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to further their case. In that attendants on the
Jury inimical to tho defendant were appointed.
$40 al! R 2, this the plaintiff and his attorneys
Since september Frost has paid, his wife Sl5
for the expenses OF the trial, and before the
second S5O. 4 motion for money for the third
THE Sun reporter that tho trial had cost him
80 far $1,000, and had ruined him financially.
5000 obtained from Frost was not enough 10
that they have not had a cent yet. They as
Of love Of decencv aud fair play, and that
there Is no hone IN any event OF their getting
:, The Frost brothers being, influential Repub-
lican politicians hay? The daily Times to
one Of whom. itocordor Bulser Is one a Of the
aabIest RRemocratlc orators in this part OF the
Siate The ThHad t,.1j sinpnorts the side Of The
lust now for reasons that will be explained
As soon Ss possible after the Jury had failed
arrest OF Rose Colo, Mary Kanouppe, Jennie
Wilson: Addie Moshier. Crawford j. Prosser,
and Editor George A. Glynn on charge OF
When these had been arrested they waived
eXamination. and their cases will come before
Then Mrs. Frost went before, Recorder Bull
ger end obtained warrants for her husband E:
Lewis. Mrs. Carrie Middleton, ana Mrs. Helen
Sweetland, all on charges OF perjury Thorp
was arrested for swearing to contrary state
ments. No one denies Ills guilt.
Meantime Editor Glynn was in trouble over
two charges of contempt OF court. He had. the
appear at the first trial. but had run away TO
New York. Then when brought back he says
he came back Voluntarily he ran away again
TO avoid appearing as q witness. one case for
contempt las been dropped. but the other
Meantime, rs editor of the World he had
rasped the District Attorney in his paper by
saying:
Good men in both parties assert that they will lay
Snd ns in return the
political assistance OF tho di.ted with threatening
wished with poiitica brokerage Will IN office paruc
u&ry nanang m9mSy when csriain RSttc19n Was 80
dcted that they would help their case by attend
ing caucuses In his interest
Mr.. Stowell promptly caused the arrest Of
both Editor Glynn and his partner In the own.
ersbip OF the paper, MIR. Thomas.
Mr.. Glynn, as OsweRo correspondent Of the
Syracuse Herald: gave Mr. Stoweli q roastinRiQ
that paper, and Mr. stowell sued 1t for $4,000
There are a number OF warrants out for
witnesses. charging perjury. that have NOS
The suits OF one sort and another will all be
called up ut the September, term OF the su-
the PRINCIPAL action shall arrive at a com.
promise. They do not say. personals there 10
any likelihood Of such a compromise, but 1t 10
reached: The, friends Of the Trosts say that
Edgar is really ruined financially. His at.
eandor mi Ills S'0 VIE S never 81 has had any
money for such q fight as this, for, hor
father Is not rich, She is said 10
any other State than New York. whore an al
solute divorce would brand her With tnfamv
aud place stigma on the child 1t Is said thae
well as his fortune gone will perhaps AcceDS
such compromise as this.
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called twice week to SOC hor The fact is that
the majority 4 tho witnesses on both sides
were contes eddy Loose characters.
Adam SlnnamOn, butcher boy: testified
that he had carried nOtos between Thorn and
Mr iT@s thS ro ne nHI on Ene 9GeTlon
then whistled out Mrs. Frost and took her TO
the entrance of an alleyway on Albany street.
Watch o for Mr.. Frost. On ' another OCCASION SION.
while driyiinG, along Division street n his meat
S F. M ne %sSs m to by ThG bem
her home In the cart. quarter Of u mile away.
and he did So When CARRYING note for Thorn
once from Mrs. Frost man named GlaSsfurd
stopped him and took the letter away opened.
,Sinnamon is one of tho witnesses who fed
the state TO escape arrest for perjury when the
Lizzie Kellher. who had been servant in
into Mrs ,Frosts room for orders for groceT les,
and that he somHetime5 remained there half
to remain in the Frost house from half TO
t9Sq9srtsrS q an nGHT leaving his wagon
see Inc SGS g ro, and T&orpe S'eu tho
ST. Get together ut night, and one or
two, OF these witnesses were respectable.
Parsons, general freight agent of the Rome.
