New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
MRS. MARYlN FOUND?
NAY BE IN VIRGINI4.
Sisters Said to Visit Her
Bankers Strange Story.
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Roanoke. Va, Dec. at IS believed here
that Mrs Caroline B. Martin. the much
wanted mother OF Mrs. 0eey Snead. the
victim OF the bathtub mystery OF East
orange. y. j.. win he found within the
next forty-eight hours.
Stories reaching here from Christians
burg. where the Martins Wardlaws and
sneads formerly owned and operated the
Montgomery Female Seminary. are 20 the
effect that Mrs. Martin Is at the home of
a relative two miles from Chrlstiansburg.
II Is stated that on the night Mrs Martin
was believed 70 have left Chrisuansburg
for Roanoke. three weeks ago. she did not
board train. but summoned a hacknan
ard had herself and baggage transferred
10 a farmhouse in the county. and that
her sister who lives in Chrfstiansburs,
has since been paying nightly visits 10 her
One OF the most remarkable stories IN
the lives of these women Of mystery was
that related to-day by John l. Vaughan,
of Rsdford, Va. a capitalist and presi-
dent of the Bank of Shawsvills.
one day last summer Vaughan was called
10 the telephone and told that persons
from New York were anxious TO see him
about a large real estate transaction. Soon
afterward a closed carriage drove up 10
the door Of Vaughan's home. In the ear
Tiage we're Mrs. Martin. Mrs. snead and
the latter's son. Although IL was warm
summer cay, the curtains were drawn and
the storm robe was up IN front.
Mrs. Martin brought from the carriage
bundle wrapped in a newspaper and hand
ed il 10 Vaughan, stating that they wanted
10 give the contents 10 him. He opened
the bundle and found that il contained
81 900 in paper money. Mrs Martin re-
marked that they had intended TO offer
him s..ooo for his influence and name IN
connection with the college. but after fur
ther consideration had come 10 the opin-
ion that ne would be worth more than
that 10 them. Mrs. Martin insisted on his
going 10 Christiansburg and looking over
the property with her
Arriving az the college. Vaughan was
taken TO the Red Room" which was
richly furnished. They told him he might
consider this his home in the future. He
was shown over the college building. and
his opinion was asked as to the cost Of
putting the school in shape. The S,2o0 was
again offered him. but this time as re-
tainer u was then proposed that he he
made dean OF the college, which was TO be
opened in the fall. They told him they
bad plenty Of money, and as evidence of
the fact they Unearthed several rolls of
money in trash barrels. out-of-ths-way
closets and in other strange places.
After supper az the home of Mrs. Mar
tins sister. Vaughan made an excuse 70
leave, but was taken in hand By Miss Viz
ginis Wardlaw, now under arrest in East
Orange. Miss Wardlaw induced him 10 re-
turn TO the college. where he spent the
night.
The next morning il developed that Mrs.
Martin wanted Vaughan 20 advance
large loan on the college, presumably for
the purpose of putting il in repair. An
offer AZ - per cent fer his money was
made. and he would have advanced 1t
had the woman put up what he considered
proper collateral. Since that time Vaughan
and the Bank OF Shawsville have been be-
sieged on number Of occasions by these
women Tor money. he says.
Efforts 10 search the old college have
been unsuccessful
Efforts 70 search the old Montgomery
Female Academy ~ Christiansburg. in
which Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Wardlaw for
msTly lived. have been unsuccessful.