New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
A. v. MELLON AND WIFE
RECONC|LED, IS REPORT
Divorced Pittsburgh Couple
Said to Have Arranged
Disputes Abroad.
lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Pittsburgh, Aug 30-Andrew W.
Mellon. millionaire banker. and his
wife. Nora McMullen Mellon. who were
divorced here about fifteen months ago
after stubborn legal contest. have be-
come reconciled In Europe. and VIII
return 10 this country together IN a few
months according to good authority.
While little is known of the circum-
stances surrounding the reconciliation
Of the banker and his beautiful wife.
II IS said that the main factor in bring
ing them together was their two chill
dren. Ailsa and Paul whom the court
placed in the custody Of Frau Meyer
when the decree was granted 10 Mr..
Mellon. II was the children who pre-
vented the early troubles Of the Melons
from becoming public.
Again. il was the parental love for
their children which welded such an
influence on the banker and his wife
as 10 cause them To settle their differ
cnces on several occasions and resume
their marital relations. Finally. when
the inevitable break came, both the
husband and wife were earnest in their
solicitude to prevent the names OF the
children from being sullied by the ac-
cusations made on both sides.
When the court granted the divorce
to Mr.. Mellon II was with the under
standing that the two children were to
be placed in the custody Of Frau Meyer. 4.
their former private teacher. with the
nroviso that she was to have full con
troll of them. subject TO the supervision
Of the court. The court also decreed
that Mr.. Mellon was to have the chil-
dren eight months OF each year. While
Mrs. Mellon was TO be allowed 10 have
them for the other four months.
When MIR Mellon departed for Eu-
rome early this year he was accom-
panied by his two children. Ten days
later Mrs. Mellon followed her husband
across the ocean. At that time frlendS
NJ both husband and wife declared that
the breach between Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
lon had healed. and that IT would be
no surprise If they became reconciled
while abroad. and would eventually re-
turn 10 this country together.
The MELONS were married apout
twelve years ago. Mrs. Mellon was
noted Irish beauty. She met her hus-
hand while he was visiting England.
The couple were first separated tour
vears ago. At that time rumors con-
nected the names of Mrs. Mellon and
Ceorge Curphy, an English army OF
6cer Finally the banker dropped the
original charges and substituted
charge of desertion. on the latter
ground the divorce was granted
The divorce case Of A. W. Meiioh'
head of the Mellon National Bank OF
Pittsburgh. attracted international at
teution through the efforts or MIS-
Mellon 10 thwart her husbands plans
for obtaining divorce.
In August, 1909 Mrs. Mellon, II ~
said. threatened to bring action for
divorce on serious" grounds. MT.
Mellon at that time avoided jury trial
by signing an agreement whereby ne
settled 81 10000 on his wife and $780,
600 on their two children.
Mrs. Mellon was to go TO Europe and
establish residence there, and then
he was to bring action for divorce on
the ground of desertion. Mrs. Mellon
later asserted that instead OF carrying
out his agreement Mellon set traps to
obtain evidence against her character,
with the intention OF bringing SUIT
on the ground of intidelity.
In -9ll a law was placed on the
statute books of Pennsylvania giving
"A Judge the right TO deny an applica-
ton for trial by jury In a divorce case.
Mrs. Mellon promptly asserted that the
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