The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-16
KILLS DAUGHTER,
IS CHARGE MADE
Mrs. Caroline W. Martin Under
Arrest, Accused Of Murder
ing Mrs. Snead.
SOME STRANGE FEATURES
OF MYSTERY IN CASE
Notes That May Be Genuine or
Forged VIII Figure in
Defense.

NEW YORK, Dec, l5.-Mrs. Caroline
W, Martin, mother Of Ocev W. Sncod.
he East Orange, y. j., bathtub victim
was arrested in Ncw York This morning
aud formally charged with murder.
Tho warrant was issued Yesterday by
Recorder Mott al East Orange and WAS
placed in the hands Of detectives last
night.
The warrant sets forth that he pris-
oncr did williully. felouiously, Of her
own malice and forclhougbt. murder
Occy W. NJ. Sncad,' her daughter.
The arrest WAS made at the Hotel
| Tuesday. and from which it was first
thought that she had escaped. But,
after day of mystery, announcement
came from police Headquarters early
today Of her arrest.
Accused Is Feeble,
The prisoner gave her age as 81
wears. and said that she was q widow
and had no home. ilcr condition was
pitia bly, weak and she was shown every
courtesy possible. She was taken ia
headquarters in a taXicah aud was soon
in conference with her lawyer, Frank
lin Fort. .Jr.. son of the governor Of
New ,IcTSc|. WHO II aiso 'pdHS'l iol
Miss Virginia Wardlag. rhc victim 5
aunt. being held in New jersey in con"
nection with the case.
When Mrs. Martin was confronted in
her own room by detectives she almost
collapsed
The warrant for Mrs Martin 8 ar,
rest WAS issued by the New Jersey an.
thoritIes, who had learned Yesterday of
the presence of y mysterious woman at
the Hotel Baysrd.
Mrs. Martin was dressed in deep
mourning and her face WAS almost GOV
cred by heavy veil. She said ner oc-
cupution was "housework.
Refuses to Talk.
When her pedigree had been taken,
detectives tried 10 question hcr copcern-
ing the case. but she WAS quick 10 reply
that II viii no; talk about tins until
| have had the advice Of my LAWYER.
In tho bathroom OF Mrs. Martin :
room at the hotel were found three mn
dated notes, written in a girlish haud
identical with the handwriting of the
note found in the East Orange bath
roam pinned 10 a little heap of clothes
near the body of Ocey Sncad. The
notes vary slightly in phrasculogY. but
are substantially as follows:
Mysterious Notes.
i.ilSi wear MY llllIt hduSulfI 'It'l,
Others near and dear, kindred. too. have
gone 80 heaven. | long 10 go there,
too. | have been very weak and III
for a long tlmc. Death VIII he a blessed
relief 10 my suffcrings. When you read
this | will have committed suIcidc, My
sorrow and pain in this world are
greater than | can endure.
"OCEY W. VI. SNEAD.
This wording is substantially the same
AZ hat Of the East Orange note. on
which hangs the whole ease Of New
Jersey against Virginia WardEaw. Mrs.
Martin S sister, and the last person
known 10 have seen Occy Snead alive.
Experts have doubted tho genuineness
of This noie. If proved Il forgery. the
theory of suicide held hy The defense
would fail The evidence discovered
today that some one had made repeated
rial drafts of tho uolc would he used
hv the prosecution to combat the qucs
ton Of lis authorship,
In Mrs. Martin : room newspaper.
men found bundle of clippings aud
memoranda bearing on the Snead case,
disputed wills and life insurance,