Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-10


lgsal ~. the affairs concerning the
rich and great. This mys-
terry surrounds the attack that was
made on Mrs. Frederick o. Beach at
Aiken, S. C. More than a month has
elapsed since she was brutally as
sailed in the darkness outside her
home Her head was beaten with
fence paling and her throat was
slashed with a knife. The mystery Is
still unsolved.
All the persons whose names have
appeared in this affair are in the
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 of
Philadelphia One of her sisters Is
Mrs J. 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. l.
Frederick o. Beach is a member of
several clubs and close friend and
companion of William X. 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. It 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
a 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
35, but looks almost ten years
younger.
Mrs. Beach's first husband, Charles
F. Havemeyer, was the eldest son of
n.
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. 1. Au-
gust Belmont summoned the coroner.
A jury was hastily impaneled. 1t con-
sisted exclusively of men in the same
social set. August Belmont was the
foreman. 1t met at midnight, and de-
clared that there was no evidence that
Havemeyer had fired the bullet into
his brain with suicidal intent-that
the self-shooting was an accident
From her husbands estate Mrs.
Havemeyer inherited a great sum of
money. About year and half after
his death Mrs Havemeyer married
Frederick o. Beach. AS a girl she
was 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. 1t vies with
Palm Beach In the luxurious way of
living pursued by the fashionable col
ony, and is far more exclusive than
the famous resort on the coast of Flor
ida. 1t 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 a 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 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 it 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.
Robbery Not Motive for Attack on
Mrs. Beach.
The attack on Mrs. Beach occurred
on the evening Of Monday, February
&c. She was returning to her home
when a strange man sprang at her,
knocked her down with blow from
paling which he had torn from the
fence that surrounds the Beach place,
and slashed her throat with a sharp
knife. Mrs. Beach's earrings were
torn fsDm her. 1t was at first sup