The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-18
VANDERBILT WEEDS MRS. M'KIM


tion Of the will of Cornelius Vanderbilt
| Sr the whole estate was estimated AZ
/ something over SIC. 900. .Ouu he eldest
son. Cornelius. received only $500. .OOC
absolutely and 81 900. 900 in trust Alfred
G. : share was between s4O. 900 900 and
$50. 600 900 Alfred Vanderbilt decided
however. from hrothcrlv affection and
for family harmony" in the words ci
/ Senator Depew at the time of the filing
of the will. "to take out of his own inhcrl-
| tance and give TO his brother Cornelius
a sum sufficient TO make the fortune OF
! Cornelius the same us that of his other
brothers and his sisters This has been
accepted by Cornelius in the same spirit
The amount Alfred Vanderbilt gave his
| brother under this arrangement was
put a; s. $1,000
At the time of his fathers death in
500 Alfred C. Vanderbilt, was on trip
around the world lie has devoted much
] Of his attention 90 coaching aud 10 driving
automobiles
His first marriage was To- Miss Ellen
| French. daughter of Mrs Francis Ormond
French on january ~, 1891 The cere-
mony was performed in the Iahriski ie
Memorial ChurCh of It. John the Evan
gclis' al Newport Mrs Vanderbilt sued
for a divorce N 1905 and obtained an m
terlocutorv decree ON MAY - of that
year at the hands of Justice O'Gormau
| An unknown woman" was named az the
correspondent and the name Of Mrs
I RuiI' was mentioned in the trial Mrs
NAV Agnes 'Bricu Ruiz. who had hs-
com" known on the stage as Ruth Hill
ton. was an ACQUAINTANCE Of MIR Wander
hits and like himself was Interested
IN horses Mrs Ruiz, who was the dI-
NurC"d wtf" OF a member of the cuban
l"gatiuu a. Washington, committed sur
eide IN London IN May, Inua Mr. Van
drrhit cuulsnted himself with entering
general denial to his wif"'s charges
Of lu.ld"hty. She obtained tn" custody
If IN" ON" G. hid, William II \auderblit
Wh, was born on November gi 1891
No provision for aliInuuv was made IN
the decree. Mrs. French Vanderbilt :
present address is the RIt2-Carlton
Margaret Emerson Mckim Is daughter
/ ut capt. Isaac J. Emersuu. the drug
mauuiacturer of Baltimore She was
married On December 30. lgr" To Or
Smith Holiins Mckim member of an
old Maryland family. DR.. Mcklm had
/ been guest on Capt Emo'Sou : yacht
4 q -
| gagcm.ut To Miss Emerson was announced
/ soon after the end OF the cruise Mhlle
living nt ih" Plaza Hotel early IN 1903
! tho Mrkim- separated au q in October
I 1919 Mrs MCkln went To Reno with her
B father and established a residence She
obtained her divorce IN August. IpIO
pr NCkm tougu' the sun hut lost on
appeal.
+ lie then threatened SUIT agaius, cant
! Emerson. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt and Mis-
! Anne Preston MCt ormaCh for the aliana-
! tion OF his wife, affections. and another
action III the East 20 test the legality
Of the Reno diSOrr" \ settlement was
| reahCed. however. by which. according 10
| DR.. MChim's attorneys. he received "a
| lump sum of something more than $50 900.
| covering his counsel fees and other
expenses. and an annuity Of s.. 800 In
accordance with IN" settlement DR..
| Mcklm released his former wife from all
obligations and dropped all sults
Before she received her decree report :
were in circulation that Mrs. McKim
would marry Nj Vanderbilt Mrs McKim
always denied IN" report They were
seen togeth"r often IN London and in
| New York and the report persisted
In January last Capt Emerson. father
| of Mrs. Mchlm, brought suit for divorce
against his wlfc ia Baltimore on statutory
grounds They had been married lust
about forty wears Mrs. Emerson brought
a cross SUIT and m MAY the matter was
compromised bv financial settlement
and the drug man allowed his wife To get
her divorce. In Julv Capt Emerson was
married 10 Mrs McCurInack. who had
been a great friend Of his daughter,
| Mrs. McCorma"N was the widow Of an
insurance man. Sh" l. in the 3Os. while
Capt Emerson T. Bj