New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-20
RATING HER HOPES HIGH.
MRS. HIBBARD SUING MIR. FRY FOR 100000
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
SHE Is A BUxoM WIDOW AND HE AN ELDERLY
wIDowER-TuE JURY LARGELY CON-
POSED OF YOUNG MEN-THE STORY
OF THE CoURTsHIP AS TOLD
BY THE WIDOW.
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Beaver, Penn, Nov. 10 (SpcciaD-The famous sioo,-
600 breach of promise caso OF yrs Eliza a. iiuoaru
against Henry G. Fry, ST., millionaire manuiac'urer
OF Rochester Penn called for trial h'rc 'o-uay
The suit was brought last spring. Mrs. Hiooaro is
handsome woman, fortyf years Ola eno nae wv
grownup children, and is the widow OF Dr. Henry
Hibbard. Fry is a wdowcr and is several years her
senior He is general manager and srperntonooh,
of the Rochester Tumbler Works. president OF the trs'
National Bank Of Rochester, director anu iaiso
stockhoder in the Brdgewater Gas Company, ana 'no
owner of a large hotel and other property on LaAo
Chautauqua His five children are nearly all grown
up
There was large audience in tie little temple OF
Justice when the case was called this morning.
Seated at the counsel tatie were s. b. Wilson and j.
H. Cunnr CHAM, attorneys for Mrs. Hibbard, and j..
NJ buchanan, J. R. Harrah and Edward b. Doughoriy,
counsel for the defendant While the jury was being
secured the door was opened and Mr.. Fry entered.
He looked moro like a man dressed for wedding
than an Individual posing as the defendant In breach
OF promse case Mrs. Hibbard was accom-
panied by her pretty daughter, Miss Katie The
widow walked with calmhess and stately grace to the
counsel table, Mr. Fry regarded her ntenty FOR quite
a time Mrs Hibban a becoming dress Of black
silk but jewels except pair Of diamonds In her
ears: and on her golden head sat aunty turban Of
blue velvet.
The fury is largely composed Of young men. MI
Wilson opened the for the widow lie re-
viewed the cOurtshp of the pair; told how they had
been seen together many places asserted that there
had been contract of marriage between the two anu
that they had gone to Pitsburg to get married, and
had registered at the hotel as man and Wife, Later,
however, Mr.. Fry put the matter of indefinitely anu
finally refused carry out his part OF the contract
at all Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Wilson's rcnharhS
Mrs. HIbbard was called to the stand She SAID
II have known Mr.. Fry about sixteen years. we
attended the same church His wife died about Ne
years ago, and three years later he began to pay MS
attentions TO mo- One day at the Rochester station
he came over and sat by me. We talked ana rcaa
out of the same paper, and finally asked him, as ne
was president of the Town Council, to have board
walk placed across the street from my store Three
weeks later the board walk was constructed. AI'er-
ward Mr. Fry called on me. He said:
al am so lonely now l do three mems WORK 10
keep my mind occupied
"He asked why didn't marry said did not
care for anybody. I did not think much OF love
affairs He brought his chair close to me, and seemed
was there about two hours He talked perslsunrs 10y
of love and marrage He SAID me ne narnr door a and
said You are the lovelest woman ever saw; III
come back next Tuesday Inviting himself .o,a ,ov
Mr. Fry sat on The sofa beside her. held both her
hands in his, told her he could never be happy
his first wife, called her My dear and consuted
her about the regrnshng Of Of MS house snf sS
and Mr. Fry took train for Pittsburg to be married,
and told how he suddenly changed his mind and came
back to foTsh wsSu' hef Ss roc the
remained calm, until she told Of her final meeting
with Mr. M last ss ne
dramatic. After the evidence OF Edward bean, T. pIo, pS
so the Hotel vas Il heard ss boe as 70 tine tine
case went over until Tomorrow