The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08
Shouting and Weeping,
Mrs. Martin Defies
Officers.
RECESS TAKEN TO
RESTORE QUIET
Mother of Bath Tub Victim De-
nounces Judge, Witness and
Prosccution-Morc Evidence
Of Eccentric Conduct While
Operating Schools in
Virginia.
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Especial to The 'Tlmes- -Dispatch:l
Newark, y. j., November 7.---Shout-
ing and weeping, denounc!ng witness
and court and prosecution, Mrs. Caro-
limo p. Martin figured in further Out.
burst at rhe continuation of proceed-
ings TO determine her mental status
before Judge Ten Eyck this morning
Mrs. Martin disregardcd all efforts to
quiet her. and the court was finally
compelled to order a recess for FIVE
minutes.
John l. vaughan, of Evansville. Va.
was testifying as to affairs at the
Wardlaw college In 1908, under cross
examination of Louis Hood. associated
with Prosecutor Mott IN the case, when
the mother of ocey snead, the Eas,
Orange bath tub victim. created the
scene.
II never said anything that he Is
telling. she shouted The court rap.
ped for order, and Constabies McManus
md Reid stepped toward Mrs Martin
But ignoring the courts gavel and re-
straining hands Of the officers. the wo.
man continued her outburst.
I'm no more than anybody else
she cried why can't the prosecutor
Try this case2 The prosecutor IS able
20 try me. don't want TO be tried
.n this county anyway. ] can't get
.iir lTlal
While she shouted Judge Ten Eyck
called to her. threatening TO adjourn
court II she did not desis;. AS she
continued her TRADE he called the re.
cess.
Mrs Martin sank into her seat weep.
ting while officers or the court talked
20 her In low tones, When the hear.
ing WAS resumed sine had apparently
recovered her calm.
Mr.. Vaughan. when interrupted. vas
undergoing REORGANIZATION specifi.
caliy on the subject OF solicitations BY
Mrs. Martin for aid IN Improving the
tiansburg. Va he insisted she wantes
a manager who could obtain endow
rncnts.
The witness. who is railroad con
tractor at Evansville. near Christians.
burg. had testified at the outset thai
Mrs, Martin sought In 1908 TO inter
est him in scheme to convert her
college into a combined school ano
summer resort He declared she called
on him in a curta.ned carriage an6
offered him $1,000 II he would accom-.
rans her to the college merely to view
the place He consented to go. and as
he mounted the vehicle she offered him
d package.
1T contained $1,000" he testified
As j had consented to go. she said
she had prepared to increase the offer.
which i refused to take
When he visited the college Mrs
Martin showed him a room carpeted in
rcd. he continued, and told him II was
the red room and was to be his
whenever he was in town 1T was then
that she described her plan to improve
the college, he added.
"Sfle had more schemes than any
person never met Mr.. vaughan wen,
on. adding that he viewed the property
several times.
Witness furSher testified that Mrs
Martin had tried to induce him IN
various ways to accept the manage
nent of the proposed resort and push
her plans for Improvement, offering
him money as an inducements
"She brought in cash covered with
ashes he averred "and told me she
had about $1,000 In ash barrels. She
declared she would not trust the
banks.'.
Telling of one visit she had made to
ltim at shawsville Mr.. Vaughan de-
elared that when she got in her car
riagc to depart he observed that one
foot was bare.
Her dress at all times" he said
was most unusual"
Mr.. Hood tried to obtain from the
Witness further details of Mrs. Mar.
no specific solicitation of a loan.
She made SO many overtures for
raising money that l can't recall any
s cne.p he asserted. s
Reverting to tile alleged offer OF ST..
ZOO In a sarridge at Shawsville, MIR
Hood developed that Miss Virginia
iNardlaw. the dead sister of the indict.
ed trio, and Fletcher snead, husband
of Ocey, We're in the carriage and saw
the transaction.
when Mrs. Martin said, We agree
ID give you sh20o.' did she name this
Others in the asreement?n asked Mr.
Hood. ~.
Witness replied in the Affirmative
lie insisted that the offer was merely
for his trouble that day in viewing tht
college and was mt an earnest for hlt
proposed assumption Of the business
responsibilities f}the college.
questioned by Judge Ten Eyck, Mr.
Vaughan declared that at times he was
impressed with the belief that Mrs
Martin was able to manage her own
affairs but at other times he felt she
was exceedingly changeahle.
On redirect examination by Adrian
Riker. the witness asserted that Mrs
y NthtliIl WAS llSllHeu9 70 uuNi'S ''tHt ~
his own affairs
Rev. Albert G. Wardlaw, brother OF
Mrs. Martin was next called. His
home is at Spartanburg. s. g., where
l,e' is a. presbyterian minister In hel
sirlhood,'' he said OF his sister "she
was neat and pretty. of sparkling eye
and great intellectnality, She always
4 dressed In keeping with the means OF
the father, a minister. "a think she was
= recognized as a girl o c unusual men.
tally. She began teaching in the home
at thirteen. and at fifteen or sixteen
Taught In public schools pupils much
older than Eerself.v' , 59
NJ "Were you at any time under hei
personal control and guldance2'' asked
Air, Rlker. Is
"She directed bot my school ant
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