New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
SNEAD INQUIRY Up
MISS W4RDL1W HELD.
No Direct Testimony Connects
Her scifh Death.


a, every detail OF the testimony given by
eleven witnesses before Recorder Mott in
the East Orange City Hall. and before she
was reuande6 10 the Essex County Jan
without hail she requested The minutes OF
IN. stenographer's notes for comparison
u-i,h those taken by herself
Franklin ". Fort. son OF the Governor
% New Jersey and counsel for Miss
NVsrdlaw. denounced the proceedings as
q .'rrasred half day" and said that moth
,rr had been shown TO suggest a motive
Cor murder or that Mrs. Snead did not
commit suicide. Despite the lawyers OBJ
-er,ion against the admission OF evidence
r,vrn hy several doctors and the East Or
snEe police. Recorder Mott ruled that the
case would have 10 be presented 10 the
sra-a s,lry. which meets next week
Miss Wardlaw. with her face hidden by
,r-o heavy veil- was unaffected while the
incidents cf the finding of Ocey Snead's
tosv we're being told by County Physician
Mckenzie and the chief of detectives. She
reluctantly lifted the wells when the Wit
-esses were called 70 identify her as the
u-o-nar who lived with Mrs. Snead IA Flat
hush snd IN East Orange. Il was only
g. these moments that the woman stopped
the writing or the voluminous testimony.
.rclud'nE the physicians report Of the su-
r0rs~.
HANDWRITING EXPERT 4 MYSTERY.
IRE evidence on which the police were
sbls n hold Miss Wardlaw while they
s-s seeking facts 70 be presented TO the
.u-v was made up % the statements ~
william =. O'Neill. a policeman. William
= Kinsey. handwriting expert, and Dr
Simmons. who said that Mrs. snead had
reen dead for more than eighteen hours
-
TUB
~ Kiaslev stated that the suicide
r-ts" found pinned 70 the clothes OF the
dead wc--ar appeared 20 have been written
n rvo pens. ore 70 sign the name and an
ether 70 Vriue the death plan. he was not
-repsred - pass OF the genuinsness OF the
hznewriring 50 far as 20 state that the
rots ard the signature. or both. were writ
s.n b Ocey y. n snead.
DIG you examine the handwriting
asked NJ Mott
Yes" vas the reply
What opinion did you form"
Z concluded that the pen used in wit
INK the signature vas not the same
hsd been used in writing TIE body Of the
note"
NJ Kinslev rent - 70 say ths- he had
not been furnished with any standard OF
rhe dead Uousn's s writing. except TWO sig
natures. which were shown 70 him two
GAYS sgo.
IN your opinion. vas TIE note in the
dead wousn's hsn6writing?' asked the
prosecutor.
'T an unable to say" replied Mr.. Kins-
lsy.
FLETCHER sNEAD DEAD-
IN an EFFORT 70 show that Mrs. snssd
hsd been dead fer many hours before Miss
~s-dlow reported 70 the police that her
rlece had committed suicioe. O'Neiu, the
policeman. said that he vas the first 70
Investigate the death. He described the
meeting with Miss Wardlsv and said that
when he called attention 10 the writing
~ tire death note II ink. the woman said
r1sr there we're 10 pens OF ink n the
house Then. ne said. she told him of the
81 70 establish e home IN East Orange
% the climate agreed with her niece
ONeill told the Recorder that Miss Ward
lsw said Fletcher Y. Snead had been
hurled IN Mount Hope Cemetery. Book
1vr While the East Orange house and
The condition CT Mrs Snead's body were
betrg described BY the county physician.
Mss Wsrdlsw made many notes. She
Rad fIled several sheets of paper when
TIE tss-i-oo-y was complete A. times she
appeared 70 meet with her disapprovsl.
tIf a. no time left on writing.
Mr. Fort often interrupted the exsmins-
ri0n with objections 10 the stories which
we're told concerning the last year IN the
lfe q Mrs. snesd. The objections brought
several sharp remarks from Prosecutor
Mott. vho insisted that the incidents
showing the conduct of Miss Wsrdlsw
toward her niece were necessary 70 sug-
p@Er q motive in connection with the
oesrh
u was admitted that Mrs Martha =
Va-6laV, the mother of the prisoner. was
fhe beneficiary . rhe large amount ~
l'Ta Insurance held on the life Of Ms.
Coe- Snead
DOCTOR GIVES TESTIMONY.
rhe charges made by DR.. William r.
Ferri-. of Brooklyn. who said that he was
named IS the beneficiary 81 5000 IN one
~ Nrr Snead's wills. took Up a part %
Tie examination. Dr. Pettir described The
condition q the dead woman vhen she was
RS patient ir Flatbush He said that
1T-r snead had not received the attention
which he had ordered. and that the treat
r1e1r accorded her was responsible for
s.cEness which requires his attention last
Hgmrler
Doctor Petrit was challenged by Mr.. Fort
vlen hs Described Mrs. Snead's condition
ss having The appearance OF hypnotic in
fIenoe The lawyer asked the doctor 20
qualify as = hypnotic expert, and when the
latter admitted his knowledge % such {.
condition was limited 10 a medical opinion
De vas relieved from further testimony
I- Perut identified Miss Wardlaw as the
woman who engaged him 10 operate on
E-g. Sread-
TIE principal clev which led % the ar
re-t ~ Mss Wardlaw was found by Alfred
= Hardin. q county detective, who was
euCrg the FIRST men 10 search the last
Orange cottage. Through a story In
@eR York newspaper he obtained evidence
which showed that Miss Nareiaw spent
Ilrt o. Sunday or Monday morning IN the
house away from the body
This evidence was supported oy stste-
TncIt made BY chief Bell OF the Last
Orange police. who said that Miss WARD
law admitted she had not been n the upper
r0ons % the cottage before the body OF
Ter niece vas found. Miss Wardlaw said
tEat Mrs. suead had gene 20 her room 10
have q long sleep. and that she cld NOT
care 10 disturb her"
Mr. FORTS PLEA ~ VAIN
W'aen the slender bits Of evidence had
heen presented by Prosecutor Mott 70 show