Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-22
MAN FIREDSHOT,
MRS. CARAVANS
DEFENSE AYERS
Woman Accused of Murder to
Take Stand in Her Own
Behalf.
I'VE WILL PROVE FARRELL
A LIAR" DECLARES LEVY
Lawyer Forecasts Story His
Client Will Tell Jury-celia's
Testimony Attacked.

MINEoLA. l.. l., Oct. 22.-The State
rested its case in the trial of Mrs.
Carman, on trial for the murder of
Mrs. Bailey. shortly before 11:S0
o'clock today. Attorney Levy, of the
defense, Immediately began a state
ment to the jury, after motion to
dismiss the indictment had been de-
MED by the court.
Mrs. Carman expects to take the
stand this afternoon as her own chief
witness.
Not only do we purpose to show
that Mrs. Carman is guiltless,' said
Attorney Levy, but we will prove
the murder of Mrs. Bailey was COM
mitted by a man whose identity we
have been unable to establish. 1t is
not necessary under the law for us
to prove that another did the shoot
ing in order to clear Mrs Carman,
but we intend to do it anyway"
Mr.. Levy told of Mrs. Carman's
actions on the day and night of the
murder. She said she went to New
York during the day. contracted
headache and after dinner went to
he'd.
Mrs. Carman will tell you that
she then heard shot and some COM
motion down Stairs" he said. This
was the first definite declaration
from the defense that she was TO
testify.
She Immediately put on a lSimono
and leaned over the banister. She
did not go into the office because DR..
Carman had forbidden her to do so.
She will admit all about the tele-
phonic instrument and will tell you
that she had il installed to find out
if the things she had heard about the
Doctors relations with women were
true. We will show you that there
can be no suspicion attached to Mrs.
Carmans talks with me- because |
was a. friend of the family and had
~ r years. AS to the witness,
Fa I've win prove him g liar.
Attack Ceiia'e Tessmo4y-
A vigorous assault upon the testi-
mony given yesterday by Celia Cole
man, the carraan maid, was begun
by the defense with its first witness,
Benedict Cheeseman, a negro stenog-
rapher of New York.
Cheeseman testified that he and
two negro lawyers called on Celia in
New York on July ID last, and that
the lawyers questioned Celia about
her knowledge of the crime while he
took down questions and answers in
shorthand. He identified q typewrit-
ten statement as the one she had
made. In it Celia said she wanted to
tell the whole truth. She was not
under oath, however. and she made
no mention of Mrs. Carman' S having
shown her a revolver.
The court stenographer read In a
monotone the long statement taken
down by Cheeseman and alleged to
have been made by Celia. AS he did
so the jurors leaned back in their
chairs and several closed their eyes.
Recess for luncheon was taken at
.2:30 o'clock with Cheeseman still on
the stand.
Mrs. Carman's Mother There.
Far more pale and nervous than her
daughter, Mrs. Conklin, mother OF
Mrs. Carman appeared in court for
ne first time today. She came IN
with Mrs Powell, sister of the pris-
oner, and Elizabeth, the daughter of
the woman who Is fighting for her life
The little, sweet-faced old lady was
visibly confused, and she was on the
verge of tears as Mrs. Carman ap-
peared in the court room from the
north jury room door.
Seeing her mother. a pleased smile
appeared on the prisoners face and
she hurried to her side. Mother and
daughter embraced, the latter COOL
collected and apparently perfectly at
ease, while the aged woman was
trembling violently and plainly on the
verge of tears. She bit her lips ner-
,ously as she ch~~' -i-N Mrs. Car
man and the doctor and her other
daughter and grandchild. The family
remained in close group talking un-
til court opened at 1000 O'Clock. An
even greater crowd than was present
Yesterday afternoon this morning
jammed the corridors leading to the
court room. The crowd swayed and
pushed and struggled in an effort to
get TO see Mrs. Carman. Every avail
able inch of space inside the court
room was taken up.