Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-25
Attorneys for Mrs. Mar
tin Say Defense
Needs Papers.
DOCUMENTS SHOW BANK
ACCOUNT HELD BY SISTERS
0cey Snead's Death Not Neces-
sary TO Realize on Life
Insurance Policies.

emand was made today Prose-
Gu n Wilbur A. Mott by RiIker & Hilzer
an former Judge CbaHncy H Benz1ey.
of counsel, representing Mrs. CaroIfne
ID. Martin, for n number of papers new
In possession of the prosecutor, and
which, according to the attorneys I'm
the ease, belong to them. The demand
for the papers WAS served On Leuis
Hood who accepted service witheuf
commment-
This afternoon Mr.. Hood called at
the Court House and together with
County Detective Albert Hargan care
fully went over the documents re-
quested by the lawyers for the defense.
The papers demanded consists Of
correspondence with various persons
in the South during October and Mo-
vember. 1909; bank books in which It
is claimed there are banking accounts
in the names of Virginia o. Wardlaw.
now dead: Mrs. Caroline B. Martin ana
Mrs. Mary w. Snead. the three woman
charged with the murder Of Ocey w.
M Snead in an East Orange house on
November 90 last. and a mass of COR
respondence relating to the different
activities of the three sisters for
Of Ocey Snead.
Particular stress IS laid ON the fnct
In one of the demands TINT the prose-
eutor has in his possession number
of letters between Mrs. Martin and sew
errI Insurance companses relating to
policies on the life of Ocey snead- 1t
fs claimed by Mrs Martin that this corr
respondence will show that far from. IL
being necessary to cause the death OF
Oeey snead I'm order to realize money
on the policies, arrangements were IN
progress nf the time OF her death se
make loan one or more OF th4l
policies and that the preuiuns had
been paid in advance on ali of them.
/ It Is the claim OF Chandler ". Riker
and former Judge Beasley that the de-
Tense IS being deprived OF its right BY
the action of the prosecutor IN holding
in his possession the private papers OF
Mrs. Martin, as well as those of Vir-
ginia o. Wardlaw and Mrs Mary w.
Snead
"These papers are absolutely essen
tial to the defense. They are our
papers. and we propose to have them
said Mr. Beasley today.
1t is also claimed by Mr. Rilzer ana
Mr.. Beasley that the papers which they
| demand viii prove beyond DOUBT rfar
the three women, Mrs. Martin. Mrs
Snead and Miss Wardlaw were not in
destitute circumstances. : has been
claimed. but were in possession OF COM
siderable money and were Planning ton
turn over certain properties 80 as to
obtain much more. when then plans
were blocked by the death or Ocey
Snead and the subsequent arrest of the
three sisters and the confiscation OF
their private papers. including corre-
/ spondence bank books and personal
memoranda
One demand is for school circulars
and school catalogues of the French
and English school Of Mrs Mary snead.
conducted at 81 East Thirty -ninth
street, New York city. and also let
ters of recommendation from persons
in New Jersey and other States
Papers Demanded.
Another demand is for corresponds
ence showing plans for opening a small
home for gentlewomen in East Orange.
While it is not stated, it is believed
that IL was the intention to found this
home in the house where 0cey Snead
met her untimely death last November.
The demand made on Prosecutor
Mott is signed by Rilxer & Riker. at
torneys, and Chauncy H. Beasley, at
torney and of counsel for Caroline B.
Martin The text in full follows:
ITO Wilbur A. Mott, Esq. Prosecutor
Of the etPleas of the County OF Es-
sex:
Please take notice that in behalf OF
Caroline B. Martin. one of the defend-
ants in the above entitled cause, we
demand the production by you and de-
livery to US OF the following papers In
your possession or under your control.
each of which is necessary in the prep
aration OF the defense and in the de-
Tense of Caroline B. Martin in the
above entitled cause
1--WE also demand an inspection Of the
said papers and opportunity TO make
copies thereof.
THE papers which we demand and Of
which we demand an inspection and
opportunity to make copies are as fol-
lows:
"Q) Papers relating to lands Of Caro-
line b. Martin situated In the suburbs
of Louisville. Ky The particular prop
erty referred to In the papers consists
! of sixteen building lots in block %.
/ wilder Park property Among these
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