The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
RENO DIVORCE FOR mrs. M'KIM
HUSBAND VAS CRJEL AND
RARELY SOBER. SHE SAYS.
s~Orr Nc Tier aI Dinner Parties and Threw
Her on the Floor Took whiskey To
Bed-He Fought the case. hut was
Not Represented at the Flnal.


Not Represented At the Finals.
RENO. New. Aug. IS Mrs. Margaret
Emerson McKim got an absolute divorce
from Dr Smith Hollins McKim this after
noon. The decree was granted without
n question from judge Pike after she
had told her story accusing Dr Mckim
81 cruelty and drunkenness
Mrs McKim testified that she was
married ON December ~. Isn, in Balti-
morc; lived at Irvington from May. 1904.
TO July, iss. summering at Newport.
and went Co New York in October. 1908.
Il never saw my husband drunk until
after our marriage she said Then
he was intoxicated all the tim" Prom
January until May. 1919. he frequently
stayed out all night until o'clock. Then
he stopped some. but began drinking
again in September. Ia May. 1904. he
started Ia drink all the time. lie used
TO take bottle to bed and was drunk
eight days out " ten He never prac-
tised his profession after his marriage.
MY father gave him a position as
president 81 company 20 give him some
vented him from holding il. and no was
asked 70 resign a. incapacitated from
attending to business. Father provided
me with funds and paid the doctors
bills.
At the Plaza Hotel from October.
ioos. TO February. 1909. he was constantly
drunk While ! was at a horse show
dinner party my sister phoned me- To
come home. saying that my husband was
80 frrnZied that something would happen.
10 embarrassed me % leave the party.
but returned home and tainted. lie
carried me 20 an open window on the
sixth floor Of the hotel and left me. I
rolled inside instead Of out, saving my
life
AT another dinner party he swore at
me because I spoke 20 a gentleman friend
He insulted me in the presence % all and
told me lied. using another awful word
before IL. | could not attend another
dinner in our honor because % his drunk
enness. He swore at me about his fancy
breed 81 chickens
On one occasion. Mrs McKim said.
heT nuepallG kTFtN nef on InE 1pflEs E1e+r
father heard her cry and came ~ her
reNcue. She remained with her father
that night.
In January. 1909. abe continued. my
husband insisted that I leave a dinner
party and retire at $ 30 O'Clock. I refused.
He threw me across the room and ON a
sofa. breaking the sofas arm.
When he insisted that be with him
~ IN. . ,lo..l rann, I r.H,,.,A ~.
sunk his nails into my arm. had %
lock myself in a room from him. Ny life
wasn't safe. he got 30 drunk had %
cit up all night fearful lest he upset the
lamp at my bedside and act fire % the
room.
My physician saw how things were
and advised me- TO leave my husband
left him for the last time In May Of last
year. having done 30 five times before.
but having returned under his promise
20 act better. haven't seen him since.
Or. McKim Wa not represented at to-
days hearing His attorneys had in
sisted that Mrs. NcKim was not a bona
fde resident 81 Reno. Judge Pike or
dered that the husband bs recorded as
making an Ape arance.
The decree says nothing about Mrs.
McKim rec aiming her maiden name
She declares that no money settlement
has been made with tie doctor. He
can do nothing more in Nevada or United
States courts. but IL " Understood that
he intends 10 bring the matter UP In
New York courts
Mrs. McKim said tonight.
i have got Just what deserved. al
though Dr. McKim tried 90 make It hard
for me | viii rest in my little home
here until nv father arrives In September.
Then W. shall 90 on a long hunting trip
in the mountains. thank all my friends
herr and in the East for the many kind
wishes sent me-
NEWPORT. X, |. Aug I3.-The news
that Mrs Margaret Emerson McKim had
isen granted divorce at Reno to-day
was received with interest by the summer
residents here. season or two ago
Mrs McKim was a prominent figure
socially IN Newport. Al that time there
were rImora that MS. McKim would
marry Alft.d Vanderbilt after she got
her divorce. MIR. vands rhilt IL abroad
His friends said at the time that there
was no truth in the rumors.
BALTIMORE. Aug. -. Mrs Isaac Finer
son was asked tonight whether her
daughter, divorced day from Or
McKim. would marry Alfred G.. Wander
bin
MY daughter said she. will not
marry MIR Vanderbilt or any other
man She ~ making plans for "a foreign
trip
Tho divorcee has nged 10 sail for
Japan on August 10. accompanied only
by a French Baroness who II her chap
eron