Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-10
Her.Attorney Attacks Stories Told by Two Witnesses
 for State at Inquest
ACCUSED WOMAN HAS NERVOUS COLLAPSE
District Attorney Not Disturbed by Claims of Counsel for Ac cused = Employes vouch for Crediblity of Witness Baldes-Pisto Carrier, Who Appeared Before Grand Jury, Indicted In Record Time for New York

Mineola, N V, July s.-The battle to free Mrs. Florence ConlSlin Carman, locked up in the Nassau county jail here, accused of the assassination of Mrs. Louise Bailey, was begun today by George Levy, her attorney Levy began by having District Attorney Smith informed that he had obtained an affidavit from the witness George Colder, in which he repudiated a part of his testimony at the inquest. Then he attacked Elwood T. Bardes, the in surance agent whose story oe seeing tall, we'll built woman, dressed in a dark skirt and white shirtwaist, was directly responsible for Mrs. Carman' S arrest.
 District Attorneys Statement.
 Both these efforts were anticipated by the the district attorney and to- night he issued the following state ment:
 T heard the story of Colder before he ever appeared upon the witness stand. He told me the same story that he told at the inquest which in brief was to the effect that when he called at the Carman home the night of the murder he saw a woman dress ed in white sitting on the porch and Dr Carman's office. He told me he was sure he knew Mrs Carman when he saw her. I told Colder that he was mistaken. I knew he was then and know he is now. It was Mrs. Powell, Mrs Carnan's sister who was on the porch and in the office MT Levy has informed me that since Mrs. Powell denied it at the inquest she had re- freshed her memory and had told him that she was on the porch the night of the murder. And, besides. Colder S testimony did not have any weight wxrif n II !, him served with subpoena and try to force an explanation from him. I firmly believe that he and Mrs. Powell made honest mistakes
 Story of Bardes Stands We'll.
 "As for Bardes. his story stands up well. I believe he is telling the truth. It has come to my. attention that a young woman in Freeport has stated that soon after half past eight on the night of the murder Bardes was in her home, which is but a few blocks from the Carman home and that the distance was such that he could not possibly have been at Dr. Carman's residence in time to see the woman he described. I have had men out to- day Investigating this story and find out that 1t is perfectly correct.
 Employers vouch for Him.
 "Bardes was at the young woman's
 
 after seeing the fleeing murderess for at the time he attached no importance to what he had witnessed. I have also heard that some effort has been made to show that Bardes was not respon- sibe. Two of his employers in a big insurance office in Brooklyn called upon Bardes in the jail today and then came to see me. They-told me Bardes' honesty and integrity were unimpeach- able. Bardes is reliable, truthful and important witness. His story has with stood every test We have subjected it to-
 Mrs. carman Semi- Hystericai.
 Mrs. Carman broke down today in the Nassau county jail and the jail physician had to be hastily summoned. She was in a. semi -hy sterieal condition when the physician arrived and she had a pulse of 100. A nerve sedative was prescribed for her and by the time her husband arrived to assist the jail physician, she was calm once more.
 The jail physician called upon Mrs. Carman again during the afternoon and again tonight. He directed that she be placed upon a diet and said that absolute quiet was essential The physician said he believed his patient would be her normal self again in couple of days.
 Deferred investigation.
 The grand jury, after meeting today, agreed to a request of District AttOr-