The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-23
mrs. MARTIN TRIES TO ESCAPE
fEEBEE ATTEMPTS TD GET
or or THE GOt RT R0OM.
Constable Assigned TO -, Near Hrr and
Keep watch AZ the re~timsny In
tended tn Prove Her Insane HAS neeu
Presented- she Insists she u sane.

With the conclusion of the testimony
OF DIR. Walter y. Washington In Newark
yesterday afternoon IN the proceedings
20 determine tho mental condition Of
Mrs. Caroline d, Martin. who il await
ing trial for tho murder II her daughter
Ocey Snead, counsel for the petitioners
rested their case
Louis Hood. special counsel for the
prosecution. opened the States case
by saying he would show that Mrs Martin
IL not insane. hut that the so-cailsd delI-
sions which witnesses testified to were
based on facts Of which she had no
know ledge
Ernest r. Lawss of Montclair. a repre-
sentative Of the New York Life Insurance
Company. was called az the States first
witness. He testified i'm regard to EN-
ployment of detectives IN the Snead case.
Mrs Martin interrupt .d the proceed
ings several times vest srday while DIR
Washington was t.-tifyinR Once when
he declared that although she denounced
n. prosecutor in severest terms she 10
always cumming with him in court
Mrs. Martin stood up and said
i love Mr. Mott. The Bible tells We
70 love our enemies and so I love him
Frequently shs repeated these words
and then began to cry Several times
during the day She uttered a long sigh
and once exclaimed oh. how long is
this going 10 lasti'
Twice during the raonss hour Mrs
Martin tried TO climb out II ono of the
long French windows OF the court room
To The balcony. but ~as restrained
shortly after 'h. hearing adjourned
the woman. who vas aIon. with CON
stable and a reporter. got up from her
scat and walked 10 the end of the room
She opened 'he window and started IL
climb 90 the balcony. when the constable
took her ny the arm.
Mrs Martin was allowed to sat by the
window. but the constable sat alongside
Of her She talked in a rambling way
and kept wringng her hands and clap
ping them. Frequently she would assume
"A position az II in prayer
In cross examining DIR Washington the
, prosecution dissectad the answers OF Mr.
Martin to inquiries IN jail regarding the
sanity Of Miss Virginia Nardlaw. the dead
sister. DR.. Washington read from hls
notes and SAID THAT tn. answers lacked
intelligence ON" reply "a TO the sorrows
Of Miss Nardlaw related 20 the financial
rrverses OF n relative who is said Ia have
suffered lOss pl SIo.Sj IN faIurS OF n
trust cornpany Mr. Hood asked IL that
was an intelligent answer rs To sorrow and
when the doctor sad he didn't think 80
Mr. Hood said that most people would
call II such
MIR Hood declared that Mrs Martin in
sIsts she ~ sane Dr " ashIngion .a-
planned that that was common dslusion
Of insane people
Many saw they ar. sane and all tho rest
Of the world insane. the. witness added
Nr Hood then wanted 10 know II Mrs
Martin thought that wHv when sh. inter
rupt"d with.
4 do In another breath she aid I
mean IN Fss.x county
Dr Washington -aId h" d'd not think
that Mrs Martin was "A danger 10 anytDdy
Ia answer TO q question of the Court he
cited IN support 81 his theory of defective
judgment the fact that members OF the
family thought her irresponsible and n III
=ubj.-ct for asylum treatment. Answer
ing another question h- --iId b. doubted
II Mrs Martin compartments her position
and that he does not b.l'Nr she r"a.l zs,-
her mead II counsel OF - aware OF any
Cours. to pursue al her own d-fenc"