MateEtown and OgdenShurgh road. had seen
taurant Were he himself was eating. Other Wit
nesses told about night shirt. a necktle and o
81 umbrella which Mrfi Frost gayetQ IhOrp: A
lowing Thorp and Mrs, Frost one night aud
that Mrs Frost seeing she was followed. turned
and said who are YOU lollowingf" and then
stamped him In he ACE
Then came the story of the adventure Mt
Fulton, which excited more interest than all
tho other stories put together. There are GER
tain facts well authenticated IN the matter A
man brought two women TO the Clark House
on Jan. q. 1885 and registered as Slocum and
wife and Miss Jennie, Slocum. Frank Thorp,
who was then selling lRmps. was already reg
isiered there. no occupied room IA Siocum
and tho two women got 70 ms 20 and u, which
wcro an suite. 1hOrD went 30 the rooms with
the three. and Intoxicating drinks were
served. There vas "A high old time
In the room, in the course OF which
cause OF the noise there Landlord Clark 70.
fused to send the party any more LIQUOR. At
10Y the noise ceased The next morning q
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woman, that the man with whom her name
should have first been linked was common;
place grocery clerk-a regular nincompoor, II
one may Judge from the description OF his &C
0uaintances and his appearance. Frank
Thorp was employed In w. s Gardeners
grocery as salesman and delivery clerk.
1t was part OF his duty to go about
with wagon from house to house to
take orders every morning The fr0sts
we're among the customers on whom he called
and thus 1t is alleged. Mrs. Frost met and be-
came interested in him. IT IS charged that the
intim acy continued for years, aud that when It
was finally broken Off horse doctor. who is by
no means stylish or even an altogether lovely
charged that she had little Incidental hirta:
lions with other men, That she was guilty OF
conduct well nigh objectionable in woman
living in such place rs this she admits. What,
ever the degree of her offence she was believed
to be bad woman by n great many
people, and by none moro sincerely
than by her relatives by marriage Edgar
Frost's two brothers constantly nagged him
about his wifes conduct, but Edgar refused to
do any thing about it. Indeed. the most manly
thing told OF him is that when q railroad man
named REYNOLDS made an insulting remark at
ono time about Mrs Frost and Thorp. Frost
and Thorp gave the railroader such a drub-
bling that he thereafter was willing to keep his
mouth shut on tho subject. The continued
probably with tho indifference which Mrs
Frost felt for her husband. at last had their
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ing watch from Gllssie Rice: that the watch
was found among her clothing, and that the
way not fuliy eXpisaed She denied h ba sVis
held improper relations with a number of men
who were mentioned by name
- The witness had received Il letter from Mrs.
Frost when the latter was in the metropolis,
the authenticity OF which was not denied, OF
which the following is COPY:
My DEAR Mrs, L.: don't know as YOU will expect to
words YOU although i now 10 So ESisS thiek
rd 'i fGSS her om nea
have terrible cold.
you AL @S time O1
better write ne ami tel me tns aFe: from hs seat Of
So will not dare wri' any this time; but write
GIVE @y ueas and Everlasting affection to
,pys we'll you know who ami write soon to your
A. us s5 Copseyea street. Brooklyn, E D.
:, Mrs. Lorraine also said that when Edgar
Frost came 10 serve her with q subpoena in
and remained in her room until 10 p, NJ
the Homo Comfort Hotel in this city In 1888
In August or September, she said, DR.. Poucher
S osr we're s hH ss. sn Ss5
arrived guests, The next day. the Doctor
and bought leo cream for her In the public
restaurant. Mrs Swcetland said, that she
Tecognized this bold woman us the defendant.
Then the witness testified that she had been
a COOK on a schooner plying between Ogdens-
burg and Toledo and cOmman ded by one Capt
Halloran. but denied living In house Of i'll
repute In Ogdensburg Tho landlord Of the
hotel contradcted this story.
Hero Willard Curt1ss testified that he had
been employed at the Briggs House In Seneca
HILL and that he remembered the night DR..
Poucher brought the women there. He thought
Mrs. Frost was ono OF them.
After this the plaintin put former servant
In the family on tho stand named Emma AL
kenbrack. Emma told about Mrs Frost going
out nights and about Thorp coming TO the
house. and about Frost coming home one night,
and finding the door locked when Thorp and
others were there drinking beer, and that Mrs.
said also that Mrs. Frost talked about Editor
George A. Glynn. that she wanted to have let
ters sent to the house In Emma's name: that
letters did so come: that Mrs. Frost used to
make presents OF fruit cake. &c. to Ihorp that
Mrs, Frost told her once how Frost came home
unexpectedly. and that Thorp fed hastily.
that n rubber was left behind. but Frost did
not see it, because a servant girl secured It for
the mistress: that Thorp used to come around
and whistle for Mrs. Frost, who would then 20
ont ana away with him; that within three
weeks after going to tho Frost home Mrs. Frost
began to tell about her relations with men.
