New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-21
On Trail of Letters.

Frccport. July %. District Attor--
ncy Lewis j. Smith and Sherln
stephen =. Petit. after following the
Carmans 10 New York. il was learned
here to-day. held conference with
postofIicc officials there concerning
certain letters which. when received
in the Freeport office were forwarded
by arrangement with the person TO
whom they were sent 10 an address III
New York CITY. The name OF the per
son to whom the letters were sent has
figured prominently in the Barley
murder case.
This person and his correspondent
had an agreement. it Is said. by when
the correspondent addressed her let
tiers in peculiar way. When letters
80 addressed came 20 the Freeport
postofice. they were forwarded to the
New York City address.
The District Attorneys purpose IN
seeing the New York pOstofiice officers.
il is understood here. was 10 get IN
formation concerning both the letters
and the address which the Frceport
postal authorities have refused TO give
the prosecuting officer without an or
der from their superlors.
May Call Grand Jury.
n Mr.. Smiths theory concerning the
letters proves correct. he will have
established q phase Of the case upon
which he has hitherto vainly devoted
much work. He may even regard the
discovery IS Of enough Importance to
warrant his calling ;hc grand Jury to-
gcther again and asking new ndict-
mcnt against Mrs. Csrman.
Assistant District Attorney Weeks
declined to-day to discuss this sub
icct. lie said that all information con
ternng II must come from Mr.. Smith.
Before their visit to the postal Off
cials in New York il is understood Mr..
smith and Mr.. Petit held conference
with the Carmans. the result OF which
was satisfactory arrangement be
tween the two sides whereby the OIL
cials will leave all further surveillance
Of Mrs. Carman to detectives in their
omploy. After this talk the Carmans
proceeded by train 70 Easton and then
motored out TO the doctors farm. about
thirty miles from that town.
They had no business 20 let Mrs.
Carman get outside the state, said
William D. Bailey. husband Of the
murdered woman. to-day at his home
in Hcmpstead. 81 look upon il a.
simply playing inside politics. II rs not
right to let the woman charged with
killing my wife leave the boundaries
Of New York.
81 have tried 50 far 20 refrain from
any criticism Of the county officials.
but Mrs. Carman can now find escape
entirely TOO easy IL she chooses TO avail
herself Of the opportunity. You cannot
voice TOO strongly my protest against
her being allowed to go to either Penn
sylvania or New Jersey.
Bailey Threatens Disclosure.
Look a. the way IN which my wife
was killed. l. was most cOwardly
crime. Even Indians did not shoot
their victims in the back.
ar my opinion. there rs only one
thing which should come out No. am
not going 10 say what il ie now. may
later
~ firmly believe that the revolver
with which the shooting was done was
dropped in one of the marshes along
the Mcrrick Road after 10 had been
taken from the Carman house. think
the authorities should not have given
up their search for II so soon. Its dis
covery is so important to the securing
of a Conviction
George VI. Levy. counsel for Mrs.
Carman. said to-day that DR.. Carman
had not told him the family was to be
followed by The Sheriff and the District
Attorney "Thc Carmans have not