Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-05
Postponed to Sept. 10,
Owing to PrOseCu-
tors Illness.
MISS WARDLAW ONCE
MORE SAID TO BE DYING
Sisters Write to East Orange
Police Chief for Money
Il and for Rings.

For the third time the trial OF the
three WardIaw sisters for the alleged
murder Of ocey w. NJ. snead I'm East
Orange November 70 last has been
portuoned. This time the trial goes
over until Monday, September IN. the
eueuine day of the fall term. The case
was to have come to trial ON August 20.
The agreement for postponement was
made following consultation between
Chandler w. Rilxer, counsel for Mrs.
Caroline B. Martin. and Louis Hood.
who wiil assist County Prosecutor VIII
bur A. Mott during the trial. Later II
was agreed to by former Judge
Chauncey H. Beasley, who now repre-
gents Miss Virginia Wardlaw. The
postponement has also been approved
by Chief Justice William s. Gummere,
who will be the trial judge in the case.
The reasons for the third postpone
ment are the illness of Prosecutor
Mi 4 who suffered from a heat stroke
on last Friday and Is now at his sum-
mer home in Nantucket. and the re-
cent entry of former Judge Beasiey
into the case. succeeding Franklin w.
Fort a.
Miss Wardlaw May Not Survive.
Incidentally Miss wardlaw. the first
one arrested in connection with the
case and the central figure in all the
startling developments, may never be
brought to trial. Thir Is the opinion Of
those who come In daily contact with
her at the county jail, and who are in
position to study her condition.
Miss Wardlaw is In a very nervous
state and cannet retain any food. DR.
Oswald A. Roth, the. jail physician,
says physically she is in good con-
Gition, but that her nervousness is
gradually wearing her down. and that
she will suffer complete collapse
Anxious !. INQUIRIES for s23 and two
gold rings alleged to be- in the possess
sion of the East Orange police au-
thorities are made in "a letter which
reached Chief James Bell. of East Or
apge,; today from the Wardlaw sisters.
Chief Bell has the money and rings and
is awaiting an order from Prosecutor
Mott before giving them up to the
counsel for Miss Virginia Wardldw.
Mrs. Caroline B, Martin and Mrs. Mary
Snead, the accused relatives. The let
ter follows:
The Letter.
"The daughters of the Rev. John
B. Wardlaw. request Chief Bell to
ascertain where is the twenty-three
dollars in cash which Miss Wardlaw
had in her possession when she was
first interviewed by Chief Bell and
which cash Chief Bell subsequently
had in his possession. Unless he
has already done SO. will he kindly
- he
cutor or TO such proper officials as
could be interviewed by counsel.
These ladies understand that one
leading counsel said that upon his
applying to Judge Mott for the said
twenty-three dollars that Judge
Mott replied that counsel could
have the twenty-three dollars
Judge Mott said that Harry O'Neili
had 1t. Miss Wardlaw needs the
money to buy fresh milk, eggs, etc,
to keep up her physical strength
for the near-approaching court pro-
ceedings.
The ladies will be very grateful II
Chief Bell will make every effort
within the rules of propriety to see
that the said s23- Is turned over to
the prosecutor or to some one of the
family counsel Kindly answer to
the family counsel so that Miss
wardlaw may have definite in
formation as to where the $23 10
and how soon she can have it
through the proper channels 1t is
probable that Chief Bell would not
have taken the $2S If Miss Wardlaw
had not voluntarily stated to Chief
Bell that she had the $23 Also
1 ascertain where are the two rings
which were upon the finger of Miss
NWardlaws deceased niece and
namesake. One of the rings had
been worn by Miss Wardlaw in her
own girlhood and have very tender
Associations.
: Signed Daughters of the Rev.
.Tohn B. Wardlaw. New and Wilsey
streets, Newark.
, Fdrrner Judge Beasley visited the jail |
this morning end had long talk with
Mrs Martin and a shorter one with
Miss Nardlaw. He urged Miss Ward
{ law to eat her meals regularly and to
take more exercise. but "she. seems to |
be utterly worn out and unable to do |
anything to help herself" said Judge
Beasley.
During part of the conference be-
tween Mr.. Beasey and Mrs Martin DR.
Roth was present. The question of the |
advisability of removing Miss Ward
law to hospital was taken up. Mrs. |
Martin advised against it and gave as
her opinion that her sister would not |
live any great length of time If sepa-
rated from herself and Mrs. Mary W. |
Snead.
I'VE can comfort her and support her I
while she is with us here. and pc-
lieve Il better for her than If she were
sent some place alone. Everything that
possibly could be done for her in
hospital is being done for her here.