The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-20

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|CARMAN CASE
IS PARLoR AFFAIR
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free woman within few days, she
could not have shown less concern or
anxiety than she displayed today
when the taking. OF testimony began.
The Jury was completed within fve
hours yesterday and It WAS expected
that the state would strike at the
heart Of the case today. It Is impos-
sible to imagine, however, that 1t will
b, more than a velvet blow. The
calm, unrufled. cool serenity Of Mrs.
Carman, on trial for her life for the
murder OF Mrs. Louise Bailey. domi-
mates the entire court room. Not an
attorney raises his voice above soft
parlor conversational tone. When
one or two talesmen answered ques-
lions yesterday in loud Arm voice
they did not seem to At in well. They
did not belong. They Jared on tho
quietly, orderly proceedings. The
trial of Mrs Carman Is distinctly q
high brow affair. You rather expect
them to serve tea at four o'clock, but
they don't. There Is no rude craning
OF necks and shutting feet as specta-
tors shift mad squirm for better
view Of the attractive defendant, or
turn an ear that words OF consul may
be heard to better advantage. The
court room was crowded to capacity.
but all caught the spirit of the occa,
sion and retain their manners. q. 1t is
not an extraordinary crowd that was
packed In the court room. The peo-
pie were Just the ordinary garden
variety that you meet every day. But
in the center OF that big room Is the
control Of the entire throng. That
control is Mrs. Carman, severely
correct, smiling when 1t is proper to
smile, stiffly dignifed when 1t is time
to be dignihed and above all calm,
cool and apparently satisfied. II Mrs.
Carman has any fear for her life she
doesn't show It, In the white high
ceilinged court room she sits beside
DR.. Carman and her counsel as she
might sit as the leader at q social
function. Her smile Is always the
same. When it is time to smile, you
know Just how far Mrs. Carman's lips
will part, just how much Of twinkle
there will be in her eye and to Just
the extent the smile will be permit
ted to crease wrinkles in her pale
cheeks.
With the evidence Of physicians
who performed the autopsy over the
body Oh Mrs. Bailey disposed Of today.
it was expected District Attorney
Smith will call as his first witness
Cecilia Coleman. negro maid OF the
Carman home, and Frank Farrell a
wanderer. picked up in Freeport. 1t
is upon these two witnesses that the
states case mainly rests. The de-
tense has clearly indicated that a
strenuous effort will be made to dis
count the finding Of photograph in
the Carman home as having any con-
nection with the case. The Coleman
girl Is prepared to tell story OF
Mrs. Carman going through the kit
chen Just before the shot was fired
that killed Mrs. Bailey. She was clad
in kimono and appeared to have
something concealed under her left
arm, according to the maids story.
Immediately after the crash OF
glass at the physicians window and
the firing of the shot, the maid had
declared Mrs. Carman rushed back
admonishing her to say nothing OF
her presence outside her room. Far
rell has told a story Of seeing WON
an creep up to the window OF Dr. Car
mans Office and fire into the room.
Every Juror in the box has given
his word that he will give as much
credence to the testimony Of the col
ored maid as he would to that Of q
white person They have also said
that the fact that Mrs. Carman install
ed a photograph in her husbands OF
| five to spy upon him, has not preju
diced them against her When Jnro,
Aston was asked what he thought o.
! the installation Of the mechanical
| eaves-dropper, he brought a polite tit
ter from the court room by answering
| well, wouldn't care to have my
own wife install one"
District Attorney Smith has indf
Gated that VIM. ]. Burns may re call
ed as witness. When Counsel Johr
! ] Graham for the defense questioned
| all prospective Jurors closely as tt
what they knew of this man Burns
Smith challenged by inquiry whethel
lthey would give Burns the same CON