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A story worthy of a Wikipedia entry? Dr. Edwin Carman was a dentist in Freeport, Long Island, N.Y. On 24(?) June 1914, a patient, Mrs. Louise Bailey was shot and killed in his waiting room. The shot was fired through a window. Carman's wife Florence Conklin Carman was later tried for murder. It seems like the trial ended in a hung jury, and I can't find any news that she was retried and she was retried in 1915. Many many news hits on Google News for "carman" in the 1914-15 range though, if someone wants to sift through them.

Prosecuting Attorney Smith at the Carman murder inquest: Defense attorney George Levy making a statement for Mrs. Carman:

Elizabeth Carman was the 9-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Carman; she testified in the 1914 inquest into the death of Lulu Bailey, which took place in the Carmans' home, and for which Mrs. Carman was to stand trial.

The Carman house (murder scene) and other photos connected with the Carman drama:

Retired at last, Wystan and pennylrichardsca: Thank you for the additional information about this image. We will add some of it to the description when we update.

Presiding at the Carman murder trial. Bain's photo of the Carman house (murder scene):

Thanks Wystan. According to the Hartford Courant (Oct. 25, 1914), Justice Charles S. Kelby was the judge in the trial of Mrs. Edwin Carman for the murder of Lulu Bailey. We will add his fuller name to the image description.