The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23

Of her Jacket she pulled up above her
elbows and held her well rounded.
white forearm up for the jury's in
spection. She remained in this posi-.
ton, giving additional testimony until
her attorney told her she might take
her arms down. In the court room
a death like silence prevailed as Mrs.
Carman told her story, but even then
it was extremely difficult to hear her
soft, low, but colorless voice. Outside,
workmen were hammering on huge
steel beams, but under orders Of court
this noise, too, was silenced and all
Mineola was Silent as in the approach
ing shades OF night this calm,
beautifuI woman told the story
she expects to save her from convtc-
ton OF murder and the electric chair
On the street corners. in the VIII
lage, men and women ceased gossip
when word reached them thai Mrs.
Carman was on the stand. They could
not see. or hear what was going on
in the court room but they GREATNESS
ly awaited the news when court ad-
journed. The defense has witnesses
to ~corroborate Mrs. Carman's story In
part. The state has no one to sub
stantiate a word Of what Celia Cole
man, the maid, has said happened on
that night Of tragedy and death. Mrs.
Ida Powell, sister of the accused wo-
man, will tell how Mrs. Carman went
to her room directly after dinner, COM
planning OF a headache. Mrs. Powell
was sitting on the front porch and
possibly had no way Of knowing
whether Mrs. Carman came down
stairs again, but she is prepared to
deny that her sister entered the OF
fee Of DR.. Carman after Mrs. Bailey
was shot. She will also tell OF in.
forming Mrs. Carman Of what had
happened when she went up stairs and
found her in her room. Dr.. Carman
will also coroborate the story OF his
wife in such instances as possible and
little Elizabeth, the daughter. may
tell Of her part in the events OF n
evening which have now become so
important in saving her mothers lie.
It Is now understood that the state
will make little effort to convince the
jury OF the truth of the story told by
the tramp Frank Farrell.
Fellow strike breakers late yester-
day swore they saw Farrell In New
York on June 80 when he claims he
was in Freeport. Farrell also swore
that when he talked to Sheriff Petit
on July 6 he did not have a news
paper in his hands. The defense on
tended he did have this newspaper
and had learned of the Carman case
from reading 1t. Sheriff Petit swore
Farrell fatty contradicted him
self on this point. He also swore
Farrell told him the woman he saw
at the window had on a mans soft
hat. Farrell denied making such a
statement to the sheriff when on the
stand and also denied that he said the
person wore a rain o a or a crava-
nette. Petit swore Farrell specifically
used the word "~rain-coat."
District Attorney Smith began cross
questioning Mrs. Carman shortly after
10 o'clock when court opened. He
asked her when she first became "sus-
picious" OF the doctor. and she answer
ed that she could not remember. In
response to a question, she said that
her suspicious were not about any
one oma but were general in ma
ture.
Answering a question, Mrs. Carman
told the district attorney that while
on private visits with the doctor she
had heard, people ask him about his
girls" She couldn't remember who
had asked the questions, however. she
stated.
Just what did they say?" asked
Smith.
They would say the doctor was
some devil" was the reply.
"They asked him how his girls were
and said they wished they had his op-
~portunity and could stay gu all
night"
Are you sure your suspicious were
unfounded?" asked Smith.
yes"
you have no suspicious Of your
husband2..
'No; it was after / installed the
photograph that I was satisfied that
my distruct was unfouno'ed.
Mrs. Carman declared she had
heard nothing important" owe the
photograph and finally she made up
her mind that the doctor was conduct
ing himself properly.
Questioned closely concerning wom-
en- visiting the office, she admitted h
had been suspicious of them. When
asked if she believed DR.. Carman to
be truthful she said, Il think he'd tell
the truth if asked. / wanted to find
out whether there was any other
woman who was more attractive to
the doctor than l."
In explaining the incident when she
slapped a nurses face she said that
she was not suspicious of the nurse.
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