Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-27
Woman Accused Of Staying
Mrs. Louise Bailey, OBJ
tains Liberty.
MISTRIAL GOOD
AS AN ACQUITTAL
Probabilities Are Case Will Never
Again BE Tried Unless Accused
Persists In Demand for
"VindicatiOn."

New York, Oct 26.--Mrs. Florence
Conklin-Carman was today released
en- S25 900 bail to await a second trial
on the charge of killing Mrs. Louise
Duryea- Bailey. Should there be a
second trial it will take place IN De-
cember, before Justice F.. r. Crane,
Although District Attorney Smith
says that he "is ready to go to the
bat" at any time and that a second
trial is a probability, it Is the gen
eral belief that the Indictment will be
quashed and that Mrs. Carman will
never face a jury again.
Ernest Randall and Smith Cox,
neighbors of Mrs. Carman in Free
Tort, who went on her bond when she
was arranged on the charge of man
slaughter, became again her bonds.
men. The ceremony was brief and
took place in Justice Kelby's cham
hers in Brooklyn.
Following the proceedings, Mrs.
Carman refused to be interviewed
She deputized George M. Levy, one of
her counsel, to speak for her.
"Mrs. Carman wishes me to say
declared Levy, chat she is quite
satisfied with the treatment every
body accorded her in the court. She
is, of course, bitterly disappointed, be-
cause she has not been acquitted Bur
she is eager to have new trial and
thereby gain vindication."
Mr.. Levy stated that Mrs. Carman
will leave Freeport tomorrow morn
ing for her husbands farm at Lam
bertvile, Pa, where she will remain
week.
District Attorney Smith offered nc
opposition to the release of Mrs. Car
man on bail. He expressed himself
as willing to forego another trial
but he was told that Mrs. Carman and
Levy were loud in their demands for
another triad and vindication.
WELL" declared Smith, "if they
insist, | am ready to 60 to the bat
right now. Under such conditions
would move at once for new trial.
but in the ordinary course of events
the case will be called again at the
December term with Justice Crane
presiding"
There was no demonstration when
Mrs. Carman arrived at her home in
Freeport She hurried into the house
and her father, Plat Conklin, declar-
ed that she desired to be left alone.''
Jurors Nearly Fight.
Five ballots were taken by the
jurors during the thirteen hours they
debated. The final and almost first
vote was ten for acquittal and two
for conviction. The two men who
throughout the long, sleepless night
stood out against the popular cry for
acquittal were Joseph II. Ashton
manager for a publishing house oil
Port Washington, and William g.
Hovey, a brawny salesman.
Haggard, sullen and hopeless, the
jury gave UP the fight at 1880 in the
morning, and reported to Justice
Kelby that there. was not chance Of
their agreeing. Their deliberations
were torn by arguments which could
be heard on the courthouse steps, and
the ten men who fought for Mrs. Car.
mans liberation combined in open
warfare against Ashton and Hovey
They threatened to throw Ashton lou,
of the window" and Ashton stood hi
ground, defying them to carry out
their threat. 1t was said they would
have done SO had not Hovey, the rug,
ged giant, jumped to Ashtonis side
and declared that it would be neces-
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