The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-23
RICH MISS M'GILL'S
SERVANTS ON STAND
One Says That She Saw Chauf-
feur Combing Her En-
ployer's Hair.
SUING WIFE A WITNESS
Husbands Letters in $4,000
Alienation Case Tell Of
"King's Life"

Former servants were the principal Wit
nesses yesterday at the trial of the $780,
600 suit OF Mrs Mary Mayer against
Miss Eleanor A. McGill OF rs clifford ave-
nue.. jersey City, charging alienation of
the affections OF her husband. Walter L.
Mayer who has been a chauffeur In the
employ OF Miss McGill for three years.
The case Is being tried before Circui.
Court Judge william Speer and Jury in
Jersey City.
Mrs. Mayer is only - years old and
was married to Mayer In 1908. Excep,
for the time she was on the witness box
yesterday she sat beside her counsel with
her four-year- son Leslie. Miss Nc
GILL; who inherited the bulk of n million
dollar estate from her father. DIR. John
d. McGill, was In the court room dressed
In mourning. She frequently expressed her
dlspleasure over the testimony given. Miss
McGlli. who is 80 years old. was divorced
from william s. Carr. an army Lieutenant.
four years ago.
Henry Meyer. a coachman for Miss Nc
Gill from 1907 to 1912. said that he often
saw Mayer go into the McGill house late
at night and leave early in the morning.
lie told Mayer. so he testified. that "hs
was doing wrong and that there would be
day OF reckoning"
| Mrs. Pauline Merrlck. once employed by
Miss McGlli as u waitress. told OF seeing
| Mss McGil In Mayors room In the SER
wants quarters. Once. che said. she
| found Mayer combing Miss McGill's hair.
| AZ she entered they were kissing each
! other. she said. She told OF seeing Miss
| McGills picture on Mayors dressing
table and his photograph in Miss No.
| Gilrs room.
Annie Maloney, a chambermaJd. testi.
fled that Miss McGili often had her break
| fast in her room and that II sort OF got
in the habit of taking up enough coffee
in the pot for two cups"
Mrs Annie Meyer. wife OF Henry Meyer,
the coachman. told OF alleged clandestine
meetings between Mayer and Miss Nc
Gill under the porte cochere and in
the billiard room over the garage.
! Mayors love for ms wife grew cold
soon after he entered the Mciill en-
/ ploy. la April, 1911, Mrs. Mayer said.
He stayed out nights until all hours. and
finally on February 10. 1912. told his
wife he was through with her. according
to n letter offered In evidence. Two
letters intended to show Mayors love for
his wife in the summer of 1912 and the
change six months later were produced.
In one. dated July IL. 1911. Mayer said
he was having great time DRIVING MISS
AlcGill and her friends about Allenhurst.
n. j., and that II was certainly "a kings
life, with all the high class drinks and
fancy cigarettes"
Mrs. Mayer said that a short time af-
terward she found n package in her hus-
bands room with Personal; Hands or !:
Walter T. Mayer written on the wrapper.
Mrs. Mayer opened 1t quickly and found
picture OF Miss McCill inside.
Miss Mr{,ill waa called IN the stand nv
the compiainant's counsel and asked II
she did not know that Mrs. Mayer be-
lieved her to be the cause of her I'M
happiness. She said that she did. after
! the suit was started.
why have you continued to keep Mayer
in your employ" she was then asked.
Mayors marital troubles were no af-
fair OF mine" replied Miss McGill. Hes
a good chauffeur. l am innocent of any
charges and know that Mayer Is. I never
gave Mrs. Mayer or her child thought"
The trial will go on this morning.