Show PASTOR TOMSON IN EN lOVE T TANGLE New Jersey Presbyterian Di Divine Divine Divine vine Too Successful in Winning Women EXPOSURE CAME AT LAST THEN THE DOMINIE TOOK THE TIIE LEAP IN THE TH E DARK Woodbury N J 3 April 17 This quiet little town was greatly shocked today over the sensational suicide of ot the Rev Re George GeorgeW W Tomson pastor of ot the Woodbury Pros Pre Presbyterian church and the subsequent de developments developments developments which Involved the names of at least three women of or this place Mr Tomson was found dead In the Newton hotel today with a bullet In his brain At first those who knew him would woula not be believe believe believe lieve that he had died by his bis own hand but the evidence to that effect was so strong that they the at last had to admit that it was only too true But the sensa sensation sensation sensation tion caused by his suicide was as nothing compared with the cond conditions that were developed when the friends searched for tor a motive for his act Many Stories Afloat Now that the clergyman is dead there are many stories coming out as to the thelIe life lIe he led but how many of them are true rue it Is Impossible to ascertain A week ago his engagement was an announced announced announced to Mrs Fannie Kenworthy a wealthy member of the church Mr Tomson was 45 years old The sudden death of Mr Tomson caused a great shock In Woodbury especially ly In view of ot his engagement to Miss Ken Kenworthy KenworthY Kenworthy worthy I Wife Died Over a Year Ago Mr Tomson came to Woodbury from Clayton N J about ten years ago He built up the congregation of the church until it became one of the largest and most prosperous In South Jersey Mr lr Tomson was a married a number of ot years ago His wife died about a year veal and a aI I half halt ago since which time he has been living at the Newton hotel here Mrs Kenworthy Kenworth was at her home when the news of Mr death was re received received received by her herAn herAn herAn An effort was made to learn from her when she Fhe had last seen Mr Tom on h she was too much overcome over ome by the trag tragedy tragedy tragedy edy to be seen Through a friend now ever it was learned that there had been no rupture of the engagement between tim minister and herself herselt and that there had hail h been en no estrangement nf f anY kind Another Woman in the Case When Mr engagement be became became became came known knon a woman who lived at the same Sime hotel where Mr Tomson be began began began gan to circulate reports Involving Mr Tomson This so aroused the women members of the church that on Monday last ade a delegation gatlon of the women of the con congregation congregation congregation called at the hotel There was wasa wasn a n L stormy scene it is said and as a result the woman left Woodbury that evening ev ning She has haJ gone the Pacific coast It Is claimed cl It Is believed Mr Tomson shot himself between 5 and 6 G last even ns nit He attended a convention of a mis missionary society In the afternoon and de delivered delI livered lI red an address He had an engage engagement engagement ment to call on Mrs Kenworthy la lat last t evening even I and when h hp he did not Rh sh telephoned to a prominent member of ot the church A n party was organ orga bed and efforts made to locate him At 1230 last night hs hIs room at tt t the hotel was looked Into The bed was un untouched untouched untouched touched and the searchers went away Lying Dead on the Floor It Is thought thou ht Mr Tomson was lying dead on the floor on the opposite side of th the bed at the time It was here that the body hodY was found today It is sad Fald by b guests of the hotel that at it atthe atthe the time of the announcement of ot Dr engagement to Mrs Kenworthy the clergyman and the woman In the case had a violent scene s She is alleged to have said that she would not permit any a y other woman woma to come between them He owes me she Is s alleged al eged to ta have said all the love toe and duty belonging to tc a wife and I shall not permit him to desert me Denounced the Preacher It Is reported that at a m of o Run Sun Runday Runday Sunday day school teachers held last ht the woman who was a member it if Mr church denounced Mr Tomson caling him among other things a hypocrite At the coroners Inquest this tiis t ls afternoon a verdict was rendered to toe e fr t that Mr Ir Tomson had shot hm elf while suf auf suffering suffering fering from frum aberration of the brain |