Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-02
NOTED IN MILWAUKEE,.
A Recent Dathe in France Recalls Many
Wild Exploits in Milwaukee.

Gay at Nice, France, was we'll known
to many people in Milwaukee, particu-
larly after his marriage to his cousin,
Leila Yates, whose home was nomi
nally in that city, though she spent
much of her time abroad.
"Lonny' Yates was man of Dhg
nificent physique and was we'll known
as high roller among select circle
even before he acquired an interna-
tional reputation for high living and
was accused of breaking the record by
spending 100000 in four years. He
was a handsome fellow of over feet
in height, with a dashing, debonair
manner which made him friends
everywhere. His fondness for wine,
fast horses anu other sports combined
to wreck his constitution and cause his
death at the early age Of 81.
His exploits both in this country and
in Europe startled everybody. His
nerve was magnificent, his will un-
changeable, his daring startling, his
audacity wonderful, his recklessness
| marvellous. He married his cousin in
Europe while there on tour with his
mother, and, like every other action,
| the event was a surprise to his family
and friends. One morning they left
the hotel together and when they re-
| turned he told his mother that they
| were married. But marriage did not
wean him from the pace that kills.
| A dowry of $4,000 was scattered like
leaves in Vallambrosa. When his ia
| Their died "Lonny" came into possess
| sion of 100000 and he was credited
with having spent the major portion
of this in about four years.
Before his whole fortune was gone
trustees were appointed to look after
the estate and they allowed him an
annuity. In Paris, where his princi-
pal escapa1es took place, he alternate
| ly Mortified and diverted the boule-
vardiers with his exploits. He was a
| daring whip and drove tandems and
four-in-hands about the gay capital in
a manner which caused the rather I'M
| horsemanlike Frenchmen to open their
eyes in wonder. On one occasion he
| tried to drive trap into the Hotel
| Continental, knocking down the door
way and thoroughly soaring his COM
| panions.
| His death will put stop to divorce
proceedings now pending in New York,
Mrs. Yates having begun an action
| against her husband last spring just
after returning from a trip abroad.
| Since that time she has been an oc-
casional guest at the home of her
brother, John Yates, on Knapp street,
in the cream city, but she intends to
return east to live.
Mrs. Yates received cable message
in Milwaukee announcing the death Of
her husband from heart disease.
| Though his demise came suddenly, 1t
was not entirely unexpected, as he had
been in poor health ever since recov-
ering from an attack of pleuro-pneu-
monia about year ago. Mrs. Yates
has received no word as to where the
| burial will take place, but supposes
that the body will be brought to SYRIA
cuse, the former home of Mr.. Yates.
In speaking of her marriage Mrs.
| Yates said that in reality there was
| little of the romantic about it. "We
were travelling in Europe aunt,
who was Mr.. Yates mother, Mr.. Yates
and his sister, who were my cousins,
and I. 1t was about four years ago
and while we were in Paris we be-
came engaged. We expected to be
married there and had engaged our
! steamer passage for week ahead, in
tending to make the trip home our
| wedding journey. But the French
marriage law required residence of
three weeks, so we went over to Lon
don, where we found that it was neces-
sary to wait a fortnight. At the end
of the two weeks the ceremony took
place and we came back to America.
| That was all the romance there was
about it. Since that time we have
been abroad several times and the
rest OF the time we have lived either
in Syracuse or New York"
Mrs. Yates ridiculed the idea that
she and her late husband had man
aged to spend the greater share If
$4,000, 900 in four years, and said that
the impression was largely given be-
cause Mr.. Yates had been fond OF driv-
ing, and while in Syracuse and in Paris
had kept coach and four. She also
said that there was nothing in the
story that her divorce was brought be-
cause of certain actress. Instead,
she said that this actress is her dearest
friend. who had spent much time with
her and who had recently been mar
ried. Who the lady is Mrs. Yates de-
elined to say.
Mrs. Yates was Miss Leila Yates,
and spent most of her childhood in
Milwaukee. living with her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Neldecken. Her father was
Charles Yates. Her husband was her
first cousin, his father being Alonzo
Yates of Syracuse, brother OF
Charles. She is handsome bru
uatte ahOut oS vaarS old