Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-23

finally she was suspicious of all women
that called.
Il got tired OF hearing things" she

that called.
II got tired Of hearing things" she
said
Were you suspicious OF your hus-
band or the women! asked Mr.. Smith.
Both" said Mrs. Carman firmly.
Some women, Mrs. Carman said.
We're more attractive to her husband
than she was. che had thought. She
did not know whether there were moro
than one, but she wanted to find out
Slapped Face Of Nurse.
Mr.. Smith asked If she thought Mrs.
variance. the middle-aged nurse. whose
face she slapped. was more attractive
than she. Mrs. Carman smiled and
answered. mo"
Under the rapid volley OF questions.
Mrs Carman's color rose and fell. She
bit her lips: she clenched her gloved
hands. She appeared to be about 70
faint but her bottle of smelling salts
revived her.
She was made to describe the entire
scene with Mrs. variance. She said
she saw DR.. Carman give the nurse SIS
and saw her kiss him afterwards. II
was the passing of the money and not
the kiss that disturbed her, she said.
you didn't object to another woman
kissing your husband In gratitude"
"Oh, no. replied Mrs. Carman.
How long after the passing OF the
money was the kiss administered"
"A few minutes. They were seated
together at the time
Mrs. Carman said she did not rap on
the. window when the kiss was given
but waited until Mrs. variance started
to leave the office
You went pretty fast around the
lawn to get to the door before Mrs.
variance, didn't you?"
Yes"
Mrs. Carman indicated that she
slapped Mrs. variance with tho back of
her hand.
Tells of Night of Shooting.
Now as to the night of the shoot
ing" said Mr.. Smith. did you hear a
shot?"
No. i heard some commotion."
What" shouted the district attor-
ney.
Well 1 don't know whether l heard
shot or not. / heard a noise
And your curiosity was aroused?''
surely. 1t was an unusual sound.
She thought it had come from the
rear of the house and 1t took her about
a minute to get down stairs, she said.
AS she reached the head OF the stairs
she saw two women going down the
hall. After she went down stairs she
walked into the waiting. room and
leaned against mantle piece for a
moment She did not see any one down
stairs and went directly up stairs
again. after having stood by the mantle
for two minutes. perhaps.
| Mrs. Carman's cross exanJnatior
ended and her re direct examination
Was then begun.
Evades Quick Answer.
Before she was excused. Mrs. Car
man described in detail how she tore
out the telephone instrument and the
wires between her room and the doc
| tors office and hid the wires, sound
gatherer and receiver In the garret un-
der the floor
Mrs. Carman." said the district at
| torney, "if your suspicious were dis
PEELED by what you heard over the in :
strument, why did you buy the thing
| on June "a. when your lease had tive
more months to rum"
To this Mrs. Carman would give no
! direct answer
Mrs Carman said she learned o.
l
der late Tuesday night. She said she
| felt sorry for the family but had moi
50 expressed herself to them.
Young Daughter on Stand
| Mrs. Carman's 10-year- daughter
Elizabeth was the next witness. In
a childish treble she gave her version
| OF what had happened the night OF the
murder After dinner, she said. she hat
/ nj y,Ja n1 he In
Mother went up stairs she con
| tinued My aunt and my grandmother
were on the porch Later / went into
the parlor and started to practice OF
the piano Ny mother told me to stop
then went thru the dining room
| | heard glass break and shot. / mat
my aunt on the stairs. l then went Il
| my mothers room. My mother was
| there. When | ran back into the hal
| | saw my mother put on her slippers
and her kimono and I followed he,
| down stairs. Then | went up again
When she came UP in minute Wen
| into her room with iicf
| Defendant in Tears,
! On cross examination the district at.
torney asked only one question:
| Elizabeth you are very fond of you:
mother. aren't YOU?
yes" she replied.
That's ALL. said the prosecutor.
| Just as Mrs. Sarah Conklin, Mrs
carmans mother took the stand. tho
defendant burst into tears. She buried
her face in her handkerchief ant
sobbed
Mrs. Conlillns testimony corrober
ated that given by Mrs. carman anc
| Elizabeth.
Similar corroborate testimony was
given by Mrs. Carman's sister, Mrs. Ida
| Powell.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.