The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-01
Mrs. Sinner Macondray Not
Going TO Be Shaken OFF.
WILL BRING SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Confirmation of the Pythian Celebra-
tion at the Tacoma Fair.
The Bark Glencaira In the Breakers or
she ColHmsia's Mouth and Likely to
BE LOst-Ml,haps on Paget sound
Daring the smoke.

Florence Bucklia Byers. the contract wife
of Frederic l. Maeondray, the Chilean
consul 10 this state, now temporarily So
ioarnlng IN California with his parents,
who are very wealthy. returned from san
Francisco tonight. She went South 20 see
Macondray and insist upon him fulfilling
the contract whereby he agreed 10 marry
her. Miss Bvers, who persists in her de-
sire 10 De called Mrs. Macondray, con-
sented to furnish the following statement
of her domestic troubles 10 a eorrespon-
dent OF the Posr-ISTELE1sENcER:
''Yes. am Fred Maeondray's lawful
wife. lie first met me here three years
ago in . music hall, and for several months
pestered me with protestAtlons Of love and
offers of marriage. Realizing the social
position " hich his family occupies in Cali
fornia, repelied his advances and warned
him Of my social condition and occupa-
tion. He persisted in pleading his love
and proposed that we live together as man
and wife until such time rs his family af-
fairs would permit Of our marriage being
consummated. That was two years ago.
| dearly loved him because he had plenty
of money, and | hasked in the sun
shine of happiness, living and obeying
as true vile should. We FREE
quently travelled about the Northwest,
he registering me at hotels IS
Mrs. Macondray. Soon the demon of
jealousy came between US, and without
cause on my part, ! assure You. On sew
eral occasions he brutallv assaulted me-
backing and bruising my face and body,
which remained discoiored for days 1
have several lady friends who were wit
nesses OF those inhuman attacks. Then
he woald repent and beg forgiveness, and
| foolishiy acquiescei. Ii was after one Of
these vicious attacks that | left him, be-
lieving he was triflng with my affections.
To prove his sincerity he sat down and
wrote and delivered TO me this contract
and placed upon my finger this marriage
ring. Here is copy OF the marriage con-
tract.
'"PoRT TOWNSEND. Oct 80. is93
Contract On and after this date |,
Frederic l.. Macondray. aud |. Florence
Buekiin Byers, do hereby mutually agree
TO live as man and wife and TO hold ali
that we have or may hereafter make as
our property, personal or otherwise as
belonging To both. liz is also agreed that
when in California We are 10 be married
according TO the laws of the state OF Cali
fornia there in force. This contract is to
be considered until said marriage shall be
performed as binding as the laws of the
state of California shall make il.
'"FREDERic l.. MAcoSpRAr,
'"tLoREscE RUCKLIN BYERs'
1.-THE gradual suspension OF the shipping
industry aud HIS fondnezs for spending
money like prince caused him 60 draw
heavily on his family in san Francisco for
funds. He went TO California and wired
me to follow. In San Francisco he sug-
gested that visit my mother, to whom he
had me previously write that he had mar
ried me- and he and his brother purch ased
a ticket and gave me 500 to 90 to my
home in Kansas City. From that time he
neglected 10 write or send money 10 me.
4 HI
get back TO Pert Townsend, where
met him Aad We renewed our
relations. His family refused to sup
PLY him with any more money, and
offered to release him from his obligations
He emphatically declined the proposition,
and wrote me several letters TO that effect
Then he went of and got intoxicated and
beat me. He then returned to Califor-
MIA. / went to San Francisco four weeks
ago to give him an opportunity TO fulfill
his contract, and sent a letter TO him at
Menlo Park, which fell into has mothers
hands | sought in vain to see him
and discuss matters, and then ! decided
20 place the matter IN lawyers hands.
| / propose TO compel Mr. Macondray
20 live up TO that contract or III sue him
for divorce, which suit ! have instructed
my attorneys TO institute. My attorneys
have died the necessary papers to prevent
him from disposing of his property inter
est in his fathers estate. Besides, his
family is very wealthy and Fred Macon
dray win regret the day he tritied with my
affections. Here are = number Of his let
ters. which bear out my assertions"
Mrs. Macondray has the appearance Of q
cultivated woman Of refined breeding
amply able to take care OF her own inter
ests. She is an unusually pretty brunette
with roagsh black eyes. She says she
will leave for San Francisco in a few weeks
TO prosecute her divorce case. Mr. Macon
dray possesses large interest in one or
two tagboats on Puget sound. Macon
dray's friends who are familiar with her
history aver that she is Sn adventures
who has taken this procedure TO extort
money from his people. They also char
aeterize as false her charges that he has
brutally assaulted her. and assert that
while she was living with him her conduct
was unchAste and she was unfaIthful.