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District Attorney Tries to
Make COlOred Maid Change
Her Story.
DOCTORS WIFE MAY BE
RELEASED NEXT MONDAY
Suffers Nervous Breakdown i'm
Jail, but Rallies After Hus-
bands Visit.

FREEPoRT. July 9.--The case against
Mrs. Florence Carman. arrested for the
murder Of Mrs. Louise Bailey. Is ad-
mittedly 80 weak that the prosecutor
hesitates to take his scraps Of circum-
stantial evidence before a Magistrate
or a Grand Jury.
Doubt has been thrown upon the tes-
timony Of the two most important wit
nesses. George Colder and Elwood
Bardes. As THE SuN told this morning.
Colder made an affidavit practically re-
pudiating his Identification of the doc
tors wife as the woman he saw on the
porch "A few minutes before the muir
der: and Flora Raynor. a young woman
of this village. says that Bardes was
with her at a time so close to that of
the murder that 1t seems impossible,
II her story Is true that he could have
seen and heard all that he testified to.
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II is pointed out that he could have
walked to Miss Raynors home In ten or
fifteen minutes. but the most telling part
OF Miss Raynors affidavit is that Bardcs
said never a word to her about his strange
experience lie was with her two hours
and half, she says On the Monday fol-
lowing the murder Bardes was with Miss
Raynor again. He asked. he says
Flora. doesn't DR.. Carman live in
Grove street,
She replied
why, no His home is in the Merrlck
road"
District Attorney Smith said tonight
that he was not at all concerned about
Miss Raynors affidavit, lie is confident
that Bardes Is a credible witness and
he doesn't see how Miss Raynor's af-
fidavit refutes Bardes's testimony In any
essential point.
The authorities have been trying to
check up Bardess story. Sheriff Petit
took Sidney Schoss. tailor's help r.
who says he saw man walking away
from the Carman house after the mlN
der. to the Mineola Jail to-day. Schloss
picked Bardes from twenty men ms the
person he had seen a block and a half
from the Carman house.
reporter for THE SuN interviewed
George Colder. the other witness whose
story is doubted Colder was hoeing In
n cornfield this afternoon and WASH.
eager to talk about the case He was
asked when he realized that he had given
incorrect testimony.
Last Friday night" he said That
was the night of the day he testified at
the inquest.
why did you guess at your testl-
mony?"
Was Upset. Says Colder.
We'll" said Colder. 81 was little
upset. They kept plugging at me
gave hasty judgments because was
nervous. MY biggest mistake was In
Identifying Mrs. Carman couldn't take
an oath that IL was Mrs. Carman whom [
saw little before the murder. II any
body says ] have taken cent for tell
ing my story they lie The District At
torney didn't even offer me carfare, and
Mr. Levy said nothing about expenses
I'm sorry got Mrs. Carman into
trouble and I'm doing what | can to get
her out"
The District Attorney hints that he
may proceed against Colder
I'm going to fnd out how he came
to change his story" said Mr. Smith
The doubts of the prosecution as re-
CARDS the strength of its case were ex-
pressed by Assistant District Attorney
Charles II. Weeks who went so far as
to say that Mrs Carman might be freed
next Monday II more evidence cannot he
produced,
Nobody In Freeport would he surprised
| II that Is the outcome II Is known that
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Bsrdcs's Testimony Attacked.

The attack upon Bardes's testimony
was almost as much OF a surprise as the
discreditng Of Golder's story. LAWYER
Levy has been tremendously energetic IN
Mrs. Carmans behalf and is hustling to
get affidavits that will counterbalance the
prosecutors evidence.
Mr.. Levy has an important asset in the
public opinion of the community. This
has undergone curious change. few
days ago, despite Mrs Carman's impress
sive bearing and calm denials. the ma
Jority OF persons here felt that she was
guilty. Since her arrest and the discov-
cry that persons with minds that take
, queer slants have injected themselves into
the case, feeling has changed materially.
IT Mrs. Carman's release could be secured
by a bail bond 1t would not be difficult to
get security for $4,000 or more
The way Freeport looks at the most ex :
traordinary murder case OF years II
simple: Maybe Mrs. Carman shot Mrs.
Bailey. but where's the evidence?
Levy, persistently digging, happened TO
hear that Flora Raynor. a girl who lives
in Helen street. Freeport. about one mile
from the Carman house. was with Bardes
on the night OF the murder. He ques-
toned Miss Raynor and Immediately in
duced her TO make an affidavit. Her story
Is interesting
She says that she had an appointment
| with Bardes on the night OF June 30. and
that he came to her house at $50 +. VI
or a little before.
Now. Bardes says that he was In front
of the Carman house. mile away, at the
time OF the murder. which has been fxed
approximately at s:lj y. NJ, and that he
waited long enough after he heard a shot
! fired to observe through the growing dusk
woman who wore a white waist and "A
dark skirt. who seemed to weigh about
| so pounds and who appeared to have
! light hair "a fair description of Mrs. Car
mani, standing within ten feet of the
| porch
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blow 10 President.

