Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
Mental Experts Examine Women
Accused of Murder of 0cey
w. M. Snead.
ATTORNEYS REFUSE TO
TELL OBJECT OF JAIL VISIT
Specialists May Be Used to
Prove Necessity for Further
Postponement OF Trial.

That the three WardIaw sisters-Miss
Virginia o. Wardlaw Mrs Carolina H.
Martin and Mrs. Mary B. Snead-are
insane will be the reason advanced by
lam S. Gummere next Saturday when
a second postponement of their trial
for the murder OF Ocey w M Snead In
a vacant house on South Fourteenth
street East Orange, will be asked for
Yesterday afternoon at the county
Jail the three sisters were under OBJ
servation for a long period by DR.
Harry A. Cotton of Trenton medical
director of the Norris Plains Hospital
for the Insane, and DR. Walter 8
Washington, of this city.
The two physicians. both noted as
specialists In diseases of the mind,
were sent to the Jail by Chandler w.
Riker. attorney for Caroline B. Martin.
but who in this instance, also acted
for Franklin w. Fort. counsel for yir-
ginia O. Wardlaw. and Samuel KaliscIl.
counsel for Mrs. Mary -. Snead.
The fact that the two physicians hai
visited the jail leaked out in a conver-
sation between two attaches of the ia1f
late yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Fort was first asked what the o.
ject of the visit was Better ask Mr..
Riker about that" was his reply.
Mr.. Isiller, by coincidence, happens
TO be opposing Mr.. Fort in AN issue on
trial before Judge Adams in tho Su-
preme Court. ''Yes, Drs Cotton and
Washington examined the three sisters
yesterday afternoon at my request
said he today.
What was the object. 90 the exam
ination? Will there a,e plea OF ia
sanity entered for either Of the three
| sisters, tifrins thu. triGll or in The motion
for postpenement?"
'Well, Doctors Cotton ami Washing
ton are both specialists IN mental dis
eases. you know" ard Mr.. Rllscr smiled
broadly. He refused to discuss that
phase Of the case any further.
Samuel kalisch was next sought, and
when informed that the reporter for
the STAR knew that the two doctors
had examined the three sisters yester-
day made almost the identical reply az
Mr.. Fort:
Better see Mr.. Riller about that he
said. HE is handling that end of thu
case, I do not know just what the
report of the doctors is. Do not know
wHether any report has been made as
yet. 1t will be made TO Mr.. Riker. and
Mr.. Fort and myself Will discuss 1t
with him later"
1t is admitted by the prosecutors OF
flee that the application for stay Of
trial will be granted when asked fer
next Saturday but Prosecutor Wilbur
A. Mott will not say on what grounds
| IL win be asked for
Last Saturday Prosecutor Mott start
| ed to leave the Supreme Court room
| just before CHIEF Justice Gummere had
finished with tile final case before him,
but turned back, and, going to the
bench, whispered for couple OF min
utes to the chief justice
Finally he spoke out Then you
will entertain that motion next Satur-
day?r to which the chief justice nod
ded his head and said: Il will" Asked
moment later what motion he had
referred to- the prosecutor said he had
| nothing to say, but lie Immediately
went into conference with Chandler
Ril<er behind closed doors that lasted
for forty minutes aG
Mr.. RilSer was asked today II in the
event of a stay being granted, as It
surely will be, if there would be any
attempt to bail the three sisters.
mo, l think not was the reply.
"The sisters have no money and have
no friends that could go on their bonds
even IL 1t was thought advisable to ask
for BAIL
Prosecutor Mott. asked if he would
oppose any move t9 bail the. three
sisters. said: That's too silly to even
consider. No lawyer would attempt to
bail any prisoner in such, a case as
this is'
Prosecutor Mott said today that he
had never had any examination OF the
three sisters made as to their mental
condition. He did say, however. that
Dir. Henry A. Clark, physician to the
police department had several times
visited the Jail to prescribe for Virginia
O. Wardlaw when she was i'll