The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-22
ROARING THREATS
FAIL TO SHAKE
SERVANT STORY
Colored Maid in Carman
Home Gives Sensational
Evidence.
DECLARES HER MISTRESS
CONFESSED TO MURDER
If Girls Testimony Is Believed,
Jury Must Convict
Prisoner.
SHE GOES ON STAND TO-DAY
VIII Deny in Entirety Damaging
Accusation and Maintain
Innocence.
SHE GOES ON STAND TO-DAY
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MISEOLA l. L.. October 21.-Cel!a
Coleman and Frank Farrell. the two
big witnesses in the prosecution of Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman. told their
storic1 to-day In the Nassau County
Supreme Court In Mincola, The houe
OF Mrs. Cnrman now rests upon tho
effect Celia's story had; upon the stoli,l
jury. IL they believe the shrinking
negro gisi. they must convict the stat
uesque prisoner. If they believe Celia,
they can disregard the glib tale told
BY Farrei, for Celia, said that Mrs. Car
man admitted firing the fatal ahot
John j. Graham ralsed Celia with a
whitening fire OF insiluation, Kindness.
whecdiinG, coaxine. accusation and
roaring threats. uut she stood her
ground. smiling in wistful diffidence
and lisping childlike replies.
Farrell. with q great show of injured
Innocence, fought Graham with the
same ammunition used against him.
When Graham roarcd. Farrell roared.
When Graham sought to trap the self
assured man of mystery with involved
queries. Farrell refused to give direct
replies. and made such indignant de-
mails that Justice Kelhy had to ad-
monish him to be less bellIgerent
With the stories of Celia and Farrell.
the State has virtus'ly ended. BY noon
tO-morrow the cross s-eNamination Of
Farrell shcpsl cease. Then. according
to Graham, airs. CnrInan--her own star
'witness-will take the stand.
WILL DENY IN tENTIRITY
~ 49, - - SENSATIONAL STORY
She will deny iDsI As en- tiret - the SEN
sationai story Of GeIiR, and, In doing
so. tell what she claims to be the true
story of her location when Mrs. Bailey
was killed.
She says there is nothing more than
TINT to tell Il is now simply a uues-
tfon Of veracity. a jury sworn to
weigh III the same scales the testi-
mony OF simple negro girl and u
manhood, must decide whether the un-
shaken story of Celia is more con-
fincing than the reply OF her mistress.
Celia talked like person unbur-
denfng her soul Either she doesn't
understand the terrific import of her
story. or she has decided TO tell the
truth regardless of consequences.
testimony Mrs. Carman sat stony and
unmored Never did her cold. accus-
ing eyes leave The face of the girl.
But the stare had no effect upon Celia.
Whenever Celia mentioned her for
mer mistress she nodded her head in
Mrs. Carman's direction. and met the
gaze in the same manner she would
have had she been telling of some
heroic deed done by the accused
woman.
Celia told of b-,rg in the kitchen
washing dishes: of turning and seeing
Mrs, Carman behind her: of hearing
her mistress ordering little Elizabeth
Carman to get back Of Mrs. Car
mans leaving by the rear door, and OF
hearing. less than n minute afterward.
the crash of glass and the shot.
RETURNS To I<ITCETEN l-l
AND TELLS OF MURDER
Then without change OF tone.
without a change of expression, save
when her diffident smile fiickered
across her face, she said that Mrs.
Carman came back into the kitchen
and said:
'T have shot him."
She said that Mrs Carman held out
the revolver-a long blue revolver
and said. "See!',
Then. whether her story be true or
not. Celia's real darky soul came to
the surface. and the recollections of
camp meeting days swept over her.
Mrs. Carman came to her room tho
next morning, Celia said. and laid bare
her horror before the ignorant servant
" Celia whispered Mrs. Carman, ac-
cording to the girl, what did Kill that
poor woman for? hope God will for
give me-
And Celia answered that God would
forgive her-would forgive anything
except "self-murder."
AnG now it is woman against wom-
ana simple South Carolina negress
against 4 majestic woman. whom Ill
the women of her set followed.
Farrell may wither and collapse un-
der fire of MIR. Graham, and his story
may be branded n monument of false
mood, but II doesn't matter much. What
ever flaws existed In tue story Of the
girl were cleverly concealed, and Ora
ham impotent in the face of her sim
pie directness.
TEN-YEAR-OL CHILD
SITS NEAR HER MOTHER
Behind Mrs. Car1nan, and, OCCASION
ally kneclinG. at lier side. little Eliza :
beth, her ten-year- daughter, sat
with her chubby legs pounding against
the chair rungs and her pretty hands
twisting her handkerchief into spir:,ls.
The child wore a cherry ribbon In her
hair and II bobbed up ana down like
a huge moth as Elizabeth cransd her
neck to watch Celia.
Beside her sat her aunt. Mrs. Ida
Powell. WHO was often on the verge of
tears. and nearby sat Mrs. Helen kel-
by, Mrs. Powelrs fascinating daughter,
E,it the dominating personality Of
the accused woman shriveiied every :
thing In theTvicinity.; Tt looked as
though she'knew that she was down to
serious buainess. Occasionally her
Dyes softened, generally for the benefit
of little Elizabeth. but most OF the
time she was as .emotionlcss as the oak
table In front OF her. The hard, dis
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