The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-06
MAN ON BICYCLE
F|RESAT CARMAN
Physician in Whose Office Mrs.
Bailey Was Killed Object
Of Murderous Attack
NONE OF BULLETS HIT HIM
Sheriff Claims Sufficient Evidence
Discovered to Warrant
Arrest of Woman.

Freeport. ~ Y, July 5.--Dr. Carinan.
in whose office Mrs. Louise Bailey was
murdered last Tuesday evening. was
shot at three times tonight az he
drove in his automobile through the
town OF Baldwin. near here. None OF
tho bullets struck him. The doctor
was on his way home from Rockville
Centre. where h had been 10 attend
a patient
DR.. Carmar told tho police the story
OF the attack on him. lie had been
out making professional calls and
passed through Rockville Centre on his
way home. There lie met Garland
Gaden. actor, and invited him Ia
ride home with him.
'Gaden accepted my invitation"
said Dr. Carman. and got into the
car. We stopped In store and az
we again got into the car 1 noticed j
man On i bicycle near tho curb. we
drove off without paying particular
attention TO the man.
when about a mile and half out of
town heard "a report ana though, one
Of the tires Had exploded. My friend
got out on one side or the machine and
] got out the other. AS soon An put
my foot on the ground heard another
shot. and when looked around
saw the man had seen when we came
out OF the store standing beside hts
Gaden shouted: 'Ny God, Carnau he's
trying TO kill YOU
we both jumped into the car: there
vas another report, and "A bullet went
singing by my head. Gadcn and
leaned far over la our seats to he out
OF range OF the bullet and ! opened
the throttle as far as II would go"
HuHHIES TO TELL STORY
At POLICE HEADQrARTT:T,
pr Carman. on his arrival in Free
port, hurried TO police headquarters
and told his story
Sheriff Petit quickly sped TO the
scene OF the shooting ia = high powered
automobile closely followed by "a posse.
Al midnight an automobile fun Of de-
tcctives and policemen %ent TO the
scene. and other detectives were rushed
OF TO the nearby towns Of Baldwin.
Rockville Centre ana I.ynnbrook TO
hunt for the man on bicycle described
by DR.. CarInan
The authorities placed special slgni-
ncance on the fact ,ha, tho would he
assassin waS said 10 have been on a
bicycle. During the night following
the murder Of Ai;s. BAILEY, when blood
hounds were used. they circled the
carman house and then started OF
down the road on which CaruIan was
returning home tonight. The dctcc-
tives who had charge OF the hounds al
that time said they had much d!iiicultJ
in following the scent. and expressed
the belief that the person they were
following was riding bicycle.
\ police official suggested the pos
sb!lity that Or. Carrnan might have
been mistaken in believing he WAS t,ic
object OF murderoua attack. Or. Car
man. however. was positive in his state
mcnts, and Gaden, hts companion. con
nrmed the story.
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
TO WARRANT ARREST
Sufficient evidence has been 1isroy-
cred to warrant the arrest OF woman
for tho murder OF Mrs Louise BAILEY IN
The Office OF DR.. Edwin Caruan last
Tuesday night. according TO Sheriff
stephen =. Petit. OF Nassau County.
The sheriff tonight refused 10 dis
close the exact nature OF THIS evil
dcncc. He announced the woman
would be taken into custody before
The end Of the week possibly At the
close Of tho conOner's inquest which
will be resumed Tomorrow. The sher-
IF added tha, the important evidence
In his possession would be presented
1T the inquest.
whether this so-called new evi-
dence Is the revolver with which the
murder was committed the sheriff
would not say. The ends Of Justice
lie declared would he defeated should
lie amplify his statement.
SISTER OF MRS. CARMAN
TO BE RECALLED TO STAND
When the inquest Is resumed. Mrs.
Ida Powell. sister of Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman, wife of the physician
Will be recalled TO the stand. Coroner
Norton said tonight. IL is understood
she Will bo given an opportunity to
change testimony she gave on Friday
concerning her whereabouts just be-
fore the murder.
George Colder one of DR.. Carmans
patients who was in the house when
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