Nassau Post 19140715; Title

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PROBAILE tHOWHt TODAY; PAIR,  COOLtR  TOMORROW
VOL 1 NO. 47
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1914
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CAR PLUNGES INTO DITCH; NO ONE HURT
Escape of Occupants of Collid¬ ing autos a Miracle of High¬ way  Travel
7D0LLARS FORnLURC WATER WAGON
ONE   MACHINE  ON   THE   MEADOWS
Mrs. DcKru'ijff,  Daughter and Son
of Freeport, Were Occupants
of HurdHng Automobile
Two automobiles, eai-lj ruovini; in oppoBlte dlreciionH along tbe Merrick road at epeedn variously estimated at betwe«D tweie aud thirty live miles t>y tbe occupantti ot eltbr car, collided JUBt east of the Freeport village lino at 9 o'clock oil Monday cvenin>?. Tin- accident in probably one of the mosl. remarkable tbat bas ever occurred In this vicinity. Although both cars were damaged and one of tbem juiiij>- ed the road and plunged over an em¬ bankment into the open meadow, not one of either party was hurt or more tban shocked.
One of tbe machines was okued by Tracy Kingman, of Manhattan, and driven by a chauffeur. In It was Mrs. Theodore E. De Kruljff, Her «on, Adri andy daughter, Uilla, and Earl Mar shall, also of Manhattan. They weie on tbe north side of tbe road, and, u<' cording to tbe occu'pants, driving a' from twelve to bfteen miles an hour. In the other car Fred Dlen, of Smitli ville South, was driving with a pairy of friends. Tbe cars approached ea<;i other  from  opposite  directions.
Up to tbls point the occupants of iiiher party agree. Those in the fOi-- mer car declare that before the car.s came together Dien ptilled into the middle of the road and crossed lh(; path of tbeir machine. J)eln stated lo a Nassau Post reporter that the west bound car swerved across ih" road, bitting the rear wheel of hi.s car. Tbe for«;e of the collission shock¬ ed the occupants of either car.
The Dieu.car was knocked aslant of tbe roadway aud came to a sudden ;Uop. Tlie other car swerved aboui, bounded over a ditch to the north of the highway, plunged over the eui- bankwent Into the swamp aud came to a standstill well ou the meadow.s. Tie left front wheel was broken oil Ir. the accidents^
The occupants of either car differ as to tbe speed at which they were trav¬ eling. The Kingman machine, accord¬ ing to Mrs. De Kpuijff, was being driv¬ en at about twelve miles an houi. Dien asserts that it was moving at about thirty five miles an hour, aiul Elates that bis own car was moving at about t<>n miles an hour. Mrs. Oe Kruljff was emphatic in her slatemeiK tbat the Dien car was speeding at perhaps thirty miles an hour.
Mrs. De Kruljff and members of her party were brought to Fieeport In a conveyance and the machine left oa the meadows where It was still set¬ tling iu the tufted grass tbrougb thJ pouring rain yesterday. The Dlen car was towed to a Belmore garage for repairs.
Carman Caused Flood  in Merrick Road—Pays Damages
It cost Oeor?e Carman, who drives Ihe ottiiial village water wagon through the streets of Rockville Cen¬ tre, particularly for the purpose of laying the dust, Just |7 for an error In Judgment which caused a flood in Merrick road a fortnight ago. Thy money was paid to the Board of Trus tees at their regular meeting on Mon¬ day evening and (Jarman was allowed lo go back to his work without even as mucb as a repritnhnd.
Il appears that Carman, with an en¬ thusiastic denire lo keep his cart fill I'd, stopped at a lire hydrant in M»-r lick "road Insleaff of at a goose neck hydrant. He Htretched a lej[)gth of lio.se and turned on the waler. Then lie couldn't «ioi> it and the asslstaniM" ni mechaniis from tbo village power house was necessary to stop the fresh¬ et. A wrench, which had been uaed in the work, was broken at the by •Irani.
Il was originally expected that Ca: man would be charged for the damap •, but Ihe tiu.stpoHWere lenient and tho adjustment   was enlirely   satisfacloiy
INDICTMENT OF MRS. CARMAN FOR MURDER IS tOOKED FOR BY DISTRICT AHORNEY TOMORROW
FINDS SmaS HID BY SUICIDE HUSBAND
Mrs. DeGroff Recovers Curious Package in Attic of Rock¬ ville   Centre   House
Reunion of Honeyrtioon Acquaintance* • Mr. and Mrs. August SchleuteEj of Qrand avenue, Rockville Centre, en¬ tertained Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Woodmansle, of Brooklyn, and Mr. and Mrs. James J. Nolan, of Freeport, at their bome on Thursday evening. Tho event was a reunion ot the tbree cou pies wbo had all met in Bermuda a year previous while on wedding trips. The evening was pleasantly spent lu discussing reminlacnces. Music and dancing were indulged in after wblch refreshments wiere served.
