The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-24
WIFE ACESADvENTURESS.
IT WAS MRS. WOOD VINO cor MAY
kELLARD BEFORE a JURT.

vubreu b1,nUO 70 the money beuuer WhS
HAD Cnshea I've Forgea Notes % Prosecute
the woman vShs HAD Prsntea Theresy-
$500 for Indictment, %. 900 for Conviction
Mrs. Virginia Wood, wife Of the man out Of
whom May Kellard got more that 5000, 900 in
cash and Jewolry, sat In the witness chair In the
Court OF General Sessions yesterday and faced
Miss Kellard. While she was testifyinR the
Kellard woman, who 10 on trial for forgery,
kept her eyes on tho Jury and never once
glanced at the witness,
The trial really began yesterday, although tho
jury was chosen several days ago. Assistant
District Attorney Lloyd. in opening the case for
the people, called the defendant tho most dan
gcrous, designing adventures outside OF State
prison. A / this remark Mise KellArd poked one
of her fingers up to her oye and bent her head
forward, as II trying to remove q speck Of dust
from her eyelid.
The specific charge against the woman was
that Of passing or uttering two forged notes
purporting to have been made by Mrs. Wood for
$1,000 each. which notes were cashed by Mary
D.. Spencer, a florist and money lender, living at
304 Columbus avenue, who gave Miss Kellard
$1,000 in cash for the notes. Mr.. Lloyd said
that he would prove that May Kellard knew
that the notes were forgeries. He wound up by
saying that Wood. whom no called q piece OF
putty. a poor fool, and an old imbeoilo. 10 "a
complete wreck, and all through tho work Of
this adventuress."
when Mr.. Lloyd said this Miss Kellard pulled
her veil down over her face. Her lawyer. Robert
HARE. asked the Court to instruct the Jury to
pay no attention to any such of Mr..
Lloyd as should not DO proved by witnesses
called during the trial. The jury was 90 In
structed. One Of tho court officers asked Wood
what he thought OF the remarks, and Wood
replied:
MY opinion lie worthless. You know. I'm in.
sano; at least that 10 what they say about me-"
Mrs. Spencer testified that Miss Kellard had
obtained from her $3.50 on q note drawn for
$1,000 purporting to be signed by Mrs. Virginia
2sA West Forty:seventh street in 1856. said
Miss Spencer. VI always supposed that she
Now" said Lawyer Haire. were you
ever offered $500 for the conviction of this
II object!' shouted Mr.. Lloyd.
for nj ~, WAS; co %nsw ;% GuI the . v witness ne not waiting ahi1Gs
allow the question, and Lawyer Haire fol.
lSnsS Mrs # sP Sith ,, Ss,h ,Sst Mrs. n S WsHS ,t sG
offered $4,000 for the conviction OF May Kei-
lard, but bad not offered it directly to her, but
Mrs. Spencer said that the offer was made in a
lottor Which LawyerT Thomas had written to her.
was the next witness. He modified this testimony
Of hs client. He said of the alleged offer Of
was no such offer made; but Mrs. Woods said:
.h rhsFG n Is no When Sse IN m my ha pSSSinSS c you t0 %Ses ibe fo,
and ID ts h. pT Hsftssw b spent h. by a woman 81 a.. ai Large"
which 81. 500 was offered for the indictment
and conviction OF Miss Kellard-the letter from
Mrs. Wood which reached you through Lawyer
Thomas Al knew of no such letter.
Q.-Didn't YOU see that letter ! A.-No. sir.
o.-Was not such a letter writteni A.-Not
..Q...:was no such offer made by Mrs. woodi
A.-No, sir.
Wood, did say: II G Glaze. there is no use in
my talking to you about settling these notes so
woman is at large to squander the money"
What understood was that II this woman was
out Of the way there was a chance of a settle
9:IWSsn,, $500 paid for the indictment of
M ~. ks Virginia H WOOD w sis; eai S 6 fn0" of IT.
"Heye you eyer seen this defendant. May
81 have." replied the witness, staring at tho
prisoner at the bar.
oI7When and where did you first see herr
'Q..And when did you next see heri Aug.
o.-wherei AIT y,yatertown. Conn. Ny
summer residence was there, and l saw her from
the T. s MreepT from sra% my home. 'DY I G Rnsw She s,os SS as
voting to sec my husband. I went out and
s she ssw the m s'Fe eon SHs 'H Ny 1G OBJECT away IN fo MSSn
ing her was 10 warn her to keep away, from my
to her. l said to her: You are the woman who
is running my husband. You are the woman
who has been forging my name to notes which
you and my husband have been passing"
w did she say2 A.-She said she could
raise money on anybody's notes. whether or not
they were paid by the persons drawing them.
Several notes were shown to the witness, and
she identified them as forgeries. but said she
had taken up $4,000 worth of them to protect
her husband. The two notes. which figure spe.
cihcally in the charges against Miss Kellard
were shown to the witness. These. she said.
were forgeries. Lawyer Haire cross.examined
Mrs. Wood.
Q.-You have empowered your lawyer to offer
money to Mrs. Spencer to prosecute this de-
PENDANT, haven't you ! Ayes.
Q.-$2 ,50Of A.-lcs,
Q.-Of this $500 was for an indictment by the
Grand Jury and g., 900 for a convictioni A
Yes. sir.
When Mrs. Wood left the witness stand. after
a long REORGANIZATION, she was completely
exhausted. In passing through the Judges
chambers she tainted. Two Of the court attend.
ants lifted her to q chair, brought a glass of
water, and after working over her several MIN
utcs they succeeded in %reviving her.
The trial Will DO continued to-day.
SCAFFOLD FALLS THREE MEN HURT.