The herald., 1894-05-22
MRS. MARTINS DISAPPEARANCE.
DR.. Heydecker of Coronado
Finds His Cousin.
They Arrive From the North in q
Private Car.
Her Husband Has Searched the worl d
Over For His Wife and ohiIds
Now on Route to Meet Them.
A Strange Story.

A most sensational story was devel-
oped yesterday upon the arrival of the
Southern Pacific train from San Fran
cisco at :48 o'clock. The private car
Modesto was attached to the train, and
in it were DR.. Heydecker, physician OF
Hotel del Coronado, Mrs. W. A. Martin
and 7.yesr-old son of New York.
Mrs. Martin. a wealthy lady, mys.
teriously disappeared from her home in
New York two years ago. She was sup
posed to have left her home while suffer-
ing from mental arrangement. Nothing
was ever heard OF her until last Tues
day, when shs was discovered at the
Palace hotel in San Francisco by DR..
Heydecker, who is her cousin.
Just how the doctor discovered the
long-lost lady he refused to say when
seen by HERALD reporter at La Grande
yesterday afternoon. 1t is true that
Mrs. Martins mysterious Disappearance
created widespread excitement, and all
kinds of stories were advanced as to the
real cause of her disappearance. Though
she was absent from her husband two
years, he never could secure trace Of
her. He spent fortune in travelling in
his vain search. When she first disap-
peared 1t was supposed she went or was
taken Immediately to Europe, but q
thorough search in every European city
failed to find her. Mr.. Martin returned
to America heartbroken, but has ever
since made endeavors to find his long
lost wife and child.
In some manner DIR. Heydecker found
her in San Francisco last Tuesday, but
kept it secret. He quietly arranged
to take Mrs. Martin and the little boy
to Hotel Coronado.
DIR. Heydecker evidently made some
attempt at secrecy, for he not only had
the Modesto cut off from the regular
train at the San Fernando-street depot
and sidetracked, but he himself left the
car and never returned until just few
moments before the train to which the
Modesto was attached left for San Diego.
He was very excited when he met the
car at La Grande depot after it had
been transferred to the Santa Fe track.
His appearance indicated a long siege of
anxiety, worry and illness.
When asked about the the truth Of
the story. DIR. Hey decker said:
Eyes, il is true that Mrs. Martin left
her home in New York two years ago,
while she was under temporary mental
arrangement. 1t is also true that her
husband is expected at once, as he is
now on the way. He will come to us at
the Hotel del Coronado Immediately
upon his arrival in Los Angeles.
Il know nothing of the details of the
affair. All that 1 will say is that To-
Gated her at the Palace hotel last Tues
day. Since then have been annoyed
very much by detectives, reporters and
others, but the story never got out until
today"
The doctor OF course denied the dis
| patch in the afternoon papers, which
stated that it was thought he WAS
making an attempt to kidnap the little
son. He said that he was simply acting
as the lady's physician and her hus-
bands agent, and such a statement re-
garding the boy WAS entirely false.
A moment before the train pulled out
for Coronado HERALD reporter at
tempted to see Mrs. Martin and her
son, but was not allowed to enter the
car. The young man whom DR.. Hay
decker employed in San Francisco to
make the trip said that Mrs. Martin was
very ill and could not be seen. The
party left on the A 40 train for Hotel del
Coronado.