Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-23
She Denies Every Statmept
Made by Servant, Who Said
Mrs. Carman Confessed,
SISTER TOLD HER
OF THE SHOOTING
Mrs. Carman Declares She Did Mt
Attempt to Enter Husbands OF,
fice-Cllased Away Woman
Who Kissed Doctor,

Mineola, T.. l., Oct. 22.-Mrs. Flor
ence Conklin-C arman took the stant
in her own defense at 1892 O'Clock thi:
afternoon. Mrs. Carman's testinon,
was complete denial of any cornec.
ton with the death Of Mrs. Louise
Duryea-Bailey, whom she is accused
of shooting III her husbands office or
the night of June 3d.
She vigorously denied the story to!d
by Celia Coleman, the negro servant
girl formerly employed in the Carmsn
home, who testified yesterday that
Mrs. Carman had told her she cid the
shooting. Mrs. Carman said she did
not see the girl after the dinner hour
on the day of the tragedy.
Mrs. Carman said, with her daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, and sister, Mrs. Powell
she spent the day shopping, re.urning
at Z p. M, when they had dinner. Not
feeling we'll, Mrs. Carman Said she
retired to her room and went to
bed. Shortly afterward she heard a
noise like breaking of glass and got
up. In a few moments after sne had
secured her skimono, and slippers, she
went down stairs, and stood at the
landing to listen: After a short in
terval, she heard her husbands Voice
and knowing he was not hurt. she
returned up stairs.
Chased Woman Out.
The reason she did not go to the
office. she said, was because her nus
band had forbidden her to do 50.
Upon reaching the top of the stairs
she met her daughter and sister. Her
sister told her woman had been shot
but said she did not know who she
was. Mrs. Carman declared she cid
not go down stairs a second tine hut
remained in her room.
She saw Mrs. Duryea-Bailey, she
testified, the next day in an undertake
er's establishment.
Mrs. Carman gave as her reason Tor
having the dictagraph that she was
suspicious of her husband. She denied
she is jealous woman.
She admitted having watched Aer
husband and woman patient in the
office one night from the window in
the yard, and of chasing the woman
from the house when she saw he1
husband give the woman money and
receive Kiss from his patient.
Court adjourned at 5:15 until ~ a
m. when District Attorney Smith will
begin his cross examination OF Mrs
Carman.
Murder a Man.
"We will prove" said Mr.. Levy
chat this crime was not commit ID
by Mrs. Carman, but by a man whose
motive we do not know"
Mr.. Levy told of Mrs. Carman's &C
tions the day and night of the MUIR
der. He said she went to New YORK
during the day, contracted a head
ache and after dinner went to bed.
"Mrs. Carman will tell you that
she then heard a shot and some COM
motion downstairs" he said. This was
the first definite declaration from the
defense that Mrs. Carman was to tes-
tify.
"She Immediately put on a kimons
and leaned over the banister. She
did not go into the office because Dr.
Carman had forbidden he'd to do 50
"she will admit all about the tele-
phonic instrument and she will tell
YOU that she had it installed to find
out il the things she had head about
the doctors relations with womel
were true We will show you that
there can be no suspicion attached te
Mrs. Carman's talks with me, because
| am friend of the family and hac
been for years.
Negro Contradicts Maid.
GAS to the witness Farrell, we VIII
prove him a liar"
A vigorous assault on the testi
moay given yesterday by Celia Cole
man, the Carmans' negro maid, wal
begun by the defense with its frs
witness, Benedict Cheesman, negr
stenographer of New York.
Chesman testified that he and tw
negro lawyers called on the maid Il
New York July IA last. and that tn
lawyers questioned her about ne
knowledge of the crime. while h
took down questions and answers II
shorthand. He identified type
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