New-York tribune., 1913-12-23
DR.. BLAKE'S WIFE
Gets SEPARATION
Referee Decides in Favor
of Plaintiff in Case
Against Surgeon.
SAYS HUSBAND
DESERTED HER
Younger Son to Stay with Mother
Matter of Support VIII Be
Arranged Privately.

4 decree Of separation was recommend
ed for Mrs. Catherine ketcham bIahe j"
her suit against Dr.. Joseph \. Blake
well known surgeon, i'm the report SUBMIT
ted to the Supreme Court yesterday oS
Wilbur Larremore. who was appointed as
~,feroe 10 hear the case.
Mrs Blake last week Withdrew her ap-
plication for alimony Of Sl.Jo0 a month.
and the matter of support for her ana
her Younger son. who is minor VIII oe
arranged on: Of court. Dr. Blake was rep
resented by counsel at the hearins. but ne
made no defence. Joseph \. Blake J'.'
the elder son. has reached his majority .
Francis H. Blake the Younger. is tWelNe
wears old. Dr. Blake did not apply for MS
custody and he will remain with ms
mother. although the referee made no Ie'-
ommendation in his report
Mrs Blake was her own chief witness IN
substantiation Of her allegations that tne
physician abandoned her January l. lSi''
with intent not TO return. She said tha'
the intention Of her husband 10 apandon
her became apparent in 1910.
Fourteen years ago the family moved u
No. 60l Madison avenue, which properly
Dr. Blake bought. also buying NO. opo
Madison avenue. Dr. Blake went 10 i've IN
the latter house when he left his "lte'
Mrs. Blake and her sons spent the sum-
mer Of 1910 at DR.. Blake's country nome
In Ljtchfield. Conn He was in Europe al
the time. When the family returned their
citv home was in the hands of the deco
rators and Mrs Blake and her sons took
I,1 q
Great Northern Hotel. on his return III
Blake took rooms on the third moor oI 'ne
hotel
Was this Arrangement by your con
sent2" asked counsel for the VIE
1t was not" she said.
in a few weeks Mrs. Blake moved 10
the Hotel Plaza with the permission OF
ner husband. Dr. Blake remained at the
Great Northern. From the Plaza the
wife returned TO the Madison avenue
house while il was still lin terrible
condition" Although her husband later
occupied the adjoining house. Mrs Blame
did not see him while he lived there.
When nv husband bought the ad-
Joining house" Mrs. Blake tesuhed' ne
had doors cut in making a connection
between the houses on each floor. After
he left me he had brass bolts put on his
side Of the doors, although the locks
were on my side. The bolts were put
on about Christmas time, 1910. They
were b,Ited night and day. The chill
dren were always with me-
When did your husband tell you he
would 20 longer live with you?'
AT the Plaza in December 1915"
What did he Say?'
Dr.. Blake demanded that I should al
low my boy TO so down and spend the
weekend, as he had been doing right
along, from Friday 10 Monday, with peo-
pie TO whom ] objected very strongly
Mrs katharine Bernhard, who acted as
nurse for four years for the Blakes
youngest son. the only other witness for
the plaintiff. testified that DR.. Blake would
telephone from the house next door and
have ler bring the child over TO him.
Counsel for Mrs. Blake will move in
court in few days 10 have the report
and recommendations OF the referee con-
firmed
Mrs. Blake sued Mrs. Clarence II. Mack
az for 81, 10000 for the alienation of her
husbands affection but later discontinued
ths action.