The Washington herald., 1914-10-25

the curiosity to go into the doctors Of
flee and see who Il was?"
The district attorney then took up
testimony OF members OF the Carman
family. He said all was untrue, as the
witnesses had motives to testify falsely.
Now he went on, I'm tell you why
Mrs. Carman said I shot him. We don I
contend she intended to kill her hus-
band. not at all. He testified that his
'ducking' and the report Of the revolver
were simultaneous. He dropped on the
floor behind the operating table chair.
So she thought the bullet had hit her
husband.
Il don't know whether or not II was a
case Of mistaken identity with Mrs.
Bailey. Nobody will ever know unless
Mrs. Carman tells.
There were three people who heard
what was going on in that office Dr..
Carman. Mrs. Bailey. and Mrs. Carman.
The last-named could listen and hear
what was going on.
when Mrs. Carman came from a visit
to New York that evening she had a
headache and was in just the frame OF
mind to allow small things to worry her.
strument. Elizabeth started to play.
That affected her hearing over the instru-
ment. So she told Elizabeth to stop.
Elizabeth did. Then the people in the
waiting room heard some woman walk
through the dining Now do you
believe Celia Coleman?
Mr<. Cnrmun SObs.
1T makes no difference to you" con-
tinued Mr.. Smith, when Celia told the
truth. The thing for you now is to be-
lieve that she finally told it,"
John J. Graham, counsel for the ac-
cused woman, in his summing up. said
Celia Coleman was a self-cOnfessed per
jurer who had been kept in luxury at
the expense OF the county. while Mrs
Carman. a woman of fine character and
unquestioned respectability, had been
kept locked up in a barren cell while
waiting for the court to act.
Shortly after Attorney Graham began
his argument Mrs. Carman bowed her
head and wept. She continued to cry for
some time But her little daughter, Eliz-
abeth, who sat by Mrs. Carman. nOncha-
lently chewed gum while the lawyer en-
ployed powerful investive against the col
ored maid. and Mrs. Carman sObbed al
most Historically.
II know everybody here has heartfelt
sympathy for the Bailey family said
Mr. Graham in his opening remarks.
when her old mother cried here, I al
most cried with her. I am sure We all
did. But there are other families in this
case; there are other mothers in this
case; there are other children in this
case Counsel is here to see the de-
fendant gets a fair trial Absolute fair
ness is what we want. feel that il
hasn't been accorded at all times"
Attorney Graham spoke for three hours
and twenty-five minutes, and concluded
his argument with a touching peroTation
that caused three of the Jurors and nearly
all women in the room to weep. The
lawyer finished his remarks at 5:11 p. m,
saying:
Said Woman shot.
There is only one OF two doors out of
which you can let this prisoner go-one
way is to the prison, there; and from
there up to that gloomy place on the
Hudson River from which few ever come
back. The other door is to freedom"
The last witness before the lawyers
started their arguments gave testimony
which was expected to have an impor-
tant bearing on the deliberations of the
jury, in view of the fact that il con-
tained nat contradictions of testimony
given during the trial by DR.. Carman.
John c. Quinn. a hat manufacturer Of
BfookIyn, was the witness. He testified
that on the day following the shooting
DIR. Carman had told him that the re-
volver thrust through the window OF his
once had been held by a woman.
While testifying yesterday as a witness
for the defense, DR.. Carman said that the
weapon had been held by a man who was
Mrs. Carman had testified
previously that she was right-handed.
The defense objected vigorously to Mr.
ouinn's testimony, but II was ordered
admitted by Judge Kelby.