Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11

wanted me to give her a certificate o.
health. I protested that 1t was unusual
and especially at thai hour OF the night
but she urged ME, saying she wantee
10 20 to New York with 1t hat night
I then Jumped into a carriage with the
woman and went to the house. | saw
Mrs. Snead. She was apparently II
good condition, save for q little bfon'
chttfs. and I gave the prisoner a health
certificate for which l received my Zee
AS 1 was leaving the prisoner asked ms
what time 1t was. I looked at my
watch and said it was 10:So o'clock,
DR.. Teeter said that during his call
Mrs. Snead did not utter a word.
BrookIyn Doctor called.
Or. William r. Petit, of Brooklyn
was the next witness, He had peer
called, he said, on January I, lW9' &c
the house in East Forty eighth street
and Mill road to examine Mrs. snead'
The doctor was positive that MISS
wardIaw was nursing Mrs. Snead az
that time. The doctor explained tnat
Mrs. Snead was in a delicate condition,
but that it was fully a month iater
when the child was born. i :. Fort Cd
iected to the line of inquiry II the
prosecutor explained that it was for the
purpose of showing that Mrs. Snead
vas iI~l-treated by her relatives.
The doctor said that Miss NardlaW
told him that he need not worry about
the money due him, for the reason that
Mrs. Snead was largely insured and ne
would be fully compensated. Belhg
pressed for money Miss Wardiaw or
fered. SO the doctor said, a note for Sloo.
ST ala not accept the note explained
the doctor, and was somewaht sur
urtsed to have her offer a note for the
amount OF my fee was not so large. A
few DAYS later the prisoner brought TO
roe a will purporting to be made by
Mrs. Snead. In which 1 was made a
beneficiary to the extent of $1,000.
what did you say or do?'
1T was disguised with the whole out
fit and left the house. l could not hg-
ure. II everything was straight why
/ should receive any such amount oil
money for my little service.
sDid you report to the police? asked
the prosecutor.
~ reported it to ex-Police Captain
Reynolds, believing hat he was sun
in the police department.
sspid YOU discover later that Reynolds
was off the force?"
1T did,"
"Did you then report the matter to
n other police ~ofticer%
st did not until recently when MIS-.
Snead's body was found
Another voluntary witness added TO
the evidence in the possession of the
polIce which tends to show that Ocey
Susad during her last illness was
negiected and that the treatment pre-
scribed for her was deliberately with
held.
Dr.. Cornelius r. Love, of 167 Clinton
street, Brooklyn, the latest witness,
told the police the following account
Of his experience with the Wardlaws;
says Girl Was Dragged.
~Ou September 10 a woman clad in
black. whom I later learned vas Miss
wardiax, called at my office and re-
auested me to attend a sick friend OF
hers at the Hotel st. George, Brook
lyn. She said the call was urgent, SO
I went hurriedly soon after she left.
"W-hen I reached the st. George l
found the roman whom ] later learned
was Mrs. Snead, lying in a bed in d
small room on the fourth floor. This
alrl appeared to be normally strong and
rational. From a history of the case
Judged the patient was recovering
fron the effects OF child birth and
diagnosed the case as anaemia and
general run down. / prescribed eggs
and milk in abundance and went away.
.'One week later I went to the hotel
to and the old pine and the young
girl had left. ] learned they were ut
No. JAG Henry street. The next day [
was III that vicinity in my auto and
determined to see the girl,
"No one answered the bell, but I
managed to let myself into the house
by the front door, passed INTO the hall
and knocked at the first door, which,
sfter a few minutes, was opened about
an Inch by a woman who l believe
was Mrs. Martin, mother OF the girl,
had never seen the woman before.
"T found Ocey Snead, the same girl
I had attended before, lying on u bed.
she was staring at the ceiling in a
dazed, fixed way, and L was immedi-
ately certain all was not right. ! Went
p the bed and shook her. After re-
fnated Standings the girl sat up, rubbed
her eyes and mumbled unintelligently
Turning angrily upon the Older
wsman-for I was indignant because
my orders had not been carried out
I shouted:
Madam. you have drugged this girl
I am convinced you have given hel
opium"
Physician Corroborates Dragging.
DIR. John Wilkie, of 40 Schermerhory
i street. Brooklyn, was called in 10 set
Mrs. Snead about the same time thai
DIR. Love was summoned and had mucl
the same sort OF an experience.
Mrs. A. j. Willie, preparedness of tbs
clearinghouse at 146 Henry street
where Ocey Snead and her four aget
relatives lived for d short time, told O.
the mysterious visit to the house of
4 ma who she is now convinced wa!
Fletcher Snead. She said the youn;
man called September Z at dusk anc
that he remained but a few minutes.
Mrs. Willie said she received letter
for her TRANCE tenants addressed MRS
J. Willie. Back ParIor." The Ward
laws, Mrs. Mary Sncad and Oeey Snea'
were occupying at that time room OF
the first floor. consisting of a back par
Tor, a Kitchen and a sitting-roonn.
Tho Rev C. Campbell Walker. recto
Of 81. AIMS Episcopal Church, told tn
police that he was called in to see Gee
snead a few days after David Phil
onead, her baby, was christened, an