Last Of all. the witness said after leaving the
Frost home and setting UP a home of her own
at Oswego Falls Thorn and Mrs. FIR st came to
II. and were allowed to occupy chamber up
stairs about two hours ono afternoon.
This witness admitted that she had kept
company" with a married man named Charley
Wright. while working for Mrs. Frost: he
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tell about DR.. Poucher. Mrs. Frost went out
nearly every evening but came in Just before
10 o'clock at which time Mr.. Frost came home
% SSa cloak s Vs Ten shs
went out. She told tho witness that she went
out e meet pr Poucher. whom she called My
son ta n tH AFTER two weeks hts Frost In
aud the witness won't They took Miss
Dempsey. who was also living In the Frost
home along; The four drove TO asuburban vii
lar OF Q hotel, where they had liquor all around.
Ihen Mrs. Frost and the Doctor got 70 skylsrk-
Ing oyer. some candy she took from his pocket.
mouth, rubbed her face. with II while he held
her down on tho sofa. Afterward she sat on
his lap Then they had another round or two
OF drinks and drove home which they reached
after i o'clock. Mr.. Frost was in Rochester
ON reaq6inG home the, women got out of the
FOR kiss and invited the Doctor to come to
the house aftel he had cared for the team.
In iltteen or twenty minutes he came to the
After, ten minutes or so Mrs. Frosts child.
called Daisy for a pet name, woke up and
CRED and the witness went away TO care for the
child leaving Puucher in Mrs Frosts room
Poacher called the next afternoon and re-
mninel alone with Mrs. Frost for half an hour.
, Fuithermore, Mrs. Frost went TO Syracuse
Frost house. and arranged that MIR. Frost
should sunpose that it was to do some trading
for the witness. Dr., boucher also went to
the Doctor went to Fayetteville and had u good
time. Mrs. Frost brought back an old hair
brush which she said she had pi. ked up at one
Frost went 10 New York city, and then the
witness won't out with DR.. Poucher and had
COOL ttme too but asserted that she conducted
herself with entire propriety while living at
the Frost home.
-, In tho cross examination 1t was brought out
that Mrs. Lorraine had been arrested for steal
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bride could not very we'll appreciate be-.
bis business. Business hours here are unlike
those Of New York. for here the men
o'clock In the morning, and there they remain
until In the afternoon. and very often two or
three hours after supper they dine at midday
young Frost was willing TO devote frequent
evenings 10 his sweetheart. AS a husband he
was irritated to think she should want him to
lose minute from business for what seemed
to him the useless folly OF post-nuptial love-
making. He was not only irritated: he had q
business mans brusQueness in letting her
know what he thought about the matter.
To make matters worse the bride had never
really wanted to marry the man. He had been
such persistent lover that, taking advantage
Of a business embarrassment OF her father. he
adroitly to further his suit Nor was that all
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the papers there is ample proof. She had In,
vited her, sister, Gussie Rice. to come and
stay with her. because. as she says, she was
afraid OF her lie. Edgar was at home as the
two women came to the steps between and 10
brothers. Edgar met them on the steps and
told Gusse she could not 20 in. Brother
lioardmRn reiterated the statement. SO did
her sister IN the steps. aud ct that Boatdman
grabbed her and hurled her down AZ the same
floor in the hall and struck her In the face so
that she was marred and bruised while
Brother Boardman without told Edgar to XIII
came along Just then. and the fight ended in
the triumph Of the brothers. This fight oc-
Miss Gussie against Boardman Frost for dam
ages for assault, tho first side issue growing
out Of the trouble, the Jury awarded her 80.
were served on Mrs. Frost. and thereupon,
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and attractive young felow-was counted then
one OF the handsomest mon OF tho city. for
obesity had not them as now. made conspicu-
GUS the fact that he was rather under than
over the average height OF mon.
His bride was all that he had ever dreamed
Of asking a woman to be. or unusual beauty.
she was nevertheless more attractive for her
wit and grace than because of her face. while
her form and carriage were such as made
many good man sigh. No couple. ever re-
ceived more hearty CONGRATULATIONS than these
there had never been more reason for con-
CALCULATIONS on such an event.
