The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-29
A WIDOWS BIG PURSE.
Twice Married and Each Husband
Brought a Fortune.

Twice Married and Each Husband
Brought a Fortune.
From the Philadelphia Press.
DENVER, Col, May 23-It is doubtful
if there is another woman in America who
has seen as much of life in as short a time
as Mrs. George Hoyt, who has just been
awarded $3.50, 900 of her husbands estate by
the orphans court of Luzerne county.
Pennsylvania. This award was the
result of suit to recover cert
ain coal land royalties. and she
expects at least $3.50, 900 more from the
same source within the next seven months.
Mrs Hoyt is not yet 26 years old, and
George Hoyt was her second husband.
George Hoyt's father was the late Will
lam Hoyt. He was one of the most promi-
nent men of the Wyoming (Pa) coal region.
He was millionaire. His son George was
big hearted young man with a capacity
to spend money. Ex-Gov. Hoyt of
Pennsylvania was an uncle Of George.
The widow is a very pretty woman, aud
lives in a gorgeously furnished palace with
score OF servants and as many dogs, while
her stables are the largest in Denver. She
is favorite with everybody and has spent
ing other people.
Anna Marie Fell was Mrs. HoYt's maiden
name, and year after her birth she was
cared for by her aunt, Marie Sontagg, the
singer. When scarcely years Of age she
made her debut in concert at the Theater
Francois, Paris, and at the age of Is she
made tour of Europe, finally locating in
Vienna, where she met and married baron
Won Balina. They Travelled considerably,
and two years later, while the baroness
was in a critical condition at her home in
Philadelphia, her husband died in Vienna
of heart disease. He was the youngest son,
but his widow will in time inherit a large
fortune from his parents.
Her subsequent life is best told In her
own words. as given in an interview yes
terday. 81 first met George Hoyt," she
said, five yeare before our marriage. We
lived in the same city and saw each other
frequently. We took a strong fancy to
each other from the first. In January, 1889,
two years after my husbands death, we
came TO Denver and were secretly married
by a Justice Of the peace. We remained in
Denver seven months and then went back
east In Chicago my husband became sick,
and for the first time our marriage became
known. After his recovery we immedi-
ately went to Wilkesbarre, where l stopped
with his parents, who entertained me most
ROYALTY After that we visited various
portions of the east and SOUTH returning to
Denver seven months later, when we set
tied down.
1.-TWO weeks after the foundation of our
house had been laid my husband died Of
typhoid fever. | was sick with the fever
at the same time, but recovered. / went
to Wilkesbarre, where l stopped with my
mother-in-law aud began to settle up my
husbands estate. | am a great lover OF
horses and dogs, and last week purchased
pair of stations the equal Of which can
not be found in Colorado. My one great
object in life is the good can do the poor
and unfortunate. Through the aid Of God
| have become the possessor of a fortune
amounting to almost 81 ,OOO, 200. own the
Hoel Hoyt, at Arkansas Pass. Tex, aud
here In Denver have many lots and valu-
able ranches. loved my husband dearly,
and his parents always proved friends Of
mine"