The evening world., 1888-11-17
AN ARTFUL D G ACTOR.
NEST0R LENNON LEADING THE SHERIFF
"A LIVELY CHASE.

There 10 an Order Out for His Arrest on
His Wife's Complaint, but Nostor Can't
he Found-The Romantic History OF Mrs.
Lennon, who Was Formerly Mrs. WALL
Why She seeks Divorce.
The sensation of the day In theatrical
circles IL the divorce suit Of Mrs. Lizzie Mo
Call Lennon, the variety actress, against her
husband, Nestor +. II. Lennon, who is o
member OF the Paul Kauvar p" company,
which is playing this week at the Grand
Opera House.
Judge Lawrence's order for Lemons ar
rest, granted on the representation that he
was about to leave the city, il in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff McGoniale, and the amount
Of bail has been fixed at 90, 900.
The intention was to arrest Lennon at the
theatre last night, as his place Of residence
could not be asoertained. and the deputy
was on hand with the papers to serve him as
he came out after the play.
The actor got wind Of the scheme in some
way and kept we'll out of sight while behind
the scenes during the play, and at the close
of the performance he made his escape by
means OF o side entrance, leaving the deputy,
luroh.
Up to noon to-day oil efforts to discover
Lemons whereabouts had been unsuccess-
full. He has not, IL Ia believed, left the city.
theatre in New York next week, and he viii
probably remain here to complete the en-
gagement.
There is q prospect Of some pretty lively
81 chfa shn .s and do sh 9 next ext week zee ION on he ama part art
MEMBER Of the profession are looking for
ward TO some exhilarnting sport before the
game is finally bagged.
The plaintiff has been well known on the
into prominence as the wife Of Barry Wall,
the young lawyer, who was shot ut his homo
Mrs. Lizzie Mccall Wall, as abe was then
Although she claimed that her husband had
been shot by accident, she was indicted for
granddaughter, but the case was never
pressed against her, and some time afterwards
she returned TO the stnge taking her former
She married Lennon In 1885. but for two
years past they have not been living together.
The ground on which she seeks to obtain q
limited divorce in the present suit 10 that Of
In her affidavit Mrs. Lennon says that she
first met her second husband in New Orleans,
where they were playing In the same CON-
pany: After q short courtship they were
married when the company returned to New
York.
They had not lived together long, she says,
before Lennon, who had given mp his en-
gaeement and spent all his money, began to
G Us su uI n 3 ps sssi tSss f Ss pa ana,,S1y h selns SsS Ss%e
and dresses to get money to pay his debts.
Several times, Mrs. Lennon AYERS, she &C.
cured him engagements with managers, but
he had neglected to meet them or had given
frequently treated her with cruelty and never
contributed anything to her support.
When Lennon heard Of these proceedings
on the part OF his wife, " Is said that he
an. action for absolute divorce against her.
alleging infdelity, and that the evidence was
now all in before the referee, his wife not
having appeared TO defend the suit.
He could get the decree any time, he said.
by paying his lawyer el0O.
SO far as that statement Is concerned"
said Mr.. Hummel, who Ii counsel for Mrs.
lennon e a reporter Of TIE EyfNINS
IS %G Utterly this isl. %0fnfsinE I; true, 'f hos ssy thai tsa It
Lennon did begin q suit for divorce at SYRIA
cuse some tint ago i wrote to 3. r Stern,
our correspondent at Syracuse, to find out
| what had been one with the case.
II received q letter from him this week, In
which he informed me that he had seen the
| referee in the case and that the latter told
him the testimony put. In by Lennon was SO
insufficient that, despite the fact that the
defendant mad not appeared, he could not
\ plaintiff.
" 1t was on this basis that the present &C.
| ton was brought, continued Mr.. Hummsl.
7" Lennon admitted that he was spending her
money when she left him. Mrs. Lennon
bears to-day q scar upon her chin,
| the mark of O wound which he inflicted
In one Of his brutal attacks upon
her. His story that she wrote to managers
to prevent him from getting engagements IL
| oil bosh. On the contrary, / have evidence
to show that such managers as A. NJ. Palmer
and Mr.. Collier have retained Lemons SER
vices at her request"