The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-22


paren'ly fashionable habits. who had
turned her eyes and ner steps 10 the re-
mote regions of Trinity County. ana mad
so set her snares as TO entrap good OLD
John Martin.
Not only this, she was in his eyes
woman unit TO be recognized by him either
in a social or a business way. In his eyes
she was blackmaier. a dangerous woman,
capable OF resortiDg t. any means TO gain
her end. She, in his eyes, had entrapped
his single old brother 10 get possession oil
his fortune, had spent most OF 1t for him.
and finally mad poisoned him in order to
make herself the owner Of the rest. Have
l overstated il, gentlemen? Have drawn
the picture ton darkly? we snail gee thlS
from the evidence"
Mr.. Delhas reminded the jury that on
July 80. 1892, willis his brother wac IN
Alaska, cut off from all communication
with him. John Martin was taken sick and
died. Of that more again. And Tor the
lime being Henry Martin held MS peace
and said nothing about what he believed
to nave been foul and cowardly assassin
ton.
Then came the time when his brothers
widow appealed to him for aid In her Tor
lorn condition. If ever there was time
when he could have been induced 10 con-
sent, that was the time. But what did he
DO? de refused even TO see her; he re-
fused even to permit her 10 speak 10 him.
should have an interview with you. l see
no reason why | should meet you. But
with the pertuacity, OF which she gave
lew samples IN the courtroom, she wrote
again. i ne letter commenced Mr.. Mar
TIM On, what an endearing term to use
toward paramour for three years! She
wrote this time a letter, according TO MI.
Delmas, half threatening. half insulting.
linen, when he again refused. she wrote
an earnest appeal to Henry" asking for
protection for the sake OF your Drothers
child" not your child" So wrote he
woman, who, according to the other side.
was accustomed 10 receive Henry Martin
IN secret by night and by day.
Would any husbands brother have
turned deaf ear to Sucn appeals as these,
had ne not been aware that all this was a
mere piece of theatrical hypocrisy? Look
at his reply: MADAM" That is the way
in which this man wrote 10 the object OF
his Illicit lOvel He wrote 10 her saving
that in his opinion an interview would DO
neither party any good. Il feel disln-
cllned TO give yOu nv personal assistance
in your affairs. To the end that
you may clearly understand me, l feel 1t
nv duty to state, from my personal eX-
perience as we'll AS my observation Of you,
that no cOngeuial relationship can exist
between Us, and that no good can come
from the interview you suggest, and !,
therefore, most respectfully decline Ii"
Could anything be- palmer than this?
Then came another appeal. an appeal in
which Mrs. John Marti" accused her
brOtleT-in-law of misunderstanding her
motives. 1t was not for herself that she
required protection. it was for her prop
cry. She was greatly incensed at the re-
fusal of the doctors to sign John Martins
death certificate, and she babe Henry ln-
terfeTe.
To this last appeal Henry replied briefly
sister-ln-law that permit should I've Oh
taned for the burial OF Johns body, but
he had heard that the physicians had not
satisfied themselves as TO the cause OF his
death, and Henry presumed they had good
and sufficient reasons for refusing TO sign
the permit
OIe letter more was sent by Mrs. John
Martin after this. 1t was a last appeal,
indeed. 1t Informed Henry that. censnrt-
Gus people as the inhabitants of Weaver
Vile were, they would not hold Henry
Martin blameless for deserving as he had
done his sister-iu-law and nephew in their
hour OF need
To this communication Henry Martin
did not see fit To reply.
In a lett-r to his friend Mellon in Au-
gust, 1892, Henry spoke Of trouble with his
ssteT-l Law. He said be wanted t. have
nothing TO do with her. He spake OF Mrs.
Johns lawyer and said, Il don't know
who he is, but l wish you would post him
on her in order that he may project him
self"
Then the letter 10 Kate Martin was in
stanced, as also we're once more me letters
written by Garter at Martins request.
There was some disputs between counsel
on the question whether or not they were
sent to Mrs. John in typewriter form.
After some discussion. during which Del
mas and Rodgers actually disagreed, this
question was laid over. Mr.. Delmas pro-
id Ia
john.
Henry Martin apparently made no Sc
cret of his opinion regarding this woman.
He told some OF his friends OF certain
Matchmaking schemes of hers, and men,
toned In particular the name OF j. ). Doe,
the wealthy lumber man.
To Estee-"go cd old honest Morris NJ.
E>tee, who we Democrats hope yOn Will
not elect. but over whose election on the
other hand we shall not 90 into mourning,
a man whom we ali love"-ne saidshe was
an adventures; that The last months of
Johns life were bllghied by her. Estee
had so testified on the stand.
To ex-United States Senator A. p. Viii
liams, Martin said she was hard woman,
thing to do. These opinions showed what
Henry Martin thought Was this true?
Was Henry Martin, thinking rs ne did,
saying as he did. the man TO act as the
other side claimed he did?
'"Phen take these letters 10 Andre
Crawford from Philadelphia in 1885, Is
any one within the sound Ct my voice so
sim lie as IL believe that this womaD had
a child by Crawford in 1885? No. sir, it
was hlackmail. Blackmail by which she
obtained $1,000 in the way of settlement Of
all accounts between them; blackmall by
WI ich she sought TO borrow money from
him at the time whbG she was pretending
to have child by her second husband, old
John Martin"
There was quite rustic of expectancy
among the spectators as the lawyer asked
for the letters Wi ten by Mrs. John Mar
tin to the late Andrew Crawford. Very
few present had heard them read. MIR.
Delmss read the letter from Philadelphia,
dated July q, 1885. This letter was the one
In which Mrs. John Martin congratulated
MIR. Crawford on the possession OF as fine
boy as was ever born, and Informed him
of Ter new abode, quite comfortable Cot
tage, Queen Anne style. with lawn IN
front
Il ask you, gentlemen, if that is the let
Ter of mother to the father OF her child ?
The child was born March %, 1885, and
ihlS woman waits three months anG some
days before she congratulates her lover
upon the possession of an offspring from
their love
"She told this father of her child all
about this Queen Anne cottage before she
thought OF telling him of her happiness.
How can this be true?
she had no such child, gentlemen; for
even the feeling which the hyena pos
sesses Tor Its offspring would have para