The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20


| toms caused DR.. C. L. Curdts. jail ply
sician. to demand a search of her
effects.
POISON Is FOUND
1t was then that the powdered glass
was found and also the white powders
Mrs. Martin admitted that she. had
powdered the glass herself, having Sc
cured a bottle which she pulverized.
She claimed that she secured the pow
ders when woman prisoner who was
afterward deported was confined in the
same cell with her. Mrs Martin hoped
that the powder was poison and
planned to take it whether she was
sure or not. DIR. Curdts said that she
had taken none of the poison today
and concluded that her malady was en-
tirely OF a nervous nature Mrs Martin
was Gained and spent the afternoon in
i bed. an attendant being in the cell The
powders. were taken to- a chemist by
District Attorney Donahue and their
nature will be learned Tuesday
/ The actual work of the Ogden ex-
plosion was done by her foster son.
Baby" John Martin, then 16 years of
age. but 1t was proved that he acted
1 in fear of his life, and that the plot
and it's execution were entirely the
product of Mrs. Martins hate and
devilish ingenuity.
/ Sentence was imposed today after
/ Attorney a. L. Frick had moved for a
new trial on the ground of errors of
law occurring In the trial just conclud
ed. The motion was denied A demand
1 for jury to ascertain the mental con-
EDITION of Mrs. Martin, supported by an
affidavit of Attorney B. l.. Wyman stat
/ ing that, Mrs. Martin was insane. was
also made by Frick, but Judge Wells
declared himself satisfied regarding
/ that point.
LIFE IN PRISON
Mrs. Martin. stand up said the
iurist, when Frick admitted that he
had, nothing further to offer. 'I will
mot make your position any harder by
commenting on. this case said Judge
Wells. 1t is the Judgment of this
/ court that you be remanded to the Gus
I tody of the sheriff and by the said
sheriff delivered to the warden of the
state penitentfary at San Quentin and
i by the said warden imprisoned for the
T term of your natural life
A stay of execution was granted by
Judge Wells pending the outcome of an
appeal, which erFrick said he would
make. During that time Mrs. Martin
] will remain in the county Jail.
/ A feature of the insanity plea today
i was letter from DIR. Austin Flint
alienist of New York city.
HAD hoy EXAMINED
Mrs Martin had taken Baby" John
i Martin to DR.. Flint's office after the
ogden outrage and had an examination
of the boys mentality made. Later
she SOUGHT to show by the deposition
of DR.. Flint that he had pronounced
i the boy. hopeless degenerate. DR.
Flint refused to answer the question
and the deposition was useless in the
trial
i Flint had written to ATTORNEY
Wyman, saying that in his opinion
i Mrs Martin was insane That she was
/ suffering from "systematized delusions
of being the. victim of conspiracy and
persecution was his opinion of the
woman.
+ Wyman. stated in his affidavit that he
II regarded Mrs. Martin as so far de-
/ ranged as to have been unable to as
lsist in preparing her defense. He saie
sIshe talked disconnectedly. emphasizes
4 lmatter which was entirely irrelevant
4 heen cruelty abused by the jail at
4 tendants. which was baseless.
NEW TRIAL DENIED
/ The motion for new trial was baset
on Frick's contention that the courf
4 erred in allowing the admission o1
Testimony showing that Mrs. Martir
had poisoned a spring of drinking
water. and also a barrel of sugar in {
erocery store, and had burned a barr
at Weaverville. Testimony that shs
had committed arson in Oakland ant
had prepared an internal machine fol
i Police Judge Samuels and a bomb fol
1 William J. Dingee was also included il
the objections. Judge Wells said tia
8 he was confident that his rulings hae
i been correct
.Babyv John Martin and Attorney d
r. Hall of Trinity county, who secured
the first complete confession from tn,
3 boy, were not present, having left fol
lWeavervlle several days ago