The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-18
MRS. BLAKE SEVERE
ON MRS. MACKAY
Refers to Her as Creature
Who Deprived Her of
Her Husband.
BY International News Service.

| BY 1nlerDa tloDal News Service.
| NEW YORK, March 17.-"That other
creature-that woman who destroyed
my happiness and who deprived mo Of
the devotion and protec ton Of my hus~
band-deserves no consideration what
soever. No punishment could be too
| severe for her She once accused me
of trying to kill DR.. Blake, but when
she made that accusation under oath
she knowingly misstated the facts.
! She could have truthfully stated
near bagging' her. But now that it
is all over, am glad for DR.. Blake
and our two boys that L failed in
! avenglpg wrong that can never be
, rlghtod in an earthly tribunal. !"
Mrs. Catherine Ketcham Blake, in
the course of a bitter arraignment of
the newspapers for what she termed
Joseph A. Blake, the noted surgeon,
from whom she recently was granted a
legal separation, made these remarka-
BILE statements today TO a reporter.
Freely admitting her devotion to DR..
Blake, although they have lived apart
for four years, Mrs, Blake made 1T clear
that she has practically abandoned all
of her interview Mrs. Blake did not
mention the name of Mrs. Katherine
Mackay, whom she named in her ST.
100000 alienation suit last September.
Mrs, Blake added:
DR.. Blake has gone to Germany
to appear before several medical
societies. He will return to New
York within six weeks or two
months. For the past year he has
been doing some very important
research work and he has made dis
coveries of great value to the
medical profession. The principal
object Of his visit to Europe is to
demonstrate six Of his original OPP
erations, which are known to sur
geons as the Blake operations.
l have been annoyed by the
been treated by the newspapers.
The dispatches from London ap-
pearing in today newspapers are
nothing short of outrageous Why
cannot they take into considera-
tion the fact that he has done
much for humanity7 Does not
this entitle him to some consider
endowed with extraordinary intel
lect, He is unquestionably the
greatest surgeon Of the world, but
with it all he is modest and unas-
suming.
For twenty five years I have
stood shoulder to shoulder with
DR.. Blake. His interests have been
my interests. | am, [ believe,
competent TO discuss the man and
his career. He is not a money
maker, but he is in every sense a
humanitarian.
There is no reason for the con-
slant persecution and bounding of
the man. My heart goes out to
him in this hour Of trial. Our
l-,., ,A,,, I,,
| mo TO be less devoted to him and |
am now. always hayo been and al
ways shall he interested in his
welfare and success.
The poor fellow should, | know,
have gone away in the natural
way. That would have prevented
all this undesirable publicity. But,
in trying TO hide his identity, be
was prompted, j am certain, only
by desire 10 travel quietly and
in peace. He disilees publicity so
| much. For many years he has
| gone away at this time Of the year
| for rest,
He is not going to Paris and he
has no idea OF giving up his prac-
tico in New York.
Mrs. Blake WAS asked to make clear
her remarks concerning fthat other
creature and to explain Just what
she meant when she said 81 came
mighty near bagging her." she am
plif'ied her remarks in this manner
"Yes, ! tried once to settle scores
| by taking the matter into my own
hands That was before this terrible
trouble became common gossip. But [
was prevented from doing SO. | am
glad now for his sake, not for her
sake. But ] must mott cannot-go
into the details of this matter. It is
sufficient to Eay that / did not sue
coed, y