The herald., 1898-11-05
WANTS HER CHILDREN
MRS. MARTIN OF ALBUQUERQUE
COMES TO SETTLE SCORES
She Arrived Yesterday and Tried to
Induce Her Mother to Leave Here
but the Latter Refused

Mrs. A. H. Martin of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing by the Sanea Fe Pacific overland and
Immediately set about trying to find her
leave the home of man who, Mrs. Martin
thinks, has been imposing on the older wo-
man. She also desires to secure the custody
of her children, who are with their grand
mother.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Martin, she and her two children and her
mother came to the city last June, as Mrs.
Miller was in poor health. They took apart
ments at the Hotel Lindsay on South Main
street, where they met man named George
w. Laing. Although Laing is married
man and has four children, he began to pay
attention, SO Mrs. Martin says, to Mrs. Mil
Ter and soon had secured great influence over
her. Laing ascertained that Mrs. Miller
was possessed of some means, and redoubled
his attentions. He persuaded the elder wo-
man that the opportunities for investment
were much greater in this city than in New
Mexico and it was decided that Mrs. Miller
should collect her money and let Laing in
vest it for her.
In September Mrs. Martin went back to
Albuquerque, leaving her mother and two
children in this city, Laing accompanying
her. She failed to notify her husband OF her
arrival as it was late at night and she took
q room at hotel. Laing, SO she claims, reg
nothing of the imposition, having occupied
a separate room. Her husband heard OF the
matter the following day, and instead OF
accepting his wife's explanation, caused her
arrest on the charge OF adultery. She AYERS
she had no difficulty in proving her inno-
cence and her husband and she became rec
onciled soon afterward. She settled up her
affairs ard then started for Los Angeles to
| try and induce her mother to leave Laing, as
| the latter had skipped from Albuquerque at
the time of her arrest.
| She started out yesterday in the company
of police officer to find her mother and
Children who were stopping at the home OF
Laing Laing was away from the house at
the time Mrs: Martin called, but Mrs Laing
and Mrs. Miller were found. Mrs. Laine
was quite cordial in her greeting but Mrs
Martin ignored her entirely and refused to
speak to the wife of the man whom she ac
cuses of being the cause of her troubles. Mrs
Martin went upstairs and there met hel
mother. Mrs. Miller did not manifest any
particular delight over the advent of hel
daughter and the latter promptly stated the
nature of her mission. She asked her moth
er to leave the Laings and come back to AL
burquerque; !: with h her H. Mrs; Miller h re
very vexed and refer to how she had beer
treated and the anguish she had suffered al
the result of Laing's S actions. Mrs. Miller re
piled that Mrs. Martin was more to blame
herself in the matter and was really the
cause of her own troubles.
Finally the daughter saw that she and hel
mother could not agree, SO she said that il
Mrs. Miller would not leave she would take
the children to Albuquerque with her. Mrs
Miller replied that this was about the best
course she could pursue in the matter
Mother and daughter were both resolute il
the matter of their affairs and Mrs. Miller
apparently is determined to remain under
the care of the Laings. Mrs. Martin claims
that Laing has induced Mrs. Miller to in
trust him with money, but she does not thinl
that the old lady has given him more thar
$3.50. From the statements of Mrs. Martir
it first was thought that there would bt
trouble when she went to see her mother
and children, but from subsequent develop
ments there does not appear to be any prob
ability of such an occurrence.