The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
TOM FIELDS'S WIFE INSANE.
THE PRETTY NIECE NE EDUCi TED,
MANNED AND fBtNDONED.
Her Brief Enioymcnt Of TITS Affections
and tIis Wenith-n nispiacing One W oman
Only TO he Herself Displaced by Another.

hood WAS passed in Hyde Park. II station on.Iho
Hudson Kivcr Railroad. next north OF Pough-
kocpsio Sho wGea bright. high spirited bru-
notte. we'll remembered in Hyde Park for her
grace and childish beauty. One Of Felds's gen
er0us acts performed before money began to
flow into him from the Ring Golfers. WIS to odu-
cate his niece. Her parents. who were Catho-
lies. decided that she should attend Il Catholic
Convont and Fields paid al the bills. She
liked society and had nm ambition for social
distinction. After her graduation sho was in
yitcd by her uncle TO como to Now
York and preside over his household.
Mrs. Fiolds having become estrangcd
from him. Hera har ambition to shine in
social life was fully gratincd. As shc developed
into early womanhood she lost some OF her
girlish beauty. Her features wcro irregular
but she made up for that In grace Of movement
and symmetry Of shape. In tho course of time
Mrs. Fields obtained divorce from her hus-
band. and one OF the allegations in her COM
plant associated the names her husband and
his ncce. Tho divorce wqs followed by the
marriage Of uncle and niece Mr.. Fields, who
hnd never made any profession OF religion
heretofore. became II mombor Of tho Catholic
Church. The divorce obtained against him 10y
his wife forbade marriage in this State. and
tho couplo wont to New Jersey. whore. it is snd
tho ceremony was performed by tho Arch
Alter Ring hnd becn formed. Fields bought
an ordinary house. together with a large plot Of
land on high wooded bluff overlooking the
North River between l40th and l4lst streets
II wRs next to the hnndsome residence Of eN-
CORPORATION Attorney John T.. Devlin on this
house AMI tho grounds attached he expended
Yen lines mo or,Eha, purchnnv money III 1 irl
tiied, The furniture was tho best tina, money
could buy Hnd tne h2us1 nson wa treaty b IN
handsomcst buildings overlooking the Hudson.
anu oae er2uhds horoanb Snpth f1mnsafns ana
urvcs ,g,s a1n nn hmbie p frnm Urda VIA
PARK regnsd as mistress with The pn@iicd d
hn,''i go W " H.. lii,i, ,,,,r..,nia,,ns ~ " ~
carr, w1s o hn Saen enndvn tbe possa
S'vnr H.,,rn ,h" acnunintonc ~ Tho intter with
Mrs. McsIn,len. Fieids fcll IN love with Mrs.
t;arrcti and spent much OF his time with her.
STa DISQUALIFICATION lin to Albanv in the winter
n,Is.n H. wa. in hat session, ~ the I"yisia
turs that he secured the passage Of a iii recog-
| nrenen Tor cnmponsatlon Tor work performed
Iy thcm after ths organization Of the paid Fire
D.unrtmnnt He Gnd preyiously procured
irotn u,s, " these ilrcmnn an as nn.nt 10
him Of their claims at a discount of A. per cent.
| nnI n ia suid tLnt no mtI, "A cool two hum
! dred thousand by the operation.
| Tho wife lraruol more or leas Of Ficlds's as
unhnppy II last came tho break Of the
| King ma Fields il.d to Canada, Mrs Garrett
| wri'i with him. ana Mrs Fields was lcit behind
Tnu means rtSr ' her reiSed from 'n hnp
| suunnt,.nus rnsilence on the Hudson which had
herh hlsp.seh 9i 10y nrt nespHh aS wenn wi'n
T. ~, . III mn ri tnc rv with n fnrflv
h,6s,:: D..ssegsoni .a5 :.::TT:e 4 sai,;iast nis.
