New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-17
Grand Jury Reaches De-
cision in Little More
than Two Hours.
EXPECT TO RELEASE
PRISONER TO-DAY
Authorities Would Accept
$4,000 Bond. Part of
Sum Friends PrOffer.
DOCTOR AND WIFE
PLAN AUTO TRIP
Case Will Not Be Tried Until
September-Prisoner's Re.
quest to Testify Denied.

QuSSt W ICotiiy DNhiNA
fTrom a staN Correspondent OF Tn. tribune
Freeport, y. y, July l6.-The Nassau
County Grand Jury to-day found an In
dictment against Mrs. Florence {. Car
man for manslaughter in the first de-
gree. charging her with the killing OF
Mrs. Louise Bailey in the Office Of her
husband, DIR. Edwin Carman. June 30.
The Indictment was agreed upon this
afternoon after two hours and twenty
minutes of deliberation. The jury
then adjourned until o'clock to-mor-
row. when It's presentment will be
handed formally TO Justice Van Siclen,
OF the Supreme Court.
The maximum penalty under the law
for conviction on the charge OF man
slaughter in the first degree is impris-
onment for twenty years.
At the trial in September the trial
jury may, at its discretion, bring in
verdict OF conviction for manslsughter
in the second degree, for which the
minimum penalty is a fine of 1000
and no imprisonment.
As soon as the indictment is handed
to Justice Van Siclen tomorrow, Mrs.
Carman will be taken from her cell in
the Mineols Jail and brought before
him for arraignment.
She will enter plea Of "Not guilty"
and her counsel will Immediately ask
that she be released on bail, probably IN
= $4,000. The District Attorney will
not oppose such motion, nor will he
ask for heavier bail.
Ncighbors TO BE Bondsmcn.
Mrs. Carmsn will he released OF that
bail within a short time after her at
raiGnment Il is probable that her
bondsmen will be Ernest Randall, a
wealthy Freeport real estate operator
and business man, and Smith Coke,
retired business man, who lives just
across from the Carman home on tho
Mcrrick Road
Mr.. Carman will tahe his wife from
Nneola to her home here in one of his
cars. She will spend the nigh. with
her familv.and the next day or the day
after will start on long automobile
tour with her husband and seek 20
forget the last two weeks of horror.
DR.. Carman has completed arrange.
ments to have John J. Graham, Surro-
gate OF Nassau County. take Mrs. Car
mans case and conduct her defence at
the trial, which will take place in Sep
ter'bcr. before Justice Charles Kelby.
Tonight it is freely predicted here
that Mrs. Carman will never be con-
victed OF manslaughter in the first
degree, as charged. 1t is said that it
will not be possible TO find twelve men
in Nassau County who would send her
to the penitentisry for a long term.
There ar many who believe she will
either be acquitted or escape with tho
minimum sentence of 81 ,OOC fine
District Attorney Smith, who is re-
ceiving on almost every side great
praise for the manner in which he has
conducted the case, declined 10 com.
ment on the action of the grand jury.
Bail Offers Reach 100000.
81 think all Of Us are greatly re-
l!eved now that the case is finished
was his remark. II is generally felt
that Mr.. Smith himself is pleased that
the indictment does not charge Mrs.
Carman with murder in the first de.
gree.
George. VI. Levy, counsel for Mrs.
Carman. said tonight:
'At the present stage am satisfied.
From all the testimony which wen,
before the grand jury, without denial
or contradiction or the chance OF in.
Producing witnesses 70 controvert il,
much more dangerous result might
have been anticipated"
As soon RS it began 70 be rumored
about Freeport that Mrs. Csrman
would be indicted on a bailsble charge
citizens from this and adjacent towns
began Fastening to Dr.. Carmsn with
offers to furnish bail in unlimited
amounts. Tonight he said that these
offers aggregated more than s500,O0O.
4 Tribune reporter. while driving
over To Freeport with Dr. Csrman from.
Mneoa in the doctors car. gave him
the first positive assurance that Mrs.
Carman had been indicted on a charge
Of manslsughter
"You are sure it's msnSlaughter IN
the first degree" the doctor asked.
"Sure ." and went on:
"Mrs. Carman will never plead guilty
10 that or any other charge in conncc-
tion with Mrs. Railey's death. The Sug-
gestion was made me to-day that. II |
could get her to plead guilty to-mor-
row. i, could he arranged so that she
would be released on suspended sen.
tence. 1t can be assumed that thi.