The New York herald., 1922-05-07
Manufacturer Whose Acts
Were Barred by Girls Suicide
Is Surprised.
LIKELY TO MAKE APPEAL
Defendant, 62, Called Arch
Fiend' With Concubines'
Nest by Lawyer.

Virginius st. Julian Mayo, New
Haven radiator manufacturer, was
convicted of bigamy yesterday. He had
been on trial before Justice Edward
r. Finch and jury in the Supreme
Court since April 26.
The verdict was surprise. Mayo
himself expected an acquittal. He said
few minutes before the jury re-
turned:
81 don't see how they possibly can
avoid acquitting me-"
He took the announcement calmly
however, and gave his pedigree to the
clerk of the court without changing
countenance. He said he was 81 years
old, an electrical engineer, married, and
lived in Stamford. Justice Finch re-
manded him to the Tombs until
o'clock Tuesday, when, he said, he
would hear motions and consider the
matter OF bail
1t has been indicated by the defense
that the verdict will be appealed.
First Expose I'm Mayo Case.
Mayo's matrimonial ventures were ex-
posed when his sixteen-year-old stenog-
rapher Lillian Cook, of New Haven.
committed suicide in March, 1915. 1t
was said at the time that she killed
herself because she expected to marry
Mayo and discovered he was married.
At this time Mayo. head of the Mayo
Radiator Company and rated a million
aire, was living in the Park Slope sec
ton of Brooklyn with Lois Waterbury.
They posed as married and were re-
spected by their neighbors. Subsequent
he did marry her.
The publicity accompanying Miss
Cooks suicide brought out the fact that
eleven years previously Mayo had
married wilhemina Meyer. who sued
him in the civil courts for s250.000
damages. She got a judgment for $780,
900, which she is still trying to collect
Mrs. Florence Weeks Mayo, whom he
married in Binghamton, May II, 1880,
got a divorce in June, 1915.
Mayo Fought Case Hard.
The bigamy charge was made by Miss
Meyer four years later. She said Mayo
married her in 1904 in Brooklyn when
he had wife and three children living.
He was indicted for bigamy August IA.
1919, and fought the case UP to the
Court of Appeals, where it was held that
he would have to stand trial
Mayos wives appeared against him
at the trial Miss Meyer testified yes
terday. In summing up for the defense
George Gordon Battle declared Miss
Meyers sole purpose In bringing the
bigamy charge was to collect her $780,
900.
"The law does not contemplate the
use of criminal courts or terminal
process to collect money That's extor-
tion," Mr. Battle said. Miss Meyer had
two Of the strongest reasons known to
humans for pressing this prosecution
anirnus and hate. She is avaricious and
grasping and, having used up every
other means of forcing him to pay. she
is now pressing this criminal prosecu-
tion.
Says Hate Was Motive.
"You saw her on the witness stand.
She exudes hate She would like to see
him boiled In oil. She'd like to have
him cut into little pieces and fried In
oil. am certain that you men and this
court will not allow the criminal process
to be used for such purpose"
Hugo wintner. Assistant District At
torney, summing up for the State. de-
scribed Mayo as an arch fiend," "old
codger in crime" and an "old fox" The
house in Fourth street. Brooklyn, where
Lois Waterbury lived he called "a con-
cubine's nest"
Justice Finch took only ten minutes
TO charge the Jury, which retired at
2:25 p NJ About six o'clock Il re-
turned and announced It had failed to
agree on verdict. Justice Finch asked
them to try again. The verdict of guilty
was returned at .07 T., M