In an obscure corner ot llie atlif "'i the house on I'ark avenue, Rockviiie Centre, In which her nusband, Harry De (Jraff, former secretary of ihe I. .S. Remsen Manufacturing (,'o., shot himself just a year ago, .Mrs. Kather¬ ine De (iraff foiinil a curiously wiaj)- pi'd package hidiicn beneath the lloor yesterday afternoon. It coiitaiivfld hei engagement ring, a gold watch and other jewelry besides a large sum oi money. Sh«' came across il wliil" clearing the liouse iireparalory lo linr leaving for I'anama where she Is em¬ ployed by the Governtneni as I Hif.i- ographer.
Al the time of Mr. De Craft's suicide following a long seige of nervous Sliells, many of bis wife's valuables were missing. He ended his life aft'T carefully preparing the floor of a front room on the second floor by spread¬ ing papers over the carpet. He had previously sent his wife to the lioiiif of a neighbor.
Following the suicide suspicion re.st- ed upon several persons who were "n aud about the liouse and representa¬ tives of Jl burglar insurance company conducted a rigid investigation wilh no icHiilt. Klght months ago Mrs. D- Graff, wlio was formerly employed by tbe concern of which her husband was secretary, secured her itl-eseiit posi¬ tion in competitive examination. .Shf was enga.ged as a stenographer for the engineering department and sent to tbe Panama Canal Zone. Slie re¬ turned on her brst vacation a week ago, and immediately set about to right the bouse and remove ber furni¬ ture.
It is tbe belief of Mrs. De Graff thit at the lime of her absence on tli.> morning of her husband's suicide, 'An- jeweis and iiioufy were taken fro ii her bureau by her husband In a III of Insanity. She stated this morning tb it he had acted straiigely tor severnl hours prior to the time he shot him¬ self.
The package in which the jewels were found was wrapped witb several sheets of paper and tied witH a beavy string. Tbe outside covering was a Sunday newspaper of the^ate of his death.
Will Close Case in  Forenoon.   Says   Smith Jury Will Make Report   Alter   Lasi   Wi Accused Physician's Wife Will Not Le   C Request of Jurors and Then Will h*   IV Tell Iier.Story in Narrative Form
TWO  SOUTH  SIDE  M£N   RESIGN  FROM BARDES. ALLEGED EYE WITNESS.
Cel
la Coleman,  Carman'.s   Colored   M.ii(l.   F Yesterday -Tells ol Mt-eliiig Mistress   in -Ran From Door to Back Slair«i- lle;r Sl One She Told at Inqtiost of Acting*  Corj Describes Scene in Oflice W
Sumiay Schoolt to Hold Joint Picnic Tbe Sunday Schools of the St. Mark's M. E., the Baptist and Luther¬ an churches of Rockville Centre, wiii bold their annual picnic and rally on Wednesday, July 22. A specfal train will convey thu plcnicers to I..oug Beacb, leaving Rockville" Centre at 10.30 In tho morning. Tbey will re¬ turn at 5.15 in Hie evening.
Record Railroad Traffic Over Holiday According to flgures glv6n out by :h.^ Long Island Railroad Company 893.000 pus^envierd were carried on ita trains diving our days ending on July 5. The number Is Just 3,000 greater than that of a year ago. It was expected'that tho niunbcr would run up to 1,000,003 had It not been for the storms on Sat¬ urday and Studay.
Freeport Boys at Y. M. C. A. Camp Four sturdy Freeport lads .ire among the members of Camp Chin- gachgook. at Pilot Knob, Lake George, this week, prepared to st)end the su.i- nier or at least part of ll in the de¬ lightful environment of that wooded country, Tbey are being cared for :>v L. E. Osterhaut, formerly a tea»hor in the Grove street school here. Tbe boys left on last Friday for the lak-^. The quartette is made up ot Lester Danley, Earl Maxon, Frederick Plump and Richard Cole.
Memorial Tablet to Father Logue Aa memorial t»' the late Father Charles A. Ix)gu-. former rector of the Churdi of Our Holy Redeemer, a bronte tablet has been placed in the church lb Pine street, Freeport, by the m«ml]f<»ra of ths parish.
