Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-16

ters and in the =rercer street station
say that her resemblance to her sister.
Miss Wardlaw, is remarkable, Mrs.
Martin being a triiie stouter.
Prosecutor Mott questioned Mrs. Mar
tin last night in the Mercer Street
Station, but got nothing of Importance
from her. She asked for her bundle q
papers and it was given to her. She
examined the contents of the bundle
and exclaimed:
Some one has been tampering with
it."
Mrs. Martin was assured that the
bundle had not been touched. although
detectives knew the tell-tale practise
suicide notes" and the hotel bills b.
which her identity was clinched had
been taken from the bundle.
II know some one has been tanper-
ing with this bundle" exclaimed Mrs
Martin, and they must give back what
was taken out" Her manner showed
she was greatly disturbed.
Asks for Mecanerty.
When she was taken to police head
quarters last night Mrs. Martin asked
Where is this great and wonderfaf
AfcCanerty?''
When she was told that tie head OF
the detective bureau was away on u
vacation the prisoner seemed greatly
disappointed
OF peculiar significance were Mrs.
Martins comments as she was being
taken from her hotel to police head
quarters after her arrest.
On the way she talked ramblingly ard
several times referred to Ocey Snead
as that poor girl'' and my daughter
The word suicide was frequently on
her lips. There are hundreds of suicides
every day. was her comment TO the
detectives on the case of her daughter.
and no attention would have been paid
TO this one she added. except thar
the party had money
Mrs Martin collapsed as she was heS
ing led to a cell in the Mercer street
police station.
'aThe ending IS death was her 4e-
ported comment on the answer OF the
detectives to her questions as to what
the legal proceedings would be in her
case.
Il would welcome death. tie detec-
tives report her as continuing. 7 ami
old and can't help any one and am, i.
ne use. ! wan. TO go to heaven,
The womans condition was pitiable
When she was brought to the station
hous and turned over TO the kindly Of
fees OF the matron she tainted but
was revived and then led to her cell
Aun. Told OF Arrest.
Franklin w Fort. counsel Tor Miss
Wardlaw. visited his client In the Essex
county jail today and told her of the
arrest of her sister. He showed her the
newspaper accounts OF the arrest uf
Mrs. Martin and of the finding OF the
practise Suicide" notes. Miss Ward
law seemed to be much cast down by
the news and would make no comment
upon 1t.
Mrs. Martin was permitted to send q
telegram TO Mr.. Fort today. asking him
to come TO New York Immediately. The
detective preserved the original tele-
gram that they might compare the
handwriting with that of t'.e scores Of
suicide" notes found in her room at
the Hotel Bayard.
1 Two of the first notes discovered fol-
/ low:
New "suicide Note~ M. L.
Last year my little daughter
/ died. Other near and dear kinurel
have gone to Heaven. ] long to 60
/ there. too. have been weak a long
! time Death will be blessed relief
! TO me in my suffering. When you
read this viii have committed sui
eide My sorrow and my pain ia
this world are greater than can
| endure.
"OCEY W. NJ. SNEAD.''
New "Suicide Note, No. =.
MY little child has died. Others
near and dear have died. want
| to be in I.eaven. have been pros
trated a long time. When you have
! read this ! wifi be dead from sui
eide. Do not grieve for me. Rejoice
that death brings me a painless
sleep blessed relief from sickness.
| suffering and pain greater than I
can bear.
"OCEY W. NJ. SNEAD.s
Original ssufcide Note.-
Last year my little daughter died.
! Other near and dear ones have gone
/ before. l want to join them Ia
\ Heaven / have been Frustrated
with Illness lorg time. When YOU
read this l will have committed SUI
eide Do not grieve for me. Rejoi<e
with me that death brings me
blessed relief from pain and suffer
! ing greater than ] can bear
| 30. w NJ SNEAD."
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