Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-24
A W0MAN'S ROMANCE.
Story of the Baroness Who Married
George Hoyt and
HAS SECURED A SNUG FORTUNE.
She Lives Like q Princess in Western
Palace and Now
LOVES HER HORSES AND HER DOGS

DENVER, COL, May pa press dis.
patch sent out of Wilkesbarre, Pa, brought
the intelligence that Mrs George Hoyt had
been awarded the sum of s250,000 by the
Orphans Court of Luzerne county in
the contest of her late husbands will.
1t is doubtful if there is another woman in
America to-day who within such short
space of time has had such romantic ex-
perience as Mrs George Hoyt, Baroness Won
Balina, nee Anna Marie Fell.
She will celebrate her Goth birthday on
June II next One year after her birth she
was cared for by her aunt, Marie Sonntag,
the noted singer, who reared and
educated her. When scarcely six years of
age she made her debut in concert on the
stage of the Theater Francais Paris. When
Is years old she made tour of Europe with
her aunt, finally locating in Vienna.
1t was here that she first met
Baron Won Balina, whose parents
were both influential and wealthy.
Death divorced them two years later.
How She Met George Hoyt.
With desire of learning how the Bar
oness met her second husband, George Hoyt,
a correspondent called at her palstial resi-
dence, six miles from Denver. She said
during the interview:
first met George Hoyt five years before
our marriage. We lived in the same city and
saw each other frequently. We took strong
candidly confess we loved each other dearly.
In the month of January, 1889, two years
after my husbands death, we came to Dem
yer and were secretly married by a
Denver for seven months and then
went back East. In Chicago my hus-
band was taken sick and for the first
time our marriage became known. After his
recovery we Immediately went to Wilkes
barre, where 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 settled down.
One of the first things which my husband
did on his return was to let contracts for the
cavation had been made he died of typhoid
fever. / was sick at the same time with ty-
phoid, but, with the aid of God, recovered.
NY husband was 23 at his death. I was al
pointed as administrator DR.. Carlin, who
attended US both during our illness.
The Fight for Her Fortune.
The doctor and went back to Wilkes
barre, where stopped with my mother-in-
Wilkesbarre, to settle up my husbands af-
fa irs, which amounted to over quarter of a
million. Abraham Nesbith, friend of my
husband, had nearly $4,000 of his money III
q local bank, of which amount managed to
secure about $4,000. Ten days after my ar
rival in Wilkesbarre appointed George F.
Nesbith, son of Abraham Nesbith, admins
traitor.
out of the coal royalties of the Hoyt estate
within the next seven months, and before l
get through the aggregate amount may reach
a million.
l am a great lover of horses and dogs, and
last week purchased pair of stations, the
equal of which cannot be found in Colorado.
Mrs Hoyt is handsome woman. scarcely
26 years of age She lives IN regular pal
ace, which is furnished gorgeously. She
has. a score of servants and as many dogs
Mr.. Hoyt was son of Ex-Governor Hoyt,
of Pennsylvania George Hoyt's estate is
valued at over $3,O0O,000, OF which his
widow expects to receive at least two mil
lions. Mrs Hoyt has an 11-year-old son,
the child of her first marriage.