The proceedings before the ,\ass,t.i County Grand Jury and the invesii,.ja- lions of the authorities developcfd these facts in the Hailey imn der myn- tery loday:
Mrs. Carman will not go before the Grand Jury i<"less upon request of the Jurors themselves, and in such event she will   not be questioned.
Daniel B. Raynor, a member of the Freeport Board of Trustees and AIvj R. Smith, of Bellmore, both of the.n well known in this village and section, resigned from the Grand  Jury today.
Elwood Bardes, the insiira"ce man living at Freeport, who claimed to be an eye witness to the shooting of M.-s. Louise Bailey, has been discredifjd and will not appear before the Grand Jury.
An   indictment,   charging   Mrs.   Car. | man  with  murder will  in   ,t1I  probabil- ' ity be handed down by the Gra"d Jury tomorrow. j
If   full   crediiwe   ni.iy   hi-   Kivi'ii   '« the  tesliniouy of Celia  Coleman,  uli.i .. up until last Thursday, when siic wa.s j taken  to Mineola, was a maid in th' I honie of Dr. Edwin Carman  on  .M^i- i rick   ro;id,   F'reeport,   as   is   couceriis ¦, Mrs.   Florence   Carman,   wilV   of   Ilic physician,   develops   }^-lth    her   siory given yesterday befoie the Graud Jury sitting at the .Mineola courthouse. Thc- colored   maid  teslilied   before   tho   in quest of Acting Coroner Corodon Nor¬ ton,  at   Freepori,  a   week  ago,   bul   il was  entirely  reversed  yeslerday.    Jn deed  the  maid contradicted  in  (•very e8.sunlial   particular  Ihe  alibi  of  Mr^ (Jarman,   conlaint'd   in   her  own   teali mony   before  the liiqne.'jt. a^   l''reejioii The story of Celia Coleman add¬ ed a new and sensational touch to the case.    She aaid she was in the kitchen when the glass was brok en in the north window of the doc¬ tor's office and the shot that fell- ed_Mr8.  Bailey was fired through the aperture.    She was frightened by   the   sound,   and   startled   sud¬ denly by Mrs. Carman ^vho rushed from the yard l"to the kitchen.
The mistress of the Carm.in household, in #ier hurry, bumped Into the Coleman girl, she Says, exchanged a few hasty words wild her and then continued on the run up stairs by the back way. The maid says Mrs. Carman was fully dressed at the time of their meet ing.
For    forty-five    minutes    Celia Coleman     was    on    the    witness stand.      She   a"8wered   questions     | framed   by   the   Oistrict   Attorney in  a  careful   examination   as  well as numerous others from the jur¬ ors.     Her story  as  it was  drawn from   her   piece   meal   fashion,   is probably the  most damaging  evi¬ dence that has been given against Mrs. Carman, for it is in striking contradiction of that of her mis¬ tress who has co'^sistently stated that she was disrobed and in bed in  her room on the eecond floor at the time Mrs. Bailey was shot and  killed.    She swore  tbat she did  not  come down to   learn  the cauae of the trouble until perhaps half an hour afterward. While it is openly declared that thv girl did not tell, the whole truth wb.Mi she testified on the witness stand in the Inquest. District Attorney  Smith stated yesterday hat sbe bad undoubt¬ edly told the truth at yesterday's bear¬ ing before the Urand Jury and that her testimony was entirely satisfac
MRS    BDWIN  CARMAN.
Mrs. Carman, in Statement, Asks     I ROCKVILLE CENTRE MUST the l>ublic to Suspend Judj^ementl   PAY $1.50 FOR ITS GAS
•i.i;i.):i in tin' Na.-i.-a!"i Couniv (ii'iitii ol .\|is Louise iJ.-iib^y. i. Floii'iKi- larmaii, wilV- ni >,o. !• u'.i 11,. iim ifcmii. letul ¦, ol .liiiic .10, has issued h i'i\c.|] mil by her counsel, llu- linmd Jury was heaiin,^ li, :i .suspension of judgment jiislic«, have beeu bal-
I'oi  I hi   lu.=^.i lime siiiii:' lii'f iiirjir .hiil on H cbar;!e of bavins, cuised il.e oL  llcinpv;tearl, by criminal  niean.'^    \li ' i)l     lOOvviii   Caiii(aii,   of   FiHi-pint.   u; woman   wuo  mnrdeied  on   iln-  ev. iili: siati-iiicnt  in  Ih.t  own   bi-li;<ll.     li   v ;i Ceoi^f   Morion   l.t\y.  yi-.slci ijiiy   \sl Jlt cxiili'iKi- iii'iilnst titT.    .VIrr.. ( .iiiiiiKi ;i.-..l on   Mil'   pail   of Ibc   pubiic  iililii   Iln    Si; il am ••(!.    .^Iir- pleads her owu iiUioitn' >-.
