The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
TATUM SEEKS
TO REOPEN HIS
DIVORCE SUIT
papcrs Served OH Wife's
Counsel in Application
to Justice Crane.
HOME WAR CHARGES
Up AGAIN TOMORROW

Roth side, IN the battle of Great Neck
V-s Mary Jane Tituin enjoying the
oo,,forts Of the big country home on the
-, shore road and John c. Tatum. her
bnghard. defeated In the first skrmishes,
hiding his time in hotel IN town-took
advantage OF the temporary lull In hostiii-
,fcs Yesterday to consult their counsel a.
"a si'irs moves for the possession OF the
nopso and he mrayciling OF the tanglc
~ charges In which both are enmesl~d
Tho only attack Of the d1" was sig
,.s.tt. legal step by Mr.. Tatunl's counsel,
re~e1se NtNlauus, who served papers on
NaN u Steuer. counsel for Mrs. Tatum. In
an appllcdtion 10 Justice Frederick Crane
tn sst aSld. the recent divorce suit vcr-
di-, IN the MineOla Supreme Court. which
acquitted Mrs Tatum of the charges al
t,gsd against her and really started the
GREAT Neck rumpus OF the last few days
Nfr Staucr accepted service for Mrs
T,tun late yesterday afternoon after
errfhv conference with her In his office
RIO ,npliration will bo argued before
Judge Crane next Monday. Before that
date. however. IN fact tomorrow after
,,o1n IN Magistrate W. A. Dodge's court
), Grsa. Neck both husband and wife
who arc equally and as bitterly determined
IN maintain their respective stands. will
air their most recent and exciting adven-
turcs beginning saturday night In the
beautiful guarded homo.
definite understanding may be reached
then IN the interest Of the family peace
and that OF the startled village and It's
guardians OF law and order.
Mrs Mary Jane Tstum who for two
n.sns has slept as the victorious pos
SCISSOR OF Poutlca--at least as much as
ore could slccp IN the face OF the stirring
deveiopments--ha now barred the gates
o, the home against her husband and has
placed armed guards day and night to
protect her In Fort Tatum." She drove
into the grounds after o'clock last night.
-eturuirg from her conference with Max
n Stcucr and refused to discuss her
troubled affairs. although earlier In the
dav she had explained her defiant stand
without mincing words.
Il was after that long needed sleep"
Of sunday night. which followed a TWEEN
ty.'lur hour battle of warrants. ma cis-
'rates. coustables and servants. that Mrs.
Tatum spoke her mind. She and her sis
,e- Miss Kathryn Macarthur, two OF the
successful possessors OF the Tatum home.
were seated At MONDAY breakfast dressed
.a ,monos, bathrobes and boudoir caps.
which one Of the TWO did not hesitate TO
s7r was John G. Tatums--the hathrobe
ro' the caps-and any one who may have
had the slightest hope OF a reconciliation
is hereby urged 10 let II tade.
There is no hope of reconciliation"
SID Mrs Tatum. ~ am done with Mr..
T..um I will have nothing further TO do
With him. absolutely refuse to leave
here. and viii stay here until ! die. II
IS pleasant place YOU know, and sum
uor is coming There IS good bathing.
fishing and boating The air is good. [
gu4,d not take his guarantee of AN agree
able .ettlcment. He IS not a gentleman.
H. mas a yellow streak lie has been
t client 10 me and he showed he was not
even GOOD enough sport to take lick
ne that he got fairly and justly
H owns 4 half OF the house and so do I.
There arc two dining rooms and he can
nave his merry parties. III have mine.
you can bet. lie should realize that ha
was defeated By fair Jury and tina. IS
Al. IL was outrageous the way he acted
Saturday night He must have had a
party here, for all the beds were rufiled.
iou also saw what a fool he made OF M
saturday afternoon at the Vanderbilt
Hotel / have no more respect for him
Whatever, and never can have. ! am
going 10 stay here now and I won't sell
out either While l live here he will
have TO support me and besides, money
10 no object to me-"
H. that frame of mind Mrs. Tatum left
tn, bssi,ged estate yesterday afternoon
w..a her father and sisttr-ln-law, Mrs
lach Macarthur to visit Mr. Steuer In
ne Office. !, was after I o'clock when
SIZE sJt there, and although Mr.. Steuer
said ,ster that he kept her waiting a long
while, he being busy elsewhere, l. was
almost o'clock when she left the city
for he Great Neck place.
Meanwhile the home was well guarded
b. Mss Kathryn Macarthur the new set
% servants hired Sunday by Mrs. Tntum
AID deputy constable. who insisted on
keeping tho gates locked and permitting
no ore 20 enter the grounds without Mrs
Tatum's permission.
Mr. Steucr said later that he had no;
determined on any future action for Mrs
Tatlm except 10 tell her 10 say nothing
30 back and sit tight and await develop
merits. lie did not need to tell her that
Ever since she made II uncomfortable foT
w Tatum 70 remain after Sunday after
Eoon, when he packed off with his per
sonal effects and lodged himself at the
"aldorf-Astoria, It had been her inten-
Noa 20 do that same thing.
Mr. Tatum conferred with Lawyer Nc
Nanns yesterday, hut none OF the ousted
party showed up a the country house
All Great Neck. however. Is, waiting for
lo'norrow's engagement OF the contend
'nS forces in the exciting battle for the
estate. Magistrate Dodge will then hear
ne complaints Of Nj Tatum against
lanes Macarthur, his wires father, and
Mss Macarthur, her sister, alleging dis.
orderly conduct and tho charge Of Harry
ARLINGTON, the chauffeur, against Mrs
latlm accusing her of disorderly conduct
Magistrate Dodge will probably go tC
me village fire han to hear the com.
F,@Inis because his own court room 9.
aoo1t ten times too small
@t Tatum was silent last night, bu
A'' MeManus said that all hope OF recon,
...'ton was past, that every effort wouic
made TO set aside the divorce verdict
o. -re now lrlAl and eNcnLmallH setil.