Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
New Witness
 Brings Arrest
MRS CARAVAN CHARGED WITH BEING MYSTERIOUS ASSASSIN
WOMAN SEEN ON LAWN
Authorities Find Insurance Agent Eye Witnsss-Hsard Repert-saw Worn an Hurryins Away From Window.

Freeport N. r.. July Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman. wife of Dr. Edwin Carman was arrested today. ac- cused as the mysterious assassin who last week murdered Mrs. Louise 6aiiey, wife of Hampstead mant1- iacturer, by firing a bullet through her heart while she was standing in tne physician's office Tonight Mrs Carman. at whom the finger of sus- plcion has been pointing since the dis coyery was made that she had instaIi- ed a telephonic instrument fin her hus- bands oface so that she might her what went on between him and His women patients is locked up in Mas sau County jail at Mineola There she will remain until Monday, when she will be taken out and again ex- amined by the coroner, before whom she pleaded not guilty when ar raisned today, after her arrest in the room where Mrs. Bailey died. | Mrs carman Collapsed,
 Mrs, Carman's nerve is shattered -1or as the steel-barred door of the Mine | ola jail closed behind her she pulled ner heavy veil from her face and broke oown. Her husband and the sheriff who had taken her in an automobile rom her home to the jail. assisted her to the top floor of the building, Eye Witness Also Held. | The immediate cause of the arrest | was the testimony given this morning by E1lwood T. Bardes, an insurance agent. whom the authorities called the single reliable eyewitness of the crime Bardes Is under look and key also He is being detained as a ma teriai witness. for his story is of so | great importance that the authorities said they feared an attempt might be made to get him out of the turisdIcfion of the New York courts.
 l What He Saw.
 Bardes' story, briefly told fs this:
 At 7.30 o'clock on the night of the | murder, Bardes determined to pay a professional visit to Dr. Carman, and allow him to dress a minor injury R one of his heels
 Arriving at the physician's house. he decided he could dress the inj,lry himself and thereby save a doctor,r | fee So he walked past the house ana then turned around to begin his Journey home. At thats-instant he heard an explosion He thought it was caused by an automobile tire. but when he looked for the machine he could not find it He turned his eyes toward the lawn at the side of Dr. Carman's home. A woman. tall well built. hafless, wearing a light shirt I waist and a dark skirt was moving away from one of the windows at the side of the physician's ofice toward the rear of the house She WAS not running, not casually strolling around the lawn; she was walking -in hur- y," the witness swore.
 Tipped Of District Attorney. Bardes. the last witness to take the stand before the inquest was ended was discovered only yesterday. Hi, story might sdn remain untold had he not mentioned it first to a woman who promptly telephoned the district at- torney and then to a Catholic priest whom he visited for advice. The priest urged Bardes to make his story known But before Ian opportunity presented itself he was taken by orders of the district attorney.
 Strengthen Mothers AiibI.
 Bardes testified today after Mrs Carman's IF year old daughter. Miz- abeth, had tried to strengthen hes mothers alibi, and representatives o1 the manufacturers of the te1ephonS< instrument had told of selling the de- vice to the physicians wife and tn- stalling 1t in her home. Coronor Nor ton after spending an hour studyfns the testimony of Bardes and oths1 witnesses wrote out his charge sat ing sthat he "does upon his oath say that Louise Bailey came to her deatf by criminal means by reason of ( bullet fired into her body with a re. volver held by Florence Carman." He then ordered Mrs. Carman's ar rest.
 May God Help Her.-
 When Mrs Duryea, the dead wo. mans mother and her husband Will. fam D. Bailey, were told Of the arrest the mother said:
 If Mrs. Carman is guilty, God hell ! her. If she is innocent may God helj , her. This murder has broken up very happy home"
 Upon the arrival ct the jaii, Dr Carman alighted from the automobili with his wife's suit case, took her arm and led her down a apsy-borderef path to the steps Of the jail. The bar Carman passed inside.
 Although a cell has been prepare, for her, she was taken to the warden' quarters on the top floor. There he "pedfgree" was taken and she wa placed in the care of the matron whi gave up her own room to the prison CT.
 Dr. Carman and his w1fs,s attorne. ] remained in the jail until late to night
 Grand Jury Will Investigate
 Tn the court house adjoining the jail the grand jury tomorrow win begfl it's investigation of the murder. Al !, the witnesses who have appeared be fore three sessions of the inquest an, some others were today served witt gubpoenas.