Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-15

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| NWxSi Holmes to solve. 1t has
" IRf some elements in it tha
N4 are altogether unusual II
80 NJ the affairs concerning the
rich and great. This mys
terry surrounds the attack that was
made on Mrs. Frederick o. Beach al
Aiken, 8. G. More than a month has
elapsed since she was brutally as
sailed in the darkness outside he1
home. Her head was beaten with {
fence paling and her throat was
slashed with knife. The mystery II
still unsolved. ~.
All the persons whose names have
appeared in this. affair are in th<
front rank Of high society. Mrs
Beach, before her second marriage
was the widow Of Charles F.. Have
meyer. She was Camilla Moss, the
+ daughter OF Courtlandt D. Moss o.
Philadelphia. One Of her sisters II
Mrs. ]. B. Taller, whose New York
residence is at No 43 West Forty
seventh street. Another sister is Mrs
Johnston Livingston Jr. The Living
stons have an estate at Hewlett, L. ]
Frederick o. Beach is member Of
| several clubs and close friend and
companion OF William K. Vanderbilt
When In the north the Beaches make
| their home at Hewlett. In the winter
they shift their domicile to Aiken. Mr.
and Mrs. Beach are prominent mem
| bers of the "horsey" set Of society
the colony that is devoted to out-of
door sports and gathers every winter
at Aiken for shooting, hunting and
| golf 1t Is the ,Meadowbrook and
Hampstead sporting element trans
| planted.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Beach Favorites Of
Fortune.
Mrs. Beach Is a noted equestrienne
and very fond of the hunting field
| Her husband long has been famous as
| a driver of crack four-in-hands and as
I q daring rider after the hounds. His
handsome face has gained him the
sobriquet Of Beauty Beach. His
wife is very pretty. She is still under
IS, but looks almost ten years
| younger.
| Mrs. Beach's first husband, Charles
F. Havemeyer, was the eldest son Of
! Theodore A. Havemeyer, the enor
mously rich sugar king. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Havemeyer was consid
cred very happy one. Two children
blessed the union. In May, 1898, Mr.
Havemeyer killed himself with pis
toll at his home at Roslyn. L. I. Au
| gust Belmont summoned the coroner
A jury was hastily impaneled. 1t con
sisted exclusively of men In the same
Esocial set August Belmont was thu
foreman. Itymet at m1unigh t, ana de
clared that there was no evidence tina
Havemeyer had fred the bullet into
his brain with suicidal intent-thar
the self-shooting was an accident.
| From her husbands estate Mrs
Havemeyer inherited great sum Of
money. About a year and half after
his death Mrs. Havemeyer married
Frederick 0. Beach. AS girl she
twas rich, as a widow she was richer
still, and as the wife of Beach she still
had a greater fortune at her command
All her life. therefore, she has had all
the money she could possibly need
millions of dollars.
Aiken is one of the most fashionable
| winter resorts within easy travelling
distance OF New York. It vies with
Palm Beach in the luxurious way Of
living pursued by the fashionable col
ony, and is far more exclusive thar
the famous resort on the coast of Flor
ida. It has been celebrated for years
for its mild climate. Not only those
Of riches and leisure, but many who
are suffering from weak lungs are at
tracted by its balmy atmosphere
Great pine forests cover the country
for miles all about Aiken, and the air
Is soft and mild, no matter how bit
ter may be the cold in New York
Perhaps hundred rich and fashion
able families from New York, Phila.
delphia and Boston have their winter
homes there. Then there are many
more who run down to Aiken to spend
a fortnight or a month. Some of the
places Of residence are great estates
among the most magnificent in Amer
lea: others are big. comfortable
houses surrounded by spacious
grounds. One of the most opulent and
select country clubs in the south is at
Aiken. The building in which 1t is
housed is large and luxuriously ,ap
pointed. 1t is the headquarters for
the smart set, and many Of the society
people stop there in their fittings
back and forth from one place OF
leisure to another. f55s
Robbery Not Motive for Attack on
Mrs. Beach.
The attack on Mrs. Beach occurred
on the evening Of Monday, February
26. She was returning to her home
when strange man sprang at her
knocked her down with blow from q
! paling which he had torn from the
fence that surrounds the Beach place
and slashed her throat with sharp
knife. Mrs. Beach's earrings were
torn from her. 1t was at first sup
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