The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-03
PINK pAJAlIdA ACT
S FOLLOWED BY
.AD|voRcE DECREE
Bert Rth's Wife Granted
Freedom After a Hearing
:. by a Referee.
PRETTY GIRL BLAMED.
Husband Noted as a Liberal
Spender When He Inher-
tied a Fortune.


Bsrthoh r. Rich. VINO bia.ed q g,ided
saii through Broadways lane Of folly
several ysars ago second only to Death
Valley" scotty. had another chapter In
his eventfui life concluded to-day when
supreme Court Justice Blur signed an
interiocutory decree Of divorce in favor OF
his wife. Daisy B. Rich. who eloped from
Palm Beach to Long Branch and secretly
Married Rich against the wishes Of her
father, Leo Ftank, millionaire insurance
man.
Mrs Rich's action against her husband
was heard behind closed doors by Al
phonse q. Koebie. A great volume Of
testimony was taken. which Is now sealed
and in the custody Of the County Clerk.
The referee found Rich guilty and recon-
lnended . divorce. An arrangement &C.
sording to friends. provides that Rich "a.
hnqulsh the custody Of his nine-year-old
boy. Allen. and that he pay his wife $50
. month until September. 1918. when the
almony Is to be increased to SIS a month.
After April, 1915, Mrs Rich Is to have
permanent ai,mony OF SIPS a month.
Rich Is allowed to see his child for few
horrs each week at the home OF It's
mothers parents at No. is East Sixtieth
street.
PINK PANAMA PARTIES ONE OF
HIS PAsTlMEs.
Pink psjama parties, with the accom-
pan!ment OF music, wine and ginger ale
highbalis. in the Anson!a Hotel, wnerc
the Riches went to live after their weo-
ding, and IN other fashionable notes.
are features Of the tale OF the pace
which dragged the young spencer INTO
the divorce courts, according to fr!enas.
Linked with Richs name Is . beauurui
Young Pittsburgh girl. Louise Marshall
who left a convent III, two years ago 10
court fortune or tempt fate on the stage
Mss Marshall was named az correspond
ent by Mrs. Rich and. II was learned TO-
day, appeared before the referee anu
confessed to the after theatre parties
where there was no chaperon anu WIFI
high links kept the jewellers rp "ht'' INC
very wee, small hours
witnesses were called BY Mrs. hic'
lawyer. who told OF peeping over tne
shoilders of bell boys and ooserv'"s
through the open door Of Miss MAJ
.h.r. .nar,men,s Rich and others
ssrbed in their siiken suits OF pink an"
whirllng about tho rooms ike 80 nnan
pIrouettss. Then there were times VIZ"
Rich neglected to ,ummon HIS eha"heu
and drive home to his wife. TheFs "e's
several OF these lapses.
MISS MARsHALL SAID TO LAVE
MADE ADMISSIONS.
On the witness stanG, 1t Is said' A'ss
Marshall blushingly admitted her 'ohu.
ness for ginger ale high balls ana 'o'u
tina, the rea son she vacated one iu~u-
r,ous suite In q Broadway hote4 was
Ber, Rich's thoughtlessress In not amS-
,nv NJ, slpnature to bills for liquid re-
treatments. After each OF thu other
forty or nifty times the youns m''iioh'
Are called on her he had not oeeh 30
/ nealectfui. she said. Their a"oe'a'''"'
Abrup,ly ended in May. 1917.
somehow Mrs Rich go; possession OF
several letters addressed 20 MY Dear
Louise" And xisned Bert" and these
she also introduced in evidence to sup
NOR, her claims that the fair young
p',,shurrh woman had al!cnated her
spouse's love.
Herman l.. Roth. Mrs. Rich's council
and Dewitt Fox. Rich's attorney re-
fused to discuss ,ths secret case or 10
s.y what the Ietvirs discovered by Mrs
Rich contained.
p,eh inherited fortune OF uptown
Broadway buildings from his father
some wears ago the youths income
amounted to $4,000 a yetr. but this ne
found too insignificant to meet his cur
rent expenses. He sold a building or
Two. which brought him large sum OF
nancy. HIS then lawyer failed to hand
, oysr 10 him the total receipts OF the
sale. and Rich achieved some more no.
,oriety by suing the attorney. who was
fo,c.d to turn over to him about SlIop,
ybich had been withheld az fees.
ELoPEp FROM FLORIDA BACK
IN 1900.
u vas IN 1900, when Rich was yachting
along tho Florida coast. that he saw
Mas Frank. He abandoned his yacht
came Ashore and after some difnculty
anslly was introduced TO her. His
nother, who was an executrix OF her
husband's big estate. opposed his mar
Rage because OF Richie youth and
aanricee. The young lovers were
thvsrted In their scheme to be married
Nj Painn Beach and eloped to Ions
brsnda, woere q friendly minister tied
IN. KNOB. They kept the marriage
secret for some time. but after q year
they received . parental blessing.
Mrs. Rich 10 promlnent In society. and
.urinE the time she and her husband
ed at the Ausonia they entertained ex'
,ch brousa,t IN action for separation
but abandoned this suit when her father
nut detecnvss on his son.in.law's trail
ana learned Of the existence Of the
fssc.nating Miss Marshall. MrA Rich''
decree Will become dnal In three months