Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-07
DIR. CARMAN ON STAND
IN WFE'S DEFENSE
"I Had Never Seen Mrs. Bailey
Before in My Life" Witness
Tells Jury.

MINEOLA. NJ Y, May 7-Dr. tcdrA-
Carman today took the witness stand =
his wifes trial for murder and told H.
Mrs. Louise Bailey was shot to death y
his office. Doctor Carman was the A.,
important witness Of the day. three n,na.
ones having preceded him. The defan..
suddenly changed its plans to start Il.
cnse by calling the beautiful defendant
Attorney Levy, Mrs. Carmans Chi,
counsel, led Doctor Carman at once I'm -
the night of the shooting.
~ had never seen Mrs. Bailey bafou.
in my life and l did not know who ~
was when she came to my office" ths
witness said "She was there about 1s
minutes when she decided to go. vas
unlocking my door to let her out when
heard n crash of glass. wblri,S
around and saw a revolver being poked
through the curtains on the window
lodged behind my operating chair ju,t
as a shot rang out. tfs
THE room was filled with smoke IN
minute. When II cleared l saw Mrs
Bailey standing by the operating char
In a weak voice she said I'm shot.
"'Oh, go on / said to her. you ara
not shot Then / noticed blood comino
out of her mouth and her head began IA =
fall over. l realized that she was goine
fast, and l laid her down on the floor
1 then called Doctor Runcie on the teis
phone, and he came right over"
Doctor Carman said when he saw tbs
revolver poked through the window ba
distinctly saw at least three fingers ara
the knuckles of the hand that held the
gun. On direct examination he didn't
say whether he thought the fingers thosa
of a man or a woman. Levy asked him
Just one question. H.
where did you sleep that night2"
upstairs with my wife," answered tho
doctor,
His cross-examination was began Al
once
Doctor Carman grew nervous on cross.
examination, especially when he was
quizzed concerning his alleged friendships
with other women. At some of the Dis.
trct Attorneys questions he blushed
furiously. Nt
"Do you know Earl Golder's wife,
Viola?"
"Why, yes"
do you know the color of her eyesY
II think they're dark" .@.,
"You know she doesn't live with her
husband, don't you?'
At this Doctor Carman blushed furi- .
ously and his counsel hastily offered an
objection, 1t was sustained, and further
questioning along the "hazel eyes" line
was dropped.
The doctor was then asked about the
incident when his wife slapped his face
and that of Mrs. Elizabeth Varence, a
nurse, who called on him. He denied he
had kissed the nurse. Smith dweed
heavily on the fact that Mrs. Carman,
the night she saw the doctor with the
nurse, looked through the same window
through which the shot that killed Mrs
Bailey was later fired. M
did you tell Mrs. Varence after the
first trial that Mrs. Carman was on a
rampage the night she slapped you and
Mrs. Varence because she believed that
Mrs Varence was hazel eyes'?" asked
Smith.
Levy objected and was sustained.
Now, on this night had you AMI Mrs.
Varence been doing anything out OF the 4
way?" Smith then asked. s
NO" sharply answered the doctor:
mot Il thing"
tor Carman denied that he knew who
fired the shot denied that he told Cecilia
Coleman not to tell any one about what J
happened, and also asserted that he and
Mrs Bailey did not speak in terms Of
endearment to one another. He was then
excused.
DR., Runcie testified briefly, relating how
Mrs Carman told him about the dicta.
graph soon after he went to the house on
the night of the murder. He admitted
he had lied to District Attorney Smith
two days after the shooting when he told
Smith Mrs Carman hadn't told him about
the dictagraph.