Evening star., 1937-07-28
LOVER STRANCLES
WIFE Of ANOTHER
Jealousy Motive to Bring
Death Penalty Demand
for Stanley Martin.
By the Associated Press.

oS tiie HbsotidlSU FlsHS.
NEW YORK, July 2s-A jealousy
motive supplied by an estranged wife
led District Attorney Charles Sullivan
to demand the death penalty today for
Stanley A. Martin, jr., 29-year-old
confessed slayer Of Wall Street
brokers' wife.
Sullivan said the new motive. volun-
teered by Mrs. Evelyn Martin. pretty
Southern-born wife of the philander-
ing killer, was evidence that Martin
strangled his victim by design and
not-as he insists-"becauSe she asked
me to-"
The victim, Mrs. Florence jackson,
SO, mother of two small children, was
found dead, with her arms clutched
around Martins shoulders, as he drove
her around the streets of Flushing,
Long Island, at dawn yesterday. She
had been garroted with the red leather
belt OF her dress.
Mrs. Martin told the district attor-
ney that some weeks ago her husband,
commenting on his Illicit love affair
with Mrs. Jackson, declared:
I'm Going to Kill Her"
I'm going to kill her because she
is making me jealous
She said her husband also remarked
that once before he had tried TO Choke
that woman"
He discussed his clandestlne rela-
tons with the older woman in fire.
quent conversations with her. Mrs.
Martin said, adding that he was al
most garrulous in disclosing details of
their gay drinking parties and amor
Gus dalliance
Brought face to face with his wife,
Martin sullenly denied he had ever
tried to choke Mrs Jackson before
the night of the murder He said, how
ever. he engaged in violent argu-
ment' with the woman because she
gave her telephone number and ad-
dress to another man in a beer tavern,
While furnishing authorities with
a key motive which District Attorney
Sullivan said would break down Mar
tins murder by request" defense.
Mrs. Martin paradoxically came to the
defense of her husband, declaring:
Couldn't See Her"
I'm going to stand by him because
he is the father OF our child-even if
1 don't love him any more I haven't
really loved him since he allowed that
woman to break up our home.
Il knew he was running around
with her. Even her husband knew it
I couldn't see her attraction. Perhaps
1t was her age and her superior way
OF living. She had two cars and
servants and plenty OF money. Any
how. she caught his fancy"
Sullivan, indicating he would press
a frst-degree murder charge against
Martin, today received seven love let
tiers allegedly written by Mrs. Jackson
to Martin, turned over to him by Mrs,
Martin
One Of the letters, addressed to Mar
tin as my Dearest Husband" read in
part:
oh, my darling, how I have missed
you 1t has been three days now and
l haven't heard from you. I feel am
going mad. Why don't YOU
get IN touch with me? You are so
cruel to me. When you know
how much I love you. Call me soon,
my sweet"
She Footed Bills
Assistant District Attorney Irwin
Shapiro said that Martin, who faces
a hearing Thursday on homicide
charge, told him that Mrs. jackson
footed the bills for all our good times
and drinks"
jackson, commission broker, told
detectives he had known of his wifes
affair, but had considered Martin too
insignificant to worry much about"
Later he said, he found Martin in his
home so many times he finally ordered
him ito get out and stay out"
Martin strangled Mrs Jackson rs
they sat parked In her car on a lonely
road. He intended killing himself by
driving the car of bridge, he told
police, but changed his mind when he
sobered and instead drove to 4 hos
pital, in the hope Of reviving his COM
panion
The Martins were married In 1925 in
Baltimore, where her home was, when
Martin was studying at Johns Hopkins
Medical School. They separated three
months ago.
She said her husband had been
nervous and irresponsible" ever since
he was struck by a hit-and-run driver
two and . half years ago and re-
ceived q double skull fracture.
Bunches Of hanAnax were blown