The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-30
NELLIE'S GAY LIFE.
It Is Alleged that She Caused
the Vanderbilt Row.
Many Men Of Millions Have Been
Among Her Adorers.
Divorced from Henry Neustrctter, .
Cigar Drummer.
nv Associated Prera.l

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8o.-Nellie
Neustretter, the young woman who Is
said to be the cause OF the family
troubles of William X. Vanderbilt. is
well known here. She Is a native of
Eureka, New, was educated at Miles
Seminary, Alameda County. resided for
number Of years in San Francisco
and has frequently figured in escapades
that have won her notoriety both in the
new and old worlds.
She was born twenty-nine or thirty
years ago in Eureka, where her father,
Ben Cohen, kept q clothing store and
became wealthy. She returned to Eu-
reka from the seminary when she was
| eighteen years old and was the belle
Of the town. Pretty, witty, graceful
and vivacious. she possessed all the
| requisites for the breaking of hearts.
Her first victim was the nephew Of
a well-known capitalist, and her liaison
with him created such scandal that her
| parents sent her to the care OF relatives
In San Francisco. The change failed to
make the desired reformation, and she
soon became a marked figure on kear-
ney and Market streets during the af-
ternoon.
Among her admirers was q wealthy
man named RothsGhlld, who laid himself
them both until she fell In love with a
cigar drummer named Henry Neustret-
| ter. she married Neustretter in 1884
bands business compelled him to be out
or the city most Of the time. and during
mis- absence Nellie led a rapid life. She
young men about town, and the end
came In 1887. She left her husband and
| went to New York in company with
| NenSfraffar
In New York.
She captured the heart of millionaire
GUS nat, horses and carriages and all
the money she could spend. He took
aer rr 70 europe, where she travelled like
York she dazzIed the people with the
elegance of her Worth dresses and the
oriliia alay OF her jewell
In 1880 she returned to San Francisco
to visit her parents, who had removed
to this city from Eureka. She took
rooms at leading hotel. dressed better
sands Of dollars worth Of gems and spent
money as freely. as II she had an un-
limited letter of credit on the United
ana H sh sr Sask s be New to ys
for more, taking with her pretty Oak
~ The next that wa. heard of her was
had been elected from the Continental
Hotel in Paris. To her parents she
y Ws9,s sh that a Sns wes studying for The
life. She wrote that she would return to
San Francisco In October next.
Among. those who went on the yacht
Valiant for the ten months cruise last
November, but whose trip was curtailed
party at Nee last March. was DR.. Ed ed.
ward L. Keyes. who lives at I East Sew
ent ioo street. and who has an office
DR. Reyes was the first of the Valiant
party to return to this country after the
breaking up OF the party, and he was
terview. had on April IL, he was thus
"Throughout the trip Mr.. Wander
sp Ray Not IN thing tine best Of nom
the first day to the last to mar our
serenity M and pleasure; The party broke
UP tb,r At Mice Just ~, month nth ago: and d.,
more enjoyable"
"a An Eye "EyenIns -, worl , reporter s found
The doctor stood in the doorway between
his office and reception-room during the
brief interview which is given below.
sional services were within hearing OF
! what was said. The doctor began talk
ing as soon as the reporter announced
| tnht ne WAS newspaper man.
We'll. WELL" said DIR. Reyes. What
Is 1t? Talk quick. Something about that
Vanderbilt matter. I suppose. What
is it,?
You are quoted as having said, doc
tor" said THE Evening World" reporter,
| that not thing occurred from the first
day to the Lac ss ON on the Valiant to mar
"Did I say that?" asked the doctor
musingly.
You are quoted as having done So"
| Anu hi hat aalI slnx x~i-
Is correct"
But will you kindly tell me II you
were correctly quoted in that inter-
view?'
None of your - businessw shouted
the doctor, in a voice which could be
heard all over the house.
He would say nothing more about the
Vanderbilts.