The Washington times., 1915-05-03
MRS. CARMAN COOL,
HELPS SELECT JURY
Her Second Trial on Murder
Charge Attracts Big Crowd
to Mineola Courthouse.
CONTINUED from First Pace


jury. Most Of the men questioned ad-
mitted that owing to the publicity at
tached to the case at the time Of the
first trial they had formed opinions con-
with one exception, the talcsmen
showed they were anxious to be sc-
cepted as jurymen. Charles II. Thorn
as, Of Baldwin, l.. l.. declared he had
made up his mind about the case. and
no testimony could cause him to change
II. He was excused
District Attorney Smith asked each
talesman whether the fact that the de-
fendant was a woman and a mother
would influence their verdict. He asked
them. also. II they had any scruples
aga'nst sending a woman to the cleo
tIic chair. As he said the words "elec,
toward her husband and smiled.
Sarcastic With Burns.
Attorney Levy, in questioning the
ta,esmen, referred sarcastically to Will
liam J. Burns. detective, who was en-
ployed by the State to unearth evil
dence AGAINST Mrs. Carman,
DO you know William J. Burns, the
so-called great detective?" he would
ask And would the fact that he has
been retained by the state make you
think better Of the states case?"
Mrs Carman's husband and her coun
sci were arimly confident as the trial
opened that her name would be cleared
! Last fall the twelve men before whom
she was tried disagreed.
Today it was reported that both sides
had developed several new witnesses
At any event counsel both for the
prosecution and defense f1atly refused
to outline their cases In advance o1
presentation.
An even larger crowd that exceeded
the mofbidly curious one that follow
ed the fortunes of the wife OF the Free,
port physician last fall was on hanc
however, limited admission to the cour'
room to those bearing cards. leaving q
disappointed throng in the corridors anC
outside the little stone courthouse.
Consulted DR.. Carman.
1t was on a summer evening that Mrs
Louise Bailey. wife Of a respected resi-
dent Of Freeport. came to consult DR.
Carman. The woman's husband testi-
fed at the first trial he did not know
the physician. and was not aware tina
his wife consulted him.
The night OF the murder she was in
consultation with the physician. several
other patients being in a waiting room
when a hand was poked through a win
dow and a shot fired that killed Mrs
Bailey almost instantly. The prosecu'
ton at the former trial endeavored tc
show Mrs. Carman as extremely 5eal
ous Of her husband.
! They developed several damaging ad
missions of Mrs. Carman's movement!
and her appearance on the night Of th'
shooting from Celia Coleman, coloreC
maid. but the maids own admission
that she had told various versions un
der oath undermined her evidence.
Attorneys for the defense have beel
unusually busy during the past few
days. Yesterday there were severa
important conferences. A Photographic
made hurried trip to the Carmal
home in the afternoon. He was ther
for more than an hour. Mrs. Carman'
attorneys also being present. 1t Is re
ported that he made several photo
graphs OF Mrs. Carman and her littl
daughter. Elizabeth. In positions the!
were in shortly preceding the time Mrs
Bailey was shot.
These photographs. 1t is declared. will
be used to refute evidence of the Stat
that thev could hear what was going OF
in the Doctors office
! William D. Bailey, husband OF tn
slain woman, Is taking an active part II
the case. He engaged James E. Wilk
! inson. a New York lawyer. to aid tn
! states attorney. He also is said to hav
! retained private detectives who aide,
materially In the unearthing of new evi
dence.