The age-herald., 1899-01-19
JULIA MARTIN
 LODGED IN JA|L Charged With Annoying PIoni-
 nent CIubnan SHE IS WELL KNOWN HERE Shot and Killed Edward Martin
 in October, 1890. NEW YORKER ALLEGES BLACKMAlL Mrs. Martin Charges Him With Being
 Father of Her Child. PLACED UNDER PEACE BOND James Selden McCobb Says She Sent Him Threatening Letters, and Haunted His Footsteps Until
 He Feared for Life.
Mrs. Martin Charges Him With Being
 Father of Her Child.
PLACED UNDER PEACE BOND

New York January 1S.-(Special.)-M Ju- lia Laraschelle Martin was again prisoner in the Centre street court today charged with disorderly conduct and with annoying James Selden McCobb, of the firm Of Head & Cobb Co.,, No. ITS Broad street. He is a wealthy broker and well known clupman Mrs. Martin was arrested last night by Detectives Vallely and Milburn. She is now under $500 bonds to keep the peace, hav- ing been arraigned on similar charge before Magistrate kudlichs in YorkviiIe court last month. The woman recently brought civil suit against McCobb through her lawyers, Messrs Howe and Hummel, charging him with being the father of her child. Me Cobb declares that the child has existence only in the woman's imagination. When arraigned today before Magistrate Brann, Mrs. Martin was very hysterical MT. NC Cobb's affidavit set forth that, since being put under bonds the woman had continually annoyed him, waylaid him at his home, his place of business and the Racquet club fore ing herself in and creating almost daily disturbances.
 Sent Threatening Letters
 She had also sent him threatening letters and postal cards. When the magistrate de- clared he would hold her under $500 for ex- animation tomorrow, Mrs. Martin wept bit terly and Benjamin Steinhard, of the firm of Howe and Hummel, who appeared in her defense, made an eloquent appeal that she be paroed in his charge. This was event. ually done.
 Mrs Martin has had a curiously adven- turous career In October, 1S90 she shot and killed in Birmingham, Ala, Edward Martin, her former fiance and the brother of her husband Clarence Martin. She was tried for murder and, after one of the most sensational trials in the history of the south after having been on the witness stand for four days, Mrs. Martin was ac- quilted. She was housekeeper at the Uni versity club, New York when she first met MT. McCobb, who had rooms there. Last spring she suddenly left the club and sent for MT. McCobb to meet her at the house of Mrs. Mary J. McCleery, female physician at No 163 West Thirty fourth street It Is alleged that there McCobb signed an agreement to pay her Sl0o month for five years. Mrs Martin declares that baby was born in that house on March IT, 1897, of which McCobb was the father.
 Deny Birth of Child
 pr, McCIeery and MT. McCobb both deny that baby was born. Mrs. Martin asserts that it was spirited away from her half an hour after it's birth, but that she succeeded in having 1t registered at the vital statis- ties bureau some months later. When Me- Cobb ceased to pay her s100 month she met nm at the once or HIS COuUSSi, JOD Hedges and there took laudanum and CO., caine. She was taken to the Hudson Street hospital. Last October Mrs Mar+iH-brousht suit through. Howe and Hummel, and the matter was compromised for s1,5O0.
 She declares that at that time she threw all his letters and Agreements into the fire. MT. McCobb was leaving the Racquet club on December 15 last when Mrs Martin ac- costed him and belabored him with an um- brela until he took refuge in a passing -cab. It was for that assault she was ar- raigned before Magistrate Kudlch When the magistrate proposed to put her under bonds to keep the peace. she vowed she would not keep it. The sentence was then changed to ''ten days or tho island" but when the woman saw the "black Maria she changed her mind and promised to be good. Howe and Hummel procured bonds for her and she went to her home, No. 25i West Thirty-fourth street. Mrs Martins maiden name, according to her story. is Julia Power. and her father was Bishop Power, of Macon, Ga. She is handsome woman. about 30 years old. McCobb is a bachelor aged about 42. He lives at the Royalton apartment house and Is member of the University, Racquet, Union and Har-
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