The Washington times., 1908-07-31

OF the tarring episode. In reply. Mr..
Mart hinSOn remarked With emphasis
soon after the triple arrest.
I'VE shall have q statement and a
true statement TO issue a little later.
This can be depended On as correct.
Outside Of this statement We will hare
nothing TO say for the present"
Messrs- MarthinsOn. Cole. and White
chafed under restraint at police head
quarters for some three hours late yes
terday afternoon, while their attorney.
Z T. Colladay, was arranging bond.
During this NrtTHe the three men fire.
qUeutly withdrew, 10 a corner Of the
room and would remain in subdued con-
versatiOn FOX some moments An air Of
secrecy was maintained even toward the
detectives.
Clerk Harper Of the Police Court was
located about $50 o'clock and Oscar j.
Ricketts, stood security in the sum Of
| $500 for each man under arrest. As
soon as the bond was made the trio
made its way to the offices of Mr. Col
laday. where for a couple OF hours the
proposed statement was discussed Mr..
MarthinsOn evidently he'd most TO do
with its dictatiOn. as his companions,
MeSsrs- cole and White did not remain
/ in the office the entire time, but came
and went at intervals. The other two,
/ however, declined - discuss the mat
| ter at all. individually saying that the
one statement must suffice for all.
Their Version of Affair.
At a late hour the following state
ment was handed cut by the attorney.
bliss had his very unpleasant ex-
perience because q mis- uIi7yelcOme pres
ence in the hone Of Mr.. Charles Mar
thinsOn. He rad also visited at least
one other home in the same neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marthinson were mar
ried sixteen years ago, have a son near
" fourteen years Of age. and have al
/ ways lived happily together until this
man Bliss came upon the scene a short
I 49, Kenyon street, where they have
| resided for three years past. They have
! lived together IN Washington eigE-
| years.
bliss was introduced 10 Mr. and
I Mrs MarthinSon socially, and under such
! circumstances they received him as
/ their social equal Bliss was seen fire.
qucntly in company with Mrs Marthin-
son. and Mr.. MarthinsOn's suspicious
soon were aroused. Mr. MarthinsOn
/ has made a study of hypnOtism, and Ia
! became convinced that Bliss had eN-
/ traordlnary hypnotic powers over Mrs.
/ Marthinson. Bliss frequently bOastcd
! that he had hypnotic powers
Driven From the House
ION Tuesday evening of this week
| Bliss came TO the Narthinson home
| with Mrs. Marthinsoa. and sought an
| interview with Mr.. Marthinson. The
latter met them at the door, and Mr..
/ Marthinson was so Infatuated at the
! sight Of Bliss in company with his
wife that he drove him from the place.
or the following day. Wednesday,
Mrs. Marthinson Informed her husband
I that she had been hypnotized by Bliss,
| but that she was free from his spell
| and did not want anything further tc
! do with him. Later in the day. about II
/ clock. Bliss called up Mrs. Martini
/ son on the telephone and sought q
\ make an appointment with Her. M
| MaTthinson was present and induced
/ his wife to make an appointment over
/ the telephone, with Bliss to call that
| evening at the basement entrance 81
| the Marthinson home, and the appoint
ment was so made.
! Says He Tried to Embrace Woman.
Bliss called, in accordance with the
| appointment, was seen by Messrs
/ Marthinson, Cole, and White in the act
OF attempting to embrace Mrs. Marth-
! inson, was heard to ask her If there was
! anyone else in the house, and If they
/ could not go upstairs together.
when confronted by the three gen
| tiemen named. Bliss confessed mis- mo
| tives in calling on Mrs. Marthipson, anS
| similar improper motives with regard:
| to calls on previous occasions on Mrs
! Cole. and admitted he had been at Mr.
| Coles house 70 call on Mrs. Cole il