New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-04
Weeds Out All but Five OF
Thirty-hve TaleSmen
Examined.
WILL BE FREE BY
SUNDAY, SHE SAYS
Looks Five Years Younger than
at Last Trial-Dull Setting
for Her Finery.
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Mineola. Long Island, May Sin an
atmosphere as dull rs n an unfortu-
nate illitcratc were being prosecuted
for stealing a lame horse and a second
hand wagon. the second trial Of Mrs.
Florence Corkhu Carman for the muir
der OF Mrs. Louise Bailey in the Car
man home. A. Freeport. on Jane so last
wac orcucd to-day before Justice Abel
r Blachma~.
Five jurors had been selected when
the exhaustion o. She first panel Of
thirty-fvc taicsmcn made It necessary.
~ 2:45 o'clock this afternoon. TO ad-
5ourn court until tomorrow morning.
when n new panel OF one hundred vii!
&c on hand.
The cir Of the murder trial Of grip
ming talk and engrossing publicity
the electrical tensity that holds public
interest when a woman Of local note
End Of Unexplained disregard Of the
seriousness Of her situation is the de-
PENDANT was not Of to-day's proceed
ing. The four representatives Of the
general populacc. who seemed lost even
in the small courtroom, yawned through
the brief session and seemed glad when
adiournmen, came.
The woman Of .he trial was quite
different Mrs. Carman from the slight
IL interested defendant OF the hrst
trial. Then her attitude bespoke con-
fdence that she was engaged in p for
r,ali+v that would quickly prove the
charge against her baseless. lhen she
made no effort to analyze the de-
Jneanor and answers OF the talesmen to
decide whether this man or that would
he favorable as Juror 70 her cause
But to-day. before her attorney
George Morton Levy, accepted any
iuror. IL was Mrs. Carman who sald
whether the man was to be passed. her
head forward. resting in her cuppeo
londe she watched with keen eyes and
listened with attentive ears through
out the examination OF each talesmah'
She should make a better impression
This time. In October she came, tired
into the courtroom after many weary
varied weeks in the county jail
Since October she has been free on
bail. free 10 walk and motor about, TO
movement i'm a different atmosphere a
color IN her cheeks and a sparkle IN
lcr ewes. One might say truthtully
that to-day there appears difference
Of five wears IN her favor. Her cloth
ING fits her better and her hat is OF
more becoming design.
Ae soon az Mrs. Carman. her nus
band. DR.. Edwin Carman, and the at
torncv. had seated themselves Justice
Blackrar started things off by SAYING
10 District Attorney Lewis J. Smith: 80
"Mr Smith, do YOU move TINS trlal
Mr. Smith did. Then the trlal was
under way.
The first Juror accepted was Peter
Rohrback. ir.. thirty-four, village clerk
Of Sea Cliff lie IS married and has
children. lie was selected one hour
and five minutes after court opened,
which AZ ten minutes longer than the
time consumed in finding the first
Juror at the trial last October. The
four other jurors, with the time they
took their places m the boN' are
No. James II. Dayton, forty-two'
Of LYnbrook. health inspector Of the
town Of Hampstead; married and has
children; 1913 p. IN.
No. William Karn, fifty-two, OF
Lynbrook, real estate; married and has
10, George L. Miller, forty, Of
Lynbrook. hardware; married; no chill
dren; 1855 p. m.
No. Robert J. Hendrickson, thirty
eight. Of Valley Stream. railroad sig
mailman and operator; married and has
children; 2:23 p. IN.
A few minutes after Hcndrickson
had taken his seat, Joseph II. Combs
rr 81 carpCntrr of Occanside. the
Ig.. n
stand for examination. Combss an
swcrs 20 District Attorney Smith indl-
Gated that hc WAS not as well informed
on the functions OF juror as might
he necessary. lie seemed 10 be in a
haze as TO whether a juror should not
be the sole Judge of the law as well
as Of the fact To plumb Combs's mind
on this subject Mr. Smith asked:
"Whom do you regard as the judges
Of the evidence
"The judge and the District Attor-
ney." Combs answered with readiness.
"But suppose the judge and the Dis
trict Attorney disagree as 70 the
facts 80 asked the court. amused.
"Oh. them" aid Combs. I'D let the
jury decide
COMBS was c-cu cd.
when cour. was Adjourned Mrs. Car
man was ordered 20 jail Earlier she
had prepared herself f9r this antici-
mated order. having some of her cloth
ing sent 10 Warden Hultz. She ate her
luncheon in prison. Before she went 10
her cell yesterday afternoon she was
asked 90 comment on the five jurors.
"They look TO be good and fair men,
she said. Al the first trial, she said,
"they look good TO me-" To-day. she
added: But you never can tell by
looking at them. However, I am as
confident as any one can be who knows
she is innocent. ! really expect TO be
back in Frceport in less than five
days"