The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02
The Physician Declares That
His Plight Is Caused by
Designing Enemies.
VALUABLE PAPERS INVOLVED
A Curious Case, Comprising Heirs to
a Large Estate and Parties to
Breach of Promise Suit.

In the arrest of DR.. Arthur Martin last
evening curious condition OF affairs in
volving the physician and some of the
Josslyn heirs has been brought to light.
Dr. Martin was arrested by Officer Nc
Murray of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice, the charge being threats to kill.
The bonds were fixed at $1,000.
Although the complaint was sworn to
yesterday afternoon before Judge Campbell
by Mrs. Z. A. Basford, the complaining
witness on the register of the City Prison
is Alma Josslyn.
DR.. Martin was seen in the prison, but
he was somewhat reserved in giving any
information. He talked enigmatically,
but after considerable trouble he came
down to the question of his arrest.
my arrest" he said, "has been insti-
gated by Davis Louderback, the attorney.
1t would take too long to explain the
reason why. Alma Josslyn is one of the
Josslyn heirs, and l have befriended her
during all the legal battles in the courts.
Louderback has been acting for the
opposing side, and my arrest is
simply a ruse to force me to
explain my exact relationship to Alma
Josslyn for purposes best known to him
self and to endeavor to get the custody of
important papers which are in my possess
sion and which would throw considerable
light upon the real object of my arrest.
Miss Josslyn, l know, is no party to my
arrest. She is sick and unable to leave her
bed, and could not have sworn to the war
rant. Why, if she were able to come here,
she would throw her arms around my
neck and kiss me, just as a wife would be
naturally supposed to conduct herself if
her husband were in the position / now
am. 1 feel sure she does not know of my
arrest and will be very indignant and
troubled when she hears of it.
''The charge that l threatened TO kill her
is false. Is she my wife2 Well, this is
neither the proper time nor place for me
to say whether she is or not"
Inquiry at 1922 Mission street elected
the information that no such person as
Alma Josslyn was known there Itseems,
however, from inform alton furnished by
DIR. Martin at late hour last night that
she had entered the place above named as
Mrs. Earnest.
~ had not intended to speak about it, -
said Dr. Martin, "but it seems that her,
or rather our, enemies have been at work
to bring about our downfall so 1 see no
particular reason why the true facts
should not be known.
81 am the husband of Alma Josslyn.
We were married three years ago and have
two children aged Is and months. DIR,
Logan attended my wife during her last
illness and he knows the affectionate re-
lations existing between Us. I have not
seen her for over a week, but / am sure il
she knew 1 was in prison it would kill her.
That, l suppose, is just what her enemies
are working for. do not care to give all
the facts of the case at present, but at the
proper time l will tell the public some
thing which will interest them."
Later last night Attorney Davis Louder
back said that he knew nothing about the
arrest. 1t was news to him. He stated
that the onl y relation he had in any cir
cumstance in which Miss JossIyn was in.
terested was as attorney for George Staacke
in the case in which she sues him for S5O,-
600 damages for breach OF promise. That
suit is still hanging ire because Miss
Josslyn is not p years of age, and it will
be opened up again.
Judge Louderback received visitors
cheerfully last night. but to all he had
nothing to say, except that he had moth
ing TO do with the case.
MISS Josslyn Is handsome young
woman, who, having passed the tutorshiI
OF courts Is now branching out into inde.
pendent suits on her own account
She first sued DR.. George Staacke for be-
trayal, and now she appears with a suit
for threats to kill against DR.. Martin, who
had been her guardian and her pillar oi
support In the Staacke suits.