Nevertheless the union was illstarred from
the moment the words Of union were
pronounced, for they were OF dispositions and
tastes which rendered disagreement inevita-
wasted when Edgar Frost and Mary Rice
were married.. Frost, having been poor boy.
and having, BY industry and economy at;
tanned position as o merchant, had
acquired plodding habit which his
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cial event OF the whole year. Mr.. Frost was
at that time 81 years old, his wife az They
had been children together, and for nine years
he had been her playmate. her companion and
finally sutton for her hand. He had been a
poor boy financially, but with two brothers had
made his way In tho world until he was Justly
regarded as one Of the citys most prominent
young business mon. With his brothers he
had lucrative business In grain forwarding
and in marine and other insurance, and he was
besides that mart ownor In q number OF canal
boats He was not only prosperous; he was.
with his black hair black eyes, black NOUS
tache, and healthy complexion, handsome
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ment this letter referred to-" said Mr.. Frost.
III, she had said NJ supper, as blum, OF course;
eTwoman's on East Eighth street, the suburbs
apart. saw and recognized her under one
OF the lights. She walked slowly along.
as i waiting for some one. going, be-
vile characters at night and then walking
slowly back. Finally | went to her and told
her thht seeing her lover could not come had
meant, and asked her what she was doing
there. We had a dlscu sion, you may say. but
usual read the letter to her and she denied
any knowledge OF II. IT WAS from DR.. NJ NJ.
TOUGHER. however AMI she knew It. It was
thon that determined to get a divorce"
His brothers oined heart and soul with him
in hi. efforts, and he doings Of the trio soon
sSt the twn @q Iyn f. III Little Edgar TS.d
with mysterious air into his back Office. draw
VI the cartalns, AM sny, Now you know
ThereJlpon the man about town would aver
that Mrs. Frost was occasionally gossiped
about but ms for any personal knowledge OF
know Of any one WHO I'D have Further than
this the brothers sOt NJ as amateur detectives.
with but on" r"-ult Th"y stopped u man in o
carriage. hgI WA mao ashton one night and
found he hHl an woman.
Failing wit, tho men about town Mr.. Frost
tried the wOIueu about Town. and was immedi
atey -uccorsful. he sn's. The lirst ono talked
to was Mrs Nellie Lorraine. Mrs Nellie was a
handsome young woman who had been mar
did not know whoiher her last husband was
living or dead. Sho WAS nominally a dress
1889, been emf Iuyed as sach in the home Of Mr..
Frost. she mad muycd from Oswegp L. Biug.
hamt on. but rost got her AEd n her story
LAWYER S',wal. u. c'Hred nruu.l riut which IN
vyiyed IN iUucLer aud o,hsrs 10 the COM
plainaut Unknown.
During the PIepaIEstion Of the papers Frost
daily quarrels. and. as she alleges. asRAults,
Frost 10 silent as TO the assaults. That he did
- III EnrI Anr a. narNlNa M
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looked better In a calico wrap of her own
ff sdegSd 'nhn his % cndeavors 10 con
vince ,TnE Sun ,rop}Orter that the de;
thing that Mr.. Edgar Frost said was that she
always dressed herself in such q way that no
LOOK at her when she walked along the street.
Whatever may have been the thoughts OF those
who took second look ut her they must. in
the minds of women who could not attract a
second look, have had sinful thoughts only.
However, matters won't ON pretty we'll. con-
sidering for about two. years and then came
an incident that was LANDMARKS in tho history
of the Frost troubles. hlr. hrost was taken
sick and soon alter that Mrs Frost was taken
sick also. Mrs. Frost was very sick, Finally
she grew woIso and was expected to die.
when tho husband, overcome by remorse. flung
himself on his knees hesidG her and made a
most shameful confession. lie lmpored, aud
received, her forgiveness but lie lost her re-
Mrs. irosi did not die OF her mqlady. When
she recovered her hus and bought a msgni!l-
other things as penitent husbands might be
expected to do. hut Il IL likely that she did not
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fully conceal her changed feelings for him.
Besides pentence does not last forever. Mr..
Frost continued to 90 out to business at night
and Mrs. Frost began to suspect that he, went
out for kind OF business that detraeted from
rather tbnn added to tho family income. she
sweats that she learned OF his continued in-
fidelity. A., 80
There have been two trials OF the case
eleven TO one against her. In the second trial
Ave Jurors believed her innocent, and seven
guilty, and TINT Ia probably about the way pub
lie opinion Is divided on the question OF her
guilt or innocence, though not more than ten
In a hundred II 90 many. want 10 see her nus
band win the SUIT -,- It,
As MIR Frost went ont every evening, Mrs.
