New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-07
offered $500, Girl Says, to
Deny Doctor Wife
Confessed Killing.
ppISONER WILL Go
ON STAND TO-DAY
o.osscutior Rests Court May
Sit Tonight to Complete
Taking OF Testimony

sv in tn, trial OF Mrs. Florence .ooo .",
for murder. that a bribc Of $500 .
,4ere5 her TO change her testi-
.,rv TO a denial that 20 her Mrs.
c,rm.n had confessed Staying Mrs
Louise Bailey
o.,-ee Toomer, an aged cousin, cor
..h,,,ted Celia, saying that he was
..,,,rt when a negro, who represented
,;nssf SIS Mrs. Csrmsn's agent tried
:. ;-5nce the girl 20 recant the sensa-
.,,,l story on which District Attorney
s-;,b bases his hope Of sending the
.,,r.es woman to the electric chair.
And TO this striking development Mr.,
smith promised a startling addition IN
,.buttsl when. in cross-exsmining Mrs.
IA, Powell, Mrs Carman's sister, ne
asked
aDid DR.. Carman say to you, Flor
,,,s did it, And did you say to him,
q think she's losing her mind"
No" Mrs. Powell answered. !
This alleged conversation was sup
,o.s5 TO have been held by Dr. Carman
and Mrs. Powell near the body Of Mrs.
s,a.v in the physicians Office few
minutes after the murder.
The district attorney says he will .
,,rl same witnesses in rebuttal. but he
,o,i,ivelv refused tonight 10 indicate .
n, .ss.imonv they will give.
Mrs. Carman Staggered.
These two features Of the day seemed
,o stagger Mrs. Csrman. The air Of
confidence about her on the first two
5sv, Of the second trial had been
seriously ;hinned by the testimony
given on Wednesday, but what hap
peDed today wrote on her face an ex..
preston which showed realization OF
ar penlouS position.
The brbe story slipped out when
Gsorge Morton Levy, Mrs. Carman
attorney was continuing the cross
asninatiou OF Celia. which he began
Kedresday afternoon.
Celia was telling about a vlsi- made
70 her las. December, six weeks after
the first trial, by negro detective
named Hicks At that time Celia was
in her home city, Charleston, >. -
But Hicks didn't try 20 make you
change your testimony, did ne MI
Levy asked
"Yss, he did the negress responded
and Mrs Carman bobbed up straight
IN her chair. Il was a turn expected
By no one in the jammed courtroom.
Mr. Levy was so confused by the an
sver that he stood gaping at the W.
ness for several seconds, unanle 20 de-
eide on the next question. lnen ne
quickly passed on to something clSe,
out the breach had been opened, and .
he District Attorney lost no tine IN =
widening IT,
What did this man Hicks say to
you" asked Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Levy interposed an objection TO
the admission Of the PROMISED test-
mony, but Justice B.ackmar said he
would receive II.
Was offered $500.
Hicks told me-" Celia responded,
that If would change my testimony
iron that | gave at the last trial he
would pay me $500. which was to he
furnished by Mrs. Carman.'
h"' elS'' '' any '"4'e, ~;
lie told me ne wanted 10 be' ~ II
'oree so that ne could marry me. me. ne ne
@lo ne wanted me 10 go 70 Ne" VI
leans with him, where, ne sand. ] could .
make money"
2 Was any one c.Sr present Wneh TINS .
conversation was held?'
Ay cousin George S Ioo9e5' o'ei
mere T sno q man hameu 7 ioou ud Flood !
;IyTyei, q" -eSu no - 'lorod ,rere /
middle aged and also colored, were
Saeo 70 stand OeIa quichiy iue"''
~ In. Sl.i'. -. IA u;oLs co f. Won /
,bovt ~ r@, n,a,o,,s u'% o., i4''A
~ge ~. ns;5 I'G'CS ,Syo,,I5 ,e+ s2OO and he
,oaiS & eS'u "ou.u se' Jidr,t ,ay .
now much
"He didn't say how mucn he would
receive if he cot you 90 change Jour
story
NO. sir
And he said that the $500 'or yoi
would come from Mr.. Cavman
he said Mrs. Carman would give me
me $500
The District Attorney then took the
witness 70 another feature that was not
admitted in evidence at the first trial
ey Justice Kelby. She testified that she
had told Toomer on July 2, 1914, MRS.
ysrmans confession. This was TWO
Gays after the murder and at time
ssaen neither the prosecution nor oe-
.ehee could be accused OF ln6uenel"B
stlia' ..l
II was on this ground that Justlce
Bsekmar. over Nj Lcyy's obJecioh'
i3led lha, the evidence was admlsSI-
be. When Mr.. Levy received the wli.
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