Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-24
MADE FAlTHLESS BY WEALTH
When Riches Come Through the Door
Love Leaps Through the
window.

President William Ellis Corey OF the
Steel trust is the last to go on the roll of
newly rich who have achieved national
scandal by forcing separation from their
wives
William b. Leeds. who flashed out of
Richmond, Ind, and speedily became a
multi-millionaire, was about first of the
list. His home life had been ideal until
he became rich, then he beheld Mrs Nom
ME Stewart WOrthington, wife of a gay
youngster of good family Within two
years Leeds and Mrs. Worthington each
secured a divorce from their mates and
were married.
Frank A Mcgowan, mayor of Trenton,
n. j., stands out well in the list as hav-
ing married poor girl who helped him
become rich and powerful Then Mcgowan
became enamored of the wife of a man
named Barnes. employed in one of his
factories Mcgowan and the woman botll
obtained divorces after long fights in the
courts, but 1t marked the downfall of Ma
gowan.
one OF the richest men in the United
States is Henry NJ. Flagler, sometimes
called the king of Florida" He was an
original partner in the Standard OIL COM
pany with John d. Rockefeller In 1888,
when he was a Croesus. he married a
woman in Philadelphia, Ida Shrouds, the
daughter OF clergyman. For a number of
years she has been insane and still lives
In san!tartum near New York. 1t was
Mr.. Flagler who made Florida the great
winter resort of America. For his benefit
the Florida legislature, In 1901 enacted q
law providing that incurable insanity Of
-FOUR years duration should be legal
grounds for divorce. Ten days after the
measure became a law Mr.. Flagler applied
for and was granted divorce from Ida
Shrouds Flagler on the ground that she
was incurabiy insale. two months after
the decree was signed MIR. Flagler then 70
years old, was married again In North
Carolina to Mary Lily Kenan, aged sc,
the daughter Of a highly respected old
family Of the state. The brides wedding
gift was 100000.
The case of Antonio Terry and Sybl
Sanderson is so familiar to the Pacific
coast that it calls for no retelllng here.
A plain, Woodworking man was James
Street of New York, until year ago.
He lived with a devoted wife in Engle-
wood, N. ]. Then he began to grow
prosperous. He was chosen president of a
steamship company. With his first money
there came into his life Edna Miller. a
pretty stenographer. He deserted his long
faithful wife and devoted himself TO the
young woman. The wife was left penniless;
business was neglected: exposure came
The company's directors deposed him.
Street passed into obscurity.
Out of Pittsburg the home OF w Ellis
Corey, the newly made iron and steel mil
lionaire. there have come to New York
many rich men to take up relations OF
various degrees with fascinating young
women of the metropolis.
Alan A. Wood, an aged wIdower. was
one OF them. In Weber G. Fields music
hall he saw Goldie Mohr dancing in bril-
liant costume. The old man married her
In secret a year ago. A few months ago
he died, leaving his widow a large for
tune, over which there has been much
debate
Henry w Oliver another Pittsburg
Croesus, died before the secret of his
life was made known by the demands Of
Mrs. Margaret Knsley upon his estate for
a large sum of money to support a child.
The madness of new money extends even
into the second generation. Harry Thaw's
recent marriage TO Evelyn Nesbit, once
an actress and dancer, is an example Of
this.