The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-24
FINDING IN FAVOR
OF MRS. BLAKE
Referee Larremore Submits Re
port Recommending Decree
of Separation.
KEEPS CUSTODY OF CHILD
Private Agreement Regarding
Amount of Alimony She
Is to Receive.
KEEPS CUSTODY OF CHILD
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)


New York December 23-Wilber
Larremorc, as referee. yesterday sub
mitted to the Supreme Court a report
recommending a decree OF separation
in favor of Mrs. Kathrine Ketcham
Blake and against DR.. Joseph a. Blake.
the noted New York surgeon. A short
time ago Mrs Blake sued Mrs. Clarence
II. Mackay for sl.oC0.o00 alleging she
had alicnated Or. Blake's affections.
The ALackay suit has been discon-
tinued
The report states that private
agreement has been made regarding
the alimony Mrs. Blake is to receive.
She is to have the custody Of their
twelve %car-old son. Francis. and DIR.
Blake is To be pormi,ted to have the
child's company at times. IIo offered
no defense TO tho action
Tho separation suit was based on
charges that Dr Hlakc had wilfuliy
separated himself from his wife. and
had refused 10 live with her. The tcs-
timony showed that they lived for
years in adjoining houses on Madison
Avenue. but Or Blake never entered
his wife's home and never invited her
INTO his home Doors connecting the
two houses were bottled on his side.
Mrs Blake testified that she and the
doctor were mnrried on December IS,
1890. He Gnaly bought NOS COL and
both houses were cut
Tho lock and KEYS wore on the side
OF doors in Gel Madison About Christ
mas. 1910, Mrs. Blake testified, her hus-
band had bolts placed on his side OF tn.
doors. and they werc never opened
thereafter.
Lives Mt Hotel.
In 1910, during temporary repairs TO
COL Madison Avenue. Mrs. Blake went
TO the Great Northern Hotel to live.
Shc occupied an apartment on the
eighth floor. Dr.. Blake came back
from Europe. and without consulting
her, engaged an apartment on the third
floor. The report shows the following
testimony:
About January /. 1911" Mrs Blake
was ask ed, did you request Or. Blake
to leave your home?"
NO. never asked him 10 live apart
from me- she replied II asked him
When did he say he would no longer
live with you?'
IN December, 1910. Or Blake want
cd my younge" boy 10 20 down and
spend the week end with people TO
whom objected very strongly. NV
husband also made Il statement that
mad said something about some one
lie said because OF that and bccause
oi my objection TO Francis going on
these visits lie would leave me ana not
nave anything more to do with me"
II" went away, and then came bacl,
ana said that 1t was not for these
reasons h" was leaving me. but be-
cause had 2 bad temper"
1t was i'm 1903 that DR.. Blake FIRST
aosentcd himself from Mrs. Blake's
home. She vas asked why he had
chosen 10 live apart from her at
that time
"Iie said that lie could not have my
Iu CIo
vas ~ az the time"
MIS-. katherine bernhard testified in
corroboraton OF Mrs Blakc. She said
*h" had acted as nurse FOR several
Fears to Francis. When DR. Blake
wished 10 sec his younger son. the
nurs" TOOK him out tho front door Of
ms mothers home and went next door
To his fathers home y valet let the
boy go IN, and then lot him out the
'front.' door TO return TO his mother
The referees report was submitted for
the approval OF the court