The turning down OF the Jones nomlna-
ton by the Senate committee is the sever
est blow the President has yet received
from Congress committee. The presi-
dent made a personal appeal for "A favor
able report on Mr.. Jones. pointing out 10
the committee in a letter that "he Is the
one man OF the whole number who was In
a personal sense my choice"
The committees response to his appeal
was the rejection by to vote. The
Democr is on the committee who stood
with the President were Pomercne Of Ohio.
Shafroth OF Colorado. Hollis OF New
Hampshire and Lee Of Maryland. Sena-
tors Reed Of Missouri and Hitchcock Of
Nebraska. Democrats. Joined with five
Republicans. Nelson Of Minnesota. Weeks
of Massachusetts Bristow OF Kansas.
Mclean OF Connecticut and Crawford OF
Sou.h Dakota, IN voting against the
Harvester trust man.
The final vote Of the committee In re-
gard to the Warburg nomination took the
form of a motion to adjourn without ac.
ton subject to the call OF the chairman.
1t Is understood that this action amounted
TO an indefinite postponement Of cons .dera-
ton OF the Warburg nomination.
Prior to taking this action motion was
made by Senator Reed to- postpone action
on MIR. Warburg's name until such time
as he should appear before the COMMITTEES
in response to its Invita- on This motion
Was met by a motion To table offered by
one of the Administration Senators Only
three Senators-Shafroth. Lee and Hollis
voted to table. senator Pomerene Joined
with Senators Hitchcock and Reed and
five Republicans against tablng. This
vote indicated clearly that all but three
of the comm ttee members present were
opposed to taking any favorable action
on the WarburS nomination until he shows
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III they've got any real evidence"
said Levy to "A reporter for THE SvN,
"let them bring it into court. They are
afraid. They know / can tear to pieces
every story they have set up. They've
got nothing in the world but a susp-
Cion of motive-the circumstance Of
jealous woman who used a photograph
to overhear her husbands conversations
with women patients. They can't con-
meet either Or. Carman or Mrs Carman
with Mrs. Bailey and they can't pro-
duce the weapon. The Grand Jury
would laugh at such a case"
The truth is. the prosecution is con-
centrating upon rather frightened col
ored woman, who has suddenly become
Of enormous importance to District At
torney Smith and William j. Burns.
New Gunman Clue.
District Attorney Smith said his Office
was working also on new clues, one OF
which was to trace little slip Of yellow
paper which Mrs. Carman, according tn
CASTOR Bossonault, manager Of the
General Acoustic Company, showed him
when she first came to his office.
This slip of paper, according to Bots
sonault, contained two initials and the
surname of some person and an address
in West Thirty-second street. Man
haitian, Boissonault could not recall
the name or the number Of the address
except that it was "a large number"
When this was mentioned to the
District Attorney and 1t was explained
that "a large number" might indicate
Thirty second street. and that that was
the district OF the Hudson Duster and
Gopher gangs, Mr. Smith said:
"Yes and | tell you that this is
one Of the most important clues we are
working on"
Celia Coleman. Mrs. Carman's cook
has suddenly become the important fig
ure in the case Prosecutors men and
Burns's men have ding-donged at her
until the simple minded creature doesn't
know whether she In white or black
They have demanded Of her that she
correct her testimony given at the in
quest
Maids Testimony Important.
In the long run 1t may be that Mrs
Carmans liberty swings upon Celia
Colemans testimony. At the inquest
suddenly thrust into situation that
made her, as she said, "all trembly and
wishy -washy," and menaced by the eye
of the District Attorney, Celia never
theless stuck to it that she was at
work in the kitchen from supper time
until tho murdcr-an hour or more
and that Mrs. Carman did not pass
| through the kitchen or go by the
kitchen door, as Mrs, Carman would
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have had to do to avoid all eyes save
those OF her cooks.
Smith did his best to make Celia
change her story and even dangled be-
fore her the terrors Of perjury punish
ment. but she was steadfast.
with Colder. the farmland, and with
Bardes. the insurance agent, giving testi-
mony that woman closely resembling
Mrs. Carman appeared near the window
through which Mrs Bailey was shot i'm
mediately before and after the shot was
fred the prosecutor thought he could
eliminate the negro cook But Colder
and Bardes have been challenged force
fully. and unless Celia can say that she
saw Mrs. Carman slipping through the
kitchen the prosecutions setback will be
obvious
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Coroner Norton, who Will sit as a mag
lstrate on Monday. IL not at all satisfied
with the evidence against Mrs. Carma ~,
and that he ordered her arrest only after
the strongest appeals from District At
torney Smith and sheriff Petit. Friends
OF the Coroner say that he IL likely to
set her free II Mr.. Smith doesn't
strengthen the case.
Two women SIN Missing.
The prosecution has been disappointed
In it's search for two women who fled
from the anteroom Of DR.. Carman's Of
flee after the murder. There was rumor
to-day that County Detective Seaman had
located the two and that they had made
"A statement The District Attorney and
Mr.. Seaman said the rumor was untru'.
When the shot was fred these women
ran from the waiting room into the from.
hall and Mrs Ida Powell. Mrs. Carman's
sister. says they blocked her way when
she ran down stairs. Presumably they
escaped through the front door. II ~
likely that they could have seen the flight
OF the person who shot Mrs. Bailey.
on the other hand. II Mrs. CaTman's
story that after the shot she appeared
at the head OF the stairway in her night
dress they would have been likely to see
her. Lawyer Levy Ii AS anxious as Dis
trct Attorney Smith to interview these
women. one OF the singular features OF
the case is their complete disappearance.
Or. Carman maintains that he does not
know who they were.
There was a fresh crop of sensational
rumors arising out of the case tonight.
II was said that the Nassau county
authorities have been Informed that a
man and a woman were concerned In the
murder. and that the man was being
sought In New York. This was denied by
the District Attorney.
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celia went to Mneola to-day. attired In
her Sunday best. ready to testify before
the brand Jury N that body took up
the Bailey murder. but the Grand Jury.
at the suggestion OF District Attorney
Smith. took no action and Celia had her
trip for nothing. Before she left Free
port she was questioned and requestioned
by the prosecutor and by detectives. Will
lam J. Burns himself came down from
New York this evening and took up the
questioning where his men had left off
But there Is no indication yet that the
colored woman Is weakening
Mr.. Burns Is not pleased with the action
OF the authorities in precipitately arrest.
ing Mrs Carman and thereby making II
necessary to hurry the detective work
This fact slipped out to-day. although
Mr.. Burns would not critcse the course
taken by the District Attorney and the
Coroner. He holds that Mrs. Carman is
the person against whom the lnvestiga-
ton must be directed. but he would have
preferred to let her have liberty few
DAYS more.
Mr.. Burns also does not think that
Celia Coleman has told the truth. He ls
sure that Celia. while AZ work in the
kitchen. saw Mrs. Carman and he is in.
clined to think that Celia Will change her
story before the authorities are through
with her. Burns had "A long conference
tonight with District Attorney Smith.
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he committees statement conveyed any

