char,
acterized her from the first sat with
her husband and lawyers, taking al
active part in the selection of the
Jury which is to try her.
She was absolutely splendid. Sh'
entered the courtroom with William
Hulse, the iailer, with her head higl
her eyes clear and sparkling and he
every action indicating a keen inter
est in the crowd which did every
thing but paw her and pluck at he
dress.
She wore a blue broadcloth suit o
4 Russian suggestion, white shirt
waist. white gloves and a fetchin'
little hat with a white and blac'
feather. She is paler but stouter tina
she was when she was arranged o
the charpe of manslaughter.
todv of Mrs. Bailey disposed Of frs
today. it is expected that District At
torney Smith will call as his first wit
resscs Celia Coleman. the co lore
maid in the Carman home. and Fran
I Farrell. a wanderer picked up
Freeport. 1t is upon these two wi
nesses that the States case mainl
rests. The defense has clearly il