The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
100000 HEIRS
LOVE LETTERS READ
Martin. Sued by Mrs. Clarke,
Even Sent Regards to the
Dog and Cat.
PROMISED HER $4,000

Mrs. Cora Maude Clarke. who is suing
John Leon Martin. former broker and
heir to more thar $1,000. 900. for $4,000
because he married Miss Maude c.. Eddy
in 1912 instead Of herself. told Supreme
Court Justice Lehman and n jury yester-
day Of the shock she received when Mar
tin married without telling her OF his
plans.
Mrs. Clarke Identified scores Of letters
written to her from various points in the
United states and Europe during the
eight years In which she AMI Martin
were on friendly terms. the letters re-
yealing Martin as an able composer of
love notes. III many OF the letters Mar
! tin also sent his love to Jim and
Tom" which turned out TO be . dog and
cat.
The plaintiff told OF various apart
ments IN which che and Martin lived.
and said hat Martin sent her TO Lake
Memphremaeog. Vt. In the summer Of
1909. where she met many OF the sum-
ner c~olonists as Mrs. Martin. When she
was III at Lakewood, y. j., in January.
1911. she says Martin told her 1t WAS not
! fair for her to he living ~ she had been
and assured her he would marry as soon
as he could induce his mother TO consent.
Martin married Miss Eddy on March
&c. 1912. but Mrs. Clark. said the most
endearing letters ne ever wrote her were
sent during the period Just prior to this
date. She said he spent "A certain Friday
with her in their apartment n re-
iterated his promise To- marry. Ito prom
.sed to see her tho following day. but
didn't. and on sunday abe called on mu-
tual friends where he had consented to
meet her. He didn't appear and her
friends didn't know why. but OH the fol-
lowing Wednesday they told her he had
been married in the meantime.
Mrs. Clarke said she called up Martin
at the Hotel Aston. where she heard he
Vas staying with his bride. and n woma.
answered. Mrs. Clarke asked for Mar
tin. and when he came to the telephone
she said. II understand YOU are mar
ried." She said he replied Yes" ard az
oncc hung M the receiver.
The plaintiff said she was no shocked
thar she never knew how she got home
and that she was III FOR three months.
The rent for the apartment had been
paid for Il year. so she didn't have to
worry about that Not long after his
marriage Martin asked her to meet him
at the home OF their friends. she testified.
and in discussing IL he said
I'm sorry about II. ! don't know why
7 did 4. ! must AVE been crazy. My
wife IL going TO get a divorce from me"
Mrs. Clarke testified that Martin prom
ised TO put $780, 90" In trust for her and
buy her a beautiful home on Long Is-
land" He kept IN touch with her. she
said. and gave her money from time TO
time until August Is. 1912. \ few
months later Mrs. Clarke hrough, suit.
Under cross-eXaininatipu by Terence
y. McManus. counsel for Martin. Mrs.
Clark. said she was ~ years old and
that when she was |, she was married
10 Harold Baldwin. She divorced MIN IN
1875 and subsequently got employment
in a Brooklyn Jewelry store. A. shat
time she met a Mrs. Mary T.. Merritt.
for whom she became companion at q
salary of $50 q week. Mrs. Merritt died
in 1895 and subsequently she got $50 "A
week from a Mr.. lie Grove. who was "a
grandson OF tn. Singer ewing machine
people and who paid her the money on
account Of ar expressed wish by Mrs
Merritt that she receive $50 a week Tor
life
~ this poin, in the cross-eXsm'nat!on
an adjournment WAS taken TO to-day.