the committees statement conveyed any
Impression contrary to the estimate he
had. put on Mr.. Jones's position such an
impression had been given inadvertently
1t was his understanding that there was
no essential contradiction between his ex-
pressed views and those expressed by Mr..
Jones at his appearance before the Senate
committee.
The fact that the committees statement
made II appear that Mr.. Jones was rather
in sympathy with the policies and pur-
poses Of the Harvester company as IL Is at
present constituted was called to Mr.. Will
sons attention.
In carefully chosen words the President
responded that II such an impression had
resulted IL was due to an imperfect state
ment Of the facts by the committee. 1t
developed that the President had first
hand information regarding the testimony
Of Mr. Jones. Utilizing this information
ne made It known that what Mr.. Jones
mad said was that in his opinion the ac-
lions of the company since he had been
connected with IT were legal. Mr. Jones's
opinion In this connection comedies with
that which the President himself holds.
II was recalled to the President that the
understanding had gone forth that Mr..
Jones had opposed the movement within
the Harvester directorate for a voluntary
reorganization. The President replied
that he did not know anything about that,
but added that he would rather trust MIR.
Jones's judgment than his own. He added
that he had been associated with Mi.
Jones FOR twenty years before his own par
tcipation in politics and that in this time
the Judgment of Mi, Jones had prevented
him from makinS many mistakes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-09
COUNCIL WILL BEAUTlfY
VILLAGE OF HOUGATON
HouoHToN VILLAGE BOARD oil.
RECTS CHIEF TO TAKE
DOWN CERTAIN SIGNS.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Houghton village council was held yes
,crday afternoon in the village hall, the
most important action taken having
to do with The attempt To- make the
village more beautiful. Complaints
had, been received by the council
against signs placed on vacant build
meS and fences. and the council or
dered chief Noctsch To see that such
signs were removed ana no others put
u their places.
several complaints had also been re-
prNcd from pedestrians claiming that
several business houses ON the main
street are m the habit of receiving coal
during the busy parts of the day The
coal man stretches his coal shut"
across the sidewalk obstructiug the
thoruughfare and making il disagree
able to pedestrians who are forced to
take Co the street 10 pass the obstruc-
ton The chief was ordered 10 see that
this conditions eff affairs is remedied.
Tribute to Capt. Mccormick.
ti' htNii'A liNN'u e. i''f''"'''i' W.
rcctmg that some sort of tribute he
paid Capt Mccormick of the Portage
Lake Lir. Saving station, "a resident
of Houehton, for the work of himself
and his crew I'm saving the lives of the
passengers Of the Waldo early i'm No
ycmhcr. \ committee was named 10
graft suitable resolutions.
Al the request of r. \. Weir acting
village treasurer the time for the col
lection Of personal taxes i'm the viii
age WAS extended 10 February /
a village water bond of 10000 came
due January / and the council voted
to- ask the creditor 90 renew it iii
August T.
The question of having street cars
stop ou The near side of the streets
came up a-diu. Mayor Bawdcn re-
ported the company was Indifferent bat
would not make the change without an
order from the council under its fran.
rhjsa. because 10 thinks the measure
would bc unpopular No action was
FsI..u
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JOHN NEPp FOUND GUILTY
Conviction Is Gained In Strike Case IN
Court at L'Arse.

