The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-11

Questions.
Freeport, N. Y, July s. Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman was arrest
ed in her home on Merrick road to-
day on the charge OF numbering Mrs.
Lulu d. Bailey OF Hampstead on the
night Of June 80. She was taken to
Mineola, Jail and held without bail
for an examination in the little court
room in Freeport. on Monday morn.
ing.
She was arrested in the room In
which Mrs. Bailey died--the private
office of her husband, DR.. Edwin Car
man, the man of whom she WAS In
sanely jealous and whose hand had
left the shoulder of Mrs. Bailey but
moment before the shot, which Mrs.
Carman is accused of firing, ended
the life of Mrs. Bailey. Justice Of
the Peace Corodon Norton, coroner
ex-offico sat in the operating chair
back of which DR.. Carman sought
protection when the bullet entered
Mrs. Bailey's back. Mrs. Carman,
her boyish lawyer-George NJ. Levy
Sheriff Petit, District Attorney
Smith, Dr.. Carman and Elizabeth
Carman, the accused woman's beauti
full nine year old child, were the
only other occupants of the room of
the tragedy.
Mrs. Carman Collapses
Mrs. Carman collapsed. She made
no cutlery, caused no furore. She col
lapsed like woman stricken. The
officials present declare that there
was not a man present who did not
weep with Mrs. Carman.
with Mrs. Carman.
The coroner was completely I'M
nerved. The Carmans had been
his friends for years. When he was
charged with malfeasance in his of
flee of peace recently, Dr.. Carman
gave him not only moral, but financial
support.
This is painful duty" said the
coroner, tears streaming down his
face, but | have to do it. You know
| have to do it,"
I'VE know" replied Mrs. Carman
simply.
Pleads Not Guilty
The coroner with trembling hands
drew from his pocket commitment pa.
pers he had prepared. He placed
them on the doctors desk and in the
form provided by law informed Mrs.
Carman that she was accused OF MUIR
der.
do you plead guilty or not guil.
tyr" he asked.
Il plead not guilty" replied Mrs
Carmen In low voice.
AS the woman spoke she looked at
her husband. He stretched out his
arms and she threw herself on his
breast, sobbing. He embraced her
and they stood thus a moment. Coro-
ner Norton wept without reserve and
out in the reception room the sheriu
and the district attorney wiped tears
from their eyes.
Plat Conklin, the aged father OF
Mrs Carman entered the room. lie
was almost in collapse. With stream
ing eyes he embraced his daughter
and assured her OF bis belief in her
innocence. Outside on the perch Ce-
liza Coleman, the young negro maio'
and an elderly negress who has been
I'm the service of the Carman iamiiy
for many wears, walled and rocked
In unrestrained GRIEF.
Daughters Story Hurts
Mrs. Conkln, the mother OF the
prisoner was lying In her room on
the second floor of the house, near
10 death from the shock OF the trag-
edy. Her daughter had kissed her
and softly fled from the room hair
an hour before, when word had reach
ed the house that warrant had been
issued.
The beautiful child Elizabeth who
testified at the final session of the in.
quest early in the day, lid not seem
to understand the terribl" accusation.
Her evidence helped hasten the ar
rest OF her mother, albeit she toln
her story clearly conneetadly and
with childlike simplicity.
Elizabeth's most damaging bit OF