The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-06
MAIDS STORY ACCUSING
MRS. CARMAN MISTAKEN
Celia Coleman Negress for Two Hours Resists Efforts
to Break Down Testimony That Doctors
Wife Confessed to Her.

Mrs. Carman entered the kitchen after
the shot had been fired she showed
the girl a revolver. blue and about eight
or nine inches long.
Mrs. Carman sat easily in her chair
while the girl was talking and seldom
took her eyes from the witness. She
was clad in different garments to-day /:
wore light blue straw hat with flowers
and a blue suit Of different cut.
Next to Ter sat her daughter Eliza
beth. dressed in simple frock. with a
red ribbon In her hair. Behind them
sat Mrs. Ida Powell. Mrs. Carmans
sister, and DR.. Carman. TIE same steel
nerve which Mrs Carman has displayed
during all her public appearances was
exhibited to-day.
The family of Mrs. Bailey. except the
small son. was In court paying close
attention to the evidence. Mrs. Jennie
Duryea. the mother. and Madeline
Bailey. the daughter. occupied seats
behind the Jury box. and Mr.. Bailey sat
on the other side OF the room behind
the press table.
The court attendants relaxed some
what to-day in their enforcement OF
Justice Blackmar's rule that only those
with business in the court should be
admitted, and as a result the room was
crowded. Fully half of the spectators
were women most of them we'll dressed
and intelligent looking.
Two Surprises.
Mrs May I. Black and her daughter
Ruth were two surprises furnished by
the prosecution, the only surprises pre-
scented SO far. Mrs. Black and her
family occupied TIE house TO the west
OF the Carman residence last June.
This Is on the side facing the doctors
office.
Her testimony may turn out to be OF
as much value to the defence as TO the
prosecution. for she said that imme-
diately after the shot she looked toward
the Carman lawn and saw a man walk
ing toward the front of the Carman
house. She could not describe this man
closely. The State will contend that II
was George Colder or Frank Farrell
the tramp witness of the first trial. bu;
Levy will try TO show that II was Ru-
dolph Loew. who testified for Mrs. Car
man at the first trial. Loew said he
saw a strange man hop the fence and
that he himself approached the doctor s
window
Mrs. Black was on her porch with
two of her daughters when she heard
the shot. She thought Il was an explo-
sion OF the Carman stove. so she ran
around. with Ruth. to the side OF tn,
house facing the doctors Office.
What did you seer"
~ saw man by the window OF tn,
Office
She said the man was OF medium
build and wore "A SLOUGH hat Golde,
wore a straw hat Farrell and Loev
both wore SLOUGH hats She could mo-
identify Colder az the man. She fixed
the time at before dark. Ruth Black
Is, corroborated her mother
Court was adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning with Celia Coleman
still under cross-eXamnation. District
Attorney Smith told the court he has
three more witnesses TO put on. and Mr.
Levy does not now plan 10 put Mrs
Carman on the stand until toward tn.
end of his case. so II Is doubtful II sh.
Will tell her story again until FRIDAY
afternoon. Justice Rlackmar is anxious
| to finish the case This week. as the jury
] is locked up each night.