John Nrpp. charged with intimida-
lion, as the result of an attack ON JOS
cph Richards and son of Centennial
durmo the strike. was found guilty by
a jury in tho Baraga circuit court at
LAnse YESTERDAY Judge OBrien SEN
fenced him To 80 days in the county
Jail.
Ia2o Malllovich was put ON trial ON
the charge of assaulting Deputy sheriff
Minncar July - at Calumet The case
will go to the jury today
Because Of the finding of a stick OF
dynamite at the entrance of the office
of Prosecuting Attorneys Brennan and
Lucas Tuesday night President o'Con-
nor has placed a strong guard of po-
lice around the Baraga county national
bank buildiug in which the Office is
located It is understood that Presi-
dent O'Connor will refer the expense
OF this extra policing 10 Houghton
county. lie also has placed additional
police ON the streets. There are no
clues To- the dynamiters.
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Houghton Department

,u up Lower rates would stimulate
automobile travel 20 tae copper couu-
Try
Anent the Covnston Road.
The local club is iu receipt of the
following letter from the secretary o.
The Marquette club boz regards Co. tlc
good ioads project nov under contem-
plation
% am iu receipt Of q letter from Mir
Chambers or Menominee advising m"
that your organization sowe tW"
months ago iuaugurated movement
TO bring about tho building Of the
Coungton township road. This was
h, first information have Aaa cuu-
corning your activities in TINS oonnrc-
ton. and DO Nour arrangements have
been entirely .omp'rtr' ami TO- you
consider ft best tHat We abandon our
plan Co hold % m.euue here m regard
to the matt-r. $500 win do $50.
1--WE are Interested u bringing
about tie Improvement OF conditions
hut Tine manner jan which This IS ar'
oompasaci certainly is Of small i'm.
rortaraa We a:c willing 10 assist m
this pr-tsct
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ST. CECILIA CLUB OFFICERS.
Annual Meeting of Musical organiza'
ton Yesterday Afternoon.

