The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-18

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ant word of any other woman In hel
life."
She is a fins huntress. She rides tt
hounds four days OF the week VIE,
her husband plays polo Mrs. Mackay
is always there to applaud him.
Her house at bennington, neal
Liverpool, is one of the most hospit
able in England. Her generosity is
one of the traits which have mad=
Mrs. Mackay dear to her English
friends. In the kings set they are
still talking of the delightful concert
she gave for the benefit of the League
of Mercy at the Hotel Ritz in Paris.
THE League is the Countess or Ca
dogan's hobby, and dear Mrs Mackay
is bosom friend Of the Countess, you
know" is society's explanation CT why
Mrs Mackay paid all the expenses OF
that concert that the League OF Mercy
might be enriched by all the proceeds
of every ticket sold.
There seems to be no question thSt
Mrs. Mackay derived great pleasure
from the possession of that $4,000
pearl necklace. 1t certainly is an ex-
| Quisite ornament to a beautiful Wo-
man.
| There are fifty-three shining white
pearls in the necklace, each clear and
refulgent as q tear. The center one is
the largest, fat, aawless oval OF pur-
est white with the silver blue hint OF
moonbeam in it's heart Twenty-six
smaller ones perfectly graduated. each
slightly smaller than the last, follow
one another on either side OF the CEN
trail pearl. the last two being fastened
by a maruuise clasp of diamonds.
The necklace, clasping the fine neck
of Mrs. Mackay, was very much adj
mired in New York, at Newport, at
Palm Beach, and in the smartest socf-
ETY. OF. London and Paris.
Was IL anticipation Of the approach
ing money panic, bringing hard times
for everybody, that caused Mr.. Nackay
to defer payment Of that balance OF
$4,000?
At any rate, he notified the jewellers
from London, in February, 1907, that
the necklace was deposited in Lon
don bank. to be returned subject to
the repayment of $4,000.
The first of March passed. 1t was
close upon April 1 before Mr.. Maekay
returned to this country, and a repre-
sentative of the jewelers. called on
him.
''The necklace is at your ORDER" said
the millionaire
But the time of your option has ex-
PRED" protested the agent of A. H.
Smith & Co. However, where are the
pearls?"
''In the bank in London"
an London? Do you know that the
ad valorem duty is so per cent?
He made a hasty computation. six
ty per cent of $4,000. that Is s24 900.
Mr. Mackay, you do not expect us to
pay that duty. If your wife brought
them back as her own property, which
assuredly they were, they would have
cost you no duty at all. They had first
been imported and tn duty was paid
upon them. Then they were owned by
citizen of this country"
1.-The pearls are in the London bank,
where 1 will be pleased to receive the
able reply.
Upon which the importer of pearls
and, diamonds sought the aid of the
courts. A missing witness caused the
case to go over. The Judge signified
that the question which the dealer in
gems and the Chicago millionaire had
not agreed upon in year would re-
Quire justice two years to determine.
Part of the court testimony fol-
lows
Q-Mr Mackay, where do you live?
AIN bennington, England.
Q.-And also In Chicago? Ayes;
my home is in bennington.
Q-You have business la Chicago,
an office theref Al have an office
there, yes.
Q-For how long time have you
had an office there? Al think
twenty years.
Q.-And you are backward and for
ward between here and England? A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-You had deal in March, 1905,
with one Moore about a necklace
which has been the subject of testi-
mony here? Ayes.
Q.-What was the first you knew of
Moore? Al was stopping at the An
mex Hotel and he was stopping at the
same hotel, and he introduced himself
to me.
Q.-What length of time expired be-
tween the time that you first saw Mr..
Moore and the time of your arrange
ment. March 80, 1906? Al should
think week or ten 'ays.
Q.-How frequently did Mr.. Moore
see you during that time? Ale
might have seen me three or four
times.
Q.-Had he this necklace with him?
Ayes.
Q.-Was there a paper signed by
you and him on the Both of March,
he "'~"'ug for Alfred H. Smith & Co.?
Ayes.
O.. :, hat else was done? A.-The
necklace was delivered to me.
ON what form did you pay him /,
the 100000? Al gave him a check |
on the First National Bank of Chicago. |
Q.-Payable to whom? A.-Payable |
to Smith & Co.
l now offer the paper dated March |
80, 1906, In evidence.
Attorney for Plaintiff object to |
that paper as incompetent, immaterial |
and Irrelevant. No authority has been |
shown in Mr.. Moore to bind us with |
any agreements.
Q.-Now, Mr.. Mackay, let us come |
down to some time In October when |
Mr.. Vogell, whom you have seen here, |
came to Chicago to see you. A.-Vo- |