New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-02
TRACE GIRL VICTIM
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withheld. In this woman the girl con-
fided once, when she eluded the vigilance
OF her companions. and told a story OF
being connected with one Of the foremost
families of Georgia
AS soon as L saw the picture of the
girl found dead in the bath tub in East
Orange knew that II was the same one"
said the woman TO a reporter from The
Tribune. 1T was the latter part Of June
or around the first of July that 1 first saw
tue girl Accompanied by the two women
she came TO my house. and one OF the
women, who called herself Mrs Wardlaw.
asked if | knew OF any apartments In
the neighborhOod that they could obtain
al once. l saw that the girl was in a
delicate condition. and asked them to
stay at my home for dinner. This they
did.
BORE MACON. GA, TAG
THE initials on a suitcase they carried
had been scratched off. but there was a
tag on it, Macon to New York The
girl seemed in a daze. and before asking
a question would look at the two women
She was plainly in fear of them. and my
heart went out TO the poor thing. We
began talking about the South. for I
knew by their accent they were South
erners, and Mrs. Wardlaw said that they
had just come from Macon. Ga. and that
they were relatives of the famous Ward
law family. I knew of the family. and
told them so, but that was all they would
say about themselves.
Il left the room for something and the
girl followed me. oh. I am in awful
trouble she said. and don't know which
way 10 turn. These women are no kin
OF mine. and / so wish / had a friend.
Do they raise much trouble here in the
North IL they find baby on doorstep"
Captain Coughlin of the Brooklyn De-
tective Bureau. said that the child was
still in So. GATHERINGS Hospital where
it was registered as Daniel Pollock
Sread." That the child was taken 10 the
hospital by woman answering the de-
scription of Mrs. Wardlaw was found out
yesterday; also that the woman who
stored the furniture OF the 4Sth street
house answered the same description
William Fl. O'Neu. a detective of East
Orange. y. J., who was intrusted by the
police authorities of that city with the
investigation of the Flatbush phase of
the Snead mystery. worked all day
yesterday In the neighborhood OF the
Last 18th street house. He said last
night he was being converted 10 the
suicide theory by the results OF his in
cuiries.
Some features of the case are still puz-.
cling the detectives. One Of these is the
will transactions, in which William S.
Fee, a lawyer. was called three times to
the House of Mystery" This was for
the purpose OF drawing a will, revokins
u former document signed by Mrs Snead.
which made Mrs. Martha Elizabeth
WardIaw the sole beneficiary OF the
young woman's estate. A copy Of the
will was procured by the detectives. II
read:
l. Ocey Martin Wardlaw SncaJ. OF the
County of Kings. Borough OF BROOKLYN.
IN the County of New York and the State
OF New York, being of legal age and OF
sound depOsing mind do make this my
last will and testament
First-I direct that my funeral ex-
PC nses and just debts be paid.
Second give To my infant son the
Third give and bequeath all the re-
mainder of my estate. both legal and
personal. Of which / may die assessed
at the time of my death. TO my grand
mother, Martha Elizabeth Wardlaw.
FOURTH appoint my grandmother.
Martha Elizabeth Wardlaw, the execu-
INK of my estate. without bond or Sc
curity of any kind
Fifth appoint my grandmother
Martha Elizabeth wardlaw. the guardian
or the person and estate of my infant
son. to act without bonds and 10 have |
powers
SlXth-ln the event Of the death of my
infant son | direct that all the properly /
he shall obtain from me revert 70 M
grandmother Martha Elizabeth Ward |
law.
In witness whereof I have 10 this. nv |
last Will and testament, consisting of two |
sheets OF paper. subscribed nv name on !
the Sth day of September, 1909
The police found that Mrs Snead had /
borrowed 10 capacity on her two policies /
OF $4,000 and $1,000 I'm the New York Life /
Insurance Company. The company. il is