Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-17
Entire Family Seems Involved in New
York Tragedy.
SUICIDE" LETTERS ARE FoUNr
Over One Hundred Missives Left in
Room Vacated by Mrs. Martin.
NEW CLUES COME TO THE SURFACE
NotepaPer and Handwriting of sus-
peet Are Same ms On Note sup
posed TO Have Been writ
ten by Victim.

NEW YORK, Dec. l6-Three sisters. who
held the life Of Ocey Snead in their hands.
have. one by one, come within the reach
Of the law. unun tonight separate cells
hold them ell, charged by the authorities
Of East Orange, y. j., with the murder Of
their niece and daughter.
OF the girls immediate relatives only
her bedridden grandmother. Mrs Martha
Nardlaw, s. years old. and Fletcher Snead.
the cousin she married. are Still at large.
A rumor that Fletcher Snead, the missing
husband, had Deen found in hiding at St
GATHERINGS optarion. was denied tonight
by the St GATHERINGS police.
Events have moved swiftly within the
last twenty -four hours Shortly after the
arraignment today OF Mrs. Caroline W.
Martin, ocey Sneads mother, the third
arrest in the case-that of Mrs. Mary
snead. Mrs Martins sister. she was taken
from her lodgings in New York charged
with being a fugitive from justice from
New Jersey, where warrant, similar to
that issued against her sister. was sworn
out today, ehargiSg murder.
Mrs. Martin sent TO Jail.
Mrs. Martin was arraigned this morning
IN the Tombs police court and committed
to the Tombs pending the arrival Of extra
diuon papers from New Jersey During her
examination she spoke as briefly as pos
sible and gave no indication as TO whether
she would fight extradluon.
Mrs. Martin il a years old and feeble
Of body, though resolute and alert OF mind
She showed today the same marked aver
sion TO lifting the heavy black veil that
completely concealed her features as char
aeterized her sister, Virginia wardlaw. in
the latter's examination at East Orange
some days ago.
Mrs. Mary Snead. when taken TO police
headquarters, was more erect in her bear
ing than Mrs, Martin but equally reficent
Mrs. Martins pitiful infirmity saved her
the indlgnity Of being measured and photo
grsphed. but Mrs. snead escaped none OF
the humiliating details Of police routine
She viii be examined tomorrow in the
Tombs police court to determine whether
she can justly be held for extradition.
The three notes found yesterday among
Mrs. Martins effects. all similar in hand.
writing and wording 10 the suicide note
found pinned to Ocey Snead's clothes. be-
side ths bath tub in which she was
drowned, were deemed sufficient evidence
against Mrs. Martin. The point made
against Mrs. Snead is that she was a partv
with Miss Wardlaw 10 the renting OF the
urfUrnished house in East Orange in which
ocey snead was found dead.
wants to End Life.
Mrs. Martin talked Of suicide and col.
lapsed as she was being led to a cell in the
Mercer street police station
The ending is DEATH" was Mrs. Martins
reported comment on the answer of the
detective TO her questions as to what
the legal proceedings would be in her case.
L would welcome death" the detectives
report her as continuing i am old and
can't help anyone and am Of no use l want
TO go 10 heaven"
Mrs Martin was arrested late last night
on warrant issued in New Jersey cbarg-
ing her with the murder Of her daughter
Mrs MaiuH's sister, Miss Virginia Ward
law, has for some days been held in a
New Jersey prison cell to await the action
OF the grand jury on a similar charge.
Mrs Martin had been missing since the
tragedy and her unexpected appearance
ana me circumstances leading up to the
apprehension were dramatic developments
Of case sensational from the first.
IN her room in the little hotel where she
was located arter protraeted search were
were found three notes, the wording NJ
which was almost Identical with that of
the suicide note" found pinned 10 the
clothing Of Ocey Snead when her hody
was discovered.
The notes w.re written on paper of ,hs
same color and texture as that OF the orig
iEal suicide note and the handwriting was
practically Identical Slight changes In
Phraseology are all the differences noted
"suiOide" Letters in Room.
In the room vacated by Mrs. Martin the
police today found more than 100 suicide
e'lers purpOrting 10 have been written by
oces snead Many Of them were addressed
% prominent New Workers. among whom
Aere Mrs. Russell sage and Mrs. Clarence
Sarns' well known club woman.
All OF the letters sounded the patbet,.
ao'e OF despair. one addressed TO whoever
mas this expressed dread Of pain ana
'oiiS'uued' Nobody has harmed me ana
'uEe harmed nobody. ! love EVERYDAY
NJ everybody loves me- but csnpo, |
maure physical agony" This letter vs.
nsigned was
AholneF letter addressed TO my eounssl
nd attorney" was Worded 70 in5ics,s -.
he writer feared the lapsinK az - =
oWinent insurance policies. tbrouys
sAoiii'y 10 Keep up the payments TY,e
'NSers We're instructed to promptly col
set my Insurance in cash aad nav :,
Wer TO my grandmother without r.
niring any bond or security from H. !,
his was signed in fun ''ocey Warsls,v
tRrtin SneAd"
VIII Importing to have been B,aaa
the bath tub victim dated septernh.r
last and directing that all Of her pron-
ny be turned over 10 bar s--..-..,
as also found.
When the hour for her arraiRnmsn,
rriVed Ms Martin was taken 10 The
Omos court She had again donned TIE
sur heavy wells which she wore last
light, but Notwithstanding this protection
lhen she saw the group Of photographer
bout the station she protested against
leir presence, declaring that she u-as - 1
q psrsecuted