Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
MORE DISCOVERIES IN
MRS. MARTINS ROOM
One Hundred Suicide. Letters" SINH
lar to One Found With Clothing OF
Bath Tub Victim Taken from Va
Gated Hotel Apartment-Oniy Hus-
band and Grandmother at Large.
fBy Associated Press.)


sisters, who held the life OF Ocey
Snead in their hands, have enc by one
come within the reach of the law until
tonight separate cells hold them all
charged by the authorities of East
Orangs, Nj. with the murder of their
niece and daughter.
OF the girls imme date relatives on
ly her bedridden grandmother. Mrs.
Martha Wardlaw. SO years old, ana
Fletcher Snead, the cousin she mar
ried. are still at large.
Events have moved swiftly within
the last "a hours.
Shortly after the arrangement today
OF Mrs. Caroline w. Martin, Ocey
Sneads mother, who was arrested
last night In an uptown hotel, there
followed the third arrest in the case
that Of Mrs. Mary w. Snead, Mrs
Martins sister, and at once the aunt
and mother-in-law of Ocey Snead. She
Yves taken from her lodgings in New
York, charged with being a fugitive
from the justice of New Jersey, where
a warrant similar TO that issued
against her sister, was sworn out to-
day, charging murder.
Mrs. Martin Arraigned.
Mrs. Martin was arraigned this
morning in the Tombs police court
and committed 10 the Tcmbs prison,
tending the arrival of extradition pa
psas from New Jersey. Daring her
rs
to whether she would fight extradi-
ton.
Mrs. Martin is 81 years old. She
ehowed today the same marked aver
sion to lifting the heavy black veil
that completely concealed her fea-
tures. as characterized her sister. Nir-
GINA Wardlaw in the latter's exami-
nation at East Orange some days ago
Mrs. Mary Snead. when taken TO
police headquarters. today. was more
erratic in her hearing then Mrs. Mar
tin, but equally reticent.
Saved From Humiliation.
Mrs. Martins pititul infrmity
saved her the indignity OF being meas
ured and photographed but, MIS-.
Snsad escaped none OF the humiliaUng
details of police routine.
She will be examined tomorrow in
the Tombs to determine whether she
can Justly lie held tor extradition. Inc
three notes found yesterday among
Mrs. Martins effects. all similar in
handwriting and wording to the note
found pinnsd TO Ocey Snead's clothes
beside the bath tub in which she was
drc wned, were deemed sufficient evil
dence against Mrs. Martin.
The po'nt made against Mrs. Snead
* that she was a party with Miss
wardlaw to the renting o: the uniuro-
ished house in East Orange in which
Ocey Snead was found dad
More Discoveries in Room.
Further discoveries in the room va
waited by Mrs. Martin were made by
the poiice'todsy. It was stated that
these included more than 100 suicide
letters purpcsting to have been writ
ten by Ocey Snead. many q them
addressed 10 prominent New Workers.
among whom were Mrs Russell Sage
and Mrs. Clarence Burns. vel
known club woman.
All Of the letters sounded the
pathetic note Of despair. One OF therJ
addressed To whoever Finds this.
expressed dread Il pain and conciud-
ed: ~Nobooy has harms me ant I
have harmed nobody. I tove evfry
cd: Nobody he's hsfmed me and I
cannon endure physical agony" This
letter vac unsigned
Another letter addressed To M
ccuseI and aftoTncy.- was worded ~
Indicate that the writer feared the
lapsing Of her endowment Insurance
policies n che lived. through her In
ability 20 Keep sp tine payments. The
lawyers were instructed 70 PROMPTLY
collect my insurance In cash and pay
a over to my grandmother without
ruuuirinr any bend OF sccufity from
her
This VS. signed IN full: ~ycey
wardiav Martin Snesd"
mo Living Pcrroo~ to Blanc.
IN SIN smother. the writer address