The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-16
THE LUCK OF
DE LA MAR
CAPTAIN WINS SUIT FOR
POSSESSION OF NE.
vADA MINES
ARE WORTH MILLIONS
Only Game He Lost in Was
MatrimOny
az Assoelated press.l

this week that Captain Joseph De La |
Ms I'd won out in a suit for pos
SOS OF Nevada mines said to be |
worth millions OF dollars. It was
merely another evidence of the "De
La Mar luck which has long been
by-word among New York finan- |
cier,
De La Mar. who has spent the
greater part Of his time in this CITY
during recelt years. Is known as the
modern Monte Cristo. His career
seems TO Justify the nickname. Born
in Holland abcgt sixty-five years
ago. Captain DE La Mar gained his
title on tie deck Of a coasting steam
err Out in Colorado. where he en-
gagged in mining. politics and any
thing else that came TO hand. he was
known as plain jos Delamar. After
fortune favored him i'm the west he
spught for wider fields, social fields.
to conquer He went to Washington
and earned the proud distinction of
giving number of receptions where
the band played and the walters
waited for the guests that never cam-
Then he thought the air elsewhere
would be more congenial in all
things save mahfmony De La Mars
proverbial luck stayed by him. But
when ne tried his hand at the mar
riage game he met with but poor sue
cess.
In the early SOS a feature OF the
afternoon parade along Fifth avenue
was the accustomed stroll of pretty
Nellie Sands and her equally fand-
some mother. so youthful In apear.
ance that she was generally sup
posed to be her daughters sister The
Widow Sands was poor. and Nellie
was badly goWned AT this stage of
the game Captain De La Mar appear
ed on the scene. His chief recon-
n.endation was his money, which even
at that time amounted to many mil
lionc.
It is said that ne was the mothers
devoted admirer until he saw her
daughter Nellie. and then he lost his
heart to her. Before the honeymoon
was over Mrs. Sands concluded to
accept the situation, and a happy
three-cornered household lived in
peace and harmony for some time
The De la Mars went TO Paris, and
Mrs. De la Mar was considered the
most beautiful American there. Her
beauty became almost craze, and
she gained a social success in Pafis
that she had not exactly succeeded
In obtaining on this side of the water
But De la Mar was extremely
jealous of his beautiful wife, and ap-
parently without cause He was a
monomaniac on the subject of per-
mitting his wife TO talk to anyone. He
was particularly Jealous OF the glanc-
es of admiration thrown by young
men at Mrs De La Mar This idio-
syncracy did more to prevent their
social success in America than all
the other objection put together. Cap
tain De La Mar apparently could not
understand the social ethics which
permitted that his wife should re-
ceiye the acknowledgment OF an af-
ter dinner call from the men who
had accepted their dinner invitations.
Much less did he see the courtesy In
the offer OF a few flowers or box
OF bon bons from the men who had
the honor of her acquaintance. AS
for holding a court of admirers at
her afternoons or evenings at home,
as the case might be, It was not to
be thought of. Even ia their box at
the horse show or opera, his icy glare
was sure to chill the ardor OF the
umsuspecting caller.
Finally the sitaution reached a eli
max and the De La Mars agreed 10
disagree. Captain De La Mar in
stinted proceedings In Paris for an
absolute divorce and the suit was not
defended by the wife. The cause OF
the suit was q package OF letters adj
dressed TO Mrs. De la Mar. discov-
cred by Captain De La Mar IN their
common safe at the Credit Lyonnaise.
Within a short time after the di-
yorce was granted Mrs. De La Mar
was married to a Mr.. Hatmaker, who
for many years had been a conf
dental financial man for the Wander
bits. He had promoted several COM
panies In France. and had accumu.
lated a large fortune. SO far as the
lpublic knows. the former Mrs. De La
Mar has lived happily ever sine. The
same cannot be said, however, of her
former husband His friends in this
city say that he loves the beautiful
Nellie Sands as much today as he
did the day he married her. How
ever this may be. il is certain that
he has all the appearance of a most
unhappy and dIscontented man. He
maintains homes IN several cities on
both sides OF the Atlantic. but never
stays long in one place He built
a palatial home on Fifth avenue. but
never lived in It.
But so far as money goes, his suck
has never deserted him. Everything
he has touched seems to have turned
10 gold. The recent decision Of the
California court in regard to the Ne
vada mining property has but added
millions to a fortune that already