Frost began going out frequently. In a big
village like Oswrgo no wife can be seen on the
street with man not her husband, no matter
how public tn lacc may be, without creating
unplensnnt gUssiu. Mrs. Frost aroused this
gossip right specdi!y. II is n curious Ieatureo OF
The case, when ono considers the style OF the
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FROST AGAINST FROST.
A Sad Tale Of Society
Life in Oswego.
FORTUNE AND REPUTATION GONE.
Meddlesomo Relatives at the Bot
tom Of the Trouble.

Asssr ere Rusbnnd Went wrenG the wife
Hardened. and tho Courts are Trying to
DeteraiAo How Hard she Bocane-The
Jury Disagreed on Each OF Two Trials
-Many Arrests for Per1ury-Serlous
Charges Against Counsel-Suits for As
saults ana Arrests for Libel.
oswEao. Juno 2s.-If there be any small city
suywhore In the United States that because OF
heaithful location; because Of streets shaded
By trees that arc almost gorgeous In their floral
beauty; because OF lawns and house yards
Green with velvet sod and bright with tho
flowers Of June that because OF homes that arc
pleasing in all their surroundings may DO COM
pared with the Garden Of Eden. that city Is
Oswego. II there be q personal devil who goes
up and down tho earth seeking whom he may
devour he has. rarely, since tho days OF Adam
and Eve been more successful In turning a
Garden OF Eden into hell than he has been In
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the grossest Of conduct. the lawyers on each
side come little II any short OF charging each
other with subornation OF perjury. Nor are
either the parties to the suit. the alleged core.
Bpondents. or the attorneys Of low degree IN
tho community. The plaintiff is q commission
merchant In a firm OF the highest standing; he
is director in an insurance company; he Is a
county supervisor, representing one Of
the silk-stocking wards of the city.
The defendant, his wife. Is the daugh-
ter OF respected merchant whose
place Of business is In one Of the handsomest
blocks In the city: she is a woman noted for
her grace and beauty. The attorney for the
plaintlff is the District Attorney of the county;
the attorney for tho defendant one we'll known
as a legislator throughout the State while one
lover las alleged is no loss prominent man
than the Chairman Of the Republican County
Committee and tie editor Of the citys most
widely circulated newspaper, 1t is against
such people as these that charges OF adultery
and perjury and subornation OF perjury have
been made and It was because OF the growing
belief in the public mind that the charges were
true that the Cergymon OF the city were moved
to meet and protest against the further publ
cation In local prints Of the details OF the In
famous scandal.
On the 18th day Of December, 1877. Edgar T.
Frost was married to Mary ]. Rice in this
ojtI. II was perhaps the most important So
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reporter that he had slammed the door against
her-not so very hard. however-and that no
painful grip to insure her progress forward on
O certain occasion.
The home OF the family at the time Of the
separation was an elegant stone mansion
facing what is known here as The Square"
an attractive park on the east side OF the river
containing the Court House and other county
buildings. 1t Is one Of the finest home sites in
the arstocratc part OF the east side. 1t was
located.
Having served the papers. the Frost brothers
went up and down the country side in search
OF evidence. but with no great success for g
time. Meantime not very much had been said
In the newspapers about the case, because the
when the complaint had been served tho news
paper men began to stir themselves. Among
others OF the clan was Mr. George Glynn OF the
Osweeo World. Mr. Glynn went to see the
Frosts. The Frosts. say that he gave them
yisIng them to go to the village, Of
Fulton. and there examine the Clark
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suits for assault and battery. suits for libel.
and arrests for deliberate false swearing al
most without end. The week that passes with
out hearing In court of some sort in the case
Is counted blessing; the issue OF the local
papers that docs not refer to 1t because OF
some new development or thing done, mar
vel. Including tho ono suit that has been
settled In the matter more than twenty re-
Iating cases, civil and criminal, are now on
the dockets Of the courts OF this county.
Two OF these suits are for criminal libel eleven
warrants have been served charging perjury.
and only tho flight OF the accused has saved
several others from tho service of like war
rants. To the shame Of the people concerned.
It must be said that the majority OF the people
OF this community believe the charges made by
both parties TO tho original suit and about oil
the charges OF perjury as we'll. Not only do
plaintiff and defendant charge each other with