The evening world., 1913-01-23
Mrs. Mcdonald Says She
Spends $500 Year for Soap
and Pefumery Alone.
$500 MONTH ALIMONY.
"Uncrowned King of Hayti,"
Wealthy Railroad Builder,
Gave Her $4,000, She Says.

James r. Mcdonald. the uncrowned
King Of 1Iayti. who heads mining and
railroad enterprises on the island aggre-
eating s2o,0oo,ooo In capitalization. Wa
to-day directed by Supreme Court Jus
tice 0avesan to-day to pay his wife.
Edith b. Mcdonald. alimony Of 500 a
month. The MoDonsids occupied sep
arate apartments in the fashionable
Beileclaire Hotel until November. 1911.
when Mrs. Mcdonald sued for a legal
separation, changing Abandonment, be-
cause the railroad builder refused to
cross the hallway and live In the same
apartment.
To keep details OF McDonald's
finances from the public George 8.
Mittendorf of No. = Exchange place
was desisnated TO take testimony as
to Mrs. McDonaids maintenance. lie
found Mcdonald 10 worth 500, 900
above all debts and recommended that
she he allowed $500 . month for her
support.
Mrs. McDonald's testimony was in.
terest!nS as showing what Il costs a
wealthy husband to support . wife.
McDonald's transactions in financing
the Haytian enterprises are said to
TEEN with stories OF revolutions and
to show how American capital Is back.
Ing the development OF the islands
resources. The details of his testi-
mony are withheld for the present.
NE coURTEo HER FOR eEvEk
YEARS, CHE oEcLAMCo.
Mv. Mcdonald was the widow OIL
George Dsiacey Evans when she ant
Mcdonald were married In the rector,
Of the Church Of the Blessed sacra
ment by the Rev. Father Taylor in 1902
Mrs. Mcdonald charged that OF
Christmas Day, 10. Mcdonald threw
her wedding ring In her face. He re-
torted BY filing sffidavits made by farm
hands employed by Mrs. Mcdonald or
their famous Orange County stock farm
one signed by Albert Wisner being par
ticulariy sensational.
wisner swOre that on several occa
sions Mrs. Mcdonald had requested hin
to drink champagne and asked him +
smoke cigarettes with her. Mrs. Nc
Donald hotly denied Wisner's accuse
tons and brought nearly doxe
Orange County residents to repute Wis
nors charge.
Il
band imagined she wished to poison mir
and that he stopped her credit At tn
Hotel Belleclaire, after he had huml
Hated her by entertaining his guests 4
one suite at the Beheclaire. while sh
was compelled to receive friends In an
other apartment. 49,.
.TIow long were you engaged to NJ,
McDonah?" was asked Of Mrs. Nc
Donald.
well. I did not consider myself sctu
ally engaged. We were very clos
sweethearts for several years. but
never consented to an engagement tina
, was n real engagement until q yer
short time before our marriage. II
courted me assiduously for seven years.
When charged with extravaganza b
her husbands lawyers. Mrs. McDona|
complained that her husbands daugh.s
. by previous marriage wore 81
: frocas to private school which IL
!, young girl attends In Knoxville. Ten
i The wife pouted q further complain
when she said the daughter wore !
hats and had her dresses made by Mr.
MoDonald's drcssmaker.
Mrs Mcdonald admitted her hats CO
4. her $500 q year. that her waists eve
less, other gowns 3l25. and that dress
8 worn on the farm In Orange Coun
cost 800.
II never wore q pair Of shoes. eiti,
on the farm or in the ballroom. viii,
. did not cost at least % or NO, 81
: testified. And as for gloves, ! had
n have driving gloves. dress gloves Al
). gloves for church"
" Recollections OF bills for such artici
4 distressed Mrs. Mcdonald. The glow
. Including the church gloves" mig
I u1a
d but the greatest item Of all was Z
n soaps and perfumes. which she CO
d Jected ran up somewhere about $500
l. year, all Of which her husband e
a couraged her to spend. she TESTIFIED.
!. Mcdonald was questioned In mu
IA detail regarding his contract FOR I
construction OF the New Haven, We
N chester and Boston Railroad. on Will
W he made 1000. his wife asserts. out
which he gave her $4,000 when .
10 abandoned. she says, q proposed mat
4. moniai action against him.