, 1865-11-16
A LIFE OF CRIME.
Thomas Wood, the Robber, Garoter
and Bounty Jumper.

The deliberations Of The Recorders Court on l
Monday and Tuesday we're taken up IN The tnh 0!
one Of the most notorious and successful villains
eret brought before that tribunal for Judgment.
ThouAs Wood, who. On Tuesday evening" BY the
action Of twelve Of bis pecr, WAS doomed to sefre
the Stnte 1t Joliet for nve years at "hard labor"
has a history Of crime which ia seldom exceeded
even In fiction. II ball were told OF The many acts
Of <fllany peEpettzted BY this desperado, volume
of no anaau dimensions would be the Tesn1t-
more righteous verdict WIS never returned by
Jury In th city than that brought IN by the "twelse
good and lawful men" Who sat in Judgment IN this
Cause.
Thomas Wood wss born in the city Of New York |
In 1853 md il consequently twenty-seyen yes7s Of
are III The present time. lie received good COM
mon school education, and 1t the age Of seventeen.
IVES p!Aced in a dty goods store On broadway.
= here he remained about yeas. Or until detected
By biz cnp}oyess in appaopsisinR the funds Of the
establishment To such an extent bad be carried
on his theie that jury ecnienced him 10 drr Jeats
Imprisonment in the Auburn Peniteutia9. lie
served out thla sentence but made several despef
a,e attempts to escape On bis rtturn to srivl
be rcaumtn almost Immediately bis old way OF Ite,
Carrying on his operations In conjunction VIII
toEns e III Il lis n.t7e siai nd ooc.sioaaliy when
b :s s Msea 1ead g.
md burglar II .his c.ty, 1ilwsatee ,Sa zss,, 81
4 regnlar intervals. In "a, when The Government
State, county and city anthoftt1et commfneso oasI
| Ing bountiea to volunteers, Wood adopted .ae
sSss e e ss. osr nss 4 ls
nnt y soIs a oet IT ef ine
Sweet ordered him 10 Be manAeied IN enca ioan,
ner a. 10 make escape impossible. Ino9gh %e;sasea
nrceedei IN reonininc his liberty the fonrth time,
but wns discovered By sentinel n une 70 pscseni
eseape e VI srr.iened ne,o,s ane ;ens1 r.
,ts5 esasn,ltsls rs Q, hat hs s had tspgsa nas
u 10 sut ae
ins mpti.onmentin in the wi osf" for sese5s. II
shte sentence w somntsa by % 0sE FL o. tas a
ihe va, to i've yes,s imprisonment .t bard l.bos
In fhe ohio Peuiienna1y. From that tnst1tutlon he
wae either pafdoned or escaped tn July aa.t, when
at l.Iee 81 uotii lie SD Of August 1885, At which
time he was arrested. together Wy another &C.
| and Webb, for robbing The bon'e Of Ilnsenha1th,
No. Isl, Walnsh avenue. II Ia for h1s last 'aliafny
that be /. about to GndesEo p9nsnme IN. n,,,sed
detsfied account Of this mott remarkable robbefy,
wh1cn ior bolduess nas ncEer but onee exoeeded u
,b ,bat M eomnittsd On c.,E stfes la.1 fsee
! cod visited Mr.. Ltuseubasth's residence tso o.
! ih.ee days psevfous to The robbery. T2Feseni,ns
hi@ef to be m fo1 r. aae eere i
{ Tatsnjnr he house, HI. l.. informed him that ht
did moi desire bis assistance. teehng ah4naanti, p
ean sfes 1Sst BE- knew N ee1tan s'ties, enemies Of 81
eaaf:nf essse w. xhf asesa ID no @ ss i.
Q dut c1np|o5ment In Tie interview, however
Tood snassd to St haa.. rsx rSe 81 o. oe te
y ~ HHyN H{fEf fllA. duE11t
r | he sbsepce OF Liusenba1th's entire household
Wood. and his confade Blair, made descent upo1
siiie door Win IN axe, and after 1ansacktng eye
= drawer and cupboard IN the house Isde good thet
= e.cape, Carrying With them sAo2o In U. j: 81
: Tpon the ietu.n- Of Nj. Anssnbssth, about ha
q IN hour ai1er this bold transaction bad been coI
md r. a. q sao md ii
js:s;ss; s. Miss h:9 saa .ssssn Wss
e earactT and diligence these officers wete not Ion
e6 il fe1reiins out the robbers, whom they arestes
sy xas bs eaeh u 1s snsa S
= Il the time Of the preliminary examination. AZ
The time Of iheir ' enyist,oD y u .as o 1a
To- Blasss eonhsel and their ttends to oserturn t
Il. testimony Of the psosecntop. We are sonJ 4
u force. together with oher parties who are eons1
I'd b s general Public II tSt = honssf e0 .s 1sat T. ef
e d st Il s. tSis1es @ 81 md epu.h M
-. -. and sid the scoundrels. Or the examfnation,
ia ieea fhan twenty -four thieves and 1ewd wom.
swearing that be was in their company % ths d
he soees b9t owing T. tse tsss 1nasissS,s
u, rob The State Of Woods services were thMaste
=. One Of the witnesses for the defence - Fattt
Dmzh-Wss 1rsted IN the couEt rooM on .ne e1a
IsansI Sweets eu Friday night last and vas bonl