Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-05
HILL WAS MARRIED.
He Was Confronted With His
Wife Yesterday.
The. True Story of the San Ber-
nardinO Gallant.
Attempted Bigamy While His Wife
Was in San Diego.
Mrs. HIPS story-she Produces a Mar
riage Certifcate-Hill Breaks
Down-Jailed at San
Bernardino.

Handsome Frank Hill, who was ar
rested Sunday by Detective Bosqui on a
telegraphed charge of bigamy from Sher-
iff Seymour of San Bernardino county
early yesterday morning was brought
! face to face with Deputy Sheriff Newt
Brown of the above mentioned county,
who came after him in the dual capacity
of uncle of Hills latest prospective bride
and an officer of the law.
The meeting took place in the office
OF Chief of Police Glass, and when Hill
was taken into the Office Brown said to
him: Crank, you swore by all the
saints to me that you are not a married
man. Is that true?'
II am not married." responded Hill.
eff am, produce the wife,"
"Come in, Mrs. HILL" said Deputy
Brown, opening the door leading to the
chiefs private Office.
A young lady dressed in tasty gray
travelling suit, of medium stature. pretty
face, dark brown hair and large blue
eyes, in which tears were standing,
stepped into the room.
81 am this mans wife," said she,
pointing at Hill, land he dare not deny
it."
Hill turned pale, and with his feat
ures working convulsively, glared at the
woman for moment and then said: 81
give in, she's my wife,"
HILLS CAREER.
The story OF Hills experiences in San
Bernardino, his courtship of Miss Mary
Wozencraft and the interrupted wedding
and fight Of the groom presents many
sensational features in addition to those
submitted in yesterdays HERALD. With
the arrival of Deputy Sheriff Newton
Brown early yesterday morning addi-
tional particulars were CLEANED. Frank
Hill went to San Bernardino some three
months ago and secured employment in
DR.. Bedford's drug store. He was dill
gent and attentive to his duties, and
being young man of fine presence and
engaging manners, he was soon favor
ite in social circles. He formed the ac-
quaintance of Miss Mary Louise Wozen-
craft, a most estimable young
lady OF great personal beauty.
The acquaintance ripened into friend
ship, and finally friendship deepened
into love. They were betrothed and the
wedding day was set for January Let. As
the time drew near the friends of the
bride made elaborate preparations for
the wedding. Cards of invitation were
issued to hundreds of friends, for the
Wozenorait family number their friends
by the hundred in the San Berdoon
valley.
THE WEDDING PREPARATIONS.
The wedding breakfast was to be a
notable event, a triumph of hospitality
and good cheer in old-fashioned San
Berdoon style, and the fatted calf was
killed. The invitations were printed on
delicate cream-tinted paper, with the
monogram of the bride and groom deity
worked in artistic characters. On the
cover was inscribed the following: "Wed-
ding breakfast. Frank E. Hlll-Mary
L. Wozencraft. San Bernardino, Cal. !,
10 a. m. January l, 1892 Inside the
covers was the breakfast menu, printed
on cream-colored satin, as below:
WEDDING BREAKFAST.
Raw oysters. Bread and butter sandwiches.
Consomme.
Sailed almonds.
Olives. Celery.
Broiled salmon, maitre dhotel.
Potato croquette.
Lamb chops. Gree peas.
Broiled quail on to ST. CauliHower ia cream.
Boned turkey in jelly;
Lobster salad Chicken salad
Orange ice. Lemon snow.
Cake. Confectionery. Fruit.
Coffee
On the evening before the wedding
the startling rumor got abroad among
the friends of iss Wozencraft that Mr..
Hill was already married. A scene oc-
Cured at the BRIDES residence, which
finally resulted in his leaving suddenly
and taking the train for San Diego. He
was summoned back from that point the
next day to San Bernardino on tele-
gram to the effect that Miss Wozencraft
was ill, and to return Immediately. He
did so, and after seeing Deputy Sheriff
Brown, who kept him in concealment
for fear that he would be lynched by the
citizens of San Bernardlno, and finally
told him to go to Los Angeles, where he
was arrested, and yesterday morning
confronted with his wife.
MRS. HILLS STATEMENT.
eyes, sir, said Mrs. Hill to a HERALD
reporter, II am the wife of Frank
E. Hill, and am sorry to say that am
his spouse / did not know that he
contemplated bigamy until New Years
day. On that day Frank, my husband,
came down to San Diego, where was
stopping, and after spending a few
hours with me he took the train for San
Bernardino. After his departure I
looked in the pockets of coat which he
left behind. and was Mortified by find
ing the following wedding cards, engraved
on elegantly embossed paper:
MARRIED.