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Elizabeth Carman was the 9-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Carman; Mrs. Carman was on trial for killing Lulu Bailey, and Elizabeth testifed at the inquest in the summer of 1914.

pennylrichardsca: Thank you for identifying the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Carman. We will expand the title and add some details when we update the image description.

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

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.

Dr. Edwin Carman's wife, Florence Conklin Carman, was accused of murdering a Mrs. Lulu Bailey in Dr. Carman's office, in Freeport, June 1914. She was tried twice: the first trial ended in a hung jury, the second in her acquittal. He died in 1939, age 71.

pennylrichardsca: It does look like this image and the other one you pointed out: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/5642874637 are related to the murder in Dr. Carman's office in Freeport, Long Island. This New York Times article gives more details: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htmlres=F20B17FC385C13738D... We will add some of this information to the description when we update.

A Bain/LOC photo of the accused murderess: The murder scene: Dr. Runcie, a friend of Dr. Carman: Dr. Carman at the inquest: Prosecuting Attorney Smith at the inquest:

Thanks Wystan for gathering these related images together. We will update the descriptions.