The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
KEPT Maid BUSY
PICKING UP Bills |
Mrs. Martin Liked to.
Scatter Money Over
Floor.
SAT ON BED AND
ISR ED Pts Z OIL
Spent $40 for Combs and SIS for
Pins-A Few Of the Eccen-
tricities Of Woman Who, if
Declared Sane, Must Face
Charge Of Killing Her
Daughter.
Daughter.
7fsnecia1 to The ~, ,,nes. pisnatch

| Newark, N. j., November 3.-The In.
quiry into the sanity OF Mrs. Caroline
X. Martin, mother Of Ocey wardlaw
Snead, who was found dead in BATH
tub in East Orange, q year ago, was
conducted to-day before Judge Ter
Eyck. II Mrs. Martin Is adjudged
sane she and her sister, Mrs. Mary
w. Snead, will be placed on trial on
November es for, the murder Of ocey
Snead. Another sister. Virginia Ward.
law, who was with Qcey snead when
she was dying, died In prison some
time ago.
When Mrs. Martin was brought into
court this morning she seemed little
concerned in the proceedings. She was
sitting IN the courtroom for some
time before Judge Ten Eyck opened
court.
Rita Sullet. a negro maid, who
worked for Mrs. Martin during 1904
and 1905 ut Soule College. Murfrees-
boro. Tenn. was the first Witness. she
fed yesterday as to the carelessness OF
Mrs. Martins personal appearance.
The witness testified that Mrs. Martin
Invariably lay about the bedroom and
spent most u her time in bed When
she did get up witness said, Mrs.
Martin would frequently go about the
school With Ole stocking and one slip
per on. 7S
Scattered Money ON Floor.
The witness was questioned concern-
ing the money matters of Mrs Martin,
and She told how Mrs. Martin usually
kept her money in box in her room.
Mrs. Martin would often go to this
box while witness was In the room and
taxa q I'm r1f f,,Il ne -
would throw about the floor. The
witness said that she was kept busy
picking up the bills.
She testified that at one time Mrs,
Martin gave her $40 and told her TO
go and buy her a comb. She said shc
Went to- q store and bought two combs
for 10Acelits each, bur that when she
gave Mrs. Martin these articles, with
the change. the latter insisted upon
the witness buying $40 wcrth.
On another occasion Mrs. Martin said
she wanted some pins, and she handed
the witness So and told her to buy
some. Witness paid S cents for the
pins. and again, when she handed Mrs.
Martin the change, she was told to go
right back again and buy SIS worth OF
pins. which she did.
The negro woman went on to say
insist upon her remaining at her home
overnight. The witness said that It
was her custom to return to her own
home every night after she had fin-.
ished her work in the school When
Mrs. Martin asked her to remain with
her oyer-nights she always gaveSthe wit-
ness 81 for staying, and she would
give the husband of the witness an
other 81 bill for allowing her to stay
with her.
Fired Pistol.
Then the witness told about hearing
a pistol shot one night While she was
staying at the school She said that
both Mrs. Martin, and she slept In thel
same room, Mrs. Martin occupying thefI
bed, and witness cot close BY. She
was asleep when she was startled by
the report of a pistol. She jumped !
out Of bed and confronted Mrs. Martini;
who was sitting on the edge ofsHller3
own bed, laughing. In her hand she
leld revolver. and remarked, lookinEil
1t the revolver: If this had killed mo
you'd have been rich. 5 @ s.
z The witness said she hensstooki the
.eVolver away from the woman, and Il
liter a while succeeded in inducing &
Ter to go back to bed. again and to 4
leep. 1t was feared at the tlfne.s that
'Irs. Martin had attempted suicide but
his could never be verified by any&of
he eccentric old woman's admissions.
Mrs. Martin is making a determlneds
light to have herself declared sane. E
n the event of Judge Ten EyclS finding Il
hat she is sane, she will nave to- stand
rial on the charge OF being implt-s|s
ated in the death of her 3daughter,EIg +
he declares she has no fear Of such sIs
trial. because she Is innocent She
ays she would rather stand trial fori
er life than run the chances Of being
ommitted to an asylum.
I 1t was learned to-day that DR. Wll-3i5II
ams, superintendent of the Metropol- X n
tan State Hospital for tho Insane, on
Wards. Island. examined Mrs. Martin fN
i jail on Sunday and is OF the opinion, e
hat she is insane. 1t Is said that he {
'ill#be put on the stand as II witness !
Or the defense and will testify that Z
he Is at present in8no mental condt-3 r.
on to stand trial for murder. 1T
MAY EARN VESSELS Fate Il