The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08
'OTRFRS MARKED FOR
DEATH, SAYS JOHN
Mrs. Martin Planned to Blow
Up Judge Melvin Also, Is
Boys Testimony
"Shut Up," Shouts Attorney at
Woman When She Would
Run Courtroom

| OAKLAND. May Superior Judge
Henry A Melvin of the Alameda county
bench. Attorney E. w. McGraw Of $40
Chestnut street and Judge Bartlett OK
Trinity county were added to the list
of men whom Mrs. Isabella J. Mar
tin threatened to dynamite. in the
testimony given under cross examina-
tfon in the police court this afternoon
by Baby John" Martin He was being
/ questioned by Attorney A. l.. Flick
/ for the defense. and the reply OF the
] boy to a query as to whether ne hd6
been told by Mrs Martin that she wouid
/ like to blow up other men than those
whose names became public in the po-
! lice investigation was surprise me
| prosecution on direct examination had
/ not brought out the fact tnat threats
were made against either MeIVin'
McGraw or Bartlett.
The testimony OF John was that tne
woman had not tried TO carry out
/ her threats against either Melvin or
McGraw because both lived so far away
from her own home> that she feared
the perpetrator would be detected De-,
fore he could escape.
| Toward the close of the proceedings
this afternoon Mrs. Martin quarreled
with Frick again and was reproved by,
Judge Mortimer Smith for not follow
/ ing the advice OF her counsel. and for
/ interrupting the proceedings She ap-
peared jaunty and defiant in the court
room today. bringing a box OF candy
to take the place of the long black
I cigars she smokes in the county Jail.
| Frfck's cross questioning was spent
in careful examination of documents
/ introduced as evidence. and in covering
/ carefully. the ground made by the
prosecution in directions given to
Baby John" before he placed the
bomb under the Ogden home IN Alice
street. 1t was in the course Of this
that, Frick brought out the threat
against Melvin made IN Weaverville in
1906. said John
Did she ever make any threats
against others than Ogden and sam
uels?" asked Friek.
There were two or three Others"
said John. Henry Melvin. Z. W. Nc
tGraw and one whom cannot remem-
Der. She was afraid to try to blow up
Melvin and McGraw because they lived
too far away from her for any one to
escape easily
The only reason why Mrs. Martin
should have songht the life of AIcGraw
! was because he had been the counsel
for the Westchester fire insurance COM
pany against which she brOugnt- suit,for
/ insurance on the two houses she Is ac-
4 cused OF burning The police gave out
had made attempts to blow up William
]. Dingee. besides the threats said. TO
have been made against Police Judge
Samusls and the dynamiting OF Su-
u periOr Judge Ogden's residence. The
4 supposed desire for revenge on Melvin
grew out Of troubles she had with him
In the county courthouse. where she
was accused Of disturbing the peace
several times. Bartlett was the third
| man referred TO by John.
The encounter between Mrs Martin
and her attorney. which is the second
in the preliminary examination, oc-
Cured when she tried to instruct the
court stenO grapher.
Shut up" Frick yelled at her.
You had better take the advice OF
your attorney" cautioned Judge Smith.
The stenographer takes orders from
/ me only"
That means what I mean" shouted
Frick- Tt means shut up. II you want
TO help the prosecution. keep on talk
ing"