The Washington times., 1906-01-02
YERKES DEFENDED
BY HIGH SOCIETY
Mrs. kernOchan Approves
of Miss Grigsby.
MET HER IN EU R0P {
Leader of New York Fashionable So
ciety Says Woman in Case
Is Sweet, Good Girl"
MET HER IN EUROPE

NEW YORK, Jan 9--BOth Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish and Mrs. James z. KernO-
chan, in remarkable interviews. tell for
The first time the real story OF their
meeting with the beautiful Emile
Grigsby. the friend OF Millionaire
Charles T. Yerkes. during a trip abroad.
talk OF which has aroused the entire
social world.
Mrs Kernochan warmly defended Miss
Grigsby. speaking of her in terms OF
unstinted praise Mrs. Kernochan was
interviewed at her holse. and the story
OF Miss Grigsbys alleged attempt TO
make use of her and Mrs. Fish in
campaign for social recognition on board
the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, and afterward
IS Paris, was explained TO her.
Malicious Story.
.,The whole story about Mrs. Fish and
Miss Grigsby and myself was the ma
llcious work of a certain person. she
declared with angry emphasis.
WAS that person a man or a woman.
Mrs. Kernochan?' asked c reporter
"A man." she answered
What have you TO say OF Miss Grigs-
by?"
Why Miss Grigsby is a dear. sweet.
good girl. She is like a convent girl.
She is quiet. refined, and educated"
Did YOU and Mrs. Fish meet Miss
Grigsby on the steamship
Miss Grigsby did not leave her state
room all the way over. We met at Liv-
erpool. when our baggage was being
sorted and the customs officers were
doing their work"
you met her in Paris and went about
with her, according TO the report" said
the reporter.
Deny Trio Dine1 Together.
What do the papers say about that2'
asked Mrs. Kernochan.
They say that Miss Grigsby and yOu
and Mrs. Fish stopped on the street and
that Miss Grigsby bought Strawberries
at SEQ a box. afterward taking you and
Mrs. Fish TO luncheon at the Hotel
Bristol"
Perfectly ridiculous. Absolutely non
scnsical. only knew that Miss Grigsby
lived al the Hotel Bristol
81 want TO say again that Miss Grigsby
IS a dear. sweet. good girl. She made
acquaintances easily. She has quiet.
charming. gentle manner. There is no
harm in her and I cannot understand
why so many cruel things are said about
her. 1 do hot know that this one man
is responsible for the ISLANDERS. and ! am
at a loss TO understand why he should
persecUte her sO-a dear. sweet girl
Did Mrs Fish meet Miss Grigsby ii
Paris?"
so far as I know she did not"
Mrs Fish said: 1t Is true that / went
over on the same steamer with Miss
Grigsby but IL is not true that ] mct
her at all / saw her frequently anC
was impressed with her beauty and hel
stylish appearance But her relations
with Mr.. Yerkes we're common talk oT
hoard tho ng If Is aNfTAmaIV
likely under the cir distances that We
should have met. / did not meet her a
all in Paris
Nephew Denied Admittance.
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, weeping be,
hind her heavy veil of black and lean
ing heavily on the arm of Clarence II
Knight. her husbands legal adviser. fol
lowed the boGv of the late millionaire
to its final resting place in Greenwood
Cemetery, yesterday afternoon
The simple Quaker ceremonies at the
Yerkes mansion. at Fifth avenue anC
SiXty-eishth street were interrupted by
the efforts Of young man. who said h,
was Charles Yerkes. a farmer. of Buck:
county. Pa. and nephew of Charles T
YeTkes. 10 gain admittanCe TO the house
"Why. 1 am Mr.. YcTkes' nephew" h'
protested. NV father. Samuel Herkes
was bTotier OF MT. AelReS. ana
want TO see my uncle's BODY before N
IS buried"
There was a hurried consultation. anC
the young mars name was taken In {,
the son of the late millionaire. Charles
Edward Yerl-cS.
The footman returned IN a few minutes
and informed the visitor that he coulI
not enter. Evidently keeuly disappOint
ed the young man turned away wItl
the announcement that he would go L
Greenwood Cemetery and be present a
the intermcnt.
The man from Pennsylvania VIII
said he is a nephew OF Mr.. Yerkes wa
rot present at the mausoleum whel