Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-16

trembling, was assisted to the platform
in front of the magistrates desk by
Mrs Julia Moran, matron of the Mercer
street police station. and Detective
Riker, of East Orange. She would
have fallen but for their support.
1t was necessary for Magistrate ker-
nochan to twice ask the prisoner to
raise her veil before she complied With
the request.
A. S. Gilbert, who represented the
prisoner, said he would confer with Mr..
Fort before making up his mind
whether or not he would fight extradi-
ton If necessary the woman will be
committed for another forty-eight hours
after her present term of imprisonment
expires
Sergeant o'Neil stated positively in
the court room that Fletcher Snead,
husband of the victim Of the bath
room mystery. had been discovered in
st. sCatherines, Canada and would be
under arrest before night. In her in
tervhew Mrs. Martin admitted young
Snead was alive and said she knew his
whereabouts
FIND 100 sSuicide Nefes.
Further discoveries in the room va
Gated by Mrs. Martin We're made by
the police today 1t was stated that
these included more than 100 "suicsde
letters" purporting to have been writ
ten by Ocey Snead. many of them adj
dressed to prominent New Workers,
among whom were Mrs. Russell Sage
and Mrs. Clarence Burns, well-known
cIub-women The letters were varied
in their phraseology. but all OF them
sounded the pathetic note of despair
One fthena. addressed ITO whoever
finds this" expressed dread OF PAIN,
and concluded nobody has harmed me-
and I have harmed nobody. ] love
everybody and everybody loves me, bur
l cannot endure physical agony. Inls
letter was unsigned
Another letter addressed to my
counsel and attorney was worded to
indicate that the writer feared the
lansing of her endowment insurance
policies if she lived, through her in
ability to keep up the payments Inc
lawyers were instructed to promptly
collect my insurance in cash and pay
it over to my grandmother without re-
auiring any bond or security from her
This was signed in full ''Ocey Wardlaw
Martin Snead
In still another She writer ad-
dressed .Ny family and declares
that sno living person is to blame
for my death or has had anything
10 do with causing my death"
Two letters from Mrs. Ocey Snead
10 her husband also We're in the collec-
ton. one of them was dated June q
and the other September last. The
| batch likewise included will purport-
| ing to have been made by the bathtut
victim. dated September last, ane
directing that all of her property be
turned over to her, grandmother.
/ Woman Taken 40 Court.
! Mrs. Martin was taken from the Mer-
( Ger street police station. where she had
4 spent the night. to the Tombs Police
I Court early today in a Fourth avenue
street car. She was accompanied bs
/ Lieutenants Stapleton and Hurtin, oi
the Manhattan Central ONCE; Detec.
J tiycs O'Neil and Riller, of East Orange
T and Detective Hargan, OF the prose
/ cutor's office.
4 In no single particular did Mrs. Mar
/ tins costume differ from that AFFECTED
1 by her mysterious sister, Miss Ward
/ law. now i'm the Essex county jai
awaiting the action of the grand jury
She wore two heavy wells which sh'
refused to raise and black dress ane
bonnet such as Miss Wardlaw has
worn since the bathtub mystery wal
precipitated.
After she was brought into the Tombi
Court Mrs. Martin was kept standint
for forty minutes by Magistrate Ker
nochan. who was disposing of minoi
cases Finally she said TO Lieutenan
Skelly:
"Why the delay2"
Were waiting for your lawyer re
piled the detective.
who is hep sharply asked the pris
! oner.
'Mr. Gilbert, of Gilbert & Meyer
/ she was told
| rs he any good?" snapped Mrs. Mar
tin. Il don't know him.
She was assured that Mr.. Gilbert wa
a most excellent attorney.
! 1t was understood that Mr.. Gilber
\ had been assigned to the case b,
Franklin w Fort, attorney for Mis-
/ Wardlaw He was engaged in the Su
prcine Court. and the hearing was heit
/ up until his arrival
Finally, after long wait, Mrs. Mar
I tin was permitted TO sit down.
| Those who saw and talked TO Mrs
! Martin last night ct police headquar