The morning call., 1894-08-09
A WOMAN'S WILES.
The Part Played by Mrs.
Martin.
JaiIer Lane Charges Her With Using
Hypnotic Influences on His
Wife.

OAKLAND.-In her endeavors to get out of
the County Jail, and incidentally 10 avoid
sentence OF ten years in the State penicenIiary,
Mrs. Mary Martin, the alleged hypnotist, IS
making use of the domestic troubles of William
Lane, head iaIler at the County jail, whose
wife has just sued him for divorce on the
ground of cruelty. She claims that she is sui
fering from tumor, and is anxious 10 be sent
TO a hospital 10 order that an operation may be
performed
The Sheriff is willing that the operation shall
be performed but will not consent 10 permit
her removal hospital, on the ground that
there are sufficient facilities at the Jail. AS a
last resort her frlends nave obtained aft-
davits TO show that sue mas received brutal
treatment at the hands OF JaileT Lane.
One affidavit was made by Mrs Annie L.
Cameron, who is serving three months in the
County jail for attempting TO shoot at M. j.
Laymance, the real estate dealer, and whose
children when on The wItness-stand during her
trial sWore ihRt she was incompetent. The
other affidavit is by Mrs. Lane. Both contain
most serious charges OF personal violence
against Mr. Lane. and may come up again in
the divorce suit now pending. The afhdavlts
contain charges OF throwing lighted cigar in
Mrs. Martins face, KICKING Mrs. Lane when
she was in a delicate condition, also kicking
Mrs. Martin and addressing both women i'll
profane language.
Mr. Lane emphatically denies that he ever
kicked Mrs. Martin, and claims that the whole
matter is a scheme on the part OF Mrs. Martin
TO delay her journey 10 San Quentin. When
interviewed on the subject after reading the
aitid Wits he said:
ut is a lie that ever kicked Mrs. Martin,
but will admit that l threw cigar in her
face. On the night in question sh6 stood on the
Steps leading TO the second floor and called me
all the vile names she could lay her tongue to.
Mr. Gilligan, the other jailer saw the whole
affair, and he says that did not kick her. To-
day. in the presence OF my brother, Mrs.
Cameron, who made the affidavit that l did
kick the woman, admitted that she did not see
me kick her. But as for Mrs Cameron, poor
woman, a person with any Will power could
maze ner swear TO anything
Nobody who has not had dealings with Mrs.
Martin can know her for what she really is.
She mad complete control of my wife, and there
was nothing 10 the world that my wife would
net do for her when under that control. Now
she is stopping with my brother and his wife,
and is very sorry that she sued for divorce.
II was long after the night In question that
Mrs. Lane went TO the Fabiola Hospital. and
Dr. SIratton, her physician. will bear me out in
saying that she was not compelled 10 go there
because she was kicked, and that what hap
pened there was not caused by Kick either.
when these affidavits were taken last Sat
urdaY Mrs. Martins own brother came out OF
her room and told me TO look out, for the
women were plotting against me.
lit is very unfortunate that my wife has
been dragged into this What she did she did
In order 10 assist Mrs. Martin in keeping out
of San Quentin. She is not TO be blamed for IT,
because she was under that woman's control"