The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-31
Police Say She Gave whisky to Lit
tie Girl Who Was Made Vic
tim Of Negro.
NOTORIOUS IN oRME CASE
Fiftcen-Year-O1d julia Bolton En-
ticed to Ruin by Her, 1t Is
Charged.

Kate Martinek. the woman who figured in
the case of little Ha.el Orme about year
ago, was arrested last night by Patrolmen
Woodward and Green and locked up at the
police station on a charge of being drunk
and of giving liquor to minors.
Mrs. Martnek. il is said. enticed Julia
Boulten, fifteen-year- girl of 1921 West
Market street, to her house yesterday and
there. in company with a negro by the
name of White and white man by the
name of Star Flynn. of Bedford. Ind.
coaxed the little girl to drink whisky until
negro then assaulted the child, it is said.
and made his escape before the police ar
rived on the scene.
When the patrolmen went to the Mar
timex house, at 1890 West Market street last
night. they found the woman and the little
girl lying in drunken stupor on the floor
of the porch. while Flynn was sleeping in
a chair inside the house. The child was
so drunk that it was some time before the
police were able to arouse her enough to
find out her name. Her clothes were torn
half off OF her. She said that she was with
the Martinek woman during the afternoon
and evening and had become intoxicated
before she realized what she was doing
The Martinez woman. at the police station,
accused Flynn of giving the little girl the
whisky and said that she asleep when
the girl got drunk. Flynn and the girl
both say that Mrs. Martinek was awake
and with them during the whole carousal
THE HAZEL ORME CASE.
Mrs. Martinek and her husband, who re-
Gently died. were arrested last year and
taken before Judge Stubbs of the Police
Ch..ro af to
it being alleged at the time that they kept
fourteen-year-old Hazel Orme at their
house week after week. practically prison.
er, and starved her until she was nothing
but skin and bones. The case was one of
the most horrible in the history of the city
and at the time attracted widespread at
tention. Judge Stubbs sentenced the Mar
timex woman and her husband the limit
allowed by the law, but they appealed their
case to the Criminal Court and there es-
capped with a nominal fine and one day each
In the county jail. The Orme child was
sent to local hospital, where she
languished between life and death for weeks
and weeks but later recovered and was
returned to its parents, who are poor resi-
dents of this city. The Martinez woman
according to the story told by the mother
of the Orme child. was to keep the little
girl, feed her and clothe her, in considera-
tion for the work she did around the Mar
timex home. but the starving of the little
girl was done out OF pure viciousness. it
is said.
After the death of Mr.. Martinek the
woman now under arrest sent two of her
children TO Kansas City. where they are
being cared for by relatives The young
est child. which at the time of the trial
of iis mother a babe in arms, is liv-
ing with its mother in this city. The Mar
timex woman will be given hearing I'm the
Police Court this morning. and said last
night that on account of her former trouble
she expected little mercy from the court.
William White. S21 Kinney street, the
negro who is supposed to have assaulted
the little girl later arrested by the
patrolmen and locked up at the police sta
ton White ii is said. has been the con-
slant companion of the Martinek woman
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