New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
MRS WOODHULk-M ARRESTED
SHE WAS ABOUT TO SAIL FOR EuRoPE-suED BY
HER NIECE FOR $500.

SIZE WAS ABOUT TO SAIL FOR EuROPE-SuED Bf
HER NIECE FOR $500
Mrs. Victoria c. Martin Oormerly Mrs Victoria
c. WoodhuD was arrested yesterday at the Hotel
Majestic by Deputy Sheriff McGloney just as shc
was about to sail for Europe. The arrest was
made upon an order signed by, Judge Stover' IN
Supreme Court. Chambers, on July Z. IN SUIT
brought by Mrs Ella c. Welles In the supreme
Court to recover $500 the value OF goods which
the plaintln alleges Mrs. Martin wrongfully ard
feonlously converted to her own use
The goods which II Is alleged Mrs Martih de-
stroyed consisted OF articles OF clothing and house,
hold goods and seven trunks Charles C. Welles
made affidavit In which he alleged that ne was
told by John J. Thompson. OF No. 80 East Four
teenth-st clerk at tho Hotel Majestic that Mrs.
Martin intended to sail for Europe yesterday
After her arrest Mrs. Martin accompanied the
Deputy-Sherin to the Sherfs office. gave sloOo
bill In lieu OF ball. and was released She returned
to the Majestic and declined to say whether she
would sail yesterday or not
Tho arrest Of Mrs. Martin is the result OF legal
complication over the management OF Mrs Martins
magazine THE Humanitarian" Mrs. Welcs Is a
niece OF Mrs. Martin. and her husband. Dr. Weles,
was the American manager OF the magazine. Inc
Martin family and the Welles family occupied
Jointly the house at No. o2 West Seventy-sec-
ond-st
When Mrs Martin and her daughter. Miss Zua
NJ Woodruff leased the house last November 1t
was their intention to create there sort OF salon
wherein representatives OF literature music and
art could meet. Mrs. Martin asserts that the
Welieses were tenants OF hers. Dr. Welles and his
wife say that the place was to be run az board
ing-house by Mrs. Wees that the offce Of The
Humanitarian was to be there, and that Mrs
Welles and her family TO live there free. In
confederation OF managing the boarding house.
Subsequently, II ts alleged by Mrs Welles Mrs
Martin took a violent dislike to her dresses. furni-
ture and brica brac. and ordered her to burn them.
declaring that they were all accursed Mrs We.les
protested against the goods being destroyed There
upon, she says. Mrs. Martin exclaimed. Burn them
and I will replace them with much finer things.
The furniture Is not half good enough for our
salon" Mrs Welles finally consented that the
goods should be destroyed. upon hei aunt's prom
given away but others were burned In the furnace
OF the house. Even the toys and dolls OF the chill
dren were thrust into the flames when Mrs. Martin
insisted that they were accursed and must be
burned.
soon after Mrs. Martin and her daughter went to
Europe without, II IL said, replacing the articles
destroyed at the formers request The next thing
that the Weles family learned from the Woodruff
Martins was that they were to be evicted from the
Mrs. Martin to recover g. 40 Tor his services as
american manager OF "The Humanitarian" This
brought the woodruff Martins back to New-York
Then Mrs Welles instituted the suit to recover
the value OF the goods destroyed and given away
unon the promise Of Mrs Martin to replace them
learning that Mrs. Martin was to sail for Europe
ycsterday. Mrs Welles caused her arrest.
Henry Daily In counsel for the plantln and
Treadwsli Cleveland for Mrs. Martin.