The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-24

W F. Hays. a Seattle attorney.
With offices in the New York block.
has a finger in a peculiar legal pie
which il TO be baked In the Chicago
courts in the near future. He viii
leave for the windy city within the
next two weeks 20 assist In getting
the oven hot He has been retained
On the staff OF attorneys which VIII
represent Mrs. Mary T Hillyer Ma
COY. one Of Chicago's most beautiful
women. who has the novel distine-
ton Of being plaintiff In one OF the
most remarkable double lawsuits
ever filed.
Mrs Maeoy r. contemporaneous-
" suing the same man for divorce
and for breach OF promise. The
double defendant in this remarkable
combination OF legai proceedings is
Eugene Macoy. the well known
millionaire clubman and printing
house magnate OF Chicago. and most
sensational Developments are prom
iyed At the approaching trial
II Is said that the troubles Of the
millionaire eluhman are not all
embodied In even this remarkable
combination OF civil suits. for a
criminal action on the charge OF
hiaamy Is not an unlikely outcome
With her divorce the beautiful
plaintiff asks the award OF liberal
alimony. and in her action for
breach OF promise she demands
500. COO alleged damages.
The peculiar combination Of cir
cpmstancea which makes the double
suit possible began. the plaintiff
SAYS. when. after a brief acqualn-
lance with the man whom she is
now suing. he told her OF his love
six years ago and asked her TO be
come his wife.
but he explained 10 me" the
handsome plaintiff AYERS. that a
church wedding would not be adj
yiaahle. as his wealthy parents were
opposed to his marrying. and had
threatened 10 cut him off without
a cent In case he should marry He
proposed that We be married under
the eontraet-marriage law OF the
state of Illinois for the time being.
aud that later. when his parents
should become rcconclled. or after
their death. we would quietly sol
emnize our union in the Roman
Catholic church. ! agreed and on
MAY S. 1889. we catered into the
contract. We lived together for six
years. and three children were born,
but all of them are dead. I strug-
gled with him and helped to up
build his present fortune. ! never
once mistrusted him until one day
last September spoke OF his
promise to some day have the mar
rage solemnlzed by church rites
"He laughed. and said that he
was already married. Out OF this
odd remark came 10 me the bitter
knowledge that for more than five
years | had been living with a man
who already had n wife. Later /
found that he had been maintaining
her in luxurious fashion I'm Europe, |
and that he had kept her in ignor- |
auee Of his union with me. He had /
even introduced HIS own children. !
b. this wife. TO me. Too quiet me
in my rush OF indignation when | |
discovered how he had deceived me. /
my husband said that he would d. |
yoree the other woman and have |
our marriage solemnizcd as ha had /
promised. But later he abandoned |
me and even refused 10 contribute |
10 my support. When | went TO |
him In distress he characterized my 1
pleadings as blaclSmail. Then ! left /
him. and consulted my attorneys. |
who have brought these suits for
me.
Charles H. Aldrlch. formerly So
lieltor general for the United States,