Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-26
MOTT So ILL HOOD
WILL BE- CHIEF IN
SNEAO CASE TRIAL
Prosecutor May Be Unable
to Be in Court Sep
tember 21.
STATES COUNSEL REFUSES
INTERVIEW ON DOCUMENTS
Both Sides Will Be Ready to
Present Case to Jury
Next Month.

Louis Hood will be in charge Of the
prosecution at the trial of Mrs. Caro-
line B. Martin and Mrs. Mary w.
Snead, the two surviving sisters Of the
three Wardlaw sisters, who are charged
with the murder of Ocey w. NJ. Snead,
when the case comes to trial on Sep
tember 81.
Mr.. Hood was engaged several
months ago as special counsel to as
sist County Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott
In the trial. The illness of Mr.. Mott
put the active preparation of the case
up to Mr. Hood, and while 1t has not
been officially stated it is understood
that he will be in full charge at the
trial.
Mr.. Mott is still suffering from the
effects of slight sunstroke sustained
in this city three weeks ago today, and
Is resting at his summer home in Nan
tucket, Mass. It is doubtful If he will
have recovered sufficiently by Septem-
Der 21 to be present at the trial In
any event Mr.. Hood is to have entire
charge
When Mr.. Hood was served yester-
day. as told exclusively in the EVE
MING STAR, with demand notice on
behalf of Riker 6 Riker, attorneys, and
Charrcey H. Beasley, of counsel for
N srtin. for certain papers In tfe
pe ion of the prosecutor, he made
n, mment.
st pight just before ,lAnne.Sg for
hi sum home at As -. K, he
rel lsed olutely to dlSuuss the de-
mand fo- lie papers.
Really l do not know what the
notice contains. was very busy
when it was handed to me, and only
glanced at 1t. I will not have any
thing to say as to whether or not the
demand will be complied with until
my return to the city on Monday"
Consults with Detective.
For six hours yesterday Mr.. Hood
was behind locked doors in the prose-
cntor's private office examining
papers in the case. With him was
County Detective Alfred Hargan. who
has been at work on the case ever
since the discovery of the dead body
of Ocey Snead in the bathtub of the
almost deserted house "A East Orange
on November 20 last.
Hargan made an extended Southern
trip with Prosecutor Mott last spring
Just prior to the time first set for the
trial of the three sisters May 16, and
is familiar with every angle of the
case that the prosecutor expects to
fasten on Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Snead.
Mr.. Hood would not say last night
that any of the bankbooks, correspond
ence with insurance companies and
real estate dealers and other papers
mentioned in the demands made by
attorneys Tor Mrs. Martin were in his
possession or not. ST cannot discuss
that matter at all until Monday" was
all he would say
After three postponements the case is
now practically sure to go to trial Sep
tember 21. The prosecution has claimed,
ever since last June. that 1t was ready
to proceed at any time.
Mr.. Riker was ready for trial six
months ago, so far as Mrs. Martin was
concerned, while Abner and Samuel
Kalisch. who represent Mrs. Snead. say
they are ready.
The death of Virginia 0. Wardlaw at
the House of Detention on August II
made it necessary for Mr.. Riker sand
Judge Beasley, who had only shortly
before that time come into the case as
counsel for Miss Wardlaw. to do some
hard work in preparing the case anew.
Following the death of Miss Wardlaw
Mr.. Beasley Joined hands with Mr..
Rilxer In the defense of Mrs. Martin.