Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-25
MAG RAE BICAAY
CASE DELAYED BY
ARREST IN PH|lA
Defendant, Who Once Sued Miss
Anglin's Brother for Alienas
ton, Is jailed.
NOW ACCUSED OF MAILING"
COMMISSION IN BOGUS SALE
Owing to His Unavoidable De-
lay" Trial Here Goes Over
to March Z.

The marital adventures of Gustavus
g.. MacRae, stock salesman, were not
aired In the Court of Quarter Sessions
today, according to program, because
MacRae, who Is under a charge OF
bigamy, was unavoidably detained In
Philadelphia. He wGs arrested there
last night charged with having oh
tained s43S as commissions on fake
sales. and his effort to obtain ball that
he might keep his court appointment
here proving futile ne was locked UP In
the city prison.
When the bigarny case came up be-
fore Judge Ten Eyck today Assistant
Prosecutor Van Blarcom concurred
with MacRae's attorney. Frank Nc
Dernnit, in asking another postpone
ment OF the trial, and the court assent
ed. The new date set for the trial Is
March T. Frank A. Smith. Of New
street, furnished bail for MacRae, the
bond being fixed at $500.
Numerous interesting Incidents go
into the making of MaoRae's marital
career, and among those who have fig-
ured in 1t is Margaret Anglin' the
actress, whose brother was alleged TO
have been In love with one OF Mac
Rae's wives.
The incidents that led to the present
situation began in New York In 1903.
On August IS of that year MacRae
married Miss Mary Elizabeth Beers,
the nurse who had attended his former
wife during the illness that had ended
in her death. Miss Beers had also
acted as governess OF MacRae's only
child. MacRae alleges that he learned
Miss Beers had been married twice DO
fore and he went before Judge Gaynor
and asked for an annulnent or MS
marriage When the proceedings were
oegun Mrs. MacRae disappeared and
MacRae alleges he believed she was
dead.
y,rr,e. Daughter OF BrookiyDste.
IN n,ne. 1909. MacTsae married Miss
Rose sp,ro. daughter of wealthy
Rrooklvn merchant. II was rumoreo
that his promise to marry the girl was
.xected at the point OF revolver atter
!, stormy scene between her father ana
sSacRae in Frank McDernit's oftice.
rhe couple lived together until year
aoo when MacRae, angered by atren-
t,ons naid his wife by Anglin, left her
and instituted 100000 suit for aliena-
zion of affection against Anglin.
Detectives employed by the actress y
brother began looking up MacHaeS .
past and uncovered his former may
rage Annulrnent proceedings we're i'm
rnediately begun by Mrs. MaeRae NO
.. and that marriage was dissolved
Then MacRae was arrested at the
Colonnade Hotel. Philadelphia, ana
brought to this city to answer TO an
Indictment charging him with oisamy'
Among the witnesses subpoenaed was
Margaret Anglin. but she has not yet
testified, as the case has been postponed
every time it came up for trial.
The fraud charge lodged against Mac
Rae in Philadelphia was the outcome
of his sale" of a large block Of stock
in the American Coal and Lumber Cor
roration to an alleged fictitious person
for which he collected a commission.
MacRae has been a salesman for
thirty years, operating principally IN
New York and Philadelphia. 1t Is said
he was one of the principal statesmen
for the defunct De Forrest Wireless
Telegraph Company. He is about %
years old.