Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-17
MEDITERRANEAN AND
MOTHER BOTH HELD
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it was expected she would be taken dur
ing the day.
The warrant sets forth that the pris-
oner did willfuly, feloniously, of her own
malice and forethought murder Ocey w.
M. Snead. her daughter. Her arrest was
made at the Hotel Bayard, where Mrs.
Martin arrived Tuesday and from which
it was first thought that she had escaped.
But after a day of mystery, news came
from police headquarters early today OF
her arrest.
WIDOW AND HOMELESS.
The prisoner gave her age as 64 years.
said that she was a widow and had no
home. Her condition was pitiably weak
and she was shown every courtesy pos
sible. She was taken to headquarters In
taxicab and was soon in conference with
her lawyer. Franklin Fort, Jr., son of
the governor of New Jersey, who also is
counsel for Miss Virginia Wardlaw, the
victims aunt, now being held In New
Jersey for the grand jury in connection
with the case.
When Mrs. Martin was confronted In
her room by detectives she almost col
lapsed and 1t was some time before she
gained sufficient strength to start on her
tourney to headquarters. 1t was 1rst pro-
posed to take her to headquarters. on the
subway. but her weak condition made TINS
impossible. Urged by the officers, she
made several attempts to start, but would
then sink gasping into chair.
A taxicab was finally called and with
Mrs. Martin murmuring, II think l can
stand Il now" she was taken away, as
sisted on each side ~ a detectiVe'
REFUSES TO TALK.
The warrant for Mrs. Martins arrest
was issued by the New Jersey authorities
who had learned yesterday of the pres
ehce of a mysterious woman at the Hotel
Bayard.
Mrs Martin was dressed in deep mourn
ing and her face was almost completely
hidden by a heavy veil. She gave her
pedigree in a whisper and said that her
occupation was "house work.
Detectives tried to question her con-
corning the case but she was quick to re-
ply: II will not talk about this until
have had the advice of my lawyer.
thereafter she sealed her lips concerning
the mystery.
Mrs Martin, much sought in connection
with the mysterious death of her daugh-
ter. appeared in New York yesterday
with characteristic eccentricity for a
brief moment, disappeared again, after
defying the police of two states and left
behind her the most valuable bit of evil
dence in the case yet discovered.
FIND THREE NOTES.
In the bath room of her vacated room
i'm an uptown hotel were found three I'M
dated notes written on soiled note paper
in a round girlish hand, Identical with the
hand writing of the note found in the
East Orange bath room penned TO the
little heap of clothes near the body of
Ocey Snead. The notes vary slightly in
phraseoiogy, but are all substantially as
follows:
Last year my little daughter died.
Near and dear kindred too have gone to
heaven. l long to go there too. I have
been very weak and i'll a long time.
Death wouM be a blessed relief to my
sufferings. When you read this I will
have committed suicide. My sorrow and
pain in this world are greater than 1 can
endure.
"OCEY W. NJ. SNEAD"
This wording is substantially the same
as that of the East Orange note on
which hangs the whole case of New
Jersey against Virginia Wardlaw, Mrs.
Martins sister and the last person known