New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
MRS. MARTIN FIGHTS
COURTROOM BR4WL.
Intimafion of Insanity Plea
1ffer Outbreak.

death of her daughter. Mrs. Ocey w. NJ.
Snesd. one bitter wordy tilt with
the magistrate and tire other a physical
encounter with detectives when they tried
10 lead her hack TO prison after she had
been remanaed fer further examination
Tomorrow
Mrs Martins defiance of the New Jersey
authorities set the courtroom in an up
rear. and order was not restored until five
policemen carried her 10 cell in the
Women's prison. Tn tho absence Of Frank
lin " Fort and 4. s Gilbert, the two
lawyers who have volunteered their SER
vices in connection with the case, Mrs.
Martin announced to Magistrate Cornell
that she was ready TO ask for dismissal
OF the charges on the ground of INSULT
cient evidence. She said that Mrs. Snead
had never been In New Jersey and that
she herself had not been in the house
where the body Of Mrs. ocey Snead was
foun,
Denouncing the court proceedings as
high handed. Mrs. Martin insisted on the
settlement Of the case at once. She de-
ned several witnesses who were ready to
identify her and demanded that the war
rants be withdrawn Assistant District
Attorney Rice objected to the woman's re-
quest and asked an adjournment until
Monday. Then Mrs. Martin grew violent
in her speech and asserted that the New
Jersey prosecutors had manufactured
evidence TO enable them 10 obtain her eX-
tradition from this state.
ATTACK JERSEY DETECTIVES.
The climax in the hearing came when
Mrs Martin was told that the court would
have TO hold her for the action of the New
Jersey grand jury. II demand another
hearing in this court" she shouted when
the officers asked her to accompany them
10 the prison. Then she swept aside the
heavy black wells which have screened her
face from the crowd in court, and leaped
ar the New Jersey detectives. who, taken
unswares, received a succession or re-
sounding whacks before the court officers
came 10 their assistance.
After Mrs. Martin had been convinced
that she would have an opportunity to
fight her case through a lawyer at the next
hearing she called Acting Warden Hanley
of the prison and ordered him TO send for
Mr.. Fort. Mrs. Martin spoke bitterly to
her sister. Mrs. Snead, for not going to
her assistance when she attacked the de-
tective. in describing her efforts TO gain
freedom for Mrs. Snead and herself Mrs.
Martin said:
The police have robbed lne OF my papers.
They have built up case which ] cannot
fight against When they found that /
was not represented by counsel they
brought q boy to say that I had been in
New Jersey. There is no evidence to show
that I was implicated in my daughters
death. and If had money these men would
never dare 10 hold me on charge OF muir
der. ] can prove that every bit of evil
dence brought against my two sisters and
myself has been presented By the big in
terests who want TO cheat US out of our
money.
The letters written by Ocey were proof
that she committed suicide. and no matter
hon many witnesses are called to drag US
before a jury we can show that our perse-
cutors have been hired to run US down.
They have not even allowed us private
communication with counsel. Every word
Is overheard by spies. who give distorted
statements 10 the police
At o'clock Mr. Fort called at the
Tombs and explained that his absence was
unavoidable and that a mistake in the de-
livery OF a message had prevented Mr.
Gilbert from being present at the hearing.
Mr.. Gilbert appeared later, and said that
he understood the would be set over
until next week. and there was no reason
To expect any trouble over the adjourn
ment
AWAITS GRAND JURY ACTION.
After conference with Mr.. Fort. Mr.. Gil
N bert stated that the defence would not
institute proceedings TO bring about the dis
charge Of the women until the New Jersey
grand jury acts on the case.
It was reported last night that at least
one Of the three women now held for the
death Of Mrs. Snead would make an in
sanity plea should an indictment be OBJ
tained by Prosecutor Mott. Mr.. Fort would
not deny that one Of his clients may be
examined by alieHists. He said that he is
confident that the two others will not be
held by the grand jury. The third woman
may be indicted. but Will not be tried, ac-
ocrding 10 the plan OF the defence.
a point brought up by Prosecutor Mott
Is that Witnesses have said that Miss
Nardlaw wanted q big bathtub. This is
explained by the fact that Mrs. Martin is a
stout woman" said Mr.. Fort.
The fact that a bar Of soap and a towel
were found in the dead woman's hands"
he continued. may easily be explained.
Many suicides dress in their best garments
before taking their lives, and Mrs. Snead
no doubt was animated by a motive of this
kind in taking a bath before killing her
self"
The detectives employed in the Office OF
Prosecutor Mott are seeking a package
which is said TO contain more documents
about the family relations of the Wardlaws
and the sneads. This package was left in
q drug store in this city.
Charles Kirk, fourteen years old, Of No.
William street. Newark, y. j.. was among
The witnesses taken TO the police court TO
identify Mrs Martin. He said that the
woman asked him TO carry a bundle from
the East Orange, \. J.. house on the night
that the body of Mrs. Snead was taken
from the bathtub. The boy was not called
On 10 testify. He said he was sure that tie
woman was Mrs. Martin.
The report that Fletcher ". Snead had
been found in 81. GATHERINGS, Canada, has
started a breach between Mrs Martin and
her sister. Mrs. Mary Snead. The two
women are IN adjoining cells and are given
many liberties. They appeared friendly
until Mrs Snead was told that her son had
heen visited by Mrs. Martin. Then, accord
ing 10 the matron in charge of the prison.
ers, the two women became envolyeG in a
serious row.
Mrs. Martin was 50 confident that she
nolIld be set free yesterday morning that
she drew $50 from a bank and ordered
Mrs. Snead TO be ready for her discharge.
Before leaving for the courtroom the
woman kissed the mstron and thanked her
sisr the many fsvors which had been ac-
corded her since the arrest. In a statement