New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
THREE WOMEN HELD
BaTHTUB VICTIM'S
HUSBAND FOUND.
Papers Shoe Mrs. Martin Had
Prepared Sisters
Defence.

with the dcath OF MIS-. OCtg W a. ~aN"
MARTA Snead in the bathtub Of an East
Orange. y. J., cottage the police an
nounced yesterday that they were near
ing the solution OF a mystery inVolNlns
thousands Of dollars worth Of life insuF-
snce.
Mrs. Snead. the aunt, and Mrs Martin
the mother Of the dead woman, were held
by Magistrate kernochan in the IomDs
police court for examination Tomorrow
while Miss Wardlaw. another aunt is In
the Newark Jail. awaiting the action OF
the Essex County grand jury.
The arrest of Mrs. Mary Snead fol-
lowed the arraignment Of Mrs. Martin.
who was taken from the Hotel Bayard.
in West 4sth street on wednesday night
Both women are held pending eNtradition
proceedings. which were begun by VIII
bur A Mott the Essex Coupty Prosecu-
tor. yesterday afternoon.
They were taken TO Police Headquar-
ters on warrants issued by Recorder
Francis A. Mott, jr- OF East Orange VINO
also announced that the New Jersey
authorities had found Fletcher ". Sneaa'
the husband OF the dead woman, at 81
GATHERINGS. Canada. city thirty mics
northwest Of Buffalo. His arrest has
not yet been ordered by the local police
EXPERTS AT PAPERS.
Insurance papers. suicide notes" am
davits and a mass Of legal papers which
the police seized when they arrested Mrs.
Martin and her sister Will occupy the at
tentiQn OF handwriting experts who have
been engaged 10 unravel a score OF COM
plicated cleWs which have led 10 four
Southern states where the women spent
years teaching in private schools.
Many OF these papers. which were read
BY the prosecuting authorities yesterday,
brought out a chain Of peculiar incidents
IN the life Of Mrs. Ocey Snead. They
also showed that Mrs. Caroline b. Mar
tin, mother of the dead woman and a re-
tired New York public school teacher.
had herself prepared the defence Of her
sister. Miss Wardlaw, who was arrested
Immediately after she notified the East
Orange police Of the death Of her niece.
The seizure Of the papers bearing on
the case was followed by a bitter de-
nunciation Of New Jersey police methods
from Franklin ". Fort, son Of the Gov
ernor Of New Jersey and counsel for the
women who were charged with being
fugiuves from justice. Mr.. Fort was
represented at the arraignment Of Mrs
Martin by A. :. Gilbert, Of the law firm
Of Mayer q Gilbert. but he was not told
that Mrs. Snead had been held for the
Essex County authorities until she had
\ been locked up with her sister in the
Tombs prison.
FORT PROMISES TROUBLE.
THE authority Of the police here ap-
pears 10 he greater than in Russia" said
Mr Fort. The question Of attorney
privileges raised by the taking Of papers
Ia this case ] consider more Important
than The question Of acquittal or convic-
uon OF the defendants II suppression Of
mail opening Of letters and interruption
az communication between counsel and
'Iiehl have been permitted i'm It's case
ih're VIII be important Developments
Mr Port has not decided what action
p" Viii take In the cNtradition proceed
tnes. He viii see the women tc-da,. and
arrange "a plan Of defence. He said the
letters which were found IN the nos
session ~ Mrs. Martin and which bore
the name of ~0cey Suead" were genuine.
and that IL would be shown al the trial
that the dead woman had planned sui
cide for several months
lie denied knowing the whereabouts
OF Fletcher W Suoad and promised 10
make a hard fight for two boxes which
were taken from the safe OF the Hotel
B2yard by the detectives. These viii
be opened by the New Jersey police to-
day.
Mrs. Martin was the least excited
among those In the courtroom when
Magistrate Kernochan called her TO the
bridge" yesterday morning She vas
sNathed IN black cloth which allowed
only hor hand 10 be- exposed 10 view
When asked 10 remove her wells il was
necessary to have the aid OF matron.
MRS SNEAD ARRESTED
While Mrs. Martin was being arraigned
Detectives Skelly. Stapleton and Horton
were arrcsting Mrs Snead in the West
22d street house. They had been told
that The woman intended TO leave the
house. and while she had been allowed
unlimited freedom since the body OF her
daughter-in-law was found the Essex
County police decided 10 hold her on the
charge that she rented the house IN East
Orange.
The woman was taken TO Police Head
quarters. where she was photographed
end measured. She did not make any
st.tement 10 the police. Mrs Sn, ad did
not know 81 the arrest OF her sister until
yesterday morn ng.
Ers. Martin referred TO the death Of
her daughter a suicide when she was
asked 10 explain the letters which had
been found in the Hotel Bayard She
said the boxes taken from the motel by
the police contained many letters written
by Mrs. Snead 10 her. her husband and
her aunt and that in many 81 them the
young woman threatened 10 kill herself
she said the letters cleared up the in
surance tangle and the wills which have
been factors in the case. Mrs. Martin
spoke of selling some property in Louis
vile. which she valued al $500 With
This money she said she intended 10 con-
fa1rf har IL.