New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-13
BULLET WAS AIMED
AT MRS. BAILEY
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out going into the Carman case, Celia
said she did not want to go back
1t is said that the reasons she gave
may be of sufficient importance to war
rant an investigation.
"Ir simplifying her story before the
grand jury it will not he necessary Tor
her fatty to contradict all that she has
previously said on the stand" said the
Distric. Attorney to-day. "She might
remember that she had seen some one
in the kitchen Of the Carman house
on the night of the shooting. | ad-
vance that simply as an illustration.
George Toomcr, the girls only rela-
tive in Freeport. was not az all uneasy
about her to-day. III Celia IS KID
napped," the negro said, 81 am glad the
state kidnapped her and not DR.. Car
man or his lawyer.
"Whcn Celia came to my house told
her not to tell me anything about thus
murder. for | wouldn't listen. ! told
Celia She had no business to sign any
papers that lawyer man had brought.
But Celia was working for them,
and | reckon she thought they were
stronger than she was and didn't want
to 90 against them. They don't care
anything about Celia or what happens
TO her"
Smith Has Hard Task.
While friends Of the Carmans are
undoubtedly bringing all their infu-
cnce TO bear to induce the authorities
TO "go easy" with the case against Mrs.
Carman. and are backed in this by the
general sympathy felt for her on Long
leland. the young District Attorney OF
Nassau County shows every indication
that he intends to carry out his task.
1t is a trying situation for him. He
is young enough to feel distaste for
the work of pushing prosecution
which may ask the death penalty for
cultured woman, neighbor for
years. He is politically ambitious, and
knows that if he pushes the prosecu-
ton against Mrs. Carman he will make
numerous and influential enemies.
The work Of the authorities within
the last few days has increased their
feeling of confidence that the grand
jury will hand down an indictment.
Should the grand jury fail to indict
Mrs. Carman there is no doubt that
the testimony against her will be laid
before another grand jury. In that case
Mr.. Smith would not have her arrested
on a warrant sworn out on information
and belief.
lie is perfectly willing that the ply
sician's wife shall remain at liberty, if
this jury fails to indict, until the next
grand jury decides upon its action. He
does not believe that Mrs. Carman
would make an effort to get out Of
reach.
Situation Summed Up.
The situation tonight is this:
The prosecution has ono star wit
ness. Elwood T. Bardes. locked up in
the Mineola jail, where il is impossible
for him to be reached by outside in
huenccs. His story has been mistaken
ard the attacks upon his credibility
lave acted as boomerangs.
Celia Coleman, who is likely 10 prove
o"en a more important witness, is
where the District Attorney can get
Eold OF her whenever she is wanted
The defence, while refusing TO admit
the possibility of an indictment, is at
ticking every witness it knows the
prosecution will send before the grand
jury. II has hired detectives TO look
up their records and has made efforts
to discrcdt them. II refuses to allow
Or. Carman TO tell where he went and
what route he used the morning after
the shooting.
"The more | consider the testimony"
said Mr.. Smith tonight. "the more Ger
tain ! am Of tho lmpossbility that any
one not connected with that household
or not thoroughly familiar with the
surroundings, inside and out. fired the
bullet which killed Mrs. Bailey. Even
granted that some one had followed
Mrs. Bailey all day Tuesday. waiting
for an opportunity to kill her. that on.
portunlty could not have come at the
house.
''ln the first place. after Mrs. Bailey
went into DR.. Carmans waiting room
two persons were professionally treat /
ed by the doctor before her turn came
One was Miss Coombs and the other
the man who slapped Or. Carman ON
tho back and addressed him PLEASANTLY |
but whom the doctor persists in saw |
ing he does not know. Therefore. il is |
reasonable TO suppose that Mrs. Bailey |
must have had a wait Of some minutes |
before she got IN TO see the doctor.
Then the testimony shows that she
wa IN the Office with DR.. Carman some |
time before she prepared TO leave. The
curtains were down. No one could |
have seen them from the outside. No
'ns could have hidden without being