The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-28
HEARTS THAT COME HIGH.
FROM the New York World.


Table Of Heart Values
Earl of Yarmouth heart ....s $50, 900
Florence Evelyn Nesbit's
heart -..-.. ..--...-.-..... 1881. 500
Mrs. Genevieve Chandler
Phipps' heart $3.50. ........ loo, 900
Mrs. Lydia sutton McKee's
neaft ...... .....-.... .... 600 900
H. G Bourquin, mere mans
Miss Mary McDonaId'E heart. 10000
Miss Agnes Justice of Pedrick-
Town, N. j. .......... Non suited
Miss Frances PettiI's heart
and 1885 kisses .. 5000
Hearts," says the ancien- philos-
opher. ARE trumps.''
Very true: but what are heart
trumps worth?
Recent litigatilns and the settlement
of psycho-amar) claims N and out
OF court go to fix the precise value of
a human heart, br li0en or otherwise.
Most conspicuous aaA1ng the newest
cases is that Of Harry Kendall Thaw
OF Pittsburg, Pa. and Florence Eve
lyn Nesbit, formerly of P.-tsburg. ar
lists model, actress and wonderful.
beauty. 1t was believed that these
two We're married abroad. Their ac-
tons since their return to America
have lett the question open to doubt.
The latest news Is a mere rumor that
Miss Nesbit, of Mrs. Nesoit -Thaw. is
willing to retire forever from the
Thaw family in consideration of $780,
900 to her in hand paid.
The history Of Harry Thaw and Miss
Nesbit contains much that throws
light upon the real value of a modern
up-to-date, true and loving hearI. 1t
was Harry Kendall Thaw who made
the match between the Earl os Var
mouth and his sister, Miss Alice
Thaw.
The ceremony took place in April,
1903, at Pittsburg. At the last moment
on the wedding morning the noble
Earl baked. He had previously &C
cepted a settlement of $1,000 year for
life.l
BY refusing to proceed Yarmouth
succeeded in having his settlement
raised to $4,000 a year. At per cent.
interest this represents an investment
of $250,000.
Not a bad price for an earPs heart.
The newspapers declared that Mrs.
Thaw, Harry's mother, would cut his
income from $4,000 to $500 year
unless he left the young woman sup
posed to be his bride.
That is, for the girls sake he would
lose S77, 800 a year. That income repre-
sents $1,937, 500 invested at A per cent.
Almost as costly is the heart of Mis-.
Genevieve Chandler Phipps, who re-
Gently obtained a legal separation from
Lawrence Cowles Fhipps, the Den
yer and Pittsburg multi-milliona1re.
Her husband settled upon her $1,000
900, upon the income of which she is
to live. If she marries again she is
to forfeit 100000.
Mrs. Lydia Sutton Mckee, also of
Pittsburg, got $500, 900 for her heart.
She got a divorce year and a half
ago from A. Hart Mckee, and ne set
tied upon her in lieu Of alimony $780,
900.
Ruling prices for ordinary, non-nil-
lionaire hearts have been established
recently by breach-of-promise htiga-
lions. H. c. BourQuin, a business man
of st. Marys O., sued Mrs. Sara B.
Ruhle, in March, 1901, for $4,000 be-
cause she broke her promise to marry
him. Miss Mary Mcdonald, SO years
DID,. of Fall River, Mass, two years
ago sued Patrick Kieran for $4,000
damages, asserting that he had vast
ed fifteen years of her life with his
broken promises to marry her. The
jury awarded her $4,000.
Miss Anna Burns OF Bushwiclk, L. l.,
was much more modest when she sued
Leander Brown of Belmore, L. l., last
January. She asked only $1,000 for
her broken heart, though she said he
broke his promise to marriage five
times.
Miriam Genevieve Babcock of Scott,
N. Y, sued DIR. Jesse r. Burdick of
Omaha, Neb,, for $4,000 for breach of
promise in April, 1908. The doctor de-
MED the promise.
Miss Agnes Justice of Pedricktown,
N. j., demanded $4,000 damages of
Rev. John Davis, pastor of the Baptist
Church, last January, declaring that
the wedding was set four times. He
replied that she was insanely jealous
and herself broke the engagement.
The Jury non-suited the lady.
Mrs. Emma Armstrong Of Chicago
lost no time last January in suing
Otto Weber for $4,000 damages as
soon as she heard of his engagement
to marry another woman. She
swore that he promised to. help her
get a divorce from her husband and
then marry her.
Charlotte Armstrong, pretty, viva
cious and 10 years old, last March
sued John M. Thurston of Utica, N.
z, SO years old, for $1,000 for breach
of promise.
Miss Frances Petit got judgment
for $4,000 against James p. Tittemore
of Ballston Spa, in May, 1908, for
breach Of promise. She was IS and he
SO. She kept a diary and testified
that he kissed her 1926 times-S242 a
kiss.
Miss Lesbia M. Bostwick of 300
West Fifty-sixth street, got judgment
in the Supreme Court for $45.s7 in
June, 1889, against Count Malta
Liewen Stierngranat Of Sweden. She
sued for $4,000
Miss Mabel Emma Mcguire receiv-
ed judgment for $4,000 in May, 1902,
from DR.. Jacob M. Davis in the SUI
preme Court at Camden, N. J. They
were affianced from childhood, but he