Tlie statement follows:
"I only ask that the iniblic siisp< i;;!" judgruenl upon me until Ihe i.iiiire tnith in regard lo the miiKlfi of poor Mrs. Bailey is known. I am satisfied ihni iln' tiuili v, ill come when I am e.voa iT.nlril, Ioi Dr. Caniian ami myst'll will n.ver rest until the mnr- (IcMT  i-;  raptlll''ed.
'I'lif [inblic takes much ilcliijht in ihinKins; me a womiin of iraii iieivf, when I am really cruslied under this terrible blow, il is ter¬ rible imnishment that has b- ii. iict.il out lo mo for the suspicion I permitied to cloud the love I imU! l.-r my linsbaiid. ,My»Jittle baby has bei'ii .sent lo tbe home ot .si raii>,ei3. My mothoi- is lying at the lioint ol (Ifnili. my father i:i a broken old man and my sister 'ia,s been a'1 ii..^e(l of lorsakinj; nn lIow iintiuilHul ihls insinuation aboul   her can  only  be reali/i'il   by Bne  who  wiint'ssed  her  pitiful
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' lifter my arrest. :iiii innocent.    I cannoi my Inisbaiid or any ont
iinilerstand  wliy » veiylhing said by I (inuecied wiili nib lias been .so ;lis-
All 1 ask of any one i-^ lair play.
fli-aned from my position. Kevj; n so closely united. Never before ip is I havo hfH»n overcome with I liy that ha\e been sent by friends
• Siill. Ihere is comfort to I) lia\c my husband and myself I" li;i\.. I known what ical friemi lhc i'umcrous messaKes of i>\\u\ aiig  ilcijualutances everywhere
"Poor Mrs. Duryea! My heur i noes out to her. I bave seen that she wishes to have one look at iiie. Syrely the authoritlet; can fir- laiiiji- il so that this grain of < onifort can be given lo tbe iioor old l;uly.    There is nothing I would not do to soften her grief.
•I was not jealous of my husband. I iuflalled the diclograpli mi-ifly to be able to slop tbe mouths of gossip.^ who bad (-ome to nie with stories."
tory.
"1 cannot but believe that Cella told the truth today," aaid the Dis¬ trict Attorney late yesterday after¬ noon, "I firmly believe that she h;i3 given the facts as she knows them. What she says cannot be ques¬ tioned. Her whole story taken to¬ gether certainly does n^t weaken the State's case against Mrs. Car-
, and signed her name to an afl'ida/lt which is in the possession of <Jeor;j;e .\I. I..evy, Mrg. Carman's counsel, a <lay or iwo after the shooting of Mrs. lialleq. At that time ihe colored maid said tbat she had not iseon her mls- rres3 in the kitchen either before jr after tbe murder. Thia tended to af¬ firm tbe story of Mrs. Carman, told on  the wItnes.H stand and seeiiifld  to
PubHc Service Commission Denies Village's Amplication For Cheap¬ er Rates—May   Reopen  Case
'I'lie I'ublic Service CominisKlon of I he Sei'ond District has declined for the presolit at least, to act favorably upon tbe application of tbe village of Uockville Centre for reduction in tbe price chaiged by the Nassau and Suf¬ folk Lighting Company for gas. Tbe pre.seni charge is $1.50 per thousand IVet, while in adjoining villages tbe charge is ten cents cheaper. Tbe com¬ plaint ttgainst tbe company's prices was lodged by tbe lioard of Tiustees.
According to tbe decision banded down by the commission on Saturday, there is not u Hufflclent volume of ga.s sold in the sparsely settled territory to warrant a lesser price at the pres¬ ent time. It Is shown tbat the great length of tbe mains Is Inconsistent with the amount of gas ^tbat Is being consumed at tbe present time. Tho capital invested in tbe territory does not yield a return that is considered reasonable.
The Kockville Centre complaints show that in neighboring commuai- tles the same company sells its pro¬ duct at a cheaper rate than It does In the village of Rockville Centre. This condition the company has already agreed to equalize by rduclng the rates to 11.40 cents per thousand through¬ out the territory;
The complaint of the South Side municipality is closed on the books of tbe conimisslon. but the privilege Is open to the complainant to reopen it on or after May 1, 1915.
