The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-02
District Attorney Asserts He
Has Real Clue to MUr-
derer's Identity.
MYSTERY MADE OVER
REVOLVERS IN HOUSE
Attorney Says Automatic Gun
Was Turned Over to Pros
ccutOr Smith.

F'REEPoRT. L. l.. July district At
torney Lewis j. Smith OF Nassau
county asserted tonight that he has
real clue as to the identity OF the per-
son who showed hand into the window
of the office of DR.. Edwin Carman
here and shot and killed Mrs. William
d. Bailey of Hampstead last night.
Mr. Smith made this statement after
he had put Mrs. Edwin Carman through
a two hour examination, during which
time she admitted that because she had
been suspicious of her husband she had
installed a detective dictaphone in his
office. The receiving part Of the ma
chine was placed in the clothes closet
of her room, directly before the doc
tors office. She admitted that she had
frequently listened when the doctor
had women patients in his office.
II couldn't hear very much, but what
I did hear was great comfort to me-,
said Mrs. Carman in admitting that her
suspicious of her husband were III
founded. The only motive conceivable
to the District Attorney he said, was
that some former patient, probably
with mind unbalanced, had done the
shooting.
IL can't imagine any one trying to
kill Mrs. Bailey" he said. she lived
near me in Hampstead, and | knew
her we'll"
No Insanity Patients.
He said that DIR. Carman did not re-
member ever having attended an in
sane patient, but had sat on insanity
commissions appointed by the court
10 pass on the mental condition of
criminals.
Mr.. Smiths story OF the examination
of Mrs. Carman differs widely in one
/ important particular from the story
| told by George A. Levy, attorney for
! both Mr.. and Mrs. Carman. Mr.. Smith
/ said that no revolver was found in the
I house, but that an old. rusty revolver
which could not be fired, was found in
| the garage. Mr.. Levy said that be-
| sides this revolver new 20 calibre
automatic was produced voluntarily by
Mrs. Carman, who said that her hus-
4 band carried It when he drove out in
| his automobile to make calls in the
country. Mr.. Levy was positive that
this had been handed to the District
Attorney, who denied having received
IL. The examination was over so late
that the two men did not confront each
other tonight.
Another discrepancy is found in the
| statements of the officials as to the time
/ of the shooting. The police blotters
/ show that 1t was reported to them at .
o'clock at night. Or. Carman said he
called up the police Immediately. w. w.
Black, next door neighbor, who heard
the shot, says It was fired at about 10
minutes to or an hour and ten min
utes before the police were notified.
Mr.. Black fixes the time at before 3
because he and his family took an $
o'clock trolley for "A ride out into the
country.
Husband Is Frustrated.
Mrs. Railey's husband is Frustrated.
He IL n New York hat manufactures,
and lives in comfortable house Mt
! william street and Thorn avenue.
Hampstead He was allowed TO take
his wlfes body home this morning after
an examination by the Coroner's physi-
cian. which showed the bullet had en-
tered tho right shoulder in the rear and
travelled down and across and pierced
the lung.
Mr.. Bailey has two children, Made
lclne, II years old. and Harry. 3. with
the stricken family esterday was Mrs.
Jennie Duryea, the mother of Mrs.
bailey. Mrs. Duryea belongs to an old
Long Island family which owns much
property here.
Il can't conceive of any reason why
any one should have wanted TO kill my
wife" said Mr.. Bailey tonight. Some
statements have been publicly made re-
garding the motive in this case, which
| intend TO have retracted, / have al
ready engaged a lawyer.
"I can't talk much now, but after
the funeral | Will probably make a
full statement. did not knoY DIR,
Carman and never heard my wife
} sneak Of Alm. l suppose she felt an
attack of malaria and dropped OF Il
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