The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-09
ACTION FOLLOWS STORY
OF ONLY EYEWITNESS
Insurance Agent Gives Evidence
So Important That He Also
Is Kept in Custody.
woMAN's NERVE is SHATTERED
Pleads Not Guilty to Charge, and
Will BE Examined by Cor
oner on Monday.

Freeport, y. Y, July S.-Mrs. Flor
ence conklin Carman, wife of Dr.
Edwin Carman, was arrested to-day.
accused or being the assassin who 4
week ago last night murdered Mrs
Louise Bailey, wife Of q Hampstead
manufacturer. by firing a bullet
through her heart as she stood In the
physicians office.
Tonight Mrs. Carman, at whom the
finger of suspicion has pointed since
the discovery that she had Installed a
telephone instrument in her husbands
office to hear conversations between
him and his women patients is in the
Nassau County Jail at Mineola. There
she Will remain until Monday. when
she again VIII be examined by tho
coroner, before whom she pleaded not
guilty to-day when arraiEned after
her arrest in the room where Mrs.
Bailey died.
Mrs. Carman's nerve is shattered.
When the door Of the Mlncola Jail
closed behind her to-day. She pulled
her heavy veil from her face and broke
down. Her husband and the sheriff.
who took her In an automobile from
her home here to Tho Jail assisted her
10 the top floor Of the building.
INSURANCE AGENT
ONLY EYE-WITNEss
The immediate cause of the arrest
was the testimony given this morning
by Ellwood 7. Bardes. an insurance
agent, whom tho authorities called tho
single reliable eye witness Of the
crime. Bardes also Is under lock and
Key. detained as material witness.
for his story is of such Importance
that the authorities feared AN attemp;
might be made to get him out Of the
jurisdiction OF the New York courts.
Bardcs's story, briefly told. is this:
AT 7:30 o'clock on the night of th
murder. Bardes said. he determined to
visit DR.. Carman to have him dress i
minor injury He walked to the physi-
clans house. Arriving. he decided no
could dress the injury himself. and
thereby save doctors fee. SO he
walked past the house. and then
turned around to begin his journey
home.
At that instant he heard an eXplo-
sion. He thought it was caused by
an automobile tire. but when he looked
for the machine he could not find it
lie looked toward the lawn VT the side
OF DIR. Carman's home. \ woman.
tall. well-built hatless. wearing
light Shirtwaist and n dark skirt. was
moving away from one Of the windows
at the side Of the physicians Office TO
ward the rear of the house. She was
walking lin hurry" the witness
swore.
ADVISED ny PRIEST
TO MAKE STORY KNOWN
His story might still remain untold
had he not mentioned it, first to 4
woman who telephoned the district
attorney. and then TO a priest he Wis
itei for advice. The priest urged
Bardcs to make his story known. But
before an opportunity presented it.
eslf. me Was taken into custody by or
ders of the district attorney.
Bardes testified to-day after Mrs.
Ca,man's twelve-year-old daughter.
mothers alibi. and representatives OF
the manufacturers of the telephonic
instrument told of selling the device
to the phySicians wife and of INSTALL
ing IL In her home.
Coroner Norton. after spending an
hour studying Ihe testimony of Bardes
and other Witnesses wrote out his
charge. stating that he does on his
oath sav that Louise Bailey came to
her death by criminal means. by rea-
son of 4 bulleet fired into her body
with 4 revolver held by Florence Car
man" He then ordered Mrs. Car
mans arrest
George Levy. Mrs. Carmans coun-
sci. tclephoned DR.. Carman of this
action.
MRS. cARMAN ARRESTED
IN HUSBANDS OFFICE
Word was sent to Mrs. Carman that
She WAS about TO be arrested and a
few minutes later county officials en-
tered the PHYSICIANS office. Mrs Car
'nan pale but controlled. accompanied
by her husband. her attorney and
others. came III u minute later. Coro-
ner Norton. for years an intimate
friend of the family. with tears in his
eyes, read his charge and the war
rant OF charges he had signed Mrs.
Carman stood erect facing him. Be
tween them. OF the floor was a dark
stain. marking the spot where Mrs.
BAILEY died
Are you. guilty, OF this charge or
trict attorney.
Not guilty" answered Mrs. Carman.
I'm sorry | had to"-began tho
coroner. AS he said to-" the door lead
Ing from the office 10 the watJing room
Mir; Petit" she. SAID to the sheriff.
Mr.. Petit, when is my mamma COM
ing home"
Tho sheriff placed his hand on tho
morrow"
Come oyer here and sit on my knee"
said Mrs 'Carman's attorney Wen
take care of your mother MI right"
ALLOWED TO 90 TO ROOM
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
Mrs; Cnrman was allowed 10 go TO tho
mother. Mrs. Platt Conklin, has been i'll
in bed since the day after the muir
der. She went TO her room. obtained
some personal belongings dressed her.
self in a suit OF white. put on the same
coat she wore when sha went to Hemp
stead week ago TO look At the face
and u small hat. over which she placed
Il Veil
with her husband and the sheriff
Mrs. Carmnn entered the AUTOMOBILES
and was taken 10 the Jail. Although
u cell had been prepared for her. she
was taken 10 the warden's quarters
in the care OF the matron. who gave
up her own room 10 the prisoner. DIR.