Evening journal., 1922-05-03
HER APPEALS
SPURNED, SHE
SHOOTS SELF
contInaed from pare one

right breast on the steps of the Re
habilitation Division building at i.S
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Sh
previously had short talk witt
Martin and evidently decided t
kill herself when she realized h
had left the building by a rear doc
TO get away from her.
Martin saw army service in Franc
and was gassed. He was sent her
by the War Department In March o
last year to take a vocational cours'
in agriculture at the University o
Delaware. He is about 2S years o
age and is popular with the othel
rehabilitation students.
The woman who ended her life
was the mother of a 19-months-olc
child. Martin d.sclaimed parentagt
OF the child TO state Detective Johr
Moore. who investigated the case
Yesterday afternoon. but Martin ad-
mitted to the detective that he nae
paid $3.50 to Miss Mumford ana tha'
she signed a paner releasing MN
from any. responsibility as TO the
child. which IS now said TO be IN
Lebanon al the home of relative
of Martin. where the woman lett me
baby when she came 10 Newark. i'e
payment Of this money Is salo 10
have been the result OF MISS NUN
ford having Martin arrested in Lena
non over a year ago
1t is now generally believed that
Miss Mumford came TO Newark win
the intention of killing Martin re
is known 10 have received a tele-
cram said to have been sent oy
woman relative in Lebanoh on
Nondav night. warning him that
Miss Mumford was coming 10 Ne"-
ark and had threatened TO Kill hlm'
This relative said to he a niece. also
said in the telegram that MISS NUN
FORD had left the child with her aho |
that She said she was after reVente. |
Last night several hours atter MISS /
Arumford committed suicide, Mar /
IN received a special delivery let
,sr from his mother. warning MIN (
,hat the woman was on her way 10
newark. that she had purchased
revolver and had threatened TO Kill
him
Miss Mumford arrived in NewarK
AZ 1880 o'clock yesterday morning
over the Pennsylvania Railroad ana
went direct to the Rehabilitation
,u,lding in a bus She went TO the
,ffice of r. NJ. Upton, director Oh the
division. and inquired for Marun'
Miss Evelyn Crow. a clerk, was IN
he Office at the time and she sent
Tor Martin. He left the office CON
rersing with the woman
After talking a short time 10 MISS
Numford Martin says he told her
ne had TO take an examination ana
eft her. He claims that she sug-
yested that he return to her and that
ne said he would not as he was mar
Red. She told him when he left'
Martin sad. that she would wait un-
iii his examination was over. lie /
then entered the classroom and |
shortly afterwards, realizing that
she was still waiting, left the bulld-
ing by the rear way and ala not
return.
Miss Mumford inquired for Mar
lin several times after this. bariy |
N the afternoon she went TO the
,lassroom and learned that he had
ef, fhe building. Il was then that
he walked out on the porch Just
,,tside the office of Director Upton
nd shot herself. Two "rehab' stu
ants walking along Delaware ave-
ne are said to have seen her nre
ne bullet into her breast. Others
, the building heard the report ana ,
,shing out. found her haddled up
\ The floor OF the porch. Dr. wal
r. II. steel arrived in a few min |
res and/the woman was dead then.
.tar 10Th DIR. II. G.. Kollock and I
r. CHARLES II. Blake arrived. IN
.rfaker Jones took charge oil the
,dy. The bullet had gone through q
sr right lung and following the Il
,urse of her ribs. pierced her
uartsn was sent for and arrived IL
short time after the tragedy and b
entitled the body as that OF MISS
umford. e.
There was considerable excitement :,
ound the "rehab" building FOR :
me time and Mr.. Upton refused =,
give out any information to news =.
ners for some time.
Miss Mumford was a small woman a.
ID OF rather prepossessing appear ~
zee. She was well ds5ssed and at ~
acted considerable attention our III
~ the three hours she stoos around
10 porch and corridor OF the build
az She wore a red hat with white tn
Gather and velour coat. 1t Is be
houcht that she carried the revol- of
'er either in the pocket Of her coat Cl
,r handbag. al
Martin moved to Lebanon, he lin
says. about FIVE or six years ago al
from Mt Alto Pa. He met Miss S
AIumford there and they became l.
close friends. Sometime later he en-
tered the service. IN
shortly after his return from {
France he married. his wife being {
here with him. About year ago
Miss Mumford IS said to have had
Martin arrested in Lebanon and he
was released on the payment
$50 After this Miss Mumford is
sa5d 10 have gone to Warren. Ohio.
where Martin says. he heard she was
narr.ed, but this has not been veri-
led.
She returned to the home OF her
-ather in Lebanon last week and
: said 10 have left the child at the
nome of Robert Martin brother
II the "rehab' student, when she
anne 10 Newark.
Mrs. Martin. owing TO her condi-
ion. her baby having been born
his week. has not been told by her
,,.h,,5 of Yesterdays tragedy