Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-22

TARRYTowN, n. J., November 2l.-Ihe
village of TarrytoWn was in a great commo-
ton Saturday concerning the arrest on FRI
day night OF Mrs. Mary e. Strong, wldo" OF
Col. Latham c. Strong, who now claims 10 De
the wife of DIR. John II. Furman. The ar
rest was made upon the order OF Judge DIX
man, of the Supreme Court, based upon the
affidavit of Mrs. Hortense h Furman, vile
OF DIR. Furman, who has instituted SUIT
against her husband for divorce, and an
other suit against Mrs. Strong claiming so
600 damages. The affidavit upon which
the arrest of Mrs. Furman was
made is chiefly a repetition OF the
complaint filed in the suit for damages. 1t
recites thai the plaintiff was married Sep
TENDER 8, 1856, by the Rev. Charles K. Inn
brie, in jersey City, 10 DR.. Furman; that in
the years 1SS0-S2 The defendant wronglully
and wilfully enliced her husband from her,
hnally pretending TO marry him, and that
she now lives in adultery with him. The
plaintiff further claims tina. she has suffered
personal injury from the defendants con-
duct and asked for an order Of arrest, which
the court granted without hesitation. The
arrest was made at about $3.50 o'clock on
Friday night, soon after Mrs. Strong ar
rived from Troy. Deputy Sheriff Law
renee, who made the arrest, says
there was a lively scene when he
rived at MIS-. Strong's elegant dwelling in
North Tarrytown and made known his bnsi-
ness. Mrs. Strong burst inIo tears and DIR.
Furman raved like a madman. The deputy
and young man who accompanied him say
that DIR. Furman threatened the life OF the
plaintiff and used the most extravsgsnt lam
guage. The noise attracted quite a copgre-
cation in the street, who were not favorably
inclined tewsrd the doctor and his wealthy
co-defendant and respondent. Sheriff Law
renee warned the doctor TO calm himself and
cease his threats, or he might get himself
into serious trouble; but the sheriff says he
repeated his threats and said he would kill
his formed wife tefore he got through with
her. Lawrence ordered Mrs. Strong to pre-
pare for jail but she at length
prevailed upon him TO allow her to re-
main in her own house until morn
ing, provided she should not quit his pres
ence. Both officer and prisoner therefore sat
up all night in the library. Yerterday morn
ing Mrs. Strong gave bail in the sum of
$500, her brother, William Fowler, of Troy,
and DIR. Furman becoming her sureties, the
last named mating oath that he was worth
5000 in real estate, in Tarrytown, although
in letter of q recent date TO the Herald de-
Tending his conduct the doctor says: "When
| left Tarrytown for the West he had gone
10 Dakota and got divorced I transferred
to my vile all my property except a few
unsettled book accounts. L conveyed her
my house in Tarrytown, my real estate in
New Jersey, leaving myself entirely without
means except as stated"
1t became noised about yesterday that DIR.
Furman had threatened the life of his for
mer wife, and she sat terrified in the house,
guarded by the neighbors. The most pro-
found indignation prevailed. Many of the
leading men of the village, including Post
master Raymond, Mr.. Robert Hoe, Mr.. Wes-
ton, of the Savings Bank, and many others,
waited upon Mr.. E. I. Lovatt, csunsel for
Mrs. Furman, and demanded the arrest of
DIR. Furman, who, they said, had outraged
the decency of the community. Last even
ing Mr.. Lovatt was preparing an affidavit
accusing the doctor of bigamy, and expected
to arrest him before morning. Nothing
else is talked of in Tarrytown, and pub
the matter. Mrs. Strong is repnted TO be
quite wealthy and a member of a good
family in Troy