The Washington times., 1906-01-08
ANOTHER WOMAN
ONCE YRKES' IDOL
Wife of hnish Musician
Was tie Fascinat0r.
LOVED ILL THE WOMEN
Man Who Kew Him Well Believes His
Relatins With Them Were
Often Platonic.
LOVED ILL THE WOMEN

announcer
woman married woman-has been dis
covered wo trod the primrose path of
dalllance' with Charles T. Yerkes. This
was ten ears ago. and Tor three years
she was source of relaxation if not
the idol ST his heart The attachment
disrupte family and shattered the
ideals a famous artist, who abandon,
ed the Ountry soon after
The 0man was Mrs Anna Hyllsted.
wife II HyIlsted. an accomplished
muslca artist The Hyllsteds were
DanisI They came TO this country in
the later SOS aud made their home in
this aty.
Mrs Hyllsted was young, voIuptuous
and 5rimming over with health and
spiris- Hyllsted wore long hair, pos
sessd the artistic temperament. and
waseccentric. He cared nothing for the
.friUlities OF life. Serious and studious.
he vas dull companion for his pleas
ureloving wife, who liked lively CONS
pay and had a weakness for late hours.
She Fascinated Yerkes
finally the paths Of Yerkes and Mrs.
Unlisted crossed. ami Yerkes became
DEEPLY interested in her Her vivacity,
PHYSICAL charms and animal spirits at
lands ears. and there was a separation
Yerkes took care OF the woman in his
usual princely way She was installed
in luxurious apartment on the north
side and Hyllsted took bachelor apart
ments In the Pullman building After
a while he obtained divorce. but the
name Of Yerkes did not appear as CO.
respondent The grounds named were
t1eSarTiOn and furoFr1r,a ifRglff1-r
Later HyIlstcd disappeared, and il was
said he had returned to Europe. This
was five years ago. Soon afterward
Mrs Hyllsted sailed for Copenhagen and
passed out of the life OF Yerkes. II was
said that a monetary consideration had
induced her 10 yearn for her native land.
Liked Women and Children.
J. " Helm. for thirteen years secre-
tary of the North Division railroad. with
a desk most OF this time in an adjoin-
ing room TO Yerkes. said today:
IF the character of Yerkes could be
analysed like piece Of ore, / am sure
II would assay higher than that of the
average man II is true he had a weak
ness for women. Many times ! have
heard him say. God bless them all.
But he also loved children. / remember
enc time in the Pennsylvania station in
Phlla delphia he spied little girl of ten
waiting for some one and holding a /
bundle. Isn't she lovely picuure?' h
said. He spoke 10 her and patted her "a
the head and gave her a dollar.
Il believe mary of his relations with
women were platonic He liked TO lave
them around hin. For many years aere
in Chicago he and Mrs. Yerkes were
like pair of lovers. He always carried
her photograph in his pocket ma he
had another on his desk. She was 1
Mary Adelaide Moore. and hes father
was for years an expert chemist Tor I
Powers x Weightman. In Philadelphia. !
Ills first wife was Susan Gamble, OF /
Philadelphia. They appear L have been
an tl-assorted pair.
Bundle of COntrsrieties."
Ole was a bundle of contrarieties in
many ways When he went 10 prison
Robert Laughln, whg was his friend
and business partner paid Mrs, Yerkes
S100 a month and vent to see Yerkes
IN prison as often as the rules would
admit, carrying him delicacies and
cheering him up with pictures of J
bright future
Finally Yerkes came to Chicago and
became a millionaire, while Laughlin
struck the toboggan 10 bank -uptcy in
lie came TO Chicago and
Yerkes. made. him vice president of one
OF his traction lines. 1t was a sinecuTe
that offered a good living. Then Laugh /
lin got into an ENHANCEMENT with wo-
man and Yerkes summoned him. After
confesslngs his faults and admitting he
was wrong Yerkes discharged him, and /
he left the city broken man.
4 never saw the Grigsby girl but !
once. Size came here on a visit seven
years ago, and think came into the
office with Mrs. Nerkes. a piano manu-
factuTer whom I met on one of my trips
to New York told me that some manu-
factuTer. l forget whom, had delivered
an $4,000 piano to Miss Grigshy on /
eTkes order. ! said. NO piano costs |
that much He said il was specially 4
inlaid with mOther-of- pearl II
and artists were brought from Europe Il
TO design and decorate IT,
"He Was Easy"
''Yerkes was pestered by women all II
the time he was In Chicago. He was II
guise of charity many with other plans II
and schemes, came down on him. Tor
years when he was in command o, The
traction situation here he paid all his
men who were i'll or injured one-thrd
Of their regular salary.
Mrs. Yerkes was equally charitable II
but she grew to dislike Chicago so that II
she would not live there. 1t was then II
the house on Fifth avenue was built Il
She took possession CT il five years be- i
fore her husband left Chicago. He made II
frequent trips 20 New York but I be- 4
ieVe the elimination OF the estrange- |
nent between the couple dates from the 4
time Mrs Yerkes went to New York Il
He did not smoke or drink and he was
not a clubman. He cared nothing for /
books or amUsements. He spent his Il
leisure hours in planning out future
work"