New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
MRS. TATUM TAKES
Home, THEN QUITS
Makes Dash in Auto to
Great Neck - ROutS
Her Sister-in-Law.
LEAVES HOUSE TO
HUSBAND AFTER TALK
"He Ought 10 Hide" She Says
Grimly, After Disappoint'
ment at Luncheon.

In line with Ncr promise maze NJ INV
Vanderbilt Hotel yesterday when her
husband failed to keep his appoint
ment with her. Mrs. Mary Jane Tatum
went 10 the home. at Great Neck, in
which. she says, she has equal rights
with her husband. She saw her hus-
band. John {. Tatum there and left, 10
60. 70 is believed. to the home OF her
father. The nature Of their interview
may be guessed by what Mrs. Tatum
ad 10 say earlier IN the day Of her
husbands conduct
At the Great Neck house little was
10 he learned Of the meeting. A story
told by a chauffeur, who said Mrs.
Tatum ran from the gates screaming
Don't shoot mel" was denied.
Mrs. Tatum saw her husband and
left soon after of her own accord
said a man who answered the tele-
phone.
Though having firm belief in fate
Mrs. Tstum decided that too much
should not be left in its hands, and
after her husband failed to keep the
appointment At the Vanderbilt, she
FASTENED to their home at Great Neck
Long Island, as FAST as a high pow
cred car would take her.
Ringing the bell. she asked for Mrs.
T. " Brown. her husbands sister In
the briefest Of conversations Mrs. Ia
+ln requested her sister-in-law to leave
tho house forthwith. As soon as a
taxicab could be summoned Mrs. Brown
departed. taking with her two friends.
Mrs. Mary Jane Tatum settled down
10 wait upon fate, circumstances and
the husband who had failed TO gain
divorce from her.
Reconciliation" said she. That's
a matter which depends upon clrcum-
stances probably upon fate even more
than upon circumstances. do not pre-
tend TO see into the future. Some
happy days may be in store for me, but
! am not sure.
"Mr. Tatum ought 70 be ashamed
OF himself for the humiliation
and disgrace he brought on me and the
mental anguish he caused me 10 suffer
that horrible courtroom at Mineola.
"He ought TO 90 hide himself after the
predicament in which he put me and
my family
The fate which kept the cotton
broker away from his luncheon ap-
pointment at the Vanderbilt was
dubbed kind by +. f. Martin, manager
OF the hotel. His house. he opined. was
nc place for coneiliatory luncheons be-
tween husband and wife who had been
as prominent in the public prints as
had Mrs. Mary Jane Tatum and her
spouse.
1T may be all right for a moving
picture show exclaimed Mr.. Martin
peevishly as ne eyed the waiting cam
eras. "but this sort Of thing doesn't do
Tor the Vanderbilt, you know
Mr.. Tatum had been at the Wander
bilt He got there more than an hour
before the time set for the meeting
with his wife Some untoward circum-
stance sent him away nearly an hour
before she arrived. Mrs. Mary Jane
Tatum sat and sat in the lobby Of the
hotel. her fawn-tOpped shoes tapping
the floor impatiently.
BY the plan arranged by Max D..
Steuer. Mrs. Tatum's attorney, Mr..
. alum was 10 meet mere lHtIC az Low
o'clock. The clock hands slipped
around and Mrs. Tatum sat and tapped.
At five minutes past the appointed time
the cotton broker had not appeared.
With a purpOseful air his wife gath
cred her sealskin coat about her, beck
oned TO a boy TO pick up her ermine
muf. settled her ermine edged turban
more firmly on her head and set forth.
announcing her intention of giving her
spouse a surprise party. That same eN-
preston Of frmness which was noted
at Great Neck was visible.
I'm going down to Great Neck she
proclaimed. 81 own half the estate.
| Mr.. Tatum decided il 70 me when we
married. / intend TO take possession
/ Of my house. and III have my friends
/ there. instead Of some of Mr.. Tatum s
poor relations and friends.
pm going now" she continued, "and
/ III give Mr.. Tatum surprise party. ]
can take care of myself. It's one OF
/ the best little things / can do. / was
tempted 20 20 TO Great Neck as soon
as the jury exonerated me, but father
advised me 10 wait"
Before getting an automobile in
which 20 make the trip Mrs. Tatum
went 20 the telephone. II was said that
she called her attorney. When she re-
turned she had this 10 say: II have
kept the appointment and / gave Mr..
Ta,um half an hours leeway. Now I'm
going" And she went.