New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
Most of a $15O,0O0 Inherit
ance Spent on Girl,
Court Is Told.
WIFE ADMITS SHE
WAS NEVER ON STAGE
DisclOses an Entirely Different
Career Under Cross
Examination.


ner Belmont, wife of his son Raymond
admit in the Supreme Court yesterday
in her suit for a separation that she
never had been OH the stage, as generally
supposed, and that she met her husband
in an apartment in West 49th street.
Mrs. Belmont was sharply cross-exam-
ined by Delaney Nicoll attorney Tor
Belmont, who asked her for details OF
her career, which she readily gave. She
also told about the money that the young
son of the banker lavished on her 1t
being the contention Of the defence that
Young Belmont spent $4,000 on the Wom-
an. who was known as Ethel Lorraine
Edmund l.. Mooney, attorney Tor Mrs'
Belmont, objected to testimony tehoihs
to show the social position or the pam
tiff before she became the wife OF BEL
mont, but Justice Greenbaum permltteu
Mr. Nicoll to continue his cross-examiha-
ton along that line. Mr. Mooney VINO
had referred to Belmont as poitrooh
and sneak" for deserving his VIE ABOUT
a week after they were married In lslz
in Jersey City. said to the opposing couh-
sci. you have opened the door and now
head"
Mr.. Nicoll asked Mrs. Belmont where
she had first met her husband anu she
promptly replied that it was at the honie
of Mrs. Anderson. The plaintiff testlheo
that Belmont allowed her 500 month";
which he increased in 1910 to >+0'
again increasing the allowance py '0' ia
1911. Then, on December s, 1911, ne gave
her $4,000. whereupon she agreed TO re-
lease him from any claim. She refused
to continue to live on the $500 month
that Belmont was giving her
When Belmont reached his majority ne
came into an inheritance or sloVoW' anu
it was out Of this, it was SAID that lie
spent $4,000 on the plaintin before theii
marriage. Under examination by her NJ
torney Mrs. Belmont told OF promises
made by her husband, but when she sa'u
he did not carry out.
I'VE talked many times on the ques-
ton of money" she said He toid me
that he wanted to live in the country lie
said he had an income of $1,000 year IN
denendent of any money that his rather
might give him. He figured out on a
niece W
tbe Knickerbocker that he could marry
me and allow me s40O month TO run the
house Wen raise beagles,' he told me-
He said there was lots OF money In
baapIes and that he knew how to raise
them.
"Did he 20 into details about household
AFFAIRS" Mr. Mooney asked.
eyes: he talked everything-from pots
to pans and vinegar bottles.
Mrs. Belmont said that just before ner
husband left her, which was eight days
after their marriage, he asked her
whether she would accept $500 month
for life and let him go his way. Her reply
10 this proposition. she said, was You
talk like your father would talk. don
care If August Belmont offers me slo"o
a year. i want you.
Mrs. Belmont testified further that her
husband had given her only $50 since the
wedding, and that Of the $4,000 she re-
ce!yed at one time she had only ABOUT
s., 900 left. Asked what had become or the
money, she said that she had furnished
house, had taken trip to California ana
vas breeding dogs
An audit company has gone over the ac-
counts Of young Belmont, and the report
will probably be introduced in court on
Tuesday, TO which day the trial was ad-
iourned This account will show, it Is
said, that Belmont's property now
amounts to only 5000. and will be used In
settling the amount Of alimony that the
court will allow the wife. Belmont Is now
In England the guest Of Sir Isaac Cunard.
Abandonment Of his wife Is admitted, so
that the only point 70 be settled Is the
amount Of alimony Mrs. Belmont is to re-
ceive. as the husband is not opposing
decree of separation.
1t was said yesterday that some ar
rangement might be reached out Of court.
This impression was caused by a request
made early in the day by Mr.. Nicoll for
an adjournment of an hour. August Bel
mont was accompanied to court by Au-
gust Belmont, jr