Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-17
BATHTUB
SUSPECT
IN A FURY
Mrs. Martin and Armed
Nan Throw Court
in Uproar.
WOMAN, VIOLENT, WELLS
ALOUD IN HER RAGE
S0utherner. Whose Revolver
Menaced Officers, Is Held
Under Strong Guard.
WOMAN, VIOLENT, WELLS
ALOUD In HER RAGE


in which Mrs. Caroline B. Martin viii
fled Judge Ten Eyck and practically
everyone connected with her case as
she leaped up and down in her rage.
together with the appearance of Oliver
ID. Matthews, a grizzled, rough-whls-
kered Southern, 20 years old carrying
big 44-calibre revolver fully loaded
in the courtroom, created plenty Of
excitement at the Essex County CourI
! House today. Matthews, who declared
that if the Martin case was down
South the judge and prosecutor would
have been shot long ago. was relieved
of his shooting-iron and placed under
arrest
Matthews has been an inmate of the
Essex County Asylum for the Insane
at several different times, and is a
! familiar figure around the Court
House which he haunts at all times
This morning he turned up in Judge
Ten Eycls's coirt-roon, as usual. and
walking up TO Constable James H.
Reid. asked when Mrs Martin would
reach the courtroom.
4 am a Southern gentleman and a
friend of hers, and : have little token
acre for her
He displayed a small paper-covered
package. which Read took and opened.
Inside was two faded carnations and
some sflriveled fern leaves,
constables@ Gottfried Kunz and
-abram Lehrich Joined Reid just in
time 10 hear Matthews remark: The
delay in this ease Is a Shame, and II it
lwas down South the Judge and prose
That was enough for Reid. and he
grabbed the man and made a hurried.
search for weapons. IN the inside
pocket or the coat he pulled out long,
black &+-caiibre revolver. fully loaded
i The three cons,ables at once rushed
Matthews tc Chief of Detective Wei
mers office. where he was recognized
as an eX-lunatic. He was not arrested.
but kept in the office all morning. Steps
will be taken 70 have him returned TO
the Overbrook Asylum.
After being taken to Weimer's Office
Matthews said he had no intention or
shooting anybody and did not know
that he had the big six-shooter in his
pocket until Reid discovered it.
Matthews said he lived at 110 Halsey
street and was a machinist by occu-
patton. but had not worked for long
while. Prosecutor Mott said he knee-1
Matthews well and was satisfied that
he had no intention of harming him
self or Judge Ten Eyck.
Warrant Out for Matthews.
At noon a warrant was sworn out
for Matthew's arrest on charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. The. war
rant was sworn out by Frederick
Weimer. chief of county detectives
The object of this move was to give
time for the preparation of papers to
have Matthews declared insane. Dur
ing the morning he was examined by
all of the experts engaged in the Mar
tin case, and they all pronounced him
absolutely insane. He was taken to
the county Jail and within few days
i will be removed to Overlook asylum.
Mrs. Martins widest outbreak since
/ the investigation into her mental con-
/ dition began occurred soon after her
/ examination as a witness was begun by
/ Judge Ten Eyck, behind closed doors.
/ After five minutes of comparatively ra-
tional conduct she yelled out that she
was the victim of a conspiracy and
surrounded by bribed lawyers and con-
stables and that an effort was being
made to railroad her 10 prison. Then.
SO violent did she become, her bonnet
slipped from her head as she threw
papers she had brought from the jail on
the floor and kicked them about. All
efforts to quiet her were futile, and
+ finally Judge Ten Eyck conducted her
| TO his private Office there to try and
reason with the infuriated woman.
When the court room had been
cleared of ali by the judge. four law
years, six doctors and the Stenographer
the examination of Mrs. Martin was
begun. She refused to be sworn, and
did not take the witness stand, Judge
Ten Eyck taking a chair near her aud
beginning to propcund a series of ques-
tions he had prepared.
He first asked Mrs. Martin where sAe
was born. She replied that she dIdnt
know Then she was asked what her
fathers name was and she replied thai
she did not remember. In reply -
the Judges question as to the name ef
her husband. she said. Colonel, tnen
hesitated, and said .'Wsrdlaw." Her
husbands name was Colonel Robert
NJ. Martin.
! Her Outbreak Violent.
/ Soon after this Mrs. Martin broke
! loose. She screamed and shouted she
was not being given a faie trial. Her
TRADE against those about her con-
! tipued for fully fifteen minutes. and
even when led away to Judge Ten
) Eyck's Office she was still protesting
that she was being victimized by de-
signing lawyers. She even declared
that the constable guarding her was
'bribed."
For fully twenty minutes Mrs. Martin
was absolute boss of the courtroom.
She called down the vengeance Of the
gods and everything else she could
think Of on those who she claims are