The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
MRS CARMAN WILL GO ON THE STAGE
10 A EXPENSES OF MURDER TRIALS
Says Cost Of Defence Took
Everything That Her
Husband Saved.
FEELS GRIEF FOR BAILEYS

Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman. cen.
trail fsure In two murder trials. gave
out yesterday a signed statement about
-FOUR newspaper columns long which she
says is her complete and Anal Statement,
in regard TO the murder OF Mrs. Bailey
In the Office OF DR.. Carman on June 80
last. She admits that she has accepted
an oner to 60 oil the stage. but SAYS that
she does % only to pay on the debts
caused by her trial.
Most of the statement is a historical
review OF the case. explanations Of
various points brought out against her
at the trials and the emphatic declara-
ton that those who incriminated her in
the murder of Mrs. Bailey were not tell
ing he truth.
Naturally I feel very much elated
over the result of my second trial and
feel that Justice has at last prevailed
she SAYS. but nevertheless my past
suferings have left an 'ndelible impress
sion upon mr, and although I might not
show II cutwardly sin ! am conscious
that my constitution is far weaker than
before this homicide and my nerves are
almost com Nletely shattered.
1T Is OF course with deep regret that
] look to The time I installed and pur-
chased the dictoGraph. Even now I cam
not realize why It was such a terrible
thing to do was suspicious and
curious. due to the many remarks which
] had heard concerning my husband. to
know whether or not his relations with
other women were perfectly proper. |
would have regarded II as contempt; BILE
II my purpose was merely eavesdropp'rg.
and when I heard the doctor speaking
professionally | always put the receiver
down. as ! regarded such conver alton
as sacred and something which ! abso-
lutely had 10 right to know anything
about"
Calls Prosecution Fiim.y.
Then Mrs. Carman takes up the crime.
She says that the District Attorney, by
arresting her on the testimony OF FL
wood T. Bardes. trying her the first time
mainly on the testimony OF Frank Far
rell and Their rejecting both o: these
witnesses for the second trial. shows
how fimsy the case against her was
She says that Celia Coleman told the
Grand Jury a story which differed from
the one told At the trial.
Coming down 10 the second trial Mrs.
Carman says that she approached II
with great anxiety because two jurors
had failed TO believe her story at the
first trial.
Since the trial ! have been at my
home at Freerort." she continue, and
have suffered a nervous reaction When
| look back I cannot realize how ] went
through so much. The newspapers
called me a woman 4 iron nerve. That
was not true VAS an in eTnal wreck.
but II was only my determination to
pass through this ordeal which kept me
on my feet until the end. Now that II is
over I wonder how I did IL.
MY wish is that the citizens OF Mas
sau county will insist that the District
Attorney continue to show az much
energy in clearing up the mystery sur
rounding the death OF poor Mrs. Bailey
as he has done in prosecuting me. II
has been a terrible experience to feel for
the poor old mother and the young
daughter of Mrs. Bailey as I have done.
with no opportunity to express SYM
pdtny without 1t being grossly mtsin-
terpreted.
Il have learned some lessons. How
much can happen In A single year and
how much more we can endure than we
thought. was in us. Also what a Won
derful thing a husband is to a woman
with serious troubles, a husband who.