The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-24
Jury May Get Mrs. Carrrlan' s Case By Night Evidence All Tn at Morning
 Session Tn Sensational
 Murder Case at Mineola,
 L. T., and Arguments Be
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Prisoner Confident That She Will Be Acquitted Dis trict Attorney Brings Wit nesses Tn RebgttaL

Mdneola, l. l., Oct. 24--lMrs. Flor ence ConkIin Carman, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, rested her case shortly before noon today. Her counsel prepared to sum up and indications were that the case might reach the jury, late this afternoon. District Attorney Smith, howev CT, desired to introduce several witnesses in rebuttal and the summing up was postponed until the afternoon session.
 District Attorney Smith announced at the noon recess that he had one more witness to testify this afternoon The. plan agreed upon among counsel was that the defense would be given two hours. from o'clock until 4 to sum up; that a short recess probably would be taken then and that at it's conclusion the district attorney would she judge wezles tsll del ssSI his charge and the jury retire to deliber- ate
 Under this plan. it was expected that the case would be in the Jury's hands by o'clock tonight
 Mrs. Carman's face was Wreathed/ in smiles when she entered the court. room. She bowed to several friends, kissed her daughter Elizabeth, greeted her husband with a nod and a smile and, sitting down at the counsel table, chatted with Dr. Carman and her law
 
 Rudolph Isoewe first witness called today, testified that he was on his way to Dr. Carman's office and within 1s feet of the window when the shot which killed Mrs. Bailey was fred Loewe heard the shot, looked up and saw a man run across the lawn and leap over the fence
 MT. Loewe was so deaf that ql1es- tons of counsel had to be shouted at him and often repeated and he spoke English with a pronounced accent. He said that he was on his way to the Carman house to see DT. Carman- Af- ter he heard the shot and saw the man jump over the fence he looked into Dr. Carman's office and saw the doctor with .. twoman in his arms.
 There were two women in front o1 the house, MT. Loewe added He also saw man he did not know standing in the vestibule to the doctors ofhce-4 On cross-exaInination, MT. Smith made the witness say that he had told his story to pr. Carnan on, July 5, the Sunday after the murder. This was after bhe witness had been discharged by a broker in Freenort-
 s'How near were you to the two wo7 men you saw on the steps?'' asked Md'. SGnEth
 ssAbout 15 feet,'' Boewe replfed-
 Ths witness was shown a picture of the house and asked to designate l the, spot where he was standing at the time the shot was fired. After studying the picture for nearly ten minutes he did so. He could not say l how the two women whom he saw were dressed, nor did he know which way they were going; he was sure, however, that they were running 1 . MT. Loewe said the man he saw was 1 my height and not so thick Even Justice KeTby joined in the general laughter which followed The descTIp- ton of bl1e running man, as given by the witness, taIfied with that of Frank l Farrell, the states witness who tesd- 1 fled that he saw a. woman run from the window to the rear of the house after the shot was fired. and that, be- ling frightened, he ran himself.
 Justice KeIby had to leave his seat | on the bench and stand beside the l witness chair to shout his questions. 1 Loewe was quite positive that not wlt1standialg his infrn1fty he had heard the shot.
 Did this man you saw rl1TFr1ins have a hat on his head ?'' he was ask 4 ed. He had no hat on.
 The witness said on redirect exam inatfon that he had first told his story to his employer. MT. Kennedy, on the might of July A. Later Ioewe said he had told his wife the story on the I night of the shooting. Justice Kelby asked him how long he had looked into the doctors office and he said about 30 seconds. Then he left but before doing so he saw 8, door open and a woman in white enter the office By that time the woman who had been shot was lying on the floor. '