The evening world., 1911-01-06
CLACK|NG TONGUES
Of NYACK G0SS|PS
BRING FIELDS WOE
Brokers Wife Threatens to
Poison Trotting Mare, and
He Gets Warrant.
ITO INTIMIDATE HER."
But Mrs. Field Fails to Return
Home, and He Blames
Busybodies.
ITO INTIMIDATE HER."

To the busybodies and the gossips of
the little town of INSTRUMENTATION
Is given the credit for the break in the
happiness OF Mr.. and Mrs. Armsted w.
Field. whose bungalow at Grand View.
on the banks of the river. has been the
scene OF much popular entertainment
for about three years.
Mrs. Field has left the pretty home
following a series OF warllke incidents,
and her young husband doesn't know
where she is; two lawyers are expect
ing an action for separation and the
scandal-bearlng tongues in Nyack are
c~lacking more furiously than ever.
The most exciting incident In the ex-
periences Of the Fields occurred last
night when Constable McNicoll called
on Mrs. Field at the Hotel st. George
in Nyack with a warrant obtained by
her husband charging her with con
spring to poison his record-breaking
t%rotting mare, Katie Gray. There was
a hysterical scene that ended by Mrs.
Fields lawyer, 'ank Comesky OF
Nyack. getting in touch with Warren
Sawyer. Mr.. Fields's lawyer. and per-
piadins the husband to withhold the
warrant. This followed soon upon Mr..
Fields announcem mt In a Nyack news
paper that he would be responsible for
no debts contracted by his wife.
Came from Baltimore.
Mr.. Field ia thirty-two years old and
he and his wife both came from Baltl-
more. He has a prosperous brokerage
business In fruits at No. 192 West street
and Is wealthy.
II only had that warrant issued to in
timidate her-to MAKE her listen to rea-
son and come back to mo-" he said to-
day. but II didn't succeed like I thought
II would. Yes. 1t does seem like a rig
orous measure to take, but I thought II
might make her see how lfoolishly she
has been acting. You see. It's all be-
cause Of the gossip In n small own
Somebody told somebody else and some.
body else told somebody else and they
told me that Mrs. Field had said sht
Gray than have me sell her. 30 I go
out the warrant
The mare is mine n I have a right
to do as I like with her. But our at
fairs have beer the chief topic In Nyack
for months. and every time Mrs, Flick
and / wen out on the street some oil
our neighbors would come over and try
to console us and advise us. until ouI
troubles began to look much arger 10
us than they really were.
II have a fine place up there and
horses and dogs that l love, but I am
a3VnAat tan1nte1 10 mDVa nwlv. In
Maryland you never hear so much gos-
~sip-people mind their own affairs. but
up here it's different. And Mrs. Field
Is the kind of a woman that II affects
She Is sick and nervous and under a
Doctors care almost continually and she
began to believe all sorts OF nonsense
about me. II got so that she couldn',
listen to me without flying into a pas
sion. This Is the saddest thing that
ever happened in my life. and for day
I've hardly known whether | was OF
my feet or my head. but | hope she viii,
return, and / believe she WILL"
Scene In hotel.
One OF the Incidents In the troubles Of
the Fields that gave the goss!ps nate
rial was a scene In the Hotel st. Georg,
dining room last Sunday night.
Mr.. Field vent there to make he
listen to reason" as he says. but she re
fused to listen to him AT all n an
nounced her decision In such n tone o
voice and n display OF hysterla that h,
was glad to beat a retreat. After tha
she went to her parents home In Bait
more, but returned TO Nyack Wednes
day.
Mrs. Field Is young and pretty an,
was a belle In Baltimore society. He
parents are wealthy and are said to b
greatly disturbed over the trouble. MI
Field, In addition 10 his interest II
blooded horses, Is an enthusiast
yachtsman. He is a member OF tn
Tappan Zee and Nyack Yacht Clubs.