New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-02
WIFE OUT OF SIGHT NOW.
NAY. JOIN DIR. WOODEND.
Goodzoyn's Com plant To BE Pushed
Before Grand Jurg.

DIR. William E. Woodend had not been found |
last night. and there was report that Mrs /
Woodend had mysteriousIy disappeared. also +
At the Woodend home No. 81 West Seventy
irst-st.. Tribune reporter met by a
young woman who said she was not a mem
Der of the family. but could answer all ques-
tons for Mrs. Woodend She said Mrs. Wood \
end could not be seen. When asked if Mrs.
Woodend had left the city she refused TO tell.
Early yesterday morning a woman answering
Mrs. Woodends description leaving
the house with dress suit She hastily
entered carriage and was driven to the TWEEN
ty-third-st. ferry. where she crossed the river.
James Harold Warner. counsel for DR.. Wood
end, said he did not know whether Mrs. Wood
end had left the city. He refused to discuss the
story that DR.. woodend had called up one of the
papers in town and had said he still In the
citv.
do you know that DR. WOodend is not in the
city, he was asked
Il will not answer that question: he replied.
do you know where he is and you in
communication with him?'
Il will not discuss that question either. more
than to say that have not been in communica-
ton with him to-day
The police declared last night that they were
still as much I'm the dark as the public.
There a change in the attitude of James
c. Lenney. counsel for the temporary receiver,
yesterday. Mr.. Lenney said that Dr. Wood
end was sinned against rather than SHINING.
that his embarrassment was greatly exagger-
ated. and he wasn't to blame for a good part
of the embarrassment which did exist. People
got after DIR. Woodend too hard, Mr.. IIenney
said. so hard that they really scared him until
he was unable to take proper means to protect
his interests.
TO PUSH GOODWYN'S COMPLAINT.
Edwin H. Goodwin. the complainant in the
grand larceny pending against Dr. Wood
end, has left Newport News and is expected
here this morning. His lawyer. Mr.. Marsh, will
go with him to the District Attorney and will
ask that the case be sent to the grand jury at
once. They prepared to push proceedings
against DR.. woodend hard possible. Mr..
Marsh said yesterday
have received informa- ion which tends 10 sub
stantiate an opinion I've held since the
that George W McMuIlen. the Pittsburg broker.
who manager of the Pittsburg office OF Wood
Mrs woodend Of that second mortgage was acting
for William Edwin Woodend; that Harry {. John
end offices for the benefit of William Edwin
Woodend; that the Hadden- Rodee Company in its
/ application for involuntary bankruptcy, was acting
| for William Edwin woodend. and that about every
proceeding 40 far has been Tor the interests OF tns
/ same WOOdend. save my clients action WOodend
has stolen money, and we want him. because;
after all the legal crcumlOcutiOn Is over there VIII
| De poor picking for assets
| the managers Of The woodend branches. becomes
| fired by righteous wrath and insists on his pound
] Of flesh from the man whose agent he was VINO
served on DR. WOodend the court order for his ar
rest In the civil suit? The usual procedure Is 10
bring suit. ask for order of arrest and put up
the necessary bond IL the bond Is approved oy the
! court the order is turned over to the sheriff who
tries IL. So far as the public prints have
1 recorded. sheriff deputies served this order
But. assuming that To be "a mistake. that deputies
| did have the order OF arrest how does II happen
| that on the way the Ludlow Street Jail. when
| DR. Woodend under arrest and should have
been hurried prison. IL possible 10 halt. adj
{nrtrU To he Off ~
| plainant and there hold pink tea conversations
for several hours. while the wife of the man under
| arrest Is for When she comes. she Is told
/ that she must execute this mortgage or nave heT
| husband imprisoned. She she thought saw
| ing her husband. his family and hers from as
| grace SO she gave the mortgage II / don mis-
mortgage will stand only long enough for judicial
| ventilation OF the circumstances under which II
| made.
| According to Informant of Mr. Lenneys
| there are many debtor balances on the books OF
/ the Woodend company which will considerably
! turn the tide Of affairs. Things there. Mr. Len
| ney is told look as If accounts had been manip-
! ulated as II some in the branch offices had
| Co-operated with somebody else In the main
| office to fleece DR. WOOdend, who knew nothing
| about the practical end of the business. only
/ that much money was coming IN ror MIN 70
spend
! The examination in bankruptcy will proba bly,
/ begin tomorrow morning. r. D. Rumley, the
\ cashier will be here for the examination. Mr.
/ Ienney assures inquirers He added yesterday:
/ for the examination" but he would not explain
/ what he meant.
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