New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-21
PROSECUTION WILL
CLOSE CASE TO-DAY
Mrs. Bailey Was About to
Become Mother, Doc
tors Testify.
JURY MAY GET ALL
EVIDENCE BY FRIDAY
u,,eI Coombs, Mrs. Variance
and Photograph Men in Color
lees Case State Presents.

and lJlNlVki oHh 49,
less Case State Presents.
r.--.-pordcrt o. he Trioune)
W. yireols, Long Island. Oct Gown
,.,r;,t Attorney Smiths announce
-, 20 Justice Kclby this afternoon
-, - :. would wind Up his case tc-mor-
- morning against Mrs. Florence
oman. who is on trial on the charge
' ~, murdered Mrs. Louise Bailey
- Graham. her leading attorney
..-,.S . to her at the close Of the days
session and said;
.yon don't still think 1t necessary
T.. voa to take the stand. do you!
" ~, Graham" she replied seriously
-, .,rs, thought for an instant ths'
.,se 70 be considered by the Jury
~ hs made worth while in TINS
.,,,oom bat insist that you give
-. oruortunity of telling the peo-
:, this county, don't know "nS'
ali
w o,,s;de of the county may
r,.k-,hat am not the sort oi "on'S"
=. xOuld kill anybody. If there Is
S.,yreement on this trial and ! a."
-.n,,Iy acquitted shall move lar
- trom nv home in Freeport'
,r as innocent as any "Oma" '"''
rsr lived" NM
:, warden Hultz stood up and mo
-, ,,r 70 start with him for the
- n, looked toward Mr.. Gransm
y.r remember in your prepara-
s,,. tonight for witnesses IN my 0e-
49,, make arrangements 10 have me
...,s M mean that absolutely"
cr,bsm had counted on keeping
N,,, carman of the stand so that he
,.ls wind up the case by Wednesday
,,oD. District Attorney Smiths re-
naming witnesses will be placed 0"
a. stand this morning, and IT is De-
p,v.s their examination and cross-eX-
,mina,ion will be over by noon recess
NJ, Smith will have TO introduce
wme amazingly strong evidence u
overcome the failure of his witnesses
dto-dsy TO prove anything. His OPEN
Ing to-day was the most promising
p,t Of his case. Nobody he sum-
uOued TO the witness chair, with the
exception of two dictograph men, were
Of any value TO the prosecution.
woman's Face Reflects Trial.
One could have noted the tone OF
ID. trials progress by watching MIS-
csrnsn's face When she came into
iks room IN the morning she placed
Ter right hand on the jury rail, as II
she feared that the Developments OF
the trial would try her nerves. MI
Smiths address caused her 10 bite her
lips few times particularly when he
advanced 20 actual mention OF the
shooting but after she had listened to
the stories Of the prosecutions wit
sssses she withdrew her right hand
and rested in the attitude Of one who
had come there to sit through day
oi undeseryed peuance.
As the trial progressed and the prose
,uiion failed 10 develop the looked for
strong features" all expectation OF
Al order for night sessions from Jus
uee Kelby vanished.
II Mr.. Smith has any surprises they
VII have TO come this morning.
Naturally, the dramatic is sought IN
this case What there was came with
the testimony of Mrs. Jennie Duryee,
neither Of the murdered woman.
She was ono Of the prosecutions
hrst wimesscs Clad n black, with 4
black veil half coucealing her worried
ured look, she was assisted to the
nalr and when she gave her name
NE spoke 80 indistinctly Nj. Smith
asked her 20 raise her voice.
Mrs. Bsiley's Mother wecps.
Obviously 1t WIS an ordeal for her.
sne told Of Mrs. Bailey leaving home
y $3.50 o'clock on the afternoon Of
'ane 80, the day OF the murder, and
~ last two words ended in sObs.
What shame 10 ask her any
1ing,' said woman, audibly, where
'pon Mrs. Durycc, hearing this, cried
sssin.
VI. Smith asked her if Mrs. Bailey
''0 told her on that day whore she
=" going. BEFORE she could reply Mr..
0''nam had made am objection, which
Vas sustained
me dress worn by Mrs. Bailey when
was shot was shown to the wit
,''s. She reached for it aud then let
nsnd slip 10 cover her eyes with
asadkerchief. when she had identi-
~ 'ae garment Mr.. smith asked her
.s .a'n she had next seen Mrs. Bailey
~ she had left home that day.
never saw her Mrs. Duryee