freeport

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.

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. The shot came through a window from the outside--thus the interest in the windows in this image.

pennylrichardsca: It does look like this image and the other one you pointed out: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/5642874481 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: Her husband, Dr. Edwin Carman: Dr. Carman with George Levy: 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 image descriptions.

The Carman Jury:

See comment under www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/15029408037/

See www.schiesshouse.com/george_ringler_and_company.htm and www.taverntrove.com/brewery.php?BreweryId=5612 for information about the George Ringler Brewery

Another view (undated) of the same building: www.longislandmemories.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p152... indicates that it is "south west corner of Railroad Avenue and Church Street."