New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
WON'T WE'D, BEATEN
BY SISTER, SAYS GIRL
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ryn turned to her father, ana Tie d'
once became active in her behah'
According to the story told py
Kathryn, she had left her sister
home to go to the home OF Ropei
Parish in Shavertown 10 recuperd''
from the operation for appenulc''i'
and to get away from her sister III,
sstence that she marry Peters NV
daunted by this. she said, her sister
went forward in her efforts at md''H,
making. planning the announcement
party for July 1. When kathryf
failed to attend 1t she went In her au'
tomobile to Shavertown.
Girl Tells Story Of Beating.
"I had left my sister several weeks
ago" Kathryn said last night because
did not like the way things were
going. and had gone to visit Mrs Far
ish. who is an old friend of the famiiE
There Mrs Tatum found me. come
home with me, she said. replied tha'
I would not, and after discussion sh'
seized my hair and began to beat me
with her fists. Then she pulIed me
from the bed where | was lying anu
when fell on the floor, beat and Klcheo
me until / tainted.
MIR. Tatum and Mrs. JoEu ID
Chalmers. of No. Bis Wes'mihsle'
Road. Flatbush. were with her. MT
Tatum said. You said you wouldh
turt Kate. dad now see what you VI
done
That's all right said my sister inc
doctor saws she'll be dead SOON any
WAY. and she might as well die now
AZ soon as could wrote to my iather
! would have gone back before but
didn't think he would want me
didn't want 10 marry Mr.. Peters be
cause didn't love him
Miss Macarthur engaged william II
Stewart, of Long Island CITY as he'
ATTORNEY. Mr.. Stewart went Il
sbavertown. and his client swore ou'
a warrant for her sister before Charles
T. Johnson. a justice of the peace Of
| Andes. y. Y. and then the services o'
sborif Farrell were enlisted TO serve
| the warrant.
Sheriff Loses No Time.
Armed with the warrant Sheriff Far
reu arrived in Nassau County, Lons
Island. at q o'clock yesterday morning
He went to the Tatum home. which is
one of the show places OF Great Neck
IN an automobile. accompanied py
Frank McCahin. a constable Of Nassau
| County: william f.. Stewart, hathryr
I NacArthur's attorney. ana arthur
Macarthur. one of her brothers.
Mrs Tatum was at breakfast when tho
marty arrived Tatum was getting ready
n enter his automobile "a go TO Ne"
York. He AT FIRST barred the way Wher
the sheriff made his mission known. but
after a parley consented TO permit FAR
roll 70 enter his house. where Mrs. TatuH
was arrested.
When she was told that she Was undei
arrest and must go with Sheriff Farrell
TO Delhi. the county seat OF Delaware
/ County. she consented 10 go without op'
position at that time, leaving the house
with her husband in their own automo
bile. accompanied By the Sheriff, Consta'
bic McCahiI and Mr. Stewart II was th'
Intention then 10 catch the 9.fl train al
the Grand Central for Delaware County
Before starting MIR Tatum telephonec
to his attorney in New York TO get a writ
Of habeas corpus and meet them at th'
station In an effort 10 prevent Mrs. Tatun
being taken away. Before they had gOn'
far. however. II was seen that II was toe
late 10 catch the train, and Mrs Tatun
was taken back TO her home 10 give hei
an opportunity to make further prepare
lions for her trip, while her husband wen
on TO New York.
4 second start Of the Sheriff with hi
prisoner was made later I'm the day. Thi
time the party went first TO the offices o
Olcott. Bonyngc & McManus. at No. IL
Broadway. MIR. Tatum's attorneys. Her,
he was advised that Sheriff Farrell wa
In his rights in arresting the woman anC
that writ Of habeas corpus would no
act against n warrant issued In anothe
county.
Struck on the Jaw. She Says
According TO Constable McCahill, Mrs
| Tatum denied she assaulted her sister
| giving another version OF the affair Sh
! said that on the morning OF July !, whei
| her sister failed 10 appear at the engage
ment party at her home. she hurried 4
her sisters room. at the Parish house
and asked her why she had failed to ap
pear Kathryn. she said. struck her. b!
way OF answer. on the jaw and smashed
her glasses.
Accompanied by her father, his wife an,
her lawyer, Miss Kathryn left New Yorl
last night for Delaware County. Sh
said she would so as far as Walton to b.
! ready TO appear at Delhi to-day to pres
! the charge against her sister.
Through the lace Of the girls waist tn
| cotton of numerous bandages was visible
which she said covered the scratches AM
bruises her sister had inflicted on her.
Mrs Tatum, who is thirty years old, 4
described az an exceptionally Deautltu
woman with black hair and eyes and al
unusually brilliant complexion. Her hus
hand is forty-five. while Kathryn i
twenty-four and equally as good looking
as her sister.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Walton, y. Y, July with her fac
showing the strain OF recent excitement
and a large bruise showing on her neck
Kathryn Macarthur, whose complain
caused the arrest for assault OF her sis
ter, Mrs. John G. Tatum, arrived her