The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-16

A story OF Thoma. wood, Actor and Machin-
list, aud Of - Concdina Country Girl

Thomas Il Wood, q shrowd young English
man who has been I'm turn n machnist. cornet
player. variety actor and show manager in
Newark. last week left his young and prot
ty wife, after n three months' honeymoon,
and sailed for England. lie arrived in Newark
from England about three wears ago. His in
tclligencc, wit, and social nature made him
popular with the performers in the theatres.
particularly the women. although his face Ia
deeply pittcd by smallpox In January last he
and James Taylor wcll-k known variety actor.
rented the Adclphi Theatre. corner oi Mulberry
and Market streets. which had already ruined
several managers and lcssccs They engaged
large company. but in three weeks the venture
failed.
About n year ago Wood wns introduced to n
young country girl, Miss Lilly Davis He learn
ed that sho was n cousin OF Mr.. Hiram Davis Of
East Newark. who ia reputed TO be worth
1900 600. and that her widowed mother had con-
siderable property He was very attentive to
the girl and represented that no owned n large
machine shop and had money in bank. She
lived with her brother and invalid mother on n
farm near Newton. Sussex county. ~ j. and
she frequently visited Newark. Wood always
met her at the train. took her out
! driving. and introduced her behind the scenes
. p variety theatre. To her eyes. unused to
| Theatre display tho variety halls woro delight
| ful Sh" hncame infatuated with Wood, and on
I thn 22d Of last Fn runry she was secretly mar
! rind TO him in Newark. Her friends and r.la-
/ tivcs were v.ry angry when they learned Of her
i MARI 20. Wood rented the first floor OF ..
French fiat nj A Crn'ro sire l. and be induc cod
Lh'ys mother md brother to leave the country
| and live with him.
H. was kind ana afInctionnto to his.wlfe but
' he gavo hnr very little money for m" house.
! averrinc that BE needed II in his business. He
! snid that D. had purrhqsed n machine shop
/ from the Mnssrs. Van Wag"nen. at 23l Null
! berry street and that be wanted money to buy
/ horse ami wagon md borrowed money from
| her. 4 week ago Thursday morning he told
1 L"r TINT he had taken partner, MIR. Ivsandof
! |, ynnl g. nm HEod resident OF Boomhrll
/ whom h" hal promised tn moot nj noon. He
| went away. and she has not soon him since. A
! dotcrtiye traced him 10 n Liverpool steamer
| H. had represented tp II yuolds that h" ownel
| the shop W 23l Mulberry street. and REYNOLDS
/ put in $500. of which siOO was deposited in
| ing tn" 500. Woods futhcr who owncl a mail
| md rolling mill near birmingham. England
! died two weeks ago.
A reporter for THE SvN saw tho deserted wife
| yesterday afternoon. She il pretty. and hns
large black ayes and pale regular features. ShC
| said: About year ago visit"d Newark and
| WAS introduced 10 Mr. Wood. H. was respect
! ful and uttentiy". and WIS carried away by his
| sweet talk and the now and exciting life moi
! | found that he had deceived me- and that hC
was poor. When he hal robbed me II every
| thing he left me here In n destitute condition
II" had learned that mothers property could
| n - be- sold or mortgagod, so he fled 10 England
| never want to see him again