The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-03
DIVORCED WOMAN
SUES W.H.BARNARD,
BIG BUSINESS HEAD
Induced TO Leave Wealthy
Husband and Come to Him,
Says Mrs. Wood.
AGREEMENT NOT KEPT.
On the Cash End of It She
Now Asks S25, 200 Judgment
-Bamard's Second Case.
AGREEMENT NOT KEPT.

William Fl. Barnard, q New York
millionaire. director In twenty four
corporations and President Of six big
companies. including tho Fidelity
Trust Company. was sued in the gu
preme Court to-day for 12s 200 dam =
ages by Mrs. Gertrude A. Wood, d.
vcrced wife OF william A. Wood Of
Philadelphia. The suit has 10 do with
Mrs. Woods coming to New York. II
Ii alleged. on Barnard's invitation and
promise Of marriage " she we're d.
vcrced.
Tho action came before Justice
Blur whom Emmanuel A. Eichner.
a Special Deputy Attorney General
attached to Mr.. Carmody's star.
asked the Court to render Judgment
on Mrs. Woods pieadings. The law
yer submitted papers which he said
proved that Barnard had not prop
erly replied TO the action within the
proper time. Through his attorney.
John J. Haley. Barnard nlsd oppo.
sition papers. The Court took the
case under advissment.
Attached to Mira Woods petition for
. judgment 10 an amasing affidavit In
which the young wife recitss what
happened from the time she met Bar
nsrd three years ago until he recent
ly refused to longer provide for her.
Her allegations IRE given In tho order
they appear In her complaint.
II was In 1910. she says. when she
was the good and chasts" wife Of
A. Wood. residing in peace
and comfort In Philadelphia" she met
Barnard at the Hotel Belmont In this
city. Wood. the plaintiff says. u .
person Of great wealth and social
position In Philadelphia" and hs pro.
vidsd for her lavishly.
FIRST TOLD HgR NJ KNEW hGR
8 ... HUSBAND.
BARNARD. she explains. made her
acquaintance Through fraud and
Misrepresentation inasmuch - he
claimed 10 know her husband. b.
cause he said he was . friend OF
Wood. Mrs.. Wood "psrmittsd Bar.
nard to call on her."
Some time later. she says. Barnard
proposed that she leave Wood and
come to New York. adding that Il
Wood divorced her that he (Barnardl
would obtain . divorce from Nrs
barnard and marry her.
After she had indignantly repulsst
such proposals" she says Barnart
continued his attentions and mall,
induced her to leave her rich ant
indvlgsnt husband In Philadelphia.
Tho persuasion which Barnard uses
she charactsrises a. deceit. and sx
plains that no told her that Wood va,
faithless and fond Of other women
She says she decided to avoid q con
nict" and never told Wood what Bar
nard said. The night she left Woo,
she alleges Barnard piled her witt
liquors and she has NO present recoi
lections Of what occurred. On the In
ctdents OF the evening Wood sued 70
. divorce. she alleges. naming Barhar
a. correspondent. Wood obtained
decree.
CASH CONTRACT ~ AN oFPeG'
TO DIVORCE.
Mrs. Wood declares she told Bar
nard Of the divorce case and begge
him to 20 to Philadelphia and testif
in her behalf. Barnard Reused. say
ing he did not wish to ALLEVIATE the al
fections Of his own wife and dsushts
Lilybel. who married James w. Sails
bury last July. In consideration OF NJ
defending the suit Mrs. Wood say
Barnard promised TO pay her 5000
cash and el0e . week - long ~ Oh
lived, besides providing her VII
$1,000 . year for rental
barnard. she charges. 10 now In d.
fault OF the amount she asks.
In May. 1904. Mr.. Barnard w
|. made the defendant In q suit for S25
900 brought by Mrs. Viola Livingl
, ton. The latter was . very prett
young widow Of Ossining. who II
sorted . personal In q local paps
describing herself a. . young lad
, considered attractive and talehte
and hoped the personal would reaC
. the eye Of some one who would bel
MT her out for . stage career.
She alleged that Mr.. barnard hi
answered tho personal. taken her
dinner and afterward riding In 4 q
In which he attacked her. Sensation
developments followed the Ming
the suit. the millionaire clubman d
Y nouncinY II an an attempt to blac
. mall him. lie admitted having CIV
the young widow money.
9 SENT BOY By PARCEL POS