The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-22
State Introduces Witness Who
Has Thrice Changed Her
Testimony
Evidence Is Of
Startling Nature
Defense Will Impeach Vera.
city Of Witness, Her Stories
Having Been Conuadicted.
Accused Woman Calm

Mineola, l.. l., Oct. 21.--A
young coiorcd girl, Celia Cole
man, ~ on the witness stand
in NnaRan Counfy's Supreme
C1untres0 today and sworc away
t1so - - MA 19ogonce CAFman.
- ~ - a0ore ~ Wuunan. 1lr&
60 - 2 s.r e could
Oea1A's NosdG had been dried
leaves mining.
Later, . tramp, m educated
tramp FfAnk J. FArfel, finished
the mass Of the days fncrfmt-
mating evidence by telling = story
Of chance and hunger that led
him into the grounds Of the Car
man residence just In time to see
u woman run up to window.
smash II In, fire revolver and
move away.
II shot him." said Mrs Carman
according to the colored girls testi-
niony. and the twelve men in the
jury box moved forward just a bit
in their chairs as If they had been
one man.
"See." Mrs Carnan said In the
same breath, and revolver. blue
steel revolver. was held out for Celia 8
Inspection.
Then this young darby told a clear
ard perfectly lucid story under the
guiding questions OF District Attorney
Smith of what has been rated one Of
the most remarkable and mystifying
murders Of recent times.
II her testimony OF today Is to be
accepted by the jury as true they can
do nothing but find Mrs. ~CarInan
guilty The story told by that girl to-
day leaves no question OF doubt as to
The muraerey OF Mrs Lulu Bailey on
June 80. II leaves no link unac-
counted for In the .vagious steps pre-
ceding and following the crime II
Mrs. Carman, and confirms her as a
murderess By self-confezsion.
a--'a--s's~ WIN ImpeAch veracdty.
But 1t IL by no means certain that
Celia Coleman will be considered en-
t:rely credible by ell Of tn ejury. She
has told different atories on previous
cccasions. Even today her testimony
was In some instances contradictory
under crca*-examination. Through II
all Mrs. Carman sat unmoved and at
ease.
II Celia's story Is taken as true II
clears up the mystery OF Mrs. Baffey's
murder 1t does not by one whit lessen
the astounding character of the crime,
On the other hand. If her story is
untrue. as Mr.. Graham. Of the defense.
is trying to make the jury believe,
CAE ~ pf0ASnlCu Wfll dA OH 6StNu~
ishing hot-bed OF perjury as could wei
be imagined It must also be adj
mitteds that Frank Farrell the tramp,
hes lent his hand in accusing an inno-
cent woman Of murder for the sake OF
. few months board and lodging in
Jail
And II is these things that the de-
Tense Is asking the jury to admit
Question after question was put TO
Ta1{n nj m Tnrro1 ATr
Graham to show that they cannot be
believed. Farrell admitted that he had
once been convicted of larceny ana
had served ten weeks in TAIL under the
cross-examination of MIR. Graham.
Celia admitted that she had con-
sciousiy told one story OF the shoot
iEg OF Mrs. Bailey Oh one occasion,
and quite another story on second
occasion.
There was nothing provincial about
the scene in the courthouse today.
Women wearing. dresses which limited
~ Fifth Avenue shops elbowed their
: way into the general mob.
District Attorney licensed.
The district attorney was incensed
reason. ne was not furnished with
sepors of fhe conversation held o.,
July 3 IN q boarding housA in Man
haitian where the Coleman woman
mas Examined by Barns detective
and two coiorso lawyerA One OF the
lawyers. Ferdinand Morton. waa the
1ne that conducted the questioning.
During that conversation she said
that Mrs. CArnan had not como down
stairs. The examination was made 1t
the district attorneys. request
After the session to-day the district
attorney said that he was roinr 20
have someone indicted for suborna-
ton Of perjury because the steno-
graphic transcript Ut the converse
ton was not reported to him. What.
ever happens. tho things them said by
Celia were introduced into the testi.
.nony today by Mr.. Graham. ana were
considered by him quito beat on
!. hir part. because they showed that
as late ~ July Is. Celia released MIRA
tssrman from discriminating evidence.
II was on the next day that abe
went before the first grand Jury ana
said that Mrs Carmen had passed
through tho Kitchen just before and
tnst after the shooting At the sAc-
tnd grand Jury, the one which indict-
ID Mrs. Carman for murder In the
FIRST deEre, she added to her story
The fact that Mre. CArman carried
something concealed under her shawl.
I. was not. however. until about two
weeks ago, that she finally told the
district attorney that Mrs. Carman
had confessed to firing the shot, ana
bad shown the revolver.
COAored Maad On stand,
II was i0:1S O'Clock when Celia
Coleman. tho coiored maid employed
BY the Caravans ~ the tims Of the
shooting Of Mrs. Bailey. took the wis
ness chair. Mrs. CArmAn, seaxeA al
focfly In front of her nomO tVouty