The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-22
MRS. CARAVAN TO. TAXES THE STAND. IN OWN DEFENSE
Will Try to Prove That Mrs. Baiey Was Killed by
 Unknown Man.

Mineola, L. L. Oct. 22-Afrs. Florence Conklfn Carnan, on trial as the slay- CT of Mrs. Louise Bailey, entered the tiny courtroom in the Nassau court house here on this. the fourth day of her trial, expecting to take the stand this afternoon as her own chief wit ness Presentation of the states case was concluded this forenoon.
 Frank Farrell, the Bowery. charac- ter who testified yesterday afternoon that he had seen woman running from the window through which the shot was fired. around the Carman house to the rear, was recalled to the stand when court convened for a continuation of his cross-examina- tion. As on preceding days, the court room was crowded with women.
 Elizabeth Cartnan, the 12 year old daughter of the defendant, came in with Mrs. Csarman's mother, Mrs. Platt Conlz1in and Mrs. Carmassn's sis ter, Mrs. Ida Powell. few minutes later Mrs. Carman entered the court room. Elizabeth was permitted to sit with her mother at the counsel ta- bEe.
 John J. Graham. Mrs. Carrnanss law yer. questioned. Farrell closely about his movements on the day of the mur- der. The story as told by the wit ness was practically the same as that given on direct examination.
 After an hour and a, quarters cross examination. Farrell was excused at 11E15 o'clock and-the state announced that it rested it's case.
 George M. Levy. of Mrs. Carman's s counsel made the customary motion for a, dismissal. which was denied. He then began his opening address.
 We will prove 2 said MT Levy, e by Mrs. Carman but by a man whose motive we do not know.
 MT. Levy told of Mrs. CaTman's ac- ttons on the day and night of the murder He said she went to New York during the day, contracted 8 bed. She asked Elizabeth to stop play ing the plano because the sound az grasvated her headache.
 Mrs Carman will tell you that she then heard a. shot and some eommo- ton down stairs,'' he said. This was the inst definite declaration rom the defense that she was to testify
 "she immediately put on a Al<inaono and 1eaned over the bannister. She did not go into the office because pr. IeCarn1an had forbidden her to do so.
 stShe will admit all about the tele- phonic instrument and will tell you that she had 1t installed to find out If | sIESs lu11SS S1o UelQ hSaIQf dDOUL IlS
 doctors relations with women were true We will show you that there was no suspicion attached to Mrs Car mans talks with me because I was a friend of the family and had been for
 years.
 -As to the witness, Farrell, we will prove him a har.''
 l A vigorous assault upon the testi- naony of Celia. Coleman, the Carman
 maid, who ewore yesterday that Mrs
 Carman had said, .I shot him" was begun by the defense wdths it's first witness, Benedict Cheesenan, a negro stenographer of New York city. l Cheesenan testified that he and tive negro lawyers called on Celia. in New
 York and that when the lawyers ques- 1 toned Celia about her knowledge of the crime he took down the questions and answers in shorthand. He fdenti- I fed a typewritten statement as the one she had made. In it, Celia said l she wanted to tell the whole truth. She was not under oath, however, and ! she made no mention of Mrs. Carman s
 having shown her a. revolver. The court stenograpIer read the Hong statement taken down by Cheese man and alleged to have been made by Celia
 l Recess for luncheon was taken G at
 the stand.