The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-22

int q smile. Celia looked directly
al District Attorney Smith. There
was a slis'lt treuor in her voice as
she answered the preliminary quos-
tons. but 1t wGre away gradually and
before the examination had proces,l-
ed far, she was ready with her
answers.
On the night of the murder, June
80, she testified that she served din
ner In the dining room shortly be
fore I o'clock. and a fter having her
own dinner in the kitchen, started
to wash the dishes. While she was
thus engaged. she said. Elizabeth ard
Mrs. Carman came in. Mrs. Car.nan
was dressed in a kimono. She had a
house cap on and a shawl around
her neck. She told Elizabeth to stay
back and ran out through the back
kitchen door, Shortly afterward wit
ness heard a crash of window glass
and the report OF revolver Amer
the crash Mrs. Carman returned by
the back door of the kitchen. When
she ca me in she said, II shot him.
and she showed witness a revolver.
Then she went into the Office and wit
ness followed her.
There was an uneasy movement IN
the courtroom as the young woman
related her story, When she sai3
that Mrs. Carman said. II shot him."
there were half audible "Oh's." and
Mrs. Carman leaned forward a little.
The muscles around her mouth seem
ed to draw little. She looked
straight at the witness. No flush came
upon her naturally pale face. Her
hands were as still as marble.
Then Celia said that she saw the
body of Mrs. Bailey lying on the floor
between the operating chair and tie
window She did not know who the
woman was. DIR. Carman and George
Colder were in the Office, In about
half "a minute, witness sai3 Mrs.
Carman went out through the waiting
room and she went back into The
kitchen. but returned to the office soon
and saw Mrs. Powell there with Or.
Carman and Colder. She then re
turned to the kitchen. finished wash
ing her dishes, and after that went
to bed.
Says Mrs. Carman Confessed.
Mrs. Carman came to fac witness'
room next morning before s 80 o'clock
and said. "Oh, Celia. what did I Kill
that woman for? hope God will for
give me-" Witness said, "God will for
give anything except self-murder
Later Mrs. Carman came into the
kitchen and told witness not to tall
anyone that she had been downstairs
after dinner the night before. Witness
then told about Mrs. Carman's lawyer.
Levy. coming in and questioning wit
ness before Mrs. Carman. During the
questionary Mrs. Carman winked at
the witness. Tyae witness said that
Levy came next day and took state
ment of witness. She told him that
she had not seen Mrs. Carman after
dinner as Mrs. Carman had previous
ly instructed her to say. She did not
read the statement. She declared
what she then said was not true: That
same week, witness continued, Mrs.
Carman told faer to call her father
from the barn because she wanted to
see him about getting the revolver
out of the house. Witness did so and
Mrs. Carman's father came in, went
upstairs, and later went out to the
barn.
The district attorney then tried to
get Celia to say that she did not tel.
the truth when she testified before
the coroner. but the objection OF
counsel to this was sustained. This
cross-examination Judge Graham.
counsel for Mrs. Carman. witness said
that after the shooting Mrs. Carman's
first words were II shot him" Witness
did not know who she meant, but she
knew that Mrs. Carman was confessing
to her.
Celia said that Elizabeth, Mrs. Car
mans little daughter, had run upstairs
when she heard the pistol shot, going
through the dining room. Mrs. Car
man did not. she said. show DR.. Car
man the revolver when she went into
the once. Witness said there was no
exclamation of surprise on Mrs. Car
mans part when she saw 1t was not
a man but a woman that had been
killed.
Produces Witness Former Story.
1t was near the close Of the morn
ing session when Judge Graham pro-
duced the typewriter document IN
which he based his hope Of breaking
down Celia's story and discrediting her
completely before the Jury He
brought out the fact that Hicks, a
negro lawyer. talked with Celia Al
Mineola when she came there IN
answer to that she believed was !
grand jury subpoena. She then aaid
II was On this occasion 40 date wan
sstablished - July thAt ahas told