The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-14
COLONEL M'KAYS COIN
WILL CAUSE TROUBLE
Sensational Litigation Like
ly Over the Dead Mill
iOniare'S Estate

Ne~ York, July 1.-THE fight Owe
the estate OF Nathaniel Mckay. WI,
died in his newly welded wife's arm
while on his honeymoon. will Lfini
ont many interesting charges from
Mrs. Jennie Pope Mckay Of Brook
lyn, against whom Mr.. Mckay secured
a decree of divorce in Oklahoma last
Alril. Mrs. Mckay win dispute any
calm set up by the new wife. and
will attempt to prove that the last
marriage was Illegal in more ways
than one. II Mr., Mckay left a win
bequeathing mis- estate, or any con
siderable part OF it, to his new wife,
Mabel Geyer Mckay, it will be con
tested by Mrs. Jennie Pope Mckay.
Mrs Mckay of Brooklyn. believes
that there is such will. She does
not doubt that her husband made a
will before his last marriage, giving
his property to Mabel Geyer.
Mrs Jennie Pope Mckay was at
home when reporter called, but she
declined to see any one. asking her
aunt Mrs. Smith Of Boston. to talk to
the reporter. Mrs. Smith said that
Mrs. Mckay had not yet dcided wheth-
er or not to go 10 Washington to at
tend her husbands funeral. She was
still thinking the matter over. Gen
eral Tracy, her lawyer, is out Of town,
and Mrs Mckay has not yet had an
opportunity to consult him since her
husbands sudden death When her
husband married Miss Geyer, two
weeks ago, Mrs. Mckay took action
Immediately She notified the girls
uncle that she herself was Mr. Nc
Kays lawful wife and that the law
had been violated in marrying him to
Miss Geyer. She was determined to
establish her allegation that the de-
cree Of divorce obtained in Oklahoma
was issued or perjured testimony.
That divorce decree was worthless"
said Mrs. Smith "rhe law is very
plain and says that a man must live
with his wife at least one year in
state before securing a divorce there.
why the thing is ridiculous. The
complaint on which the decree was
issued was cruelty The idea Mr..
Mckay had been trying for two years
to get a divorce, and had failed every
time. Then he hired a witness to
swear lies, and by that means got his
decree. You know he could not have
proved that Mrs. Mckay was cruel to
him" ad
Mrs. Mckay had some interesting
exhibits that were gathered in the
long period OF disagreements between
herself and husband. One Of these is
a photograph Of a prominent Brooklyn /
woman. alleged to have been taken on
an ocean steamer. II was secured as
proof that the woman was aboard with I
Mr. Mckay. This woman was the
cause of the first disruption, according
to Mrs. Mckay. She wert abroad for
two years with Mr.. Mckay, travelling
as his companion, and was finally for
saken. Mrs. Mckay nas also a aum-
Der Of letters from a Washington wo-
man and from other persons, all Of
which throw light upon her husbands
conduct of recent years
coroner's Inquest Held.
Atlantic City, N. j., July IA coro-
ner's jury officially declared that Col
onel Nathaniel Mckay, the Washing
.on millionaire and lobbyist who pass
ad away here at the Hotel Strand,
died Of natural causes The widow,
Dr advice Of her counsel, had the IN
guest called TO establish beyond ques-
ion or doubt that he had died In a
natural way It is evident that she
scents trouble ahead over the estate
which the colonel left, and a coroner's
certificate OF the kind she has obtain
ID viii close up one opening through
which the viii and her claim 70 tho
state could be attacked. The pro
.eedings were brief They were held
'efore the hour set in order to avoid
'rbIicity. Dr. Marvel and Or. Mar
han testified that they had treated
he patient for asthma and heart
rouble and that he mad died Of these
.iseases. The widow on the stand
vas heart broken and told her story
etween sohs. The colonel was sit.
ing in bed when death overlook him.
I, arsf turned bIack I'm The face and