Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-31
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
All Due 10 The Similarity Of names
and Newspaper Enterprise.
SEusrAprER rs nor SEUsrRErrER
The Former Widow Living In New
York, the Latter a Gay
Parlsienne.

SAN FRANCltCOi aug. 6ls-A STORY
vas published bya morning paper In
ibis city connecting Mrs. Ncltle
Nsustadter with the scandal In the
family OF william X. Vanderbilt. The
story was founded on the similarity
between her name aud that OF the gay
Parisieunc, Nellie Neustretter, who lie
sald to have lured the American mil.
lionaire from the path Of domestic
tccliludc.
Mrs. Neustadter's father IL Benjamin
Cohen, Of this city. He said in an
inUtyicw!
"ltis absurd to say that this no
torlous woman aud my daughter Nettie
arc the came person. i have been re-
rviving letters from her for the last two
y,ats at regular Intervals OF twelve
usya. They have all been dated New
lum Only once 10 my knowledge
uId she visit Europe, and that was two
years ago. Then she Temaiued In
Paris tor month. All these stories
10 tins effect that my daughter was one
ui the most notorious women OF Paris
ntV untrue. Nettie lid not speak
NANNtu Ntll anu hut uNNtl lNaNh ~ "
French woman 40 far NJ know. II
bbu Wer, the heroine OF the sensational
escapaJea charged TO her / think l
would have known H."
rhu Cohene have been receiving
letters from Mrs. Noustadter at regular
Intervals ever since her departure from
TINS city. The last letter was received
on tuesday and was dated and post
81 ~ a..
intimate friend q Tow weeks ago 10 the
elect that she will 10 In this city
uuring the latter part OF September.
HETTE COMPLAINS.
NEW York, Aug. sO.-rho Horid
this morning sayt!
Ia the crush at tho Casino last night
was hatsome woman who com.
llsiued bitterly because the newspapers
had published kilograms from Ban Fran
cisco accusing her Of intimacy with
william X. Vanderbilt. Her name
before che was married was Nettlo Co
hen. Her husband procured divorce
from her under the name OF Netiie
Nuus,adter. She lives now ~ Mrs.
Mia Allen, almost opposite the home
OF Chauncey NJ. Depew.
"rhose Western people have mixed
me up with some other woman" she
raid 10 n reporter. 81 never SAW VIII.
nam X. Vanderbilt In my lite. / 10 not
want 70 see him. | have had trouble
enough without that. did live In San
Francisco, Huu after some trouble with
my husband came 10 New York because
1 saw better prospects here. IL II mo-
boJy'a business but my own what
am doing here, nor do care 10 explain
why Hn living u der another uame.
l have Just made a theatrical engage
meni, ana II the publicity about this
Vanderbilt case intefferts with It, then
somebody viii have to suffer for IT,"
THIS explanation straightens out one
taugle In the Vanderbilt scandal.
FmENDs sYMPATHzG WIN
VANDERBILT.
NEW York, Aug. 3O.-Thete was
some change today IN the talk about
the trouble In tue William X. Wander
bit family. Mr.. Vanderbilps friends
have RETAINED from saying much 30
far, but they did not hesitate TO ray to-
day that when the truth IL known he
will DO amply Vlndicated. SO far NJ
can 10 learned from statements made
TO persons in this confidence OF the
Vanderbilt family, their sympathirs
arc slill with the husband. They hope
the matter will be settled out Of court.
IL ls not a question OF money. Mr..
Vanderbilt IL willing, tits said, to give
his Wits all the money sho wants, but
he insists upon retaining charge OF the
children.
II Is asserted by f:lends OF william
X. that he was In no way responsible
for the interruption In the voyage OF
tbs Valiant, Tut that circumstances
mado II necessary for him either 10
leave the vessel or leave some OF his
friends. He consulted friends anu was
advised to discontinue his voyage.
Since that time Mr.. and Mrs. Wander.
bit hays lived apart.