The sun., 1890-01-31

mn o1nRrrD THE HxHDERB1Er LETT
TERs AND MADE hONKT.

uut NE EssiwneS.' Dssertsa His sseoaa
wIfe, Married Third One, end Zen =
n Fianoas Ushind-ArresteA IN Chicago.
The letter carrier Of this city whose hat
bore the number 1909 mp 10 Jan. Is last was
John q. Eastwood He belonged to Station \.
and his route lay In the neiRhborhood OF the
Porty.second street station. on which were
many small residences. The route In estimated
10 be worth $500 a year In Christmas gifts to
the postman, and among the most liberal
donors are Chauncey III. Depew and the Van
derbilts, Eastwood's salary was $50 month.
though within year he would have been m ade
81, 900 a year man. The man was we'll liked
By his associates, and was intelligent.
Eastwood lived with hls wife and three chill
dren in q small fat at Bis Third avenue.
few days after he resigned his place he told his
wife just alter supper that he was going out TO
get pair Of boots and would be right back.
He did not return. A day or two later woman
came to the fat and inquired for Eastwood.
saying he had promised to marry her on Bun
day. and that che had given him $962 with
which to furnish fiat In this city. Tho young
woman was Miss Bridget Timmins OF 1873 East
Forty-thir street, and Eastwood has been Wis
iting her for over year, pretending to be
single man. Events have since proved
that she was but one Of the letter car
rier's victims. On Monday last two young
women called on Mrs. Eastwood and asked
her II It was true that he was her husband.
The deserted wife explained that she had been
married to Eastwood in 1881 In st. James's
Church. in this city by Father Ward. Tho
young women then explained that they were
the Misses Fisher OF 900 Sixth avenue. where
they have dressmakinR establishment. and
that their younger sister. Lillian. had been
married to Eastwood Thursday evening, Jan.
49, by the Rev. H. H. Wallace Of the United
Presbyterian Church. in West Forty-fourth
street, ana had Immediately left the city for
Chicago. They had subsequently, heard that
Eastwood was already married. Lillian Fisher
prs % So nm o aea
toR sSs Saa G ri: story Mrs. Eat
MISSES TsS snd Mss
rtage certificates OF both Mrs. Eastwood aud
quarters. quar- % The Misses Fisher said that they.
had sewed 5000 into the clothing OF Eastwood
on the night that eft for Chicago sSo with their
~ Letters r received by her sister from Miss LII
their having gone e a North state street
chssSSo pooep Sna
wood was arrested at that address. Yesterday
he refused to return here Without b i resuisi %
viii be sent to Chicago with the reqpisition.
Before leaving the city Eastwood had caused
paper to the effect that he had SECURED Q
divorce from his wife in Illinois. The real
Mrs. Eastwood made this statement yesterday:
u am lett absolutely penniless; as my hus-
band took every cent OF money ne III In the the house.
citation which had carried for him out OF nv
Is and Ieona less than 8: Sylvester is is. but
he is the son of Eastwoods first vile. who was
y Maggie Kennard. Her parents live In
az otGEeq tSis mans 0 treatment Of her and Jumped
struck By the paddlewheel and killed. 1t was
Gn fhat my S1tS husband TOOK the name of Eastwood
He had married her as John OConnor. His
mother was a pretty Irish girl by the name of
WnE was sen WSs b Ser
ployer who was an old man. When her child.
now my husband. was born. she was sent to
this BY S1 hs5
she met an Irish woman she had known In
Limerick. One day she asked the woman 70
take her child for few hours; Her friend did
woman was Mrs. OConnor. After the death Of
his first wife my husband claims to have
learned that his real fathers name was East
Al the time Of his first wife's death he was
o compositor on the Ne,c York Times and was
foreman in the composing rooms
insulting q woman employee. My husband
had a room on sixth avenue. where he kept
fine clothing when he went out to make his
The police corroborate Mrs Eastwood's story
about the suicide OF the first wife. Eastwood's
son. Sylvester. is 2 bright, gentlemaniy lad.
fourth grade in the Twenty :hird street school
he had TO leave school to 60 to work
for his mother.