Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15

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Prosecutor Mott refused to 20 into
the details concerning the locating of
Mrs. lartin, but a Newark EVENING
STAR reporter visited the el at noon
and discovered that the woman in ques-
ton is registered as Mrs. Maybrick."
and occupies room $50.
The woman arrived at the hotel yes
terday afternoon in a taxicab between
i and o'clock. She wore a black
dress and a heavy black veil and
weighs about 100 pounds. She lswers
in every particular the description
which the police have of tn much
sought-for Mrs Martin. She carried
large parcel and when the doorman at
the hotel attempted TO relieve her of
the package she refused to give It to
him. saying she would take care of the
bundle herself.
Barricaded In Room.
She gave the clerk q S. bill. paying
$3.50 for her room. explaining she was
all alone, wanted some writing paper.
did not wish to be disturbed and
wanted meal served in her room Tne
meal was served. She told the waiter
to tell the clerk that she was suffering
| a little. from nervous prostration. and
did not want to be disturbed by any
one. The woman believed TO be Mrs.
Martin left her room at o'clock yes
terday afternoon wearing the CUSTOM
ary heavy veil, called for taxieab and
was away for half hour. 1t was upon
her return this time that in some way
so far unexplained the police got on
her trail. She is now barricaded In ner
room and refuses TO see anyone. al
though the New York and East Orange
detectives during the morning made
persistent efforts to get into her room
Refuses fo Talk.
The mysterious woman, who is be-
lieyed to be Mrs Martin. bmplains
that she is suffering from three all
ments. nervousness. dyspepsia and a
sore hama. A STAR reporter got the
woman on the telephone in her room.
I explaining he was reporter, that he
/ knew her identity and that he was Will
/ ing to publish her statement, y she
would permit herself TO be interviewed.
/ "The newspapers have been doing too
much lying" said The woman az the
! other end Of the phone, 'tsnd do not
wish to say anything.
/ When pressed further she told the re-
porter that quite recently Judge Gaynor
+ said. .When you talk to newspaper
men nowadays you can't recognize your
own speech when you see it in the pa
per- land for the present, at least,
She continued, 81 will not make any
statement"
The woman will not be permitted 10
ecape the vigilant watchfuiness of the
Detectives, who have been following her.
called dominating Factor"
The Martin woman investigation
North and South has shown, has beer
the dominating factor in the WardlaN
and Snead families for many years
She is, as the police put il, the brain:
of the outfit" In Murfreesboro, Tenn.
| Mrs. Martin was the principal and
manager of the Soule College for Girls
during which reign she was looked upof
as a tyrant by the pupils When finan
cial reyerses came it was Mrs. Martin
who disrupted the school. In thi:
same little town Fletcher Snead. hus
band of the bathtub victim, became in
volyed in bankruptcy and his troubles
have been laid at the door of his aunt
Mrs. Martin. It is admitted by ole
friends of the family that Mrs. Mar
tin had told that she married Colone
Robert Martin simply for his money
1t is further charged. say the police
| that at the time Colonel Martin dice
in New York he was neglected anC
abused while on his death-bed.
The police have also charged thai
whenever any trouble. financial or do
mestic, arose in the two families Mrs
Martin was always at the bottom of 1t
/ Following the death of her husband
| Mrs. Martin for many years was {
teacher in Public School No. II, withir
a stones throw of the hotel where to-
day she is supposed to have beer
! located. Detectives working on tht
case have discovered that Mrs. Martin
her sister. Miss Virginia Wardlaw, tbs
| prisoner; her sister. Mrs. Snead; hel
mother. Mrs. Martha Eliza Wardlaw
| and Mrs Snead. the bathtub victim
have been living together most of ths
| time during the past six months. Mrs
/ Martin was with her daughter when she
was taken i'll at the St George Hotel
/ Brooklyn, and was the woman who
rented the house in East Forty-eightf
street, corner of Mill road, in Flat.
lands, which has since become so vel
known as the House of Mystery
! DIR. William f. Petit Of Flatbush
who was called to attend Mrs. ocey
snead. is quite positive that Mrs. Mar.
tin had charge Of the household al
4 that time. DIR, Petit. it viii be remem'
bered, says that his prescriptions fol