The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-03
FLORENCE MISSION WIFE.
SHE LED ASTRAY A DAUGHTER OF
THE MAN SHE MARRIED.
They RsSsed ASHORE rrou an Island In the
Connecticut River and wheeled TO THIS City
on n~icyciss-Mission WHO sneered nt Her
musbnnd when Arrrated for Ahdnctlon.

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Connecticut River and wheeled TO Th's City
on MISREPRESENTATION wIrc sneered nc Her
Husband when Arrested for Abduction.
William Martin. q farmer from Connecticut,
appeared In Centre Street Court yesterday as
n complainant against his wife, Mary Alice
Jarvis Martin, whom he accused Of having alb
ductcd his l5-ycar-old daughter, Ida May Mar
tin, for tho purpose OF having the girl lead an
immoral life in this city.
1t was a strange story that Martin told
Magistrate Mott. He said that three years
ago no camo to this city, wishing to marry
ngain. rs he desired to get u mothers care for
Ida and his other two children. He said that
he got his wife from the Florence Mission. and
after marrying her he took her back with him
10 his farm, which Is on n small Island In tho
Connecticut River, near the town of Essex.
They lived unhappily. he said. and, on several
occasions Mrs. Martin left him, but, on her re.
turn, he ~forgave her.
About three weeks ago" lie continued. the
end came. My wife got out OF bed Mt midi
night and induced my laughter to accompany
her. They took the only two boats on the island
and rowed down the river for more than q mile.
Then they abandoned the boats and rode to this
city on their bicycles. 1t was more than TWEEN.
ty.four hours before l was nblc TO get off the
island, and then l was unable to find any trace
Of them. Finally. IN a few days, a letter came
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my daughter were in this city, and that they
would never return to mt again. She asked that
1 send her u trunk full of clothing and refused
to give me her address, as she said she feared
that l would try to bother them. She asked
me to send the trunk to Pier "a, East River,
and said that she would call there and get H.
On receipt OF this letter Martin came to this
city and told his story to the Gerry society:
help him find his daughter. and on Saturday
they learned that Mrs. Martin and the girl
were living at 241 East Forty.tirst street. by
the time Martin and the two Gerry agents got
to tho house, Mrs. Martin and the girl had gone
Pier -, East River. was accordingly watched.
and yesterday afternoon the mother and step
daughter called at the pier to ask for the trunk.
They were arrested and taken to GENRE Street
Court.
Mrs. Martin is rather pretty. She gave her
age as "a years. Tho girl is well developed for
her age and is decidedly good looking. She
about her fathers neck wept bitterly. Mrs.
Martin only laughed. and said to her husband:
You're a nice soft thing, you are
At tho request OF the Gerry agents Magis-
trate Mott remanded Mrs. Martin to the Tombs
in default Of VI 900 bail for further e~Xamina.
temporary care of the Gerry society.
II did not know what sort OF n woman my
wife had been when ! married he',' said Mar
tin later. Il learned aftcrward that she ran
away from Paterson. ". j., when shc was 10
years old and lived on the streets OF this city
for some time before the Florence Mission folks
got hold of her, The end has now come. She
and do not as yet know whether or not she has
succeeded. But in any case l am going to send
her to prison IL l can. ! will take my daughter
home with me when it is all over"