The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-25
GIVES UP HOPE OF
BEING RECONC|LED
FORMER MRS. YERkEs REFUSES
TO TAKE BACK HER YOUTH
Full HUSBAND.
MISTAKE IN MARRYING
Promises to Be Young Mans Friend
But Won't Take Him Back and
Gives Him the Sum of
$4,000.

New York Feb. 24.--After beseech
ing and imploring his bride with inn
passioned eamestness, by telephone
and in person, daily for almost week
in vain 10 forgive his desertion of hel
following his dreadful outburst of tenn
per over her refusal to settle $1,000
600 on him, Wilson Miner today. ii
is reported, abandoned all hope of be
ing recCnciled to the former widow
OF Charles T. Yerkes and, ii is alleged
agreed to sign papers for a formal
separation in consideration of 100000
The settlement was effected, SO {
close friend of Miner today aaid, in
the palaial Fifth avenue mansion out
of which the young Californian flung
himself in his needless passion en- st
Valentines Day after he mad ruled over
it as its lord for the brief period o.
two weeks.
Louis S. Owsley, the co-trustee witt
Mrs. Yerkes- Miner under the Yerke
will who had been summoned yhe
from Chicago two days ago was pres
ent, it Is lded when the allege
agreement for separation was entered
into. The { rmal proceedings are IL
be taken at once and Miner, so the
story goes, will then leave New York
Drives to Yerkes Mansion.
l,t +sxf. aft tIYha ht
meeting between Miner and his wife
was held Miner drove up 10 the Fifth
avenue mansion about o'clock The
big heavy bronze glazed doors were
thrwn open to him as readily as the.
were last week when he WIS nndispu
ted master OF the tapestried palace
Evidently he had been expected. Hi
face looked haggard and from 1t was
missing the beaming smile in which /
was wreathed when little more thar
a month ago he leaped joyously from
another cab that had brought him, hi
two dress suit cases and hatboy
promptly on schedule time. to occup,
the das as monarch Of the palace o
art Charles T. Yerkes erected twelve
years ago.
Close behind Miner came Mr., OwT
ley. He also was admitted proptly
Then the great doors were closed for
almost two hours. At the expiration
of that period they were reopened ant
a few minutes later. Neither woult
discuss the business on which the,
had gone to the house but from
afriend Of Miner later the details OF
the conference were given.
Does Not Heed Promise to Be Good
Mrs. Miner, it was said, had posi-.
lively refused TO listen to the solemn
promise passionately repeated by her
Young husband to be good If she would
only restore him TO the place he haf
occupied as master of her home. HC
reminded her Of the happy hours the2
had spent together He recalled all
the tender terms he had been wont tc
use when addressing her. He appeal
ed TO her affections and declared with
force that it was she herself he want
cd. rot her money. All was in vain
She was not unfriendly TO him, but
she gave him to understand that she
had seen a great light since he had
disclosed the fact that he had planned
to obtain her money
Your life. Wilson. = not mine
Is reported she said sorowfully. "W
have both made mistake. and th
best thing We can do is TO try as ia
as possible TO rcctify It. We can b.
friends. but | cannot have you bac'
hese to live"
Realizing that her decision was un
alterable, Miner accepted the si'us
lion with the best pos ible grace. He
consented TO a separation IF that
would make her happy" he said. an
il was she not he who proposed th'
financial settlement.