Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
SOCIAL MADNESS
WAS MRS. yERkES'
TROUBLE
Peculiar Woman Who Died in
New York Recently Had
But One Ambition in Life
and Lost.

tha IIl,d ta" iIo OF Mrs Mar a.
YcrAos VHu It,d here a Tow da, ago
10 uluN U.. ocial vanity she risk.
oa oyctthue alnos entered The
loya CONF. ol Europe ana died prac.
ideally pcuu.l'..
Mar, Adelaide Moore. OF Molic
Moore. as Do, Vs. auown then. was
simple western village siIl when she
met and was married to Charles T.
Ncrtrs Ste already AaG gray hairs.
She know also hc had been married
before. and divorced hut ho had thr
millions
And so D., glr of lG said
= don't care ] want io be- uu old
mans darling
They We're married twenty oar
Ncar5 ago when tno miliunaiie was
only pcginnug ta astuui.h me world
hy his achieve Hohts
1hcn hr' IAN his rae toy greater
wealth and her hghi for social rccos.
nj ion
Mis- Ycrhos nr4 inporian, step
socially Was toward New YORK \
mansion that Yerkos built awaited
them
The New York residence stands on
on, of he most desirable corners on
Ftth avenue overlooking central
pai g. being built on the crest OF n Hill
which IN one direction scopes down.
ward 10 Firyainth street. aud IN the
other toward Harlem In the neigh.
borhood are some ol tha finest resi-.
dcntrs In America John Jacob As
tors palace &, ON tho corner nl SiXiN.
SIKH street and The residence Of
George Gou.d on the corner OF SiNty.
seventh street Ia Inc rear OF he
Yerkrs home. frontint "a Madison
avenue O., ih' Tinany mansion
the house Is built OF brown stone
and with Us furnishings 90 g. csti.
mated cost a. least Two million dol.
lais The walls are o. iite brick and
stone ana The floors of stc. ] and terra
Gotta. no wood entering into th' con.
eiruction excel IN the cabinet work,
The decorations IN Mrs Yorkcs pri.
waite apart ncnts alone eos, $50 600
and "A quarter OF million Was eN.
pended on the walls ana The ceilings
az the lower floor
! Mr. Nerkcs ambition IN one direc.
lion led toward art lie had one of
he most com .leta aud costly ar pal.
lriica OF private collection. IN CNisi.
once. valued ~ more than $50 mil.
Hon dollars
with such equipment /. seemed III.
most certain hat Mrs. Yerk.s amhi
lions would be- realized. but the mil.
lions az her command had not opened
the doors of su,ielN IN Chicago 20 her
and "a iWOImillun dollar home and
, fabulous sums for dinr ~ and 'cas
made no Impression mon New York
Ma Norhos wa not dismayod She
moved 10 London Win her husband
she patroniZpd charity she dahDicd in
art. she spent hundreds OF thou
sands Oi dollars IN lavish outcTtain
m,n' ana or gowns and thon she
"a. gan 10 get in Firs' n was Mrs
MARY Frances Carter Ronalds an
American like herself hu, of The
kings "a, whom she entertained.
later l. was Captain Dighton probyn
ana Mrs probyn NoXi To- the KEEP
pols Tho ProbNns wore he most init
mate flioads ana servants Of Cd. hing
aui queen
Cautan Prohyn's uncle. Gen Sh
pishton Probyn. was Keeper uf KIM
Edwards private nurse Ne ana his
wife. too, honored Mr. ana Mrs
ierkos and her campal ~ Was be.
AeNed 10 he complete
For the first ten years Of htr mar
ticd lite Mrs Yerh,s appeared no he
hapav She travelled a. over Europe
with h'r husband Then one night her
happiness was suddenl, blasted
newer 90 he restored
friend ol her husband after a
dnnory Ia th magniiiceni residence
ia II "a az nuc, Whispered q scandal
IN her ear la connection with her
husband Tina, resulted N separa.
lion Nj and Mrs Ierkcs mover
asau dWclt under tho same roof
Ncrkos Nunf 20 Europe ana bu,,od
himself In thc traction field Ia Lon.
don lu 1905 Yeikes. who had re-.
iurui to rlis country died IRON
pneumonia after tow aays .,u,sa
Less than six weeks later The widow
married Wilson Miner He was u
California soldier OF fortune MIs
Ntrlcs was much impressed by hin
al huugh d. was mdnH years her
lunlor The wedding was kept secret
Cor uue. hut ~ Crepi or through
some udisrr'ot words hy Mizner.
NH'r .ung defiance MIS- Verses
Milu.r ad uittsd the tact OF the mar
uas and ~ tho request o. her hus.
band lep0Iicis and cameras were al.
united Ca her pIrsonc, She said sh"
was noj oai married bu happy
Two Ne0 later the couple had s'p'
Gat,d She went 10 Chicago. where
th. lamilIluHdoll estate of Nh
Nerkes wa In the process % admin
isuaiiou Miner loll9wcd. aud pies
emily There was reconciliation, he
iiisr OF many Report had II that
their troubles related mostly To mon.
u.s. Miner wanted u miA,ion or 80
toUlrl on him. and she rored little
or nothing Miner left her ana irav.
ciod back 10 his old haunts both In
Sew YORK and IN the west bat o..
casionally he would reiOin her and
tho word would go forth that an was
well and The din ronccs had been ad
mstod Fiaally they we've divorced
Then the million, at Mr., Eelk,s
began 10 disappear Her share OF ne
estate was valued AT fOur million doh.
lars. u was estimated When n ne,
gan To dwindle she chars'd he exec.