The Washington times., 1914-10-21
MAIDS TESTIMONY
PROVES DAMAGING
ella Coleman, on Witness
Stand, Admits She Perjured
Herself Before Coroner.
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4 ed IL anything ever happened to me
iT en- she asked me not to say anything
a. nut what had happened"
Mrs. Carman Stolid.
Imotionless stolid, and absolutely
e. pressionless, Mrs. Carman sat per-
| (, tly rigid while her former maid told
. Il damaging story against her. Her
. liTs were tightly drawn and she sat
| Vi right in her chair, but she did not
| fl 0ch. She did not look toward the
j. -ors once while the negro girl was
/ Il king.
District Attorney Smith asked the
coleman girl about Attorney Levy, OF
q defense, calling at the house or
the morning after the murder.
He came to see me in the kitchen
the next morning" the negress said
? IS through the kitchen the night be-
fore, and I said no."
Did he come back later"
Yes, he came back Thursday. and
E told him again that I hadn't seer
amyone in the kitchen before I heard
v rote on a piece Of paper SAYING
didn't see anyone pass through the
tchen and l signed it,
But 1t wasn't so, was it?' asked
Smith.
No." was the reply.
Why didn't you tell TIE truth at the
coToner's inquest?" Smith continued.
Objection Is Sustained.
Attorney Graham objected to this
question and was sustained
Didn't Mrs Carman ask you to
h. Id a fire a few days after the muir
do~?" esked Smith.
Yes" vas the answer. she said
5 wanted to burn some letters. 1
b 1t the fire. and she did burn some
Did Mrs. Carman send you after
d father after the shooting?"
Yes, two weeks after. She said she
" nted to see her father as she must
&c rid of the revolver"
| Did you get her father"
Yes, got him for her"
| When he took the witness on cross
|eN mination, Attorney Graham asked
|heT what Mrs. Carman meant when she
said she would take care of her boy.
Girl Closely Questioned.
81 don't know" was the reply.
Graham then questioned the girl
closely about her story. He took her
or the entire testimony, asking her
p ticularly about everything, but the
W. ness Ulu not vary IN inc
|siChtest. She talked glSbly, and didn't
hesitate over her replies to the attor-
u IS questions.
Mrs. Carman carried the revolver in
b. hand. but hidden under her shawl
y hen she went into the office where
HE dead woman was lying" said the
witness. in answer to one Of Grahams
|quo stions.
she didn't say a word when she was
Dir the office. nor the doctor didn't say
ANYTHING. either. He was kneeling over
the woman's body when we went into
the office"
Asked how Mrs Powell, sister Of
she was wearing a blue skirt and white
Tvs aist This was in contradiction of
10 Ter witnesses-including Mrs. Powell
n rself-who have sworn that Mrs.
Powell was dressed all in white. Ora
b AN asked the girl if she was positive
Ia j she declared she was-that Mrs.
u well had on blue skirt.
Attorney Graham Active.
Attorney Graham bitterly attacked
ella Coleman on the basis of the va
r Gus conflicting statements she has
> de since the murder. He also laid
Z eat stress on her version Of the muir
|Gor in which the revolver was disposed
"nen you kne" II was d WOuldu III
lad of a man, why didn't you say
Is netking?" asked Graham.
The maid said she did not want to
l. ] about the shooting.
DO you think God will forgive you
perjury" asked Graham.
Yes she whispered.
DO you think that God will forgive
l. y for perjury now" Graham demand
! am not doing that now" she replied
Y IN spirit Il am afraid to because
l. cont want TO go to Jail"
n response to a question, Celia de-
red the only time she had committed
jury was before the coroner. When
aham asked her about the statement
signed at that time. she declared
did not swear to II. Graham then
ruted that the statement was a COM
ate lie. The woman admitted that
N was the case.
ella then repeated on cross-eXamina-
y her story of delivering Mrs. Car
ms message to her father. Mr. Conk-
She said she saw Conklin go to the
n carrying a hammer.
answering a question Of Attorney
, ham s., the girl said Mrs. Carman
7 given her money Ito keep her mouth
Was that money the reason you
ut want to tell?" asked the attorney.
No. replied the witness, II Just
{ mt want TO tell"
detailing Mrs. Carman's reouest
~ she. Celia Coleman, tell Mrs. Car
ans father that the doctors wife
-nted to see him. the girl said that
anted for. She syuore that Mrs Car
an had explained to her that she
8nted to see her father so that she
I'D get rid of the revolver.