It is tbe belief of those who are in¬ terested In the controTeray tbat tbe matter will be brought bfore the com- nbssion at the proper time imlen tHer, is a reduction meanwhile.
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man." ! prove  beyond  peradrenture of doubt j ^^^jg gig„ ^^^i there will  be  further
The testimony of Cella is noi  (on- j that ^a complete alibi had been estab- j oomplalnts,   accord.Ing   to  repreoentar ^  sidered as convincing as it would have J Ilphed. itlves of the village,
been bad ahe not told another story] (Continued on page 2) 1
SEEES A DIVORCE; SAYS'TMNOSPORF
Mrs. Van Nostrand Will Seek
Woman She Name* in Suit
Against  Husband
HUSBAND'S STANDARD IS WCDNSBENT
Alleges Former Friend Lured Van
Nostrand Away From Home—
Action  Unopposed
Lamenting upon tbe tact that she was not cut out to be a sport and for tbat reason did not salt ber husband. Mj-8. Lila Van Nostrand. who rec«nt- ly filed papera In a suit for absolate divorce against Walter aVu Nostrand. is determined to find the woman, onco ber friend, whom she names in ber action, and tben lo press a cbarge against ber for the alleged alienation of her husband's anections. Sbe is convinced, sbe says, that her former boon companion muat have developed some singular charm since they parted a year ago.
"1 admit It," said Mrs. Van Nostrand, "1 was never and can never be a sport according to the standard my husband has set. And 1 am not so sure 1 would like Co be. But, of course, I nm interested to the extent that I would like tu know in. what particular this woman has c hanged, since sbe ceased lo be a constant Tlsitor at my home. She cannot be different than sbe was when 1 knew her and lavished my friendship upou tier.
"I have often beard it said that there are women who bave a natural Httraciivenos.s for men, but I nefer recognized it in tbls woman, ahe came to see us often aud appeared on the surfa<-e to be just a very good and ceriainly a very loyal friend to tbe family. I will hnd and punish her lor breaking up my home."
The Van Nostrands formerly lived at Patchogue, L, I., where they main¬ tained a beautiful home. Tbey were married on February 28, IdOt, and separated about sir months ago. Jlrs. Van Nostrand charges in her com¬ plaint that her husband committed statutory offenses in Manhattan be¬ tween April 1 and Juiy. Sbe'names as correspondent Lena Uray Jenkins, who is well known in I'atchogue and Amagansett.
Walter Van Nostrand is a member of a well known and wealthy Leng Island family. Uis home as well at tbat of bis wife lb at Freeport, where botb are stopplug at preseDt, His wife was formerly Miss Lila Bedell, also of prominent Loug Island stock. .She Is twenty-eight and be Is thirty. He is in the employ of tbe I.rf>Dg Island Railroad.
Mrs. Van Nostrand makes a modest request for alimony at fl5 a weelK. wblch she states through her cotmseL ex-Justice Elvin N. Edwards, is sufO- clent to meet her present needs. The defendant bas not appeared to oppose the action which is set tor trial at tbw "divorce term" of tbe Supreme Court at Mineola, but bas created a trust fund for bis wife, ,
There are no children. w
Experimental Wireless Ass'n Metta Eighteen stalwart member* of tl»e Experimental Wireless Association of Nassau County met at the home of Walter SUnton, on < Smith street, Rockville Centre, on Monday nlfht and discussed the real problems of wireless telegraphy. Extensive plans for th^ second anniversary ot tbe as¬ sociation which WiU be held in Lyn¬ brook in August were talked over by tbe members and a general invitation was sent out to young men interested in wireless to become members. A letter from tbe American Radio Relay League, of Hartford, Conn., was read blanks were distributed to those who bave^xpowerful stations, to Join the league.
Vacation Tourlnfl In Automobliee Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O'Brien, of Walnut arenue, Lynbrook, acoompas- iel by Patrick O'Brien and Miss Mar¬ garet O'Brien of BnxAlyn, left oa Mon¬ day In an automobile to tour Western Pennsylvania and the Delaware. Ttey WlU be gone about a week. On their return anotbr party consUtbig of Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien and Mr. and Mrs. Platt. of Brookly, will tour tbe North¬ ern part of the SUte, stopping at Al¬ bany, Troy, Saratoga and other points of Interest In the beautiful M^wk Valley TbeIr final «.eatiBatioa.i«rtaf- lalo. Miagsra Falla and Canada.       ^