New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-19
Plea for Large Alimony.

In urging her request for large aiimony
Mrs. Blake told the court her husband
was one Of the leading surgeons of New
York and had an income varying from
So. 90 10 10000 a year. She added that
i'm their happy days together. before max
ing the acquaintance Of Mrs. Mackay'
they had spent $4,000 a year maintaining
their home.
Mr. Mackay is known to have been very
badly hit by the accusation against his
wife Of having stolen the affections of a
man who had been married tWenty-three
years: but ne made every effort to avoid
publicity. scandal and sensationalism. II
is understood it was for this reason he
induced Mrs Mackay 10 go TO Paris for
the suit that was to end their union
One of the points which particularly
hurt the millionaire in the allegations
against his wife was that which asserted
she had carried on her friendship with
Dr. Blake while he was the guest Of her
self and husband in a trip 10 Europe to
which Mrs Blake was not invited. IL
was at Mrs Mackays request that the
surgeon was made member OF the party
DR.. Blake has a country place at Ldtca-
field. Conn. where he was in the habit OF
spending much Of the summer. Three
summers ago Mrs Mackay leased a farm
near by She was there for part or the
first summer, but has not visited lAtch-
field since Or. Blake was also fres
quent visitor at the superb Macksy home
AT ITarbor lin, Roslyn. Long Island.
For some time il was believed that
friends would succeed in effecting rec
oncilla,ion between the Mackays, and no
efforts were spared But Mr.. Mackay did
not see his wife again after she signed the
deed surrendering her dover right al
Mineola on February 10, 1913.
All hope OF a settlement was given UP
when. to the surprise OF his wife, Mr
Mackay made midnight trip TO board
the Imperator for a trip 10 Europe with
his children from the cottage he had tax
en- at Spring Lake, y. J.
After roaming the European Continent
with the three youngsters for the greater
part of the year. late in the fall Mr.. Mac
KAY rented John r. Drexel's place at No.
I East 6lst street and took possession on
December 81. 1918. on November ". 1915
Mrs. Mackay leased No. l29 East i0th
street, but on December %. 1913, she sub
leased IL TO Robert G. HILL and the reason
given out was that she had 10 go abroad
for the benefit OF her health. The follow
ing week she was quietly living in her
apartment at Paris, which she leased
about a year ago, and was seen 10 be IN
excellent health.
Except in her answer 10 Mrs. Blakes
suit Mrs. Mackay has only once broken
her silence She denied that she used TO
be present at operations performed BY
Or. Blake AT the Presbyterian Hospital.
The only occasion. she said, was when
Miss Sweeney. her children's nurse was
operated on She also said that she and
her husband exchanged cable messages
daily and were on perfectly friendly
terms.
When Mr. Mackay hurried With the
children 10 Europe Mrs. Mackay was at
Roslyn. She admitted her surprise next
dav. II did not know OF the sailing until
told by newspaper men," she said II was
totally unaware that Mr. Mackay contem-
plated such thing. IL has come az an
absolute surprise 10 me, and I am at a
loss TO understand H.
Before her marriage 10 Clarence Hun
cerford Mackay In May, 1925. Mrs.
Mackay was Miss Katharine Alexander
Duer. the only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Duer. who then lived at No.
Il West 2lst street. The wedding was one
OF the social events OF That year. The
ceremony was performed by Archbishop
Corrigan nj the home Of the brides
parents. Miss Duer was already widely
known as writer OF hction.
The bridesmaids were Miss Incz Telf-
ner. daughter Of Countess Telfner. Miss
Daisy Letter. Miss Lila Vanderbilt Sloane
and Miss Evelyn Burden. The best man
was c. C. Baldwin, and the ushers Wal
ter q. Martin. William Proudft Burden.