St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
WIDOW TERRY'S MILLIONS.
The Wealthy and Beautiful Lady Will
Live in New York.
The Remainder of Her Life to Be
Passed in Society Circles.

| The approaching holiday season Will,
among its whirlwind of society sensations,
introduce one person at least of more than
ordinary moment. 1t will launch a daz-
zling, young and fabulously rich widow on
the high waves of social pleasure.
Mrs. Kate Louise Terry. whose own life
has been romance that excels the most
imaginative sketch of Sue, will take up
her residence in New York within a few
weeks. Reports of her intention to select
this city as her permanent home have
floated about since the death of her hus-
band, Juan Terry, at Mentone, in the
south of France, last month.
The news was confirmed yesterday by her
brother-in-law, Don Antonio E. Terry. who
! has just arrived on the steamer La Bour-
gOgne. Mr.. Terry received a Journal re-
porter at his suite of departments in the Vic
toria hotel and chatted pleasantly about his
affairs as well as the sensational accounts
relating to Mrs. Terry's new adventures.
He is an extremely fne-lOOOking Cuban,
every inch Southerner and man of the
world. His hair is glossy black, his skin a
dark olive, and he has a pair of sparkling
black eyes. He is tall, and Partisan retire
ment has added to his graceful carriage.
Around the room were leather trunks and
Gladstone valises adorned with plenty of
Continental railway and transatlantic
| steamship labels A decanter of Italian
vermOuth and two small tumblerS graced
| the table.
| This is bad weather for man who has
travelled 4, 600 miles expecting to enjoy an
Old-fashioned sleigh ride. But the voyage
across was the worst l ever experienced"
remarked Mr. Terry. Il had SIS. 900, 900
with me in bonds, and honestly l feared
we should never reach port"
The object of Mrs. Terry's visit relates to
dividing the immense estate left by the late
Don Tomaso Terry in equal parts to his six
children. The death Of Juan installed his
widow and the newly-boIn baby to all the
rights of natural heir. Mrs. Kate Terry
will come in possession OF several millions
in her own right as well as the interest of
| the six or eight millions kept in trust for the
| infant.
The extraordinary career of this Million
aire widow has been touched upon so fire.
quently that her history is quite familiar to
the New York public. The authorities as
ISOLATED her name with that of the noto-
riouS bank craftsman, Charles Billiard,
who is now serving term in penal insti-
tuition in Belgium.
UeI u0I6 Ill 1907. lOllOW-
ing her marriage to Juan Terry. much COM
ment was made upon her eccentricitieS.
She always dressed in bizarre costume, and
took great delight in driving through the
streets or park at break-neck speed.
The interesting widow has just passed
her Both year, and is still handsome
woman, with a pretty halo of golden curly
hair surrounding her fairy, childlike face.
and big, blue eyes, She has travelled in
Europe for the last four years, nursing her
cOnsumptive husband and hoping that
change of climate would be conducive to
| his health.
The Terrys belong to the richest and old
| est nobility of the Spanish Colonies, and
are by family ties represented in the high
est diplomatic circles in Italy, France and
| this country. Nevertheless they entertain
very friendly intercourse with their plebeian
sister-in-law, and pay little attention to the
stories about her early life.
! The subject was alluded to in converse
tion with Antonio Terry. He explained
then, smilingly, that he considered it good
philosophy to give to each individual
liberal allowance of adventurous exploit.
eff we were nothing but automatic
creatures on dead level life would indeed
not be worth living" argued the Cuban.
'Sne has history. ana tnaL Is just the
thing that makes woman piquant. Mrs.
Terry is fond of the excitement that this
world affords. She has now large for
tune that will secure her all comforts,
and l am sure she is sensible enough to
enjoy it."
Have you any idea in what part of the
city she will select her residence?"
No. .vu Must remember that when l
left Paris she had hardy .ecovered after
her illness. and l didn't think it proper
for me to make any detailed inquiries undeE.
the circumstances. She owns house at
No. 212 West Thirty. fourth street, but l
should expect it likely that she would lease
a mansion in the neighborhOod OF the
park"
Mr.. Terry characterized it as pretty I'M
reasonable that the beautiful widow would
make any splurge in society circles for
while, considering the recent death of her
husband and father-inlaw. The whole
estate. amounting to over $40. 900, 600, will
be settled inside of three months. Mr..
Antonio Terry will then return and live
| with his mother at Paris.