The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-02
WIRES OF D|CTACRAPH
LED To W|FE'S ROOM
Mrs. Carman Able to Hear Faintest
Sounds Made In Physicians
Office.
HOME is CLOSELY GUARDED
Startling Discovery Made by Police
in Connection With Mysterious
Death of Mrs. Louise Bailey at
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Freeport. n. V, July 1.-Investiga-
ton to-day of tho mysterious death by
shooting of Mrs. Louise Bailey in the
Office of DR.. Edwin Carman last night
led to the startling discovery that a
dictagraph had been installed in tho
physicians office. with concealed
wire leading upstairs to the bed cham
Der OF Mrs. Carmnn. and that on Thurs
day last Mrs. Cprman had obtained adj
ditional batteries in order that tho del
lcate instruments might be so finely
adjusted as TO transmit clearly the
faintest sounds from the physicians
office.
The mystery OF the fatal shooting
of Mrs. Bailey had seemed to be be-
You'd solution when this stratling dis
covcry was made. 1t was followed
by extraordinary activity on the part
Of tn" county authorities. and the Car
man home was Immediately surround
ed by a Gordon of police and detec-
tives, no one bieng permitted to enter
or leave without consent of the au-
thorities.
SENSATIONAL STORY
OF INSTALLING WIRE
The story of Mrs Carman's negotin
tons for the installation OF the die
tagraph was most sensational 1t was
told by CASTOR Boissonnault, mana
ger Of the dictagraph department Of n
Ne" York company. Mr.. Boissonnault
SAID Mrs. Carman had come to his Of
flee on Mag IL last, and, after some
verbal fencing had admitted that her
reason for wishing to have one of this
Instruments installed was that she
wished to overhear the conversation
OF her husband with his women pa
tients.
II don't want to get divorce" sho
SAID. simply want to overhear
what he says to women have n
yourS child whose name I must pro-
Ject."
She went on TO explain that she be-
hcVed her husband was too friendly
with woman he sometimes employcd
as nurse and that she had seen him
NissihE inns woman and had disturbed
them by knocking at window. The
machine was installed on May %. he
ing placed behind book case in the
physicians Office while he was away
on an automobile trip. taken ut his
WHO'S suggestion. Last Thursday Mrs
Garmen had asked for information as
10 how the machine might he 80 nd
Justed as TO transmit whispered con-
vcrsations. Most of tho conversations
between the doctor and his women pa
tients she said was in whispers She
was supplied with more batteries for
this purpose
bUI.LET DEFLECTED
ny INSTRUMENT CASE
Whether or not the shot which kill
cd Mrs Bailey WAS intended for her
or Tor DR.. Carman is still mystery
Inc police believe the instrument case
which the bullet struck. DETECTED 1t
from the course 1t would otherwise
have taken.
Through all tho questioning to which
he has been subjected, DR.. Carman
has steadfastly maintained that he has
no recollection of ever having seen
Mrs. Bailey before she visited his Of
flee on Monday evening to request a
prescription for malaria. Mrs. Duryea
mother OF the slain woman. says her
daughter had been suffering from ma
larin for the past few weeks
No arrests had been made late to-
night In connection with the murder of
Mrs. Bailey.
Sheriff stephen Petit said that DR.
Carman. when questioned about the
telephone device. told him his wife
admitted to him that she had tho ma
chine put in.
In her talk with the sheriff Mrs. Car
man denied ever having seen Mrs
Bailey.
DIR. Carman also was the subject Of
close questioning concerning occur
renccs in and about the house before
the mysterious hand with revolver
In 1t was poked through the broken
window pane and shot fired which
killed Mrs Bailey. What he told tho
authorities seems to have satisfied
them that he had no knowledge Of
the slayer.
a story in circulation to-day was
to the effect that persons passing the
physician's residence at the time OF
the murder saw n woman run across
the lawn Immediately after the shot
was fired.