The ST. Cecilia club was held at the
home of Mrs. +. W. Nichols in East
Houghton yesterday afternoon. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President -liallic f. Nichols
Vice presideut-Janet II. Courtney.
Secretary and reaswcr-Daisy II.
Webb
The following musical selections
We're rendered. consisting of numbers
from modern German composers, Gus
tava Mailer aud Jean Louis Nicode, the
program being in charge of Miss Jcn-
ME T.. Richards
Vocal solo, 81 Went With JOY int"
the Green Woods" Mahlcr- Miss Lola
Fitzpatrick,
Vocal solo, Look not into my Eyes
-Mahler-Maude &. Hooper.
Vocal solo, Spring Morning" and
Memories" -Mahler-Miss Jessie NJ.
Cameron.
Piano solo, Ardent Longong" Nj
code Francis II. Goodale.
piano solo. "Tarantellc No, Nj
codc-Edith H. Swift.
organ. "Cangonctte'-Nic ole-'lial-
Ii. r. Nichols
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IL ONLY THREE DAYS.
a ialnar 5urkman, Well Known oskar
Farmer. Dies OF Pneumonia

Hialmar Burkman. 80 years oil aye
son of Nels O. Butkman of oskar dled
al st. Joseplfs hospital yesterday ar
ternoon of pneumonia, with whieh
malady lac was taken Monday artef-
noon.
Mr. Rurkman was one of the best
known Oskar farmers. lie was man
of herculeaa physique and as Is oiieh
true i'm such cases was an easy victim
ia the malady. lie was very wen
known i'm Houghton and ranked among
the more progressive farmers lie was
associated with his father in the lat-
ter's splendid farm and dairy at os-
kar
BESIDES his father and mother MT
Rurllinan Is survived by four sisters
and five brothers. Mrs. j. Ii. Wright
Of Hancock, Pauline at home Winni-
fred of Ann Arbor. Edna of Indiana
Harbor Ind, y. IL. of Oshkosh, WIS.,
=. r. of the 500, .. j. of birmingham
Mich. n r. of Wmona, ana II. X. at
home
The remains were taken To Mrs
Wrighrs home in Hancock ana the
funeral viii ho held from ther" al
Time Ia be announced later.
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nouoHToN aREviTlEs.


Mrs George H. Nichols, wife of Spe-
ciol Prosecutor Nichols, arrived In
Honehton from Grand Rapids yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Kennedy.
Frank Zogar. IA Copper city striker,
was arrested yesterday onfa charge of
having violated the strike Injunction.
ON the return Of Judge 4. II. O'Brien
from L.nAse Zogar viii be brought be-
fore him
Sheriff Cruise has taken turn for
the worse and is again confined To his
he'd with bronchial affection, with
which he has been sick for the past
few days.
The annual meeting of Pilgrim lodge,
No. A., |. q. q. r., of Houghton, viii
he held this evening. The meeting will
be for the purpose Of electng officers
and ransactlng regular routine bust
ress.
County Clerk Kaiser yesterday Is
sued a marriage license To Joseph Sea-
man and Mrs. Della Perry, both resi-
dents If lloughton.
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DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS.
Physicians Of Houehton County Meet
at Douglass House.

Physicians of Houghton county met
IN regular session At the Douglass
House Wednesday evening and par
took Of their annual banquet. Doctors
of Neweenaw aud Baraga counties
also attended.
Dr. j. f. Scanon was postmaster
and speeches were made by Drs. ". II.
Dodge of Hancock, {. T.. Mol. W. *.
West of Paincsdalc, -. -. Todd of
Calumet ANA T.. u. Bourlaud of Lake
Linden.
The following officers of the Hough-
ton County Medical society were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
President--Dr, p. -. MacNaughton,
Calumet.
Vice prcsidcnt--Dr J. g. Turner.
Houghton
Secretary and trcasurcr-Dr. w.
stern, HUughton.
Ccusor-nr. NJ y. Roberts, Hancock.
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been resident OF Petoskey for "a
years and there was one of the most
respected residents. During her short
residence ina Houghton she had won
the hish regard of all whom She had
met.
Mrs Akin is survived by the fol-
lowing children Miss Edith Akin "I
Normal, III; Albert, Leon, Walter NJ
thur and Margery of Petoskey Ina col
Nepaunee. Bertha of Pocatello, Idaho
l. A., Charles and Mabel of liough''u
Miss Edith Atkin and the members OF
the family resident in Houghton were
at their mothers bedside when death
came. They will accompany the body
tu Petoslyey today and the intermenl
viii take place in that city.