Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-12
LAING-MARTIN.
Mrs. A. H. Martin Furnishing
Sensational Reading.
She Denounced Laing but the Next
Day CO1tradicts.
A Pleasant Interview with Bert Davis,
Of Circus Pane.
A FINE SHOW AND A BIG CROWD

Los Angeles with their sensational pabu
lum.
The following articles. which appeared
in the Los Angeles Express, speak fOI
themselves:
SHE RoAsTs LANG.
Among the passengers on the Santa
he overland this morning was Mrs A. II
Martin, VI Albuquerque, n. A., who comes
TO Los Angeles ~ !ry and sttaighten out
lior Affairs, aud at the same time SET tbs
maehidery OF Justice la motion to secure
reparatiOn for a grievOus wrong that hiss
been perpetrated upon her.
II Mira. Martins story Ia true, aud she
tells II like a woman who IL telling the
truth, she has been subjected 10 an out
rage for which the law provides no sd-
equate remedy.
In June last, Mrs. Martin says, she
came To Los Angeles with her iwO ohil-
dr,n and her moth r, the latter being In
delicate health, intending TO spend the
winter. They arst stopped at the Broad
way hotel, where they remained for a
while. and then removed 10 the Hotel
Lindsay. ON south Main street
AZ this latter place Mrs. Martin says
shs met man named George W. Laing,
wiz AlhN NFhiA NlAN NnuNN Va al AAAA AANAbANs
Laing In a married man, having wife
and four children, but he began almost
at once paving great deal OF attention
10 her mother, Mrs. Lena Miller, and soon
acquired n great influence over her, RbsO.
lutely controlling her actions.
On asceTtaining that Mrs. Miller had
soma means In Albuquerque, Laing, Mrs.
Martin says, at once commenced schem-
La e.. L. IT hoe
presenting that the opportunities for tn
vestment we're much better IN Los An
geles than in New Mexico, and that By
going into the grocery business here she
could get big returns for her capital.
Mrs. Miller finally yielded u Laings
persuasion, and Mrs. Martin, leaving her
children here. went back TO Albuquerque,
In September, TO settle up matters ana
collect the money, when she was TO re-
turn. Laing, she says, went back TO ss-
sist her In the business,gOlng on the same
train.
On arrival at Albuquerque, the hour
being late. Mrs. Martin says she went tC
the hotel, as abe did not notify her hus-
band OF her coming. Laing went 70 tbt
same hotel. and Mrs. Martin says, regis
tered her as his wife. though she had :
separate room, and knew nothing OF II 81
tha time.
The next day when her husband heard
OF the matter, there was big row, anC
he swOre 10 complaint against her fOl
adultery. He would listen 70 no ex
plantations, and the result was she wal
arrested and thrown into jail, Laing, In
the meantime, making his escape.
OF course when the case came TO trial,
Mrs. Martin says she had no difficulty II
establishing her innocence, and she wa
acquitted.
A reconciliation with her husband
followed, and, after settling up heI
affairs, Mrs. Martin at once returned Il
Los Angeles TO get her children anI
remove her mother from LaiDg's inhu
ence, arriving here this morning.
Mrs. Martin says that the feeling
against Laing Is very strong in Albu
qurTQue, and that he would fare yer!
badly II her friends could get hold @
him. She does not think that at tn
most Laing got more than $3.50 from he
mother.
About noon Mrs. Martin called at thu
police station, and Captain Roberts dc
tailed an officer 20 90 with her to Latng'
hOnse, where her mother now is, 10 pro
tect her In case he should attempt " d
her bodily harm.
Mrs. Martin has letters from the au
thor ties In Albuquerque cOmmeDdinl
her to the people here, and youching 10
her story.
A PECULIAR MOTHER.
Mrs A. II. Martin, who arrived In ia
city yesterday from AlbuqueTqu', n. NJ
| n aNa ln har uNnVLAF MTi
Lena Miller, from man named GeOTg
| l.. ". Laing, did not succeed In b,
mission, at least not yet.
After telling her story 10 an kXpre5
reporter yesterday Just before noon, sh
went out to Laing's house, No, 2lO
Hoover street, escorted by III OtiicsT D
plain clothes, to see that she was not m'
Tested.
Mrs. Miller was not OyeriOyed to sc
her daughter, and hatly refused 70 .
rescued, saying that she preferred to II
main where she was. She also Jold ~
daughter, when the latter IeteTre
TO her troubles, that she brougl
them on herself and had only he
self 10 blame. Finally, when Mrs. Ma
tin said that she would take her chlldre
and go back to Albuquerque, Mrs. Mile
Ttplltu THAT Nuhk WIS huouN Auo b'l
, course for her 10 pursue.
Last evening, however, she had appa
emily changed her mind, and WAS dom
p ciled at the Laing residence for an indei
; mite stay, all parties having made u
their differences and being on very goo
terms.
Just what further Developments thel
J will bs In this strange case can only
J surmised, but at present there are no II
dieatiOns Of any trouble.
SORRY SHE SPOKE.
Mrs. Martin il sorry she told her stol
I 10 police officials and a reporter 81
. knew, OF course, when she was talking
:, the Express reporter, that what she wi
saving was for publication, for she WI
told 80. but after seeing and talkin
with the Laings and her mother, 81
4 changed her mind, and now does N
. seem 10 think that Mr.. Lsing IL such
bad man after all, as will be seen by u
following letter received from the I'll
; jured" woman from Albuquerque IN
morning:
To the Editor Of the Express,
Dear Sir-I made a statement whit
appeared 10 last evenings paper, all
which | want 20 contradict and deny, I
after investigation find that the stat
ments we're untrue, especially as 70 N
Laing's dealings with my mother, he n
having heard OF said money or any 9th
sum. and the amount was S2O3.4O inste
OF $3.50, as | supposed. So ! deny o.
and all the statements which appear
last night. Please publish this IN lustl
, 20 Mr. Laing. Mrs. A. u, MARTIN
Los Angeles, Nov. 3, 1898.
Bound over without Bail.
], The preliminary hearing Of Miguel a.