New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
District Attorney Says
Certain Facts Might
Alter Indictment.
WORK IN DEFENCE
OF WOMAN BEGUN
Levy to Attack Credibility of
Farrell and Coleman Girl
Doctors Wife Angry.
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Freeport, July 1S.--District Attorney
Smith to-day declared he might be com
PEELED by the development of informa
tion in his possession to call the grand
jury together again and ask for a mrr-
der indictment against Mrs. Florence
Carman. now free under 100000 bail OIL
a first degree manslaughter charge a.
the slayer of Mrs. Louise Bailey.
Mr.. Smith, or the return Of the man
slaughter indictment, obtained an order
for the continuance o. the present
grand jury.
At his home in Hampstead today hr.
Smith made this statement:
81 am pretty well tired out and IN
tend TO take rest for two weeks, but
before | leave for my vacation | will
say this: If Celia had told the full
story when she was before the grand
Jury believe it would have returned
a graver indictment against Mrs. Car
man.
"If certain alleged facts which have
in my possession at present are sub
stantiated. will be forced 10 recall the
grand jury and ask it to bring new
and more serious Indictment against
Mrs. Carman."
ANY more serious" Indictment would
be one for murder. either in the first
or second degree.
Still Denounces Detectives.
While Mrs. Carman from her home
on the Merrick Road here continued
to day to denounce the detectives and
reiterate her declaration that she was
the victim of "frame-up," George
Levy, her counsel. began to prepare for
her defence when the case goes to
trial in the latter part Of September.
Mrs. Carman's attorney hopes TO
beat the case by destroying the credi-
bility Of Celia Coleman, the CarmanS'
negro maid, and Frank J. Farrell, the
tramp. He seems confident Of accom-
plishing this, and as he believes the
prosecutions case depends entirely
upon these two witnesses, he thinks
that. in eliminating them, he viii de-
stroy the case against Mrs. Carman.
The Tribune correspondent. how
ever. is in a position to state from
authoritative sources that District At
torney Lewis J. Smith did not reveal
the full strength Of his case when he
went before the grand jury for an in
dictment. Mr.. Smith has additional
and material evidence. He has no in
tention of letting any one else know
what this is at present.
Smith Considers Suits.
Mr.. Smith feels much sympathy for
Mrs. Carman. despite the attacks both
she and DR.. Carman have been making
upon him since il was decided TO keep
Celia Coleman in the charge Of men
employed BY the authorities. How
ever, he said to-day that the limit OF
his forbearance had been about
reached. and that the statutes covering
both civil and criminal libel were still
effective in Nassau County. He de-
clared he was seriously considering
suits under both.
MIR Smith was asked many questions
regarding Farrell. Concerning him ne
said:
at is my honest conviction that this
ment that he is Burns agent is en-
tircly too absurd 10 warrant its being
digniicd with any denial"
Although Mr.. Levy. Mrs Carman's
present counsel. already has mapped
out his defence on the supposition that
he will have charge OF the case, DR..
Carman has told the Tribune cor
respondent that Surrogate Graham
would be the lawyer AT the trial. Mrs.
Carman has contented herself with
saving that she herself would have
something TO say about the selection of
lawyer.
at appears that our main efforts
would be directed against Farrell and
Celia" said Mr.. Levy to-day. THE
District Attorney has undoubtedly put
in before the grand jury his entire
case. He has nothing up his sleeve
Working on Farrell.
"ls there any possibility Of the un-
written law being used as defence -
he was asfed.
Everything Is possible, hut at pres
ent we have no idcA Of any such de-
fence. II is several long miles away
from being more than possibility"
GLOW about Farrell. Mr.. Levy"
"Hoboes are the hardest people in
the world 10 look up. hut we have two
detectives at work on him. To get to
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