The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-03
DETECTIVES BEGIN
HUNT FOR WEAPON
Pump Out Cesspool and Well
During Absence of Mrs. Car
man From Home.
VIEWS BODY OF DEAD WOMAN
Stenographer in House at Time
Of Mrs. Bailey's Death Tells
Interesting Story.

| Frceport. " Y. July while Mrs
Edwin Carinan was In Hampstead to-
| day viewing the body of Mrs Louise
Hailev. tho Long Island natron killed
hE shot tired through Il window In Dr.
Carin,n's office here on Tuesday night
detectives were pumping out ccsspool
ana "A wcll in the rear OF tho phvyician's
residence ana a cesspooI ia the cellar
IN" detectives declared they expect
F., "a TO find Il .3S-caiibrc revolver con-
tanning one exploded she'll Late to-
hiSht the hunt for the weapon was
I sun IN progress, but tho detectives
''ouSht th.ir search would bc reward
cd by morning
The body Of tho murdered ,,o,,,.u ,..
taken from her home M Iiempstaad 10
"ii undertakcr's morglie for Al, ,utnnsy
which had been ordered by tho district
attorney. William II. Eiilcv at first
reiused TO allow his wife's body 10 be
moved from the house, but after tho
authorities had threatened Ia .,n n :,
supreme Court justice and get an order
permitting the autopsy. gave his con
sent.
Hico tESrED TO LOOK
Az DEAD WOIsN'S FACE
Mrs carinan and her attorney were
waiting at the mor.uc Mrs. ,,ar,nnn
vas taken INTO Il rear room and asked
10 look at the dead woinau's features
foor woinan." exclaimed the physi
cians wife. II am 50 sorry for her
tiiNe YOU ever seen this woman be
/ lore her attorney asked
Mrs. carrnau replied. ..No b.,o
never seen that woman In my whole
life " 'S ""o'e
Detectives late to-day interviewed
MISS Helen Combs. u iawvcr's Steno
s.apher, who told them She was in tho
phNsicihns house AT the time of mo
ihcht Sh: said she was adfni,t.d Ia
inc mouse by Mrs. Carman Dr. car
nan was eating dinner. and Miss Combs
said She WAS told to wait
WALKED INTO OFFICE
WITHOUT KNOCKING:
w hile WAS there. Miss Combs j.,
said 10 have told the detectives =,
woman whom Know was Mrs I,ajlev
arrived. She did not knock or an,
n"uncc herself Sh. walled righ, ia.
~" '"w moments later Went into tho
doctors Office. While shc wn4 there
Mrs. carinan passed through IN. room
ana went into the Kitchen at the rear
OF the house Later she went ont an,
thc porch, and while she was there
heard her tell one Of the children not
!" play the piano. as The doctor had
= patient in the office. THAT was auout
ten minutes before heard shot"
IN tcilinE her story 10 the detectives.
ana the district attorney Yesterday Mrs
tarInan declared she returned from
New York about o'clock the night OF
the murder. and went immediately 10
her room oa tho second noor of the
house, where she prepared to retire.
enc denied going To the ground floor
even when the shot was fired
Miss Combs, the detectives also saw.
told them ii was a woman. and not
Ipr. Carman. who folded Mrs Bailcy's
hands across her breast after the BODY
had been raised from the ioor and
placed on the Office couch Joseph
colder. another patient. who was wait
ing 10 consult lIr. Carinan, also told
the police II was Il woman who did this
and he added that il WAS a woman who
admitted him Ia the ph.siciaM's resi-
dence DR. Carman told the police it
was he who folded Airs. Bailey's hands
The inquest will he held here to-
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