New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-07
90 BURY MRS.SNEADs
END ANOTHER WILL.
',-~rork Prisoner an Bafhtub
vmfcry Confident of Release.

oeev W n Snead who was found
hsthtuh An an East Orange, y. J..
d.re \ week ago yesterday Dy her aunt.
es'~s, ,-riia o. wandiaw. win be buried
w. Hope Cemetery to-day. The body
-. mas positively identified ON Sunday.
W. ..,ounoed in TIE Tribune Yesterday,
shsre the grave OF the young woman's
art child.
-. V-ardiaw. who often STAYED In the
80 where her niece was found dead.
,su Al Newark in connection with
\ . virrs death. She viii he denied the
..-,eee of being present al the funeral
a -, services VIII be held I'm the East
orange morgue
-.-ouch the efforts Of Franklin w. Fort.
: 81 fhe Governor ~ New Jersey. sew
- members Of the Princeton alumni OF
= clsss OF -. OF which John wardlaw.
y ,rcle OF the dead woman. was a MEN,
have arranged for the burial The
- men lave enlisted their. aid i'm de-
s--s,n., The nOman's aunt from the murder
'ssree which may he bought before the
-, County Grand Jury next week.
~, funeral 81 young Mrs. Sneac win be
..,sucied IN private. and il has been
,srued 20 hold a second service IN this
=, before tine body Is taken 20 the Gene
-, Ar. Fort has not announced the time
- me burial. which may be held late IN tie
.nernoOn, when il VIII be possible TO allow
=, presenoe OF Mrs. Mary Snead, mother
law OF the dead woman. ami Mrs. Martha
WsrdlaW. the grandmother OF The East
orange victim.
NIL WATCH FOR GIRLS MOTHER.
Police chief Bell ana several members
a. the local detective bureau will be on
hsnd 10 watch for Mrs Caroline b. Martin.
mo;her OF the dead woman, VINO LEFT her
Neg York relatives after the death of Mrs
spssd. jr., was reported in the newspapers.
The lawyer for the defence and the prose-
citing attorney both assert that they have
: complete case. Among those who have
,,restigatc6 the case there is a growing
spnion thai the woman committed suicide.
Reports from detectives who have inter
viewed scores OF persons who knew Mrs
susad led them 10 believe that the woman
had been respondent for several years. ana
mai she vas bereft OF her reason when
taken 10 East orange 20 be treated for an
,ncurable disease.
The report that the relatives of the dead
sir had insurance policies valued al more
than sel0v is the only link in the evidence
row being Investigated by the county and
ciiy detectives The officials OF the insul-
snce companies said yesterday that they
I'll conduct q private search OF the history
Il Mrs. Snead 10 determine the beneficiary
O. the policies.
/ \. Simson. Of the Equitable Life As
Eursnce Society. said that his men had not
set completed their report, and that he
would not give out any detailed statement
unii. every phase OF the case has been
TrObe1. l
Detective Calvin. q Police Head0u-rt 80.
Was detailed yesterday 20 aid the New 1sT-
sey men On their search OF further evidence
m the insurance transactions which are re-
ported 90 have been carried on by The
mother and auuts OF the dead Mrs. Snesd
for several years. The investigators visited
several places in the city, but We're unable
% get any 81 the documents which were
reported missing. In Brooklyn Mrs. Vir-
gnia whitley. OF no. rs Fort Greene Place.
gave Detective Calvin valise and a pack
age which contained an overcast and some
dresses
CONFIDENT OF FREEING PRISONER.
The theory that Mrs. snead, emaeiated
and sick by many months OF suffering.
had committed suicide Was borne out by
several developments in the case yesterday.
81. Fort said that he would not discuss
ihe latest evidence further than 20 give
assurance that he would have his client
ont Of sail by the end OF the week.
tie added that Miss Wardlaw did not
have any interest in some OF the reported
DEALS with lie Insurance companies and
thar she had given W much Of her time
in taking care OF her niece when she was
81
AR Fort also said that the friends Of
John Nardlaw. brother OF The prisoner.
had NOT contributed directly 10 the ex-
penses connected with the funeral Of Mrs.
snesd and The trial OF Miss Wardlaw.
The funds have been provided by the
county, according 10 the lawyers state
msnt
Before making the final arrangements for
the burial of Mrs. Suead Mr.. Fort visited
he house in West I'D street, where the
aged Airs Nerdlaw aud her daughter.
Ne snead are living IN furnished room.
The women have had nO communication
VIII their friends except through the law
yer who cautioned thefn from appearing
IN pubLc. AIRS. snead sndsher mother were
visited by Dr. y. u. Lyon. former
Prmcstou man, who was friend 70 John
NsrdlaW. Dr Lyon spent several hours
vii them
TIE mystery attending the disappear
snce az 1ls Martin and Fletcher ". Snead
MS DO nearer To- solution yesterday than
Il hes been since the dag the body Of Mrs
suead was found. Detectives reported
several cleNs which they said would lead
70 ire missing woman, but all Of these
'tlec when they Were investigated.
FLETCHER ~. Suead is said 10 have regis
'ieed in New York hotel about three
weeks ago, but no one has been found
VINO can remember having seen the man.
Witt the many rumors which have been
Circulated about the death Of Mrs. Snead
vas one story told iu East Orange about
negro who was described as having ac-
oompsnied Miss WardlaW 10 the partly
furnished cottage on the night that The
louug woman Gie6 This statement was
ifaced 20 saloon where II ended in moth
ng- a'pug with number Of other theories.
christian Martini, a photographer living
~ No 1856 FlatbUsh avenue. Brooklyn,
'"lo t.e police that he had made several
liures ~ Mrs Snead and her baby when
me Family i.ed IN the Flatbush cottage.
according to his story. a woman in black
called 40 bis place on August > and re-
Hlested him 10 come 20 her house and
lskf several pictures Of a sick woman.
lhen she wrote Tho address, No. 1888
hsst ssth street" and named the time for
ne visit ~ August % ~ l0.3e a. m.
The photographer said that he mace a
hashiighl picture Of a woman and a child
Wien he reached the house. The young
woman vh0 b. believed 10 be Mrs. Snead