Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-29

Mrs Platt Conklin, II do hope they will
believe. told everything | knew. | told
the trufh and that surely should be
enough"
After Mr.. Levy announced that he was
through with the witness, Justice kelby
asked District Attorney Smith how long
the cross-examination would take.
well not be able to complete this
cross-examination this evening, said the
district attorney with smile, and court
was adjourned
MRS CARMAN ON STAND.
Mrs Carman was called to the witness
stand at AA2 o'clock. She walked briskly
to the stand around the rear of the
Jury box
She told the following story:
Il am the defendant | was married
to DR.. Carman in 1892
Early in the morning Of June 30, 1914,
went to New York. I spent the day
shopping returned to Treeport with
headache on train at six o'lcock.
AS soon as | got homo | took off
my coat and went to the supper table.
! answered the front door once. adj
mitted man I do not know. | still had
the headache at this time. After supper
went right up to bed | undressed and
put my clothing away. Then | put on
my night clothes and went to bed |
was Ill. l heard Elizabeth playing the
piano. I told her TO stop. Soon after
J heard a shot and some commotion
downstairs. ! sat up and put on my
kimono; | also put on my slippers
went downstairs into the pantry room.
] could not see in the office. The door
was closed heard the doctor talk
then. | won't back upstairs thinking that
everything was all right. met Eliza
beth upstairs. Soon after Mrs. Powell
camc up ana told me that some woman
had been shot In the office. Mrs. Conklin
also came up.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CALLS
Tho district attorney called about
$50 o'clock that night ! went to bed
at 20 o'clock. had not been off the
promise. the whole night The hea-
son 7 did not go into the office was
because DR. Carman told me never to
go into tho office after we had the
trouble with nurse We also had an
other difficulty about the office on
other occasions.
The last time ever saw Mrs Var
orco tha r,,rso ,,.,s in tho ofrico vber
+ s1an,,,d hor roco mr. Carmar and
T bod eo,,o,,i .r,.s o,or ,tre Variance
che co,,o 20 .bo ofsioo oftorrords o,d
+ did M, tbinL i, ,yo.. right on tho
ripbt s,anned bor foco saw ber
erst T., +bo uoi,i,g room I.ator T
loot,od i, ,u. sbo ,,os no, tboro Go
T wont out /, tho yard and looted
into tho doctor,s office tbrourb the
window
Cd, 49, ,.,
Carman neolod off s15 from a roll bo
tool, from bis coo+ an p,ve ~ n tho
nurse They talked some moro and
Mrs Variance ldssed the doctor Thon
I rapned on the window and wont in
I said to the nurse. This is y nice vov
for a married woman and a married.
man ia act Tben said IN tho doc
tor. so this i, whoro vour monev
goes" Then demanded tho moncv
and rot il
81 told Mrs variance never to come
to the house again. After It was all
over Dr. Carman told mo If ever came
into tho office again he would leave me
and break it All off
as 70 thc tcI.phono instrument 7 had
that Installed because Of stories had
heard People would ask him how hi,
girls were ana he wo,,,d stay out all
night. was nor crazy ioalous Ru+
wanted to find ont if the stories wore
true. If thev were was determined n
live under the same roof with DIR Cor-
man for nv daurbter,s s,l,o but 7 40
solved that ! wo,,d navar o,o, s,o,I. -
him arain "
,,,,,,,.-,...
''''''' ''N'' ~" Ni-l'EP'
Mrs. 'arman described how she bought
IN" instrument and the demonstration
that she had of it in the office in New
York. She also described the conversa-
''o" sue n'u win the salesman The
'''' n'r many places where
'"' Instruments had oeen installed. Con
'"HI"S' sh' s"'u
tie also told me of the difficulties the
lhs'aIers had overcome. The man as
snr'd me that one could be installed in
my mouse without anybody knowing it
told the man | could not have it known
that thore was any trouble in NV house
on account Of my little girl He wanted
to sell me the instrument for sIOO 7 TOLD
him that was too much so no eoid ba
would rent It for tbroa ,nor,bs TO- ,5o
7 told him If | could orror-,o - 90. 49,.
husband out Of tho house 7 u,o,,,1 ,,..,..
him = letter and no co,,1 , -,
to install If r .aa,. 9'''u tue man
while the thing vac b1in,. 80. 'i u, away
'''''H vas btlilG put IN.