Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-11
RELATIVES HASTEN
TO SIDE OF DYING
MISS WARDLAN
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ed She is at present lying unconscious
in her room at the House of Detention.
Miss Wardlaw was removed to the
House Of Detention on August s by
the order of Chief Justice William s.
Gummere following a report from Drs.
]. Henry Clark and Walter S. Wash
ington regarding the serious illness of
the prisoner. This report was ordered
two days before by the chief justice
when 1t was brought to his attention
that the Wardlaw woman appeared to
be growing weaker and weaker at the
jail. At this time former Judge Chaun-
cey H. Beasley, personal counsel of
| Miss Wardlaw. expressed his concern
over his clients condition, and gave it
as his opinion that she would not live
to be brought TO trial.
The day before this the trial of Miss
Wardlaw and her two sisters was post
poned, for the third time, to Septem-
her 21, the second day Of the September
term of court.
This postponement followed a confer
ence between Chandler w. Riker. coun-
sci of Mrs Caroline B. Martin; Louis
Hood, assistant to County Prosecutor
Wilbur A Mott, and Miss Wardlaw's 8
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county prosecutor was at this time
lying sick in his summer home at Nam
tucket, where he was taken following
slight sunstroke in Newark, a week
before. Chief Justice Gummere ap-
proved the postponement of the trial.
Miss Wardlaw was removed from the
county Jail to the House of Detention
in a covered ambulance at 4 O'Clock in
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examined her at the detention house,
corroborated the report of Drs. Clark
and Washington. He stated that while
Miss Wardlaw was suffering from no
organic trouble she appeared nervous
and weak and from inability or disin-
chnation to eat, vas slowly starving
| to death.
The woman was assigned to large,
( light, comfortable room containing six
windows, and 1t was agreed by the
authorities to allow her opportunities
for exercise and rest not enjoyed by
the other inmates. Two trained nurses
were ordered to remain with her con-
stantly and eonstables from Sheriff
Harrigans office were detailed to guard
her in relays.
At the time of her removal Mrs.
WardfaWS 8 Two sisters complained D1t-
| terly of the action of the authorities.
| They insisted that even her removal
| to the supposedly more comfortable
| quarters assigned her in the House OF
Detention would not improve her physi-
cal condition if she were separated
| from them. Since August 5 DIR. Roth
| has given practically the same report
each day of the condition OF the wom-
an" condition unchanged"
| The present removal of Miss Ward
law to the House of Detention is the
second she has enjoyed since her ar
rest on November 20 last, the night of
the alleged murder of Ocey Snead. Two
months ago she spent three weeks
there, accompanied by her sister, MIS-
Mary w. Snead, the woman being re-
moved from the jail when the authori-
| ties were led to believe that the other
sister. Mrs. Caroline W. Martin, was
exertiRg an unwholeseme influence over
them and preventing them from taking
proper exercise and eating food enough.
Two weeks ago Miss Wardlaw is said
| to have declared that she would never
| live to be tried. At the time of this
declaration the trial had not under
gone the latest postponement and was
| only four weeks away.