The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-18
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! M|LL|ONA|REFOR
| broken PROMISE
Helen de Aragon, Ranch Own
er, Demands S5O,OOO for
Blighted Affections.
HE is SERVED BY RUSE.
Defendant Lured to Lakewood
Station by Telephone Mes
sage From Woman.
HE IS SERVED BY RUSE,

1chibald Jermain Mcclure of Al
0any. who yesterday was made the de-
Sendent in a $4,000 breach of promise
suit brought against him by Miss
Helen Aragon. whose Identity was OBJ
secured by mystery, was successfully
served with papers In the action late
last night. and the fair compliments
identity was disclosed to-day by her
attorney, Carl Wheeler Bliss OF No.
100 Broadway.
Miss Aragon IS better known under
her stage name. Helen de Aragon, and
she Is said to be the Observation-Disclosures
Of Spanish grandee. Recently an uncle
d.ed in Mexico and left her a ranch
valued a. more than a quarter OF a
million. Miss Aragon. according to he.
attorney. was a member OF the cast OF
THE Merry Countess" until q week
ago. She is now in the city. 1t was
stated to-day. on the verge OF a nervous
breakdown due to 1.-The worry and hui
initiation OF the pending suit.
The actress. a fine example of the
dark, fiery ty.e of Spanish beauty. ex-
cited the attention OF young Mcclure,
who first saw her over the fvotlgh;s.
~@S "eo hoi intTouuCtss 10 Dy
some OF his friends and Immediately 'Je-
gan an ardent courtship. Miss Aragon
feels that she has been cruelty hurt,
che says, through Mr. McCiure's failure
70 marry her. and she thinks he ought
70 pay her $4,000 balm for the heart
wound he has caused.
lURED TO STATION PLATFORM
\ ,.....t... TO &c SERVED.
y MISS Aragon has perfect case
against Mr. Mcclure" said Mr.. Bliss
At his office to-day. He was served
with the papers in the action on the
railroad station in Lakewood. N. j., last
night. lie has Been living at the Laurel
Hotel there and we have been endeavor-
Ing to get him since last June without
success. Last night through the aid OF
q ruse worked over the telephone We
manased to lure him from his hotel. A
woman called him up on -le telephone.
She was ap Old friend of his. and said
that she wanted to see him. She asked
him to meet her at the railroad station
IN Lakewood on a late train.
"Mr. Mcclure met the train. but In
stead of his woman friend. he was
greeted by young mai from this
Office who handed him the papers in
the suit. Mr.. Mcclure was peeved.
He said many. many things. used the
full deep tones of his voice. and his
most extensive vocabulary. and. finally
exhausted. he took The papers. put them
IN his pocket Jumped into his automo.
bile and returned to his hotel"
At the Shubert offices to-day II wa,
said that Miss Aragon had been a mem.
Der Of The Merry Countess" company
three days when It was tried out" n
Atlantic City before It opened In New
York Miss Aragon was independent
said one of the management to-day
''She went around with a chip on hel
shoulder and didn't seem to care wheth'
or she held her Job or not. Finally D.,
had u lively discussion with another
ne nber OF the chorus and there wa.
q battle royal with the result that tn,
manager of the company sustained th'
A0oher girl and Miss Aragon left III,
xc6mpany In a hun
MR.. MCCLURE WAS THE HERO OF
A FORMER ROMANCE.
Mr.. Mcclure. who is a millionaire wei
known and liked in Albany. was tn
hero In a pretty romance that attracte,
Vide attention In 1902. While on q trail
one day The bought a magazine whic
contained a series OF Photographs calle
TYPES of Fair Women" One sank
deep shaft OF love In has heart and h
soucht out the original and found ne
20 BE Miss Anna Cassin Of Albany. Sool
afterward she became Mrs. McClur,
Love prospered until 1910 when youn
Mcclure was thrashed by fellow club
man In Albany for some remark
made concerning his own wife. Mr.
Mcclure divorced him shortly aftcrwar
and he then met Miss Aragon. He Is tn
son Of an Albany man who died leavin
an estate, II was estimated at the tint
of more than several million dollars. II
started out West after his fathers deaf
and 1t was while en- route that he bougt
the magazine which contained his futuI
wife's photograph.