The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04


To THE Sun reporter who found him
in the Nat Wood told remarkable story.
He said: ".
Il have had strange experience. ]
don't know what to make Of It My mind
has practically been blank since last
Monday. when | left this city in company
with a civil engineer named Mack to 90 70
his home in Scandale Pa
we were going to make the trip In my
interest. Mack was going 10 get his father
TO lend me 81 900 to help me- carry on my
business | have known Mack since last
summer, when we worked together on
John 4. McCalrs cottage at Long Branch
but had not seen him recently until last
week. when we met at school house in
Third street near First avenue, where
had the contract to put up fire escapes.
Mack offered voluntarily 10 help me
get the loan from his father. | met him,
between and % o'clock on Monday morn
ing at the Cortlandt street ferry and wa
took Pennsylvania Railroad train for
Soarsdale We got Off at some junction
or the road don't know what junction
It was, but It seems to me that it was this
side of Trenton. We were going to change
cars there.
lost his SENSES: AwoKE IN TRENTON.
we bad more than an hour 10 wait, and
went into a restaurant or saloon near the
station. We each ordered a glass of beer
and something 10 eat, Mack when we had
finished our meal, pulled out big roll OF
bills and paid for tho things we had ordered.
So far as / remember. nobody said any
thing To Va in the place. and l do not re-
member Of having felt III. But from that
time my mind was blank until about noon
on Wednesday | don't even remember
having left the restaurant.
when became myself again on Wednes-
day ] was standing in a railroad station.
! remembered having been at the Junction
with Mack and also that we had gone into
"A restaurant. started out to look for
the restaurant, but before doing so ! in
quired of persons in the station whether
they had seen anybody around the place
answering Mack's description / started
out to walk up street leading from the
station and then | discovered that was In
Trenton.
Il felt in my pockets and found only.
81 / bad $40 in a wallet in my inside
coat pocket when l left New York. but it
was gone. The 81 knew would pay my
fare back 10 the city, but knew also that
] bad a wife and three children who
needed the money badly. and l started
20 walk toward New York on the track
i remember that distinctly.
ANOTHER BLANK; WOKE AT HOME.
Then came another blank in my memory,
and although have faint recollection of
having stayed last night in Elizabeth
y j.. and of having gone about among the
iron works in Jersey City this morning
looking for work, nothing that did before
reached my brother-in-law's fiat at
2 O'Clock this afternoon is clear - me-
TELLS IT NATIONALLY.
Wood told this story in perfectly re-
tional way and his face gave every indication
that he believed he was telling the truth.
lis eyes. though had vacant, searching
look which would lead one to suspect that
there was something mentally wrong
with the man. In other respects. his APP
pearance was pleasing. He Is about feet
inches tall. with light hair and very
light complexion, slightly built, and with
we'll formed face. He is rs years old. but
looks like a mere boy.
In answer to questions he denied that
he had any recollection OF having visited
Plainheld. or having stopped at the Farmers
Hotel there. he also asserted that he had
absolutely no remembrance of having
called on any Of bis relatives in the neigh
borhood OF Plainfeld.
IDENTIFYING THE MURDERER
Suspicion quickly fastened on Wood
yesterday. because enough people knew
him TO see that his description closely fitted
that OF the man who had hired Williams
on Thursday morning to drive TO the Poll
lack house in Warrenville. Chief OF Police
KIely of Plainfield heard OF the resem-
blance, and as a result of his investigation
In Plalnfeld Woods movements prior to
tho murder quickly came to light and con-
firmed the suspicion which had first taken
form in the minds Of the farmers who joined
in the chase for the murderer on Thursday.
Wood, it was learned by the police. turned
up at the Farmers Hotel last Monday after
noon. He brought suit case with him and
engaged a room for a week. paying for 1t
in advance. Tho hotel Is kept by Jacob
Blinn. Wood made no attempt 70 conceal
his identity. and his nape YVES found In
large, scrawly hand on the hotel register
yesterday. He registered from New York.
To Blinn, who had known his father.
Wood said that he had come 10 look for
some bridge contracts. BE was perfectly
sober, Blinn says. The next day he told
those at the hotel that he was going to drive
out to the farm Of his grandmother, Mrs.
Pollock. The latter owns three farms in
the little place called Warrenyille.
The farms are running down. said
Wood. and my uncle in New York wants
me 70 take hold Of one and run 1t on shares,
so I'm going out TO have a look at the place.
WOOD AT MRS. PoILAcK's.
he hired sleigh Of a local liveryman
and went out to Mrs Pollack's on Tuesday
afternoon, staying to supper. According
to the story told by his grandmother, who
is over rs years old, Wood. after supper
that day, said he was going out and asked
her to leave the door open as he would
he back that night. Mrs. Pollack refused.
From the Pollack house Wood went 10 the
. home Of his father-in-law across the road.
He stayed there oil night. What took
place between the two was related by
Written yesterday.
HIS QUARREL WITH WRITTEN
Il hadn't seen him In seven years, said
Written. and when he came inI was mighty