The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
AN ARREST BY A NEW AGENT.
M'M1NUS MAKES AN UNPLEASANT
CHANGE AGAINST MRS. WOUD.


Followed Her ana sp.k- to Her. aud Thea
Locked Her Up and -cut Her Five-yca~.
Old 10y to Mr.. Gerry's socIcty-She was
Keeping mn Eye on Her u.bnud.
Perhaps Agent Patrick McMauus Of Mr..
Gerry's society made n mistake on Friday
night when he arrested Mrs. Hattie Wood.
Agent McManus Is new In tho business. being
n recent addition to the societys stan. He is
tall young man with red hair. He says he
was justified in arresting Mrs. Wood and he
makes n very unpleasant charge against her.
Mrs. Wood. however. tells q different story.
which is corrobotatsd for the most part by tho
statements of her father-in-law and others.
Mrs. Wood is the wife OF Fred T. Wood. who
is in partnership with his father In tho Ivory
stable business in Thirty ninth street. OPP
posite the metropolitan Opera House. She 10
about % years old tall. and blond. She
spent Friday night in the Thirtieth street
station house. and yesterday morning when
she was arraigncd before Justice Ryan in the
jefferson Market Police Court she was almost
hystericaL Mrs. Wood had no money whom
she was arrested. and she had been unable to
communicate with her husband.
Agent McManus charged her with soliciting
on tho street.
According to the story McMnnus told to Jus
tico Ryan. he passed Mrs. Wood at Broadway
and Thirtyni street about midnight on
Friday night. She was lending her 5-year-old
boy. As he walked by she looked up and
smiled. He went on few steps. and then
turned and followed her. His pursuit was In
tho interest OF Mr. Gerry's society. Mrs.wood
won't through Tortieth street to Seventh ave-
nue., and then down the avenue. through Thir-
ty-ninLn btioct, and IN Broadway again. She
walked slowly. and occasionally looked
back. He passed policeman and. calling his
attention to Mrs. Wood. he asked: Do you
Never saw her before" was the reply.
| After h" had followed her several blocks she
an into w sng Sr to Hsr
When he aprr4achcd she wanted him to come
sSs. toy II IL f lis rn@n Hs az
narration. on ana was hardly sSIe to steiT' hss
s shs vcd VA Vest street With
her mustang. THURSDAY night hs didn't GENE
and Vent to porE stase to nd h
He had two friends with nin Ia apd they seemed
tothnk it Vas good i9ke that she , had come
sus.s ,ted that they should 60 to ippeis. at
Thirty ninth street and Broadway. for sup
n Urged her hust and to como home. but he
wouldn't. Then sho started homo with the boy.
through Thirty ninth street several ttmes %
see II ner buSTlclonh were CpTTect. QUE raw
! him get into victoria and drive away. Then
| she started home again. dog ran after her,
barking and frightened the hoy. 80 she, picked
him up and carried him. Then she tirst no:
him to drive away the dog lie said nda "s!lo:
! going home" Then he said some insulting
things 10 her, and proposed that he shou d 60
home with her, she, became frightened and
nss % ST. E Eo w
her boy was taken away from her.
There was nobody to vourh for Mrs Woods
story and Justice Ryan held her in $500 bail
and committed her boy to the care Of Mr..
4 sur reporter found the father Of Mrs.
Woods husband at the livery stable. Mr.. Wood
said that his son had been called to Long
Branch eariy in the morning ny q telegram.
and had left q me- sage for him saying that his
wife had not been at homo on Friday night.
Mr. Wood was, very. INDIGNANT, when he heard
that his daughter-in- law had been arrested.
lie at once, telegraphed to his son; and also
sent word to his LAWYER to get bail for Mrs.
Wood. He could not furnish bail for her him.
self. Her story about visiting the stahle late
on Friday night and trying to persuade her
husband to come home was corroborated BY
the men who work there.
Bail was not obtained for Mrs Wood before
the court closed. and sho was locked UP in the
jefferson Market prison.