The evening world., 1914-01-17
Separation, She Also
Charges He Used Her in
Plot Against Financier.
AND SHE EXPOSED IT.
Former Partner in Blair Bros.
Said to Have Rolled in
Wealth All the Time.


preme Court to-day. Mrs Beatrice O..
Blair charges that her husband, David
IT, Blair. concealed more Than 10000 In
cash and securities from creditors when
R!air Brothers failed for more than
u 100000 about . year ago. Mrs. Blair
says that her husband Is now engaged
as money broker under the name OF
George II. Van Deveer e. Co. OF No q
william street and that his income Ia
more than $1,000 a day.
MRS Blair asks alimony at the rate of
uoo Q week. Argument for Mrs. Blair
WIN be made by her attorney, Herman
j.. Roth. when the case comes before
Justice Seabury Monday. She complains
OF cruelty and non.support and mentions
Miss Dora Saul. who the wife says
has snonopoiised the attentions Of Blair.
paraxraph IN the complaint reads:
"when the bankruptcy proceedings
came up he told me that he had &C.
counts In various banks under hcti.
tious names. although he testified that
he had nothing. The concern OF George
II. van Deveer d Co. 10 really the de.
PENDANT and his brother, Walter"
ALWAYS HAD 100000 A YEAR.
DESPITE FAILURE.
Mrs. Blair then says that after their
marriage In September. 1909. the most
connosntial relations existed between
her and her husband. Because of their
commences she says she Is able to In
FORM the court that Blair had neyer
made less than 500. 900 q year since
his marriage. She says they lived At
the rate Of $500 q week In expensive
localttiss. and that he has spent at
least $4,000 . year.
After recitinS instances whom she AL
legged Blair struck her and even hurled
ut her head q hair brush Dhich was
broken, she tells Of an occasion when
hsr husband dislocated her finger and
then struck her on the bridge Of the
nose with . hand mirror which discol.
pred her eyes and bruised her face.
The most serious charge made against
Blair 10 based on what his wife says
In December. 1915. A wealthy
and very prominent Wall street banker.
whose name she withhoids, had been
for years friendly to Blair and had car.
ried Blair loans In times Of acute finan.
'ial stress. Mrs. Blair says that her
husband Insisted that she cali at the
fashionable residence Of this banker
while the latter's wife was visiting reda-
lives In Virginia. Mrs. Blair further
swears that her. husbands proposal EN-.
bodied the suggestion that he follow
her to the bankers house and find her
n a compromising condition. The plan
never materiaIixed. Mrs Blair asserts,
because she went to the banker and ex-
posed the plot
TELLS WHERE HE AND GIRL
ePENT oUMMERS.
Mrs. BLAIR recites times and places
where she says her husband and Miss
Saul. who 10 q cloak model In fash
ionnble Fifth avenue establishment,
spent summers. she also alleges. on
Information and belief. that at one time
Miss Saul instituted suit for breach of
Promise against Blair. she not knowing
NJ Blair's marriage.
Corroboratins Mrs. Biair's charsss
that the banker concealed assets when
his firm went under. are affidavits made
by Miss Fanny Bernstein and her sister,
Lena 6etiin. both Of whom are &C.
quaintsd with Blair Miss Bernstein do.
ciAres that Blair told her that he put
away . lot Of money 10 that his wife
and creditors would not know anything
about his finances.
Ai0 Bernstein tells Of an evening"
when she met hair and whom he ex.
posed . roll of balls. which he said
to $1,000 and which he re-.
ierred to ~ tho customary profits OF
,ne days business"
30 far Blair has not answered his
s1fs's complaint Since the failure of his
irm Blair and his brother are said 10
nave rshabtlitated themselves in Wall
Street, and are now regarded al pros.
porous. despite the disastsr which befsl
heir banking business. Mrs. Blair WA
IN opera singer before her marriage,
having appeared In minor parts In the
cast several times.