The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-29
MARY NJ. KELLARD JAILED.
BARBARA AUB,s FRIEND a PRS
ONER D FORG FRI
she disappeared from tho Town when In
dictcd for Completely In tho Forserica OF
william q. Wood. tho Harlem Millionaire.
whose Fortune She Helped to spend.

she Disappeared from tho Town when In
dictcd for Completely In tho Forgcrica OF
William q. wood, tho Harlem millionaire.
whose Fortune She Helped TO spend.
Mary NJ. Kcllard was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a bench warrant charging her
with forgery in the second degree. Tho warrant
was issued Dec. .. 1896. 1t was served by De-
tcctivo Sergeant Samuel Il. Price and Detective
Joseph ODonnhuo of Capt. McClusky's staff.
Miss Kcilnrd was taken to Police Headquarters
She said she was 20 years old but refused to
give her residence. Later she was transferred
to the Mercer street police station.
Miss kcllard Is the laughter Of n policeman.
About ten years ago she met William q. Wood,
whose father. a wealthy Harlem builder, had
left him 81 200. 1000, and in n surprisingly short
time she helped the heir to spend nearly his eli.
tire fortune. He gave her unlimited credit Mt
the big dry goods stores and bought her dia.
monds and other precious stones by the pint.
Wood camo to the end OF his money In 1894, and
he found 1t impossible to negotiate any of his
own promissory notes even at an normous dis
count. Then he began to fabricatc obligations
In the name Of his wife. Virginia Wood. to whom
he had given onc-fourth of his fortune. All tho
forged notes were made to his order and in.
dorscd by him. but they were negotiated by Miss
Kcllard, who got most Of the proceeds.
ma MtSui GtE IA there MsS; was W oT no p ,roub SHo "1 But, IL in 1nYst
shANHNNh - 'fA'A~ '''' az N'h'a a''s >
Mrs. Wood put her foot down and declared
she would pay no more notes to which her
signature was forged. Wood, however, con-
tinucd 10 use her name. Finally. on Dec. 3 last.
he was indicted by the Grand Jury for passing
n forged check for $1,000 on Mrs. NJ. u. Spcn.
Ger OF 3Oi Columbus avenue. Miss kcllard was
indicted Mt the same time for forgery. Wood
was locked up In the Tombs. and later n com.
mission was appointed by Judge Ncwbnrgcr OF
the Court OF General Sessions to inquire into
his sanity. The commission decided that Wood
was insane. and he was sent to nm asylum.
Miss kcllard came into notoriety in Conncc-
ton with the Barbara Aub case. She was then
connected with the Door of Hope Mission, and
1t was to her that Barbara confessed that she
had falsely accused Walter l.. =. Langcrman of
rape after he had been convicted of the crime
and was about to be sent to prison. II was she
who also induced tho girl to repeat her cnnfcs.
sion 10 Recorder Goif, before whom Langcrinan
was tried.
While the police were looking for Miss Kcllard
in connection with the Wood forgcric1 she dis.
appeared from the city and nothing further was
heard from her until June ~ last, when y c
registered at the Hotel BRrtholdi as Miss kcl-
logg of Philadelphia. After staying there n
week She departed suddenly. leaving an unpaid
bill for board and lodging of 500.
When Wood and Miss kcllnrd came to the
end of their rope, and an exposure of their
carryings-on was made. several indictments
were returned against the woman. In one case
Mrs. Wood charged her with forging Il note, and
in another a dealer in musical instruments com.
planned that she had obtained IA harp from him
on II forged order. She was also mixed up in a
chattcl mortgage transaction.