New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-23

with him and his wife at their resi-
dence in this city, and with having
tried to persuade him to burn his sum
mer home in Stamford, Conn, in order
to collect insurance on it.
In beginning his answer to his wife g
charges, the broker declares that he
was 'roped in more thoroughly than
any other man had ever been by mar
riage." Deceit commenced with the
day of his marriage and has never
ceased, he adds.
His wife. while posing as a girl of
eighteen who had never been married
was in reality twenty-five years old
and had heen previously married to J.
z. Archuiita, of Colorado, whom she
had divorced in November, 1917, he as
serts.
The identical charges were brought
in that suit, according to the answer,
that have been made against Mr..
Mayo, namely, assault, threat to kill
and subsection to cruel and inhuman
treatment The case was won by de-
fault, through the failure of the de-
PENDANT to appear.
This deceit, it is charged, continued
till June 90 Of the present year, un-
known to the deponent, when he says
he discovered, through the agency Of
his two children, that Mrs. Mayo had
received man named Pedro in their
home, and had remained with him be-
hind locked doors for one hour. This
man has been named as correspondent
Mr.. Mayo says that while various in
had refused to believe anything against
his wife till after his son, Rutledgc,
twenty~four years old. had tapped the
house telephone and recorded number
Of conversations between Mrs. Mayo
and various strange men, which proved
conclusively, in his mind, that his wife
was unfaithful.
On June % the afidavits of sixteen
year-old Mercedes Mayo, and of Mary
Harris, a maid, charge Mrs. Mayo re-
ceived calls from her mother urging
her to see "Pedro," as he was crazy
about her. Mrs. Mayo, it IS sworn,
made an appointment with the man
and sent Mercedes to a picture show
and the maid out with the baby. She
also notified the hall man Of the apart
ment house that she Was expecting a
male caller, and that he was to be
shown up without being announced. ac-
cording 10 the afidavits.
Both Mercedes and the maid re-
turned to the house, they say. and
Wa ched Mrs. mayo receive the man
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used influence with one OF his attor-
neys in an attempt 10 learn how his
will wac made and that she constantly
attempted to learn its contents from
him. Mayo
The allegations of attempted poison
ing are backed by aAidavits from the
maid and from Rutledge Mayo, who
swears that he overheard a converse
ton between his stepmother and Mrs
Cheatham while they were preparing
food for his father
Mayo Refused 70 Touch Food
He recounted this conversation to his
father, with the result that Mayo re-
fused to touch the food Mrs. Mayo, it
is alleged, reproached her husband and
inquired if he thought "the food was
poisoned" She then offered to eat it
He asked her if she would take thu
coffee, but her mother grabbed the cup
and, Mayo swears. declared that she
would drink it. She repaired to the
kitchen, according to the maid, and
poured the liquid into the sink.
Twice previously and once subse
quently, Mr. Mayo states, he became
mysteriously i'll while his mother-in
law was at the house
Anton Siege, OF 1910 Broadway, Mr.