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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:

NYT of Oct 21, 1914 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C12F7345913738... mentions Post as a witness.

Bain's photo of the Carman House (scene of the murder), with investigators:

Thanks swanq and Wystan for the additional details and for the connection of this image to the Carman murder. We will update the image description with more information.

New York District Attorney Lewis Smith lead the prosecution in the trial against Florence Carman

Defense attorney George Levy makes a statement for Mrs. carman:

However, this photo is before the trial which was held in October, 1914, either at the coroner's inquest or the grand jury proceeding at which Mrs. Carman was indicted.

Thanks trialsanderrors, Wystan, and artolog for the additional details about this image relating to the Carman murder case. Based on date of 7/7/14 which is written on the negative, it would appear that this image of District Attorney Lewis Smith was taken before the trial of Mrs. Edwin Carman for the murder of Lulu Bailey.