New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
A HOTELS SUDDEN CLOSING
GUESTS OF THE CLARENDON AT BATH
BEACH, RECEIVE SHORT NOTICE.
THE PROPRIETOR MRS. WOOD. UNDER ARREST.
CHARGED WITH ISSUING WORTHLESS
CHECKs-sHE SAYS SHE IN

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TENDED 40 WRONG
Notwithstanding that the Clarendon Hotel a. Crop
sey-ave. and Bay Thirteenth-st.. Bath Beach had
fifty or more guests at the place. 1t was unceremc-
nously closed yesterday morning and the guests were
compelled to seek quarters elsewhere The place
looked II cyclone had visited 4, and add to the
confusion Of hasty notice Of departure the guests
were awakened al an early hour in the morning by
cries of Fire" and Tor nearly half hour the
place was the scene of much excitement. The guests
gathered in the Railways and IL was not until the
arrival Of a couple OF policemen thar they could be
auieted and induced go back their rooms. Upon
investigation Il was found that the cry Of fire was
raised by seven year-old Harold Adams who It seems
became deirous In the early part Of The morning. He
was attended by DR.. Voorhees,
The sudden Closing Of the Clarendon caused by
the arrest Of the proprietor Mrs Mary K. Wood. on
ne charge OF passing worthless checks upon local
tradesmsn and she arraigned before Justice
Rhodes. IN the Fort Hamilton Police Court. on the
complaint OF TWO butchers. grocer and fsh dealer
While J.. Miller a butcher OF Bay Ninete-nth-st., was
making his rounds about Bath Beach Yesterday morn
ing he learned that Mrs Wood about to leave
the place, and. remembering that she had given a
couple ot worthless checks 10 him amounting TO
s6s 25 he hurried Justice Rhodes and secured
warrant The checks drawn the Standard
National Bank in New-York and they we're returned
TO Miller marked no account"
About five minutes after Justice Rhodes mad issued
the warrant Frederick Tworger appeared before him
and asked for a FOR Mrs Wood upon the
charge that she had passed worthless $40 checks
upon him.
Policeman Charlton. OF the Twenty ninth Precinct.
who received the ~ serve. came near hav-
ing 4 lively time when he 20 arrest Mrs Wood.
Upon his arrival at the Clarendon she ran into A
nearby room and locked herself in. ani dozen or
more symDathiz women tried 20 protect her. The
policeman raped On the door, ana when ne was not
admitted he forced IL open Mrs Wood was then
taken 70 court where hed IN 81" bail for
examination Thursday morning Charles Buch-
ram Of Brooklyn. became her bondsman. Justice
Rhodes had sooner left the bench before Martin
Roth vegetable dealer. of Bath-ave and Bay Nine
teenth-st entered the and also asked FOR the
arrest If Mrs. Wood. saying that she nai passed a
worthless check for ssi upon him In justice Rhodes
absence Justice CowenhOven issued the warrant ana
Mrs Wood had 70 appear before the Cour' on the
additiona. charge.
Mrs Wood says that she her present troubles
% the backward and 10 the poor pay o. some
1f her guests She says that she had TWO worthless
checks passed upon her and lost all her money She
became behind in her rent and her landlord GustaNe
Bierchn, reques ed the payment Of his money II
was necessary Mrs Wood said for her 10 give him
an order On zach 0f her guests their money became
due When she issued the checks 20 the tradesmen
Hho secured warrants she had money in the standard
National Bank but before the checks were presented
sne was compelled 70 draw the money 20 pay the
landlord Mrs Wood told both Justices Rhodes ana
Cowenhoven that her intentions were good, but tnat
she unfortunate