New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-08
Spectators Gasp as Pris-
oner Falls Into Trap in
CrOss-EXaminatiOn.
JURY GETS CASE
THIS AFTERNOON
Mother and Husband Noticeably
Depressed as Counsel Rest
Verdict Expected Tonight.

lffom stan Correspondent ~ The Irlnuhe.I
Mineola, Long Island, May The
last Of the evidence for and against
Mrs. Florence Carman was presented
this afternoon, and tomorrow the
question of whether she is guilty OF
the murder Of Mrs. Louise Bailey Will
be left for decision with the jury.
George NJ. Levy. Mrs. Carman's at
torney, will begin his summing up az
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. He and
District Attorney Smith will probably
consume about two hours each. The
Jury will probably be sent out for
deliberation between and o'clock.
A verdict is expected before mid
night.
For her story Mrs. Carman had an
excellent setting this afternoon when
she went on the stand shortly after
O'Clock. The small, square, white
walled courtroom, crowded so that
spectators stood jammed together IN
the corners, held quite as many OF
her friends as of persons who doubt
her innocence. In large majority were
women, dressed as if for house party
where a tale of murder would have
found no interested ears. A spring
breeze blew so softly in upon her that
it scarcely rustled the high white col
lar of her waist. When she paused
between answers she could hear the
sun-warmed spsrrows chipping as they
darted among the leaves of the vines
that cover the rooms outer walls.
Denies Bride Story.
She pictured her life with DR.. Car
man as most ideal. Married to him
twenty-three years ago next month,
there had been only one quarrel; a
fuss, she called it.
Jests directed by friends at DR.. Car
man caused her to install the dicto-
graph. These friends, in her presence,
had laughingly called him "a devil with
the ladies" She did not know whether
TO believe that something lay back OF
these remarks, but gradually this
worked itself into a suspicion. The
photograph quickly told her that she
had no reason to doubt her husband.
Again she denied categorically that she
had killed Mrs. Bailey. OF the bride
story, she said she had her first knowl-
edge of it in court yesterday. She had
not authorized or suggested such
move.
Thirty-eight minutes after she took
the stand she was turned over to the
District Attorney for cross-e1amina-
ton. She was brought back to the
night when she looked through the side
window of the Office and saw DR.. Car
man hand Mrs. Verrance, a nurse, some
money, in return for which the nurse
kissed the physician.
"On that night" said Mr.. Smith, you
went out by the east kitchen door,
didn't you?"
Eyes, sir"
"And the window at which you tapped
was the window through which the shot
was fired that killed Mrs. Bailey?"
That's the window where the glass
was broken"
THAT was the window through which
the shot was fired, wasn't it?"
That was the window where the glass
was broken"
well, the glass was broken in the
window you went to, wasn't it?"
which time?"
he District Attorney stood up
straight. Red faced with surprise at
her answer, ne shouted: you tell the
jury which time"
The entire courtroom was electrified.
Mrs. Carman became so agitated that
her lips moved rapidly without framing
an ineligible word. She lifted her
hands from the stand rail, clenching
and unclenching them, and patches of
red came swiftly into her cheeks and
disappeared as swiftly from them. At
no time in either trial did a sensa-
tional climax seem so near. Realizing
what effect was registering on the
faces of the Jurors, she quickly re-
gained her power of speech and ex-
claimed: But, believe me, if I'd done
it, I'd meier have gone to that same
window"
Mrs. Carman left the stand at sos
n. m, having been fifty-three minutes
under. cross-examination. When she
got back to her chair depression was
plain in her face and attitude. Mr..
Levy and two lawyers associated with
him closed around her and engaged in
an anxious conference. Then Mrs. Car
man was put back on the stand TO
make clear that she had absolutely
nvthino to do with urging Hicks to go
to Charleston and get Celia to change
her story.
Decidedly. Mrs. Carmsn could not
have made as favorable an impression
to-day as she did when she was on the
stand in the first trial. In the tense
moments her composure was gone. Her
mother, aged Mrs. Plat Conklin. was
strained forward throughout the great
er par of the cross-eXamination, OBJ
viously anxious, and soon after Mr..
Smith began his attack on Mrs. Car
mans story her husband, DR.. Edwin
Carman, showed his nervousness.
DR.. Runcie Admits Lie.
Mr.. Carman's testimony was brief.
At that time he was very cheerful.
Many of Mr.. Smiths questions he an
swered with a laugh.
The next witness was DR.. Runcie,
who had been summoned to the Car
man home right after the murder by
DR.. Carman. The District Attorney
/ tried to get an admission from DR..
/ Runcie that he had been summoned TO
attend Mrs. Carman. but this failed,
for Runcie insisted that he had been
called to see if he could do anything
| for Mrs. Bailey.
"You saw Mrs. Carman in her room
! shortly after that?"
/ "Ies."
"And Mrs. Carman told you about
the dictograph?"
yes"
What did she say about it,"
"She told me she didn't want any
one 10 know about it,"
"Ah!" exclaimed the District Attor-
ney. "She told you she didn't want