Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-03-20
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ship the body east. At this point
something occurred which began to
unfold the romance. The young lady
objected to the shipment of the body
for the reason that there was certain
box deposited in safety deposit box at
Ell Paso. 1t contained many valuable
papers in which she had an interest
and her jewelry along with other be-
longings of hers and Fry's.
In reply to her objection, the father
of the dead man. s. W. Fry, himself a
prominent insurance man, came &C
companied by his brotherin-law, DIR.
Mcdowell, also of Franklin. The body
was sent east that night and many
wondered why the father and uncle
remained in the city. They are here
vet and no time is fixed for their de-
parture.
1t is now learned that when young
Fry believed death to be imminent, if
not certain, he felt that something
ought to be done for the girl who had
ministered to him so faithfully. At his
direction Mr.. l.. J. Wood drew a will
bequeathing to Mrs. Ida Butler 10000,
to be paid out of certain insurance
policies enclosed in the box at E Paso.
The will was signed by Fry and wit
messed by Mr.. Wood and DR.. McLen.
nan.
The will thus disclosed the real name
of May Alden and it was further learned
that she had a husband, from whom
she was separated, living at Albu-
querque; that she had come here to
secure divorce from him, and it is
supposed that she expected to marry
young Fry, to whom she was strongly
attached.
The first effort of Mr.. Fry, Sr., was to
defeat the effort of the will, and this
contrasts strongly with the confidence
of the girl, who readily surrendered the
receipt for the box &C Ell Paso.
Litigation or more properly legal
steps would necessarily follow which
might be friendly or otherwise and the
young lady chose Judge Woodward to
represent her.
A semi-ofer for compromise has been
submitted to her; by its term she is to
receive $4,000. In the meantime the
bill has not been filed for probate being
with held, it is said, until the arrival
of the box from Ell Paso. as the charac.
ter of the policies it contains will deter.
mine the value of Mrs. Buffers claim
upon the estate. The amount of in.
surance carried bv Young Fry in the
Mutual Life, the Mutual Reserve, the
Equita BILE and the Travellers. is various.
ly estimated at from $4,000 to $125,.
600. Much of it is made in his mothers
name and this of course could not be
affected by the will. 1t is almost GER
tain though that at least the amount
he devised is made payable to himself
heirs and assigns, in which case Mrs
Buffers claim is incontestable since al
the time Fry made the will he was o
sound mind and certainly free from i'm
fuence as all those who knew him
testify. The filing of the will would
precipitate the contest.
Mrs. Butler was seen at the Vendome
by REPUBLICAN reporter last night
She yet has confidence in Mr.. Fry Sr's
sense of Justice and seems to regard
the issue of the will as quite secondary
to her grief at the death of the testator.
1t is agreed by all that her devotion
and care for young Fry entitle her te
all that his tardy generosity sought tc
bestow upon her.