Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-01

n and of the rubbish in the cellar.
Thus far nothing grewsome except the
voman's body was found in the East
Orange house.
Police Chief Bell was told by the
ne3ahbors that almost every night dur
inc the four or five days preceding the
discovery of the bathtub victim there
sx.ss constant hammering on the floors
ef fhe mysterious house. The neighhors
naturally thought nothing of the ham
merinc AT first, as they believed that
ths newcomers were laying down car
a,ets. There are no carpets on the hoor
and the detectives can find nothing in
The house to indicate what was the
cause of al the hammering. Therefore
The police have decided to follow the Eek
4ample OF the Flatbush detectives n
raise the flooring, especially in the al
cove bedroom and in the kitchen.
Another significant bit of information
given to the police by the %neighhors Is
The fact that on the day before the
hodv was fotind-and then it was dead
fer more than t~wenty-four hours-there
was for the first and only time a fire
built in the kitchen range. 1t burned so
6ereely ard the smoke that issued from
The chimney was so dense that the next
door neighbor thought very seriously OF
ringing in an alarm of fire. That was
the only fire that was built in the
range during the ten days hat the
newcomers lived in the house.
When the prisoner vas aTraisned BE-
fore the recorder she answered to the
name Of Miss Virginia Wardlaw. The
charge agninst her was murder IN the
first legree and the complainant was
CHIEF Of Police James Bell. The Ward
law Woman. after an apparently
peaceful nights sleep. woke early
She asked that her breakfast
consist of grape fruit. cereal and
boiled eggs. She got the eggs. she
knew that a charge of murder had been
preferred against her, but her dehant
and steel-like manner did not change.
she was no more communicative after
than before ahe announcement OF the
murder charge.
Prisoner cIothcd in Black.
Dressed all in black cloth that had
once been costly and wearing a deep
crepe ven over her face the
woman was ushered into the court room
by CHIEF of Police Bell. The heavy
black veil hung down over her race
heing fastened to a rather shabby black
bonnet-an old style headpiece, Like
he dress the bonnet looked as If 1t had
been knocked about considerable. Ihere
were several camera men in the court
room. but they were disappointed IN
stead Of going to the witness chair that
had been placed in a convenient spot
for a fl~ashlight, the chief OF ponce
walked his cunning prisoner TO the
front of the recorders desk. The wom-
ans back was turned upon the
photographers, the reporters and the
morbidly curious crowd of spectators.
BE kind enough to lift your VEIL
madam directed the recorder.
as It a legal requirement. asked the
Wardlaw woman. half turning N
casting a nervous glance at the little
army OF photographers.
Being Informed that the law SO re-
auired she raised her heavy veil but q
trife. She showed a rather pointed
and a determined chin-anyshing
but a weak face. She is about feet 81
Inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds
The complaint. alleging that on No
vember 20 she killed Ossie w. Snead'
read by the recorder.
"My duty, remarked the recorder,
IS to inform you in advance that any