New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12
MRS. T1SNAN'S sur FOR DIVORCE.

A NYACK UNDERTAKEN INFATUATED WITH AN
OTHER MANS wIFE->rogY on TIE CASE.
Il is m oil, old story that has caused, by re-
newcd rehearsal, great commotion in all circles Of
Nyack n the last eek rhe main Tact IA that Mrs
Mary Tasman has brought suit for absolute divorce
against her hush nd Thomas +. Tasran Mrs. Ta-man.
fifty years old hut still a bright woman. warrc in
November, S63 They and pretty eish-
en-yeAr-Ol daughter. For fifteen years Tasman
has superintendent OF oak HI Gem story, and
until three years the head o. the sundayschool
OF ST Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. In his
business undcrtaker, succeeding his father
extensive trade. he has amasSei comfortable torture
Tue complaint Just served, ale les adultery with Mrs.
Sarah T.. T. Hunter at the WoOdbine Iotcl Ncw-Yors,
on February %. lssG. ami at divers other tunes and
years oil and the mother o nye children. l., tue wife
Of john II. Hunter, connected with OF the Nrw-YOIk
Consolidated Gas Company. She has known Mr.. Tasman
seventeen years and mas lived Nyeck twenty-thfee
months At iirst she moved to a house ad.oning tue
Tasmans aud tue two families were Tor time neigh
borly. Tneu Mrs Tasman's jealousy was aroused by
husband and Mis-. Hun er At last she a-kel him to
desist and also told her feeling to Mrs Hunte But
worse. Then Mrs. TasmaD wrote her story In a plain
sixteen-pase letter to Mr. Hunter. THIS she followed
WIN a personal VISIT TO INN IN New-fofk she found
that he was extremely angry at Tlsmgn He swore he
would KIN hun on sight AM Mrs rasman lad some
difficulty IN Gaining him. Whom she walled her hus
band OF his danger, he said n am killed my blood
Will be on your head for lying about me-" At Last
acting under tho advice OF Garrett SneF, her counsel
Mrs Tasnan brought the divorce proceedings.
took Mrs Hunter 10 Greenwood Lake, to Bridgeport,
the Albany bi-cenlennia and TO other places making
many visits with her 10 NewYork. lie bought her a
$40 back-aLd-an dog giving his nOtr to a Nyack man
IN payment Before the note maufel the poodle d. cd
hut Tasman paid the claim. In bIg New YORK dry
goods store be was observed buying $40 cloak for
Mrs Hunter paying the cash despite her ances
against the amount OF hi' Grchase Two ago ne
took her and all the chilien to the farmer. picnic
KOckland Lake. A col bred servant will DO calloi to
testify 10 some damaging facts about what passed
between MI Iasman and Mrs. / unier IN a house
recently occupied Dy her ia Broadway ii from his
"A a ". al Mira Mpa.
few months ago. Mis-. Hunter lives In Frstave
- a handsome house opposite the Episcopal Church
Nuen Mrs. Hunter bought JcI sey she paid SO
on aceo1Lt and Mr. Tasman pad the balance Lately
lac forbade local merchants TO trust Ills family his
accOd.t but last week be sued by nrm OF Nyack
grOceIs for the amount Of bill Of sOld Mrs
Hunter, ana Tor which he contracted IN writing 10 pay
The case was tried yesterday IN crowded
before Justice Charles H. Meek-I. Tue trial lasted
nearly all day AMI decision reserved.
a year ago when people taking about the
intimacy between Tasmtn aud Mrs. Hunter, uublc
attention Drawn to the scandal by sort OF lido
Issue. Mrs. Hunter then complained to CAPTAIN
Lawrence W. oates CHER Of the Nyack POlue that she
was IN day receipt OF anonymous letters OF Insulting
nature Mr. Coates then began detective work.
At last one night young business OF Nyack was
dragged at IL o'clock before Justice William f. CiOwney
and charged with delivering of the letters. The
asonished young man recovered MS sIlcieHtly
TO cOnclusivcly prove abb discharged Mis-
Tasman says tne only letter has written Ia the case
the one 70 Nj. Hunter on September 90 1850 "A
mouth after the young mans evening trial
Mr.. Tarman and Mrs. Hunter deny emphatically all
alterations dd