St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-23
FRY CROWS FL|PPANT
The Lonely Widower Who
Captured the Lone Widow
Tells His Story.
He Claims That He Never
Kissed or Rugged Mrs.
Hibbard.
On the Contrary He Told Her
She Was an Advent
ureSS.
The Celebrated Case Will Go
to the Jury This Even
ing.
Special to the Globe.

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rooms were literally packed this morn
ing with spectators eager to catch every
word that fell from the lips of H. G.
Fry, the defendant in the breach of
promise case, as he continued his
swet ping denials of the plaintiffs ale
cations, beginning where he left Off
last evening. That Mr.. Fry's narrative
carries with it great effect upon the
jury and listeners is evident. Through
out the bitter cross-examination, to
| which he was subjected to-day, he
never got tangled for an instant or lost
the thread of his story. Mr.. Fry ad-
mitted having frequently sat with Mrs.
Hibbard on the train going to Pittsburg,
as was his custom to sit with any of
his townsfolk when they should hap
pen to meet. He invariably patron
lied the parlor car and always invited
! whoever was with him into that ear.
He remembered sitting with Mrs. Hib-
bard in the parlor car twice. and i'll the
day coaches half dozen times; on two
| or three occasions had carried Mrs.
Hibba1d's baggage; never told Mrs.
Hibbard she was the first lady he had
called on since his wife'S death; never
| told her he was Wretched and was
doing three mems work to occupy his
mind; never asked Mrs. Hibbard for
her photographs; never told Mrs Hib-
bard anything about the number of car
! riages or servants he had kept, never
asked her for a ring or inquired
how she would like to live
in Sewickley :, or on farm:
"Did you ever tell Mrs. Hibbard that
al hnr fo 1xr1.a
She was absent from church2' (Enl-
phatically) mo. Sir" Did you ever tell
her you would kill yourself for her, or
that she was the only woman who had
any attraction for you?" mo, sir.
There is not word of truth in it. Fur
ther, [ never said I'd cut my head off
| rather than grieve her. | never asked
her to go away with me, nor told her
that we would be married. l never even
limited at such thing" Ibid you ever
kiss Mrs. Hibbard Oh train?'' mo,
sir. |
NEVER KISSED HER
in my life nor did | ever. say she was
the first lady ever kissed on a train.
After Nov. 2 she wrote me letter de-
manding that call upon her and which
referred in strong terms to my alleged
unmanly conduct towards her. went
at once to her store. Mrs. Hibbard in
vited me into her parlor. then de-
manded to know what she meant by
writing such letter. She replied that
| had been courting her for two years
and had promised to marry her. re-
piled: II now see you in your true
character-that of wanton advent
| uress. When you say | promised to-
marry you, you tell what you know to
be an unmitigated lie." MIR. Fry's.
earnest, dramatic manner of relating
his interview created decided sensa-s
ton. Mr.. Fry next told of his inter
views with John Hibbard, deny
ing nothing but the statement
sue Mrs. Hibbard for perjury.
Attorney Cunningham's cross-examina-
ton was the feature of the court ses-
sions to-day. 1t failed. however, to
shake Mr.. Fry's previous testimony.
When asked whether he did not hang
on to Mrs. Hibbard the day they were
at the Hotel Anderson in Pittsburg, MI.
Fry said: NO, sir,
SHE CLUNG TO ME.
| could not have acted the part of
gentleman by leaving Mrs. Hubbard in
Pittsburg and going to Buffalo by an
other train. paid for her meals while
in Pittsburg that day; escorted her to
the theater that night, and accom-
panied her home. I thought this
plan the easiest out of the an
noyance, but she had no claim on
said: ''While was suspicious of Mrs.
Hibbard, did not fully realize the situ-
alton. l was not at Mrs. Hibbard's
house on Oct. 81. or Nov. 1. 1887; l diI
not agree to marry herat that time or
any other time. did not fix for any
trip with her, nor arrange to go on any
train. I do not say that all the wit
nesses who have described my visits
have lied" During the noon recess
Attorney Buchanan said regarding the.
rumor that the defense would try to
break Mrs. Hibbard's character, that
such thing would only be resorted
to as an extreme measure. When court
was called to order, the cross-examina-:
tion Of MIR. Fry was continued. He de-
MED specifically and particularly the
stories of Mrs. Hibbard regarding the
room at the Hotel Anderson He had
DESTROYED ALI. OF HER NOTES
to him excepting the last one arraigns
ing him at the bar of her mutilated feel
ings for his neglect. Mrs. Hubbard hero
positively denied writing OR having had
written single one of the notes that
Mr.. Fry said he had received from her.
She admitted that she had got her sister
to write the notes and address them.
She said not one of the notes was gem
uine. 81 was most indignant when re-
ceived them," said Mr.. Fry. He then
detailed the turbulence of the scene of
separation. 81 left her looking like a
tigress," Mr.. Fry declared. 81 said to
her. stop, you unmitigated liar; l now
understand your true character, as
wanton adventures. That was their
last meeting, Mr.. Fry said. II did tell
John Hibbard to be man," he con.
cluded, land stop this thing, but have
not spoken to him since this suit was
brought. [ never threatened to send
Mrs. Hubbard to. the penitentiafy, nor
did | tell John that had employed de-
tectiyes who were in the hotel when his
mother and / were there.'' Miss Clara
Fry, daughter of defendant, took the
stand and repeated the con-
tents Of Mrs. Hibbard's note to
her father, received III June. 4
1887. 1t read: Come down at
once. I have something important to
tell you of Edith" Several other cor
roborating witnesses were examined. |
Hon. w. S. Shallenbarger, also a deacon
in the Rochester Baptist church, stated
that it would be impossible for
MIR. FRY TO FLIRT
with, or ogle. or talk to Mrs. Hibbard
without his knowledge; and he had
never seen Mr.. Fry, while passing the
ssacramental elements, miss a church |
member, nor skip nickel in collecting
by reason of his attentions to her. Rev.