New-York tribune., 1909-12-16
QUEER LETTERS IN
MRS. MARTIN'S ROOM.
Police Sag They Found Copies
of Dead WOmans
Suicide Note. .

rested last night by Central Office detec-
tives az the Hotel Bayard, No 142 West
49th street The woman was taken 20
the 4th District detective bureau and
later 20 Police Headquarters. where shs
was held on a warrant charging her
with murder The paper was drawn by
Recorder Mott OF Essex County. y. J.
The police Of New Jersey were told OF
the presence OF Mrs Martin at the hotel
early yesterday morning. She escaped
from the room which she had occupied
during the night and left bundle Of
papers. among which We're three copies
OF the suicide note found near the
body OF Ocey Snead- The notes. the po-
lice say. were almost identical and were
written on the same quality OF paper as
the original note
Mrs. Martin returned 70 the hotel last
night after she had been "shadOwedf'
by the detectives for several hours
Two cOnstables connected with the New
Jersey prosecutors Ofice made an at
tempt 10 arrest the woman earlier in
the day but they were warned by the
New York police that there was no
warrant and that she could not be taken
from the state
CLIMBED FENCE TO ESCAPE
While a guard was maintained Mrs
Martin managed 70 elude her watchers
long enough TO get away through the
rear entrance of the hotel She had 70
climb a high fence 70 get into West 4Sth
street
Detectives Gallagher and Skelly. who
had been detailed 10 watch the hotel.
followed a clew given by a taxicao
driver who saw the woman escape. They
cid not arrest her until the New Jersey
official returned with the warrant
The police found evidence which led
them TO believe that Mrs Martin intend
ed 10 commit suicide. A rubber tube.
used for gas stoves was curled in a box
which also contained clothes
A number OF envelopes addressed TO
various persons in this city were also
found in the package which the woman
had taken TO the hotel. The name OF
Samuel Untermyer was written on one
envelope. while the name of District
Attorney Clarke. OF Brooklyn, appeared
or another.
REGISTERED AS MRS. MAVERICK
Among the papers which were found
in the room occupied by Mrs. Martin
were lawyers advertisements. two tele-
phone numbers and clippings about the
death OF Mrs. Snead. whose aunt. Vir-
ginia o. Wardlaw. was held for the
grand jury by the New Jersey authori-
ties on Saturday.
Mrs. Martin registered at the Hotel
Bayard as Mrs Maybrick. She went %
the hotel at o'clock on Tuesday after
noon and asked for a room. After some
hesitation the woman put the name on
the hotel register and then locked her
self in her room. She refused the SER
vice OF a porter 20 carry the package
which contained the papers
Several times on the way 20 Head
quarters in a taxicab the woman was ap-
psrently on the verge Of a total break
down Detectives Gallagher and Her
ton. who had gone TO the hotel with
SkeIly and StapIeton. had remained in
the street most OF the time the others
We're in the wOman's room All the de-
tectives made the trip with the woman
TO Headquarters.
Several times. when the woman seemed
stronger. the four quietly questioned her.
but she replied that she did not want 20
say anything. ThroughOut the detectives
treated the woman with courtesy and
kindness.
IN SEVERAL HOTELS.
Mrs. Martin left the hotel at 4 o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon in a taxicab and
was driven TO the Hotel CoIlingswOOd.
AT No As West S5th street where she
spent several hours in the reception
room She was heavily veiled at all
times and attracted attention from the
moment she entered the Hotel Baya-d
The name which she assumed further
aroused the suspicious Of the hotel man.
agement. who communicated with the
\ police.
/ Mrs Mary Snead. another sister Os
I Mrs. Martin. was not told OF the arrest
until a late hour. she is living in a
furnished room house in West ed street.
which was occupied at one time by Mrs
Martin. Mrs. Ocey W. VI. Snead. the vic
tim OF the bAthtub trage ~. and Mrs
Martha Eliza Wardlaw. the mother Oc
the two women now held for the murder.
/ Mrs. Martin was very nervous while
being arraigned at Headquarters and
answered questions in a terSy way.
viii / have 70 appear in the Court of
( General Sessions every day." she asked
the detectives. Well I hope that your
mother viii never have % be in as zauch
trouble as I am and that most peopls
viii get an equal show. Where is the
remarkabIe McCaTerty - she asked. re-
ferring 10 Inspector McCsnerty. Il
don't see him anywhere around" After
her examination Detectives Skeuy and
Stapleton took the prisoner % the Mer-
Ger street station
Louis Hartman. the notary Who admit
ted his signature on a receipt bearins
the name Of Mrs. Snead. told TriSuns
reporter yesterday that Mrs Snead was
not present when he put hts name and
seal on the paper The receipt was ons
OF two documents found on Monday night
in the home OF a First avenue express
man. and was dated August IA. 1909 The
signatures. according 20 the expressman
and the notary. were obtained by Mrs
Virginia q. Wardlaw. who is awaiting N.
action Of the grand Jury in the ESSEX
County Jail