The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-16
MRS. MARTIN HELD BY POLICE Mother of Mrs. Snead Is
 Accused. STRANGE CONDUCT AT HOTEL Aged Women Is Now Charged With
 Murder. East Orange Bath Tub Mystery Contin- ues to Bame the Omccrs--
 Valuable Hits of Evi-
 dence Found in
 Roem.

Martin, mother of Mrs. Ocsy W. ~ :. Snead. the East Orange (N. J) bath tub victim. was arrested In New York shortly after midnight this morning. formally charged with murder,
 The warrant was Issued yesterday by Recorder Mott at East orange, ona was placed in the hands of central of flee detectives last night.
 The warrant sets forth that the prisoner did wilfuily. feloniously. of her own malice and forethought mur- der Mrs. Ocey ". M. Snead. her daugh- ter.' Her arrest was made at the Hotel Bayard where Mrs. Martin ar rived Tuesday and from which 1t was first thought she had escaped. But after day of mystery, news came from police headquarters early today of her arrest.
 Condition is Pitinbie.
 The prisoner gave her age as 64 years, said that she was a widow and had no home. Her condition was pitt iably weak and she was shown every courtesy possible. She as taken to headquarters in taxicab and was soon in conference with her lawyer. Franklin Fort. Jr. son of the Cover nor of New Jersey, who also Is coun- sel for Miss Virginia Wardlaw, the victims aunt, now being held In New Jersey for the grand jury in connee- ton with the. case.
 When Mrs. Martin was confronted in her room by detectives she almost collapsed and 1t was some time before she gained sufficient strength to start on her journey to headquarters. It was first proposed to take her to head quarters on the subway but her weak condition made this impossible. Urged by the officers, she made several at- ten1pts to start, but would then sink gaspingI Iinto chair.
 A taxicab was finally called and with Mrs. Martin murmuring. T think I can stand 1t now" she was taken away. assisted on each side by de- tective.
 The warrant for Mrs. Martins ar- rest was issued by the New Jersey au- thorities who had learned yesterday of the presence of a mysterious wo- man at the Hotel Bayard.
 Mrs. Martin was dressed in deep mourning 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 concerning the case, but she was quick to reply that :" will not talk about this until have had the advice of my lawyer" Thereafter slie sealed her lips concerning the mystery.
 Mrs. Martin appeared In New York Wednesday with characteristic eccen- tricity for brief moment ,disappuarsd again, after defying the police of two States and left behind her the most valuable bot of evidence in rhe case yet discovered.
 In the bath room of her vacated room in an uptown hotel were found three undated notes. written on soilea note paper, in q round girlish hand. IuentIcaI with the handwrItinx of fhe note found in the East orange baJa- room. pinned to the heap of clothes near the body of Oeey Snsad The notes vary sIIghtIy in phras soiDgy. but are suustanliaily as tonoMs:
 Last year my Attte daugntsr died Near anu dear kindred too nave gone to heaven. 1 long to go there, roo. 4 nave been very "saK ana Ill .0ns tIme. Death would De blessed rsIIo. JU my sansrlngs. Wnen you rsdd tiIIs 1 NH nave commitIea sulcido. MJ sorrow ana pam in this world are greater than 4 can endure.
 'Oeey W. vi. Snead.'
 This wording Is substantially tho same as that UL the East orange note, on N nIch hangs the wnoIe case or Nsw Jersey against virginia WAFaiaw. ATS. .sIartIn sister, ana the Iast person known to nave seen Ocey sneaa nllVe. experts nave douDted tne ssndInsness Of lnIs note. 1T proEeu forgery, Ine ,neory o1 suicide heIu by Lne dsTsnsv would 1all. The evidence ui iscovrrs1 GnaG some one had made repeaLsu LfIaI uraIIs of the note will oe usou Dy the prosecution to further coliISa. .ue question of It's autAorsn!o.
 ArriVal at ktOteI.
 Tuesday afternoon a heavily vei.su, taclIurn woman, well advanced III years, aIighted rom cab at tle t1otel Aaayard and gave her name at liie aesK as Mrs. MayDerry. The cierk mlsundersIood her and by another CO., IneIoence of iii-omen, rsgiststed her as Mrs. MaybFick.
 Her actions were so unusual as to arouse the suspicious of botn tne hotei nauag elnent and the cabby. For hours sae nad driven about almleSsly Misn no apparent destination.
 once Tn ner room sne allowed no one to enter, not even the cnamber- maid. what litle food she ate wes IsIt outside ner door.
 Accordingly, the hotel management nottned ponce headquarters. which, Tn turn. notIned East orange. Dsteotives wno knocked at the door were refused aUmission.
 Mrs. Mayberry' knew her rights. The New Jersey police cannot extra dits her as a witness, however iEuca she is desired, and inasmueh as she Is not Indicted, they can seek hsr on no other pretense.
 The New York police. on -he other hand. nave no complaint whatever against her.
 Therefore, "Mrs. Mayberry" an- swered what questions she enose from behind a closed door and then dls- missed the baffied detectives. But nar case had given the notel such notoFisty that 1t required her to surrender neT room. The woman hastily collected such loose effects as she could cram into a paper box. tipped bell boy Iiberally and escaped by the hotel basement into an adjoining back yard. ana thence to the open street.
 In the vacated room newspaper rep found. in addition to the three notes, Q bundle of clippings and memoranda. an bearing on the Snead ease. disputed ,C Ills ana life insurance. This mate rial will be turned over tomorrow To