The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-06
PORTLAND POLICE
MAKE A CLEVER
CAPTURE OF MURDERER
Edward Martin Is Condemned BY
Wife Who Nursed Him for
Wounds OF War.

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ally murdered in a First street shop
Friday evening, last, was arrested
this afternoon. His apprehension
was the result Of a ceaseless search
which was carried on since the dis
covery of the crime at O'Clock Fri
day night. Bit by bit the evidence
was gathered, and so skilfully put
together that last night there seemed
little doubt but the police were on
the right track, and John Doe war
rant was issued.
The clue in the chain of circum-
stantial evidence which pointed in
Martins direction was the discovery
of bloody shirt in the rear of
cheap lodging house on Third street.
Laundry marks on the shirt gave the
police clue which led to Martins
arrest.
The police were close on Martins
trail all day. and this afternoon he
was traced from the home of a
friend to a lodging house on Grand
avenue and east Morrison street,
where he was placed under arrest
without any trouble and hurried to
the police station. where he was ex-
amined by Chief Gritzmacher. He
denied he was the murderer and ex-
planned deep wound on his head
and hand by saying he had injured
himself with an axe. Some deep
scratches on his neck he said were
inflicted by cat, but the police are
placing no reliance in these state
ments because the witnesses have
been found to whom Martin is al
legged to have otherwise explained the
wounds.
Martin. who is alleged to be o.
ined and the police hope by depriving
him of drugs to force confession
from him. So far as the police are
concerned they have no doubt Mar
tin is the right man. Every detail
of the mans life, his actions since
the crime, various injuries on the
head neck and bands. the discovery
of the shirt and other evidence not
made public, confirm them in the be-
lief Martin killed Wolff. In addi-
ton to material evidence in the hands
of the police, they have obtained
is alleged TO be practically confess
sion of her husbands guilt. Mrs
Martin. who is refined little wom-
an, is completely unstrung She mar
ried Martin in Syracuse, n. Y.
Martin was at one time an officer
in the regular army and served in
Cuba as lieutenant of the Twenty
first United States infantry. He con-
tracted dysentery while on this cam
paign and his his wife, who was n
nurse in the hospital at Syracuse,
where he was being treated for the
disease.
Mrs Martin stated to an Oregoni-
an reporter today she entertained
suspicious her husband was impli-
Gated in the crime from the moment
he returned home Friday night with
his face and hands cut minus his
shirt and wearing a strange coat and
vest. He first explained to her he
had been held up on his way home.
His next story was that he had been
engaged in poker game in a saloon
which broke up in a fight, and in the
melee he had been hit with a chair.
Mrs. Martin said her suspicious
husbands stories, and Sunday on the
way to the Catholic church she pur-
posely took him past VOLTS pawn
shop. There she says she asked him
point blank II he had anything to do
with VOLTS death. Mrs. Martin
said he replied he had not, and II he
thought she suspected him he would
jump into the river. Later in the
day the subject was again brought
up. she says, and then she begged
him to leave her and not bring fur
ther disgrace upon her.
Mrs. Martin declared her husband
told her. in order to allay her sus-
picions, he would go to saloon and
get his missing coat and vest. She
said he left the house and did not
return. Martin used both morphine
and cocaine. according to his wife's
statement. and though they had done
Everything to wean him from the