The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-17
MRS, TAYLOR GETS
INCOME AND HOME
BY AN AGREEMENT
Wife of Wall Street Broker
Will Drop Her Suit
in Return.
PRACTICALLY DIVORCED
Dread of Publicity Results in
Compromise Between Rich.
Husband and Wife.
PRACTICALLY DIVORCED

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and his second wife. Mrs. Marie Zane
Taylor. compromised their differences
to-day and by the terms Of Q separa-
ton agreement executed after . days
conferences. Mrs Taylor IL to have the
income from a trust fund which will
provide an allowance Of at least $1,000
year and a domicile. The broker
signed the agreement when Mrs Taylor
threatened to lay bare certain aiiesa-
tons OF cruelty which were to support
her motion for alimony.
| Mrs. Taylor. according TO an intimate
friend, pledged herself not TO bring any
court action against Taylor and further
agreed not TO molest her husband in
any way. The document, The Evening
World learned to-day. II an ironclad
agreement. which as effectually sewers
the couple a. though . judgment in
absolute divorce had been granted. ex-
cept Of course, that neither Taylor nor
his wlfe may remarry under the agree
ment.
Efforts to obtain from NJ. L. Male
Whisky, Mrs. Taylor's attorney. or from
Thomas J. Hughes. the lawyer who rep
resented the broker In the adjustment.
further details Of the amicable settle
ment failed.
You may say that friendly adjust.
ment involving a separation agreement
has been reached" said Mr.. Male
whisky.
DREAD OF PUeLIcirv BROUGHT
ABOUT AGREEMENT.
Mr.. Hughes declined absolutely to dis
cuss the Affairs Of his client.
The troubles Of the Taylors reached
the public this week when Mrs. Taylor
was given permission to file In the
County Clerks office a complaint in an
action for q separation from Taylor. II
appeared from an affidavit that a sum-
mons had been served on Taylor a. far
back as March IS. 1913. but no papers
had been filed. In order to comply with
; the law. It was necessary for Mrs. Tay-
Tor to get the Courts consent to file
her papers as OF the date on which the
suit was Instituted.
with the afIidavit came the informa-
ton that the lawyers had labored un.
successfully TO effect FIRST Q reooncilia-
ton and then a friendly agreement
between the Taylors. Mrs. Taylor de-
nanded . sum for her maintenance
which exceeded 100000 a year. and this
demand dead!ocked the negotiations. Il
was only when the afYidavit caused
widespread publicity that negotiations
moved rapidly.
There was also the prospect that Mrs.
Taylor would ask the Court for SUFFICIENT
a.imony to maintain her az she had lived
as Mrs. Taylor's wife. and this new move
entailed more afndavits, which would
! disclose to the public the sources and
extent Of Mr.. raylors wealth. Besides.
Of the cruelt;es charged by Mrs. Taylor
against the broker.
MRS. TAYLOR NAMED AZ CORE.
sPoN0ENT ~ FIRST WIFE.
Under the terms OF the agreement.
the details OF Mrs. Taylor's charges
will not now become public Even the
papers now on fc in the Supreme
Court Will be Withdrawn.
Mrs. Marie Zane, Cowles Taylor was
named as correspondent In the divorce
suit brought by the first Mrs. Taylor.
who was Jessica Keene. daughter Of
! the late James r. Keene. in 1907 II
, was alleged by the first Mrs. Keene
that her husband. whose rise in the
q financial world had been accelera ted
by his father-in-law. had been intimate
with Mrs. Marie Zane Cowles since
1897 The referee found the hus band
; had been guilty OF misconduct with
Mrs Cowles and decree was awarded
, &c Mrs. Jessioa Keeue Taylor. allowing
her the custody OF their three ch!ldrcn.
= About year after the divorce Taylor
: married Mrs. Cowles in stamford, Conn.
He Is now forty-eight years old and
: she IS thirty-seven.
q Taylor was young Balttmorea m
A.. when James X. Keene made him a Pre-.
tege, and then entered the young man
!. in brokerage firm VIII, his son, Fox.
!. hall Keene.