St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-28

aftet seven months Imprisonment both
were pardOned.
II has been declared that Yerkes' con-
victiOn was entirely unwarranted. mas
much rs lie was not q city Off ciaI. but
had acted simply as Marcer's broker
and in perfect good faith. However,
he was imprisoned, and his progress
was temporarily cut short. During his
confinement lie made excellent use of
his time. lie read and studied much,
and took good care to indulge irregular
physical exercise. Attached to his cell
was one of the flower gardens so we'll
described by Charles Dickens i'll his
account of the Philadelphia peniten-
t:ary, and ferkeS cultivated the little
patch of ground as faithfully as did the
convict whose work attracted the eye OF
the British novelist.
When released Yerkes was in excel
lent health. his nerve was apparently
undinHnlshed and his friends prOphe-
sled that he would be heard of yet.
Time has proven the truth of this pre-
dictiOn.
From Philadelphia TO Chicago.
So far as accessible records 90 there is
a blank in the life story Of Mir. Yerkes
covering the few years immediately
following his pardon.
During his Imprisonment his wife had
been devoted in her attentions to him,
but upon his release he left PhiIadel-
phia without her Only his most init
mate friends. aud possibly none of
them. knew of his exact whereabouts,
though it was underS TODD that he had
gone West somewhere TO begin life
again and grow up with the country.
aply in a in
Chicago, apparently i'll excellent
health and with enough money
to enable him to enter the arena
of speculation. In this he was as
successful as he had been during his
earlier career-iH fact, lie seemed a see
Ond Midas, for everything he touched
turned into gold. After little he went
into the street railway business, and
the story of his operations. first as a
manager. and atterWard as one of the
stockholders of the Chicago cable syS-
TEN, is one of those notable business
romaueeS by which the latter half of the
present century has been distinguished.
In Chicago Mr.. YerkeS made friend
OF nearly every one with whom he came
i'll contact, and this IN spite OF the fact
that. as leading spirit III the manage
ment Of the cable roads. he was and still
is attacked daily by the Chicago news
papers. He had not long been i'll Chicago
when he furnished the editor of each OF
the Journals there with d manuscript
story OF his life, saying that he supposed
it Would all have 10 come out some time,
and he preferred that it should be told
correctly. Very naturally. it was not
told at all by the Chicago newspapers,
As his wealth increased Mr.. YerkeS
made himself prominent by reason of
his charities. The telescope recently
erected i'll Chicago at his expense is
one of the largest and finest in the
World.
Mir. Yerkes' business romance was
not the only one. For some reason.
with which the public is not familiar.
he secured a divorce from the wife who
apparently had been so faithful to him
during the dark days he spent in the
Philadelphia prison, and after that he
married the present Mrs. Yerkes.
VIII She ne Society Leadera
The second Mrs. Yefkes has often
been spoken of as a beautiful woman.
1t would be, perhaps. more accurate to
characterize her as a woman of fine ap-
peaTance. for. although she is undOubt-
edly attractive, her face has not the
lines Of classical beauty. She is tall.
we'll formed and possessed of a most
striking personality. Possibly she may
not be considered intellectual in the
highest sense OF the term, but she is
certainly bright woman and one whose
powers of adaptation are far above the
average. 1t goes without saying that
she Will have abundant opportunity TO
exercise these powers during the cam.
paign which she and her husband are
abOOt 10 undertake
Although society refused absolutely
to accept her oVertureS in Chicago, she
has many friends among the smart set
in New York, and they describe her as
one who will make charming and de-
lightfui hostess. She has read about
ali that is worth reading, and her liter
airy taste is excellent. Her Judgment
i'll pictures, too. is correct and diScrim.
mating, and it is said that she selected
most of the pictures included in the IA
nous collection OF canYaseS to be hung
in the vast gallery OF the new mansion.
Mr.. YerkeS has many friends in New
York, as has his wife. and he expects,
no doubt, to enter some of the swell
clubs here. Possibly it will be easier to
get into society than into the clubs, for
more than one man of high standing
and of great success financially and
professionally has found entrance TO
the sacred precincts of the New York
club houses barred by insurmouutable
obstacles.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
social campaign, Mr.. Yerkes proposes
to rest his bones near New York. and
to that end has built mausoleum in
Greenwood at an expense Of $4,000.