The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-12
CHASED
HUSBAND
IN STREET
When He Was Arrested Mrs.
FurIong Announced Il Was
a misunderstanding.

New York, Sept. 12.-A1ter an exciting
chase on foot in Fifth avenue yesterday.
Mrs. Paul n. Furlong, a member OF an
aristocratic New England family, caused
the arrest OF her husband on a charge OF
assault
In court she told a story OF domestic
unhappiness which involved n summer
Irritation. but as she saw her husband
taken to prison she softened toward him,
and late last night obtained his release
on bail and announced that a rcconcilia-
tion had taken place.
Furlong dashed out OF a fashionable
tailor shop in Fifth avenue, near Forty
sixth street. about three o'clock In the
afternoon. In his haste he smashed the
glass in swinging door.
His wife Was a few feet behind him,
and as the door swung TO IL struck her
Her head and shoulders crashed through
tho shattered pane, sending a shower of
glass onto the sidewalk. Her face was
. cut by the Jagged edges.
She disengaged herself and. with hys-
terical cries OF stop theft" she sped up
| the street after her husband.
Furlong soon stopped and tried 10 pla-
| cate his wife, begging her not TO make a
scene. A crowd gathered and Policeman
| Clark. OF the East Fifty-frst street sta
| tion, arrested Furlong and took him To
the Yorkvile police court.
| NOT USED TO POLICE COURT.
| Magistrate Brann was surprised when
| prisoner and complainant appeared. Mrs.
| Furlong is pretty blonde. anu was rich
| ly dressed. Her husband, too. wore fash
| ionable and expensive clothing. IL was
| apparent to the magistrate that police
court surroundings were new TO both.
| Furlong said they were married I'm the
/ Church OF the Ascension last October.
| They went to live at No. S55 st. Nicholas
| avenue, and for the summer went to
| Larchmont. He said his wife did not like
the home he provided for her, and that
| she frequently vented her temper by
throwing golf sticks and hand mirrors at
him.
Mrs. Furlong said the beginning of their
trouble was the finding of a note i'm her
husbands pocket from a strange woman.
| Together they went 10 Springfield, Mass.
| where Furlongs family resides. and eff
| forts were made to patch up their differ
| ences They were unsuccessful, Mrs. Fur
| long said.
Magistrate Brann held the prisoner in
$500 BAIL which he could not furnish. and
he was locked up. His wife began TO cry
and left the court TO obtain a bondsman.
She offered cash bail. but II could not be
accepted. I'll
About eight o'clock last night she APP
peared at the prison with DR.. Walter
Maynard OF No. 222 Central Park South.
and was allowed TO see her husband. She
clung to him and said IL was allFs mis-
take. There was no magistrate to accept
a bondsman.
| BONDSMAN FINALLY APPEARS.
They had hardly gone when a bonds
man appeared and Furlong was released
Friends OF the couple had interested
themselves i'm the case and Magistrate
Brann signed the necessary papers.
Mrs. Furlong was seen last night. She
was still hysterical from the days cxpe-
riences and regretted that she had
brought herself and husband into noto-
riety. She said Mr.. Furlohg's family is
well known In Springfield and that her
family name is well known In New Eng
land. She said she was reared and edu-
Gated I'm the family of the Rev. T.. Win
chester Donald. rector of Trinity church
| Boston.
Mrs. Furlong said her difficulty with
her husband had arisen through a misun
derstanding; that he was an athlete and
handsome and favorite with women.