| nnuV11a ~ ~, ., Uyda part@ ftar thn lnnso
~ yoap and n half she LETT tho Dickrn-
VI -" IN ., n.' " IT, LEI ,he fnn,iiy ~
! ruhs hin WY ,r =" Ep,."r', ~, p"n,,ntnn,,s,e
q, e,hluoIH'M"p ,o W sI, rcr,oj n ,nfl"si
plt'or AZ am nc.lI',n VI, "a NJ 49, ..'ny. ...,
rcnt inst b.r ~, hpv Sci' m
S'.NN - 80 -, '..'l ~ SHpui' ~ hli
hhpp"l ron her. hrn ne !, ,cnne old enough
H. ~, , .". ] s.,'", si'' '"ugis nun 10 run mo
nr5aHbn bPIsg wnehoyeG e. saw Avn ss"Hssr Mss trS &g
| 1u"nty ro'alNlhE I'U'rS ,cohlhuIhlhS money
coiniug rs IL supluseu rom flrius. Alter
| AMI nnally cras 81 RltoGethor. she was pressel i
MnT,rH ~ ir mp ~ JiamSrd a,rrln,, s snt
| hai '0si t6ouO, hut was ,9n"i"i on! VI 800 for
! mem ior NM tal troubles, lrd her 70 c1ntrat
thr hahlt o'mSins p3plqm. Lsst spring she zen
| i've w'th family named C0uetOn, IN the upper
part oi Poughkeepsie She again began 10
| E"t r"niitnncca, Whl ar. sald 70 nave come
through lawyer in Now York. Her pecuninry
| troubles ceased but she was only wreck - tho
| Nho never 'os' nor rear 'h" nor chllu "ouIu Do
klinnpped .u, ~ ,,,.,.,.. -,
wsSS @so ai' at M meg an Grfi@@ iaas and G
| inquired for Mrs. Fields, She learned thai Mrs.
| Flcds had gone "ut. and waited lor her return
When Mrs. Fields was told - ~" visit. she
nsS' @ TO 4avS {r woman sS sn M on "sr
| ,"~'1,i.ied ~ inv nr tyo aft"rward she caiiri
m lv - v"s ~ IL, i, ,,,,rlJ go, ~
i nHh ~ = onI s5 a,n ~ ,n',h "xrtnI iui
| h,xo 90 - We,,'nihino tD tnii vnu As shn sni
| ,tis III, ri n,,rs,,1 entorna thn rom v,h"se
| ,r's,.,,, s,,', i ,n intarfsrr viii Nrs Fti'l.'s
| pn',r,'rsn nnI sIa Vent away vit6nut kin,
| H., ',r,n,isni rnn,u,in inntion Sho went IL
| rc,, - thn h ,nsa ~ an'th"r frient ana th.re
| '''.,I ,Hn s,wn y'rIs thnt sh" hni u,t"rnd
:" Mr. priv Ar,in she was intrrriptrl and
n,', .h,, ',,, :, simiinr s,nsifivs,,,'-s Inut
| - -'y,ii,, n,rav wiihout r"Vrnllug hnr secret.
| On Tn"slav lnst Mis- Fields cnlled again on
| Mrs Purly' nni then i, was sepn thAt h~r mind
| c,n. i,v i'lnrnI II was susnnsi ,I thnt shn
| M",.,, y" ins.na Sh, snid sha INA vnrv I'M
| Woriatt rni.iusss with A LAWYER IN New 1ork.
| ana nersi,,lnd "A woman who wns I'm the hnuso
| tn nr,,,,nnny hnr hither When tho two ar
| r'v"I i'm Nh S.,rk instead IF yisitinx her lnw.
| var s6,, i,l her r,mnnuinn 10 the resil.ncn nf
| thr n,v nr M.Swann"y formerly uastor 81
| 81 p,'tnr'- CLu,..h in p5ughk"eusic. of which
| Mrs Ftnl.la hrI hnen a constant attendant nr
| W,S,vornay ,cns moi nj home and ON being so
| informed by "A ssrvnnt Mrs Fields said
| 'V,r~ .,.u ih.n VIII 10 h,rk hntnn nI,niu u
| Hsr n,nnnni"n asked Icr why shr did nni 20
| -, 49,, H., l,,yvnr She snid in rrtlv that sTo
| fd no lustn,.a IA tronsnnt with him Whcn
| IN, = arriy.i in Pouvhkeensie again She lruei
| H.. .rr'n,nnni,n Ia ~ home with nor 10 STAY all
| NOM cvriii,,in., lint III, wlntrd 10 uln,.e ali
| ihSe cwal,.v, sh'' I'M Ian i'm hnr kceninx Tho
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