The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-31

MI " A Ycz5erbEH sons IN the conh-
dence Of the Vanderbilt family, thelf
spmpathies are ail with the nus
band They hope The matter VIII e
settled out Of court. Ii is not ques-
ton Of money. Mr.. Vanderbilt Is Wiling
TO give his wife all the money she wants.
but ne insists upon retaining charge OF the
children Cornelius, as the eldest
son of the late William H., Is
assumed 20 be the head OF the
family. His mother inclines 20 MS
judgment III almost everything affecting
the Vanderbilt properties. He watches
with almost paternal care the wanderings
Of William h. Ever since the voyage OF
the Valiant was brought to such an abb
rupt termination be has been worried.
The first touch of domestic trouble
in the Vanderbilt family was about to
become public property, and he seemed
poweriess % prevent it. Before Cornelius
went to Chicago on Monday he talked
with several friends IN this city. de ap-
peared 10 be very much worried Some OF
his associates advised him not to 60. but
TO allow Mr.. Webb. his brother-in-law, to
represent the Vanderbilt interests at the
Newell funeral. There was good deal of
teiegraphing between the Grand Central
station and Bar Harbor. Mrs. William
III. and her son George are spending the
summer there. Finally it was decided
that Cornelius should go 70 Chicago and
William X. should be asked TO come home
at the earliest opportunity 10 straighten
things out.
When the story of the separation and
probable divorce was made public. Cor
pelius and Mr.. Webb ordered a special
train to bring them back TO this city. Ii
arrived at the Grand Central station at
40 this afternoon. They were both
taken off in the yards" Mr.. Webb
TOOK another special train which
left Immediately for his place in the coun-
try. His family had been telegraphed for
and were waiting for him. Mr.. Wander
bilt went to drug store and telephoned
to Thomas L. James. at the Lincoln Ma
tional bank. Mr.. James is one of the con-
fdential friends of the Vanderbilts.
1t Is asserted by friends of William K.
that he was in no way responsible
for the interruption in the voyage of the
Valiant. but that circumstance made it
necessary to either leave the vessel or
leave some of his friends. He consulted
his friends, and was advised to discontinue
his voyage. Since that time Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt have lived apart.
NEW York. Aug. 3l.-The World says
this morning: In the crush at the
Casino last night there was a handsome
woman who complained bitterly because
the newspapers had published tele-
grams from San Francisco accusing her
OF intimacy with William K. Vanderbilt.
Her name before she was married was
Nettie Cohen. Her husband procured
divorce from her under the name of Nettie
Neustsdter. She now lives as Mrs. Mia
Allen almost opposite the home of Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew.
These Western people have mixed me
up with some other woman" she said to
reporter. Il never saw William X. Van
derbilt in my life. / do not want to see
him. have had trouble enough without
that. / did live in San Francisco, and after
some trouble with my husband / came TO
New York because l saw better prospects
here. 1t is nobody's business but my own
what am doing here. nor do care to ex-
plain why am living under another name.
have Just made a theatrical engagement.
and If the publicity about this Vanderbilt
case interteres with it somebody will have
10 suffer for it," This explanation
straightens out one tangle In the Wander
bilt ecandaf.
PORTLAND. Aug. 30-Nettie Newsletter,
the woman who figures in the family
troubles Of the Vanderbilts was well
known in this city four or five years ago.
She spent about fourteen months between
here and San Francisco. The number of
men in this city who have fallen more or
less under her captivating influence is
legion, and the talk incident TO her con-
nection with the Vanderbilt scandal
awakens many stories OF her exploits.
/ Every blood" OF five years ago In this city
| could give volumes of unwritten history
regarding the blaek-eyed beauty. While
| she was living here with her husband she
| became very intimate with Mrs. Eddie
| Foy. wife Of gambler in Spokane. The
/ nature OF this intimacy grew 20 be OF q
/ character Of which the husbands of both
/ women became cognizant, and which they
/ frui,lessly attempted TO break up. Foy
/ finding has wife's affections estranged by
+ the wiles Of the Newsletter woman, COM
m.tted suicide with morphine.
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