The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
SEVEN WITNESSES HEARD
IN TRIAL OF MRS. CARMAN
Proceedings Start Off With Snap and Precision After
Jury Is Completed and State May Have It's
Whole Case in To-day

OF answering the telephone the night her
mother was murdered. fixing the time
the family was notified at about . 80.
Other witnesses were George Fairfield.
"A civil engineer, who identified charts Of
the Carman house and grounds which
he had made. and gave measurements
Mrs Catherine Tag2"rty. who saw Mrs.
Bailey leave Rockville Centre about
L. NJ. the night Of the murder, thereby
liking the time of her probable arrival
AZ Frcepoit Henry Devoe. who saw
Mrs Bailey Just before she entered DIR.
caimans Office. and said II was about
1:i2 r. NJ. Fred Cornell. the under
taker who took out the body DR.. How
ard NJ. phipps. VINO made the autopsy
and described how the bullet had en-
tered the back a. the right shoulder
blade and com. out the left chest.
District Attorney Smith had no more
witnesses at hand, so an adjournment
was taken until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. Justice Blackmer requested
Mr. Smith to put in his complete case
tomorrow. and Mr. Smith said he
thought he would he able to. II 10
probable there will be q night session.
The completion OF the jury. Ave mem
hers OF which had been picked yestei =
day, dragged this morning, and then
iive were picked In "A rush. Then II was
three hours. including the hours recess
for luncheon. before another juror was
picked. and he was followed into the
box in quick order 10y the last man.
After the twelfth juror had satisfied
District Attorney Smith and Mr.. Levy
I, was long time before Mrs. Carman
! could make up her mind. She shook her
head IN urgation several times WHILE
D Levy was consulting her; the wrinkles
OF worry appeared on her forehead for
several moments. and then she bobb"d
| her head in quick assent
Curiou. kep, Out.
The admirable arrangements OF yes-
I ierday in keeping the curious out con-
tlnu-d to-day. and this morning not
more than half a dozen persons. except
/ trosr who had business In the court
room, were allowed inside. The night
in Jail had little effect ON the freshness
of Mrs. Carmans appearance.
After the jury had been selected Mrs
| Carman and William II. Bailey. hus-
band OF the murdered woman. both eN-
pressed their satisfaction, Mrs. Carman
saying she would surely be acquitted.
| District Attorney Smith in his open
| ing address outlined the proof he ey-
/ poets TO produce without limiting AZ any
| thing new. lie laid stress upon tho fact
/ that the murder occurred in daylight
! and that more than an hour elapsed
before the authorities were notified. n
this hour. he said. members OF IN.
Carman household were doing all they
could to hide the crime.
The seven Jurors selected TO-DAY
we're.
| jeremiah Brewer. 80. farmer o.
OCeanside. Il widower with children
David u. Clark, 5S. a painter OF Bay
vile. married.
Alfred W. Poole ~. married a car
penter OF Farmngdale.
August u. Amend 40. a decorator
married. OF East Meadow.
Arrender Abrams. a.. married. a,
oyster planter OF Lynbrook
Walter Munson. 40. married. coal ant
wood dealer OF Fort Washington
Ernest \. Streeseman. % married
farmer OF Central Park