The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19
AGED WOMAN CRIES IN COURT Mrs. Martin Creates a
 Scene. SHE RESETS THE OFFICERS With Mrs. Snead She Goes Bacb
 to Tombs. Prosecutor Mott. of New Jersey, De- clares That He VIII Go Deep Into the Mystery of the
 Bath Tub vic-
SHE RESETS THE OFFICERS

New York. Dec. ls.--Mrs. Caroline W. Martin astonished the court today by her denial of any connection says that of blood with her sister. Mrs. Mary Snead.
 Both women were brought before q police magistrate to determine whether or not they would fight extradition to New Jersey, where. with third sis- ter, Virginia Wardiaw. they are all charged with the murder of ocey Snead, Mrs. Martins daughter. A fur- ther hearing will be held Monday
 The sisters stood side by side. heav- fly yelled as always and robed in fold on fold of baggy black. Slater Mary was mute. but Sister Caroline showed herself the tighter of the family.
 T hadn't seen this woman" she sal4 flor e long time until she came to The Tombs. l know little of her. We have nothing to do with each other. our cases are entirely separate"
 Squat. broad and almost shapeiess Tn her heavy folds or black. Mrs. Martin planted herself In stolid opposition to the court and the detectives tighttnH for time and public sympathy. When she lifted her wells face was dis- closed, as brown as 8 walnut shell and so wrinkIed that the eyes were almost hidden,
 Denied permission to make state ment. Mrs Martin. who was not rep~ resented by counsel. declared sfae meant to have her rights and resisted the court officers efforts to auies her. she was led screaming out Of the
 Mrs. Martin and Mrs Mary snead. mother and aunt respectively of the East orange bath tub victim, were ar~ raigned on a charge of compicity lA the alleged mnrder
 The prisoners both manifeettV dreaded the ordeal. It was knowf that recent revelations have convince ed Prosecutor Mott. of Essex County where Oeey Snead. the young ricttn | Of the tragedy, met her death, that hs win have no difficulty in obtaintnE their extraditlon.
 This evidence is largely that whicA the prosecutor has uneafthed h trs tin boxes which Mrs. Martin ieff Witna the clerk in the Hotel Bayard. where she was arrested. Every document. the prosecutor insists, strengthens DIS conviction that Mrs. Snead was not suicide. He lays stress on the faNk that not one of the letters. Supposedly in ocey snead's handwriting. found among Mrs. Martins effects. mad peeh mailed. All are written on fresh nots paper and apparently had been nus handled.
 Mr' Mott declared that careful com. parIson had satisfied him that if the note found with the clothing or tns hath tub victim was in her handWrit. ing. these letters were not. Mrs Martin was brought into court ,n company with Mrs. Snead. her sis- ter The court allowed her consider. able latitude at first. Mrs hfartia .aarned determined that her sistea .kr
 Woman Creates scene.
 vhan Magistrate cornell announced that he would have to hold both the women. the trouble began.
 CT understand" said the court that inc grand jury will sit next Tuesday and you will probably be indicted.
 Mrs. Martin began to question Lne regularity of the proceedihks. Sns wanted to know under what section or ,ne code the hearing was held Shs was informed and was led from the bridge. ..,. nrotested that she did not want to go hack to the Tombs and resisted tnc officers who tried to lead her from thn court room. Alternately crying out hystericaliy. sobbing and protesting, she was taken out of the room ana back to prison.
 An East orange newsboy. whom de- tectiyes had brought here today, iden- tined Mrs. Martin as woman whoss hand-b bag he said he had carried Tor her In East Orange not far from the scene of the tragedy on November zs. last.
 On her effort to free her mind n court. Mrs Martin managed to declare that at tts time of the death Of AArr oeey snead. Mrs. Mary Snead. who was ocey's mother-in -in-law and Mrs Mar. tin,s sister. was in New York City and knaw nothing about the matter.
 Prosecutor Mott of New Jersey. said today that he had arranged to have Mrs Martin and Mrs. Mary Snead hela nrisoners in New York until he eoniu secure their indictment and axtraai- ton to New Jersey.
 MT. Mott says that he regards as sigpiacant the discovery that Mrs. Martin had visited Fletchsr Snead. the long missing husband of ocey snead' during the latters voluntary exile tn St Catherines. Ont. where Snead hAH been located.
 IIp to the time that Sneads where- ahouts became known. all the mem. bers of the family had asserted that to the best of their belief he was dead.