The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-06
SHOTS KEPT uPl
Somebody Fires It DR.. Car
man's Friend By Mistake.
Inquest on the Body Of Mrs.
Bailey Begins.

FreepOrt, N. T., July G-W? j. W.
Ha1, jr., Of Lynbrook near here, who
strongly resembles DR.. Carman and
drives an automobile of the same type
early this morning while driving his
machine. not far from where DIR. Carr
man was fred upon last night, man
standing beside the rOad fred one shot
at him. Han is long time friend Of
DR.. Carman.
The inquest into the death of Mrs.
Louise Bailey. wife of New York manu-
facturer, who was shot and killed last
Tuesday night while in consultation
with DR.. Edwin Carman. a prominent
Freeport physician. in his ONCE. was re-
sumed today. Assistant District At
torney Weeks exhibited an unopened
box of 80 calibre revolver cartridges,
which he said he had found in the attic
OF the Carman home. DIR. Carman told
MIN, Weeks said. that he did not know
how the cartridges came to be In his
house. A 50 caiibre bullet killed Mrs.
Bailey.
The first witness called today was
Celia Coleman, q negro maid In the
Carman home. She began her story
by telling who was at the dinner table
on Tuesday night The witness said
Mrs. Carman complained Of having a
headache. and said she was going up
stairs The witness saw her leave the
dining room and later hearu foot steps
she believed were those Of Mrs. Car
man on the stairs. She admitted hav-
ing talked with George Levy, Mrs. Car
man. attorney. the morning after the
murder. She insisted that no one else
was present at the conference.
DO you know what perjury meano,' -
asked the district attorney.
Her Memory Faulty.
the witness answered that she did.
me district attorney then asked sevor-
al times If she had not told him pre-
v1ously that Mrs. Carman was pres
ent. The witness said she did not re-
member. Her memory was faulty re-
garding the things Levy had talked
about, but she was sure Mrs. Carman
nao never spoken to her about the
shooting and that the physicians wife
had not asked her about what she had
seen the night OF the murder.
when did you change your mind
about what you told me Mrs. Carman
mad told you and when did you lose
your memory: Who told you to
chanEe your statement" asked Mr..
Smith.
Nobody" said the neeress.
Inc witness admitted she had sign
ed a paper for Mr.. Levy without read
ing it or without having it read to
Did Not Know She Was M.
IS.
Bailey, said her daughter had been
FEELING bad and she urged her to 10 to
doctor. William u. Bailey said his
wife had not complained to him of
feeling ill and he was not aware she
knew DR.. Carnan.
Madeline Bailey, a daughter. said
ner mother had never mentioned DR..
Carmans name to her. Sat - s.s..,
Miss Hazel Combs said she arrived
at DR.. Carman's office about O'Clock
and man and woman she did NOT
know were in the waiting room. She
said she saw Mrs. Carman WALKING
around the house and saw her admit
man patient (Golder) and 20 into
Dr. Carman's office to answer the fele-
phone, before the doctor came out of
the dining ROOM
MIS- Carman denied on the Sta md
tnat she entered her husbands Office
since she saw Mrs. Variance. the nurse
kiss him. Charles Anderson a negro
youth, testified that as he was passine
the Carman house about O'Clock last
Tuesday night he heard a report he
thought was caused by a fire cracker.
He looked in the yard and saw a man
Jump the back fence and later emerge
from an alley.
The inquest was adjourned until
wednesday to allow the district attor-
ney to get new witnesses