The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-16
YOUR TRUEGIRL, SHE WROTE
NOW EsTELLE rs sUTN0 TO ANVIL
HER MARRIAGE WIN VIII

hEH @AhhAsNNI
she says He DrusEea Ber. sd that SIZE pid
Not Kuow she Was Married TIN We
Told Hsr-Ahseuonnte Letters she Wrote
The suit Of Thomas Petit as guardian, for
the annulment OF the marriage Of his daueh-
ter Fstelle, ~ years old. 10 Isidor w. Frfic.
PAINTER and decorator at IL John street and 81
Clinton place. attracted crowd TO the Court
OF Common Pleas yesterday afternoon. Pet
TITS family live at Far Rockaway. where they
keep a boarding house. Early last summer
Freid who owns property down there. got
board at the house and met the daughter. Es-
tslie. who is a red-cheeked blonde. Freid Is
~ years old and a Hebrew. Miss Petit Is an
Episcopalian.
The young plaintiff was the first witness
She was nervous. and seemed to be uncertain
whether she wished TO testify or not. Finally. in
response to tho questions Of her counsel. Robert
B. Honeyman, she said that on Saturday night
In August, 1893 Freid persuaded her to go to
BROOKLYN, ostensibly to place OF amusement.
In Brooklyn they went into drug store to get
some soda water While he was ordering the
soda he told her TO look for name in the
directory and in the m can time she thoughthe
must have druRRed the soda which she after
ward drank. She said that after drinking 1t she
did not know anything until the next day. She
remembered that they took q cab and went
somewhere. They really went to the home OF
the Rev. Wellesley W. Bowdish. 154 Herkimer
street, Brooklyn. and were married. Mrs.
Blumsn stock was a witness to the marriage.
90 was the clergyman's wife. DR.. Bowdish Is
the pastor OF tbs Embory Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The next day. the plaintiff said. Freid told
her they we're married and she and her par
spts went to see the clergyman, who told them
Il was true She has never lived with Freid
since the marriage
Isaac Fromme, Freid's counsel. cross-eIam-
med her. He asked:
Did DR.. Bowdish say anything about your
marriage before you when you called upon
"WYsS.: YES. va gs st the reply
,, sMe . said did not seem As IL was In my
"Look at DR.. Bovdish and say whether you
hay. tc ,S the truth as to his saying what you
The minister looked straight into Mrs.
the SS only fe answer sn You wish to make
silence asked Lawyer Fromms Estelle
LAWYER Herman Fromme then offered In
evidence dozen letters written by Mrs. Fred
.ie puriS9 the reading Of the ei first Of the
batch the girl buried her face In her hands.
% tier c SS, written WsIs rae Sue
flowers. a spfig OF honeysueklc, a bit OF mien-
onette and ceranium leaf 1t was written
while Freid was In Germany, was dated June
n. 1895, and was as follows;
MY DEAR lsIDoR: Glad 70 hear you ar.
rived homo safe. Howard lFreids brotherl
Beach together. and bad very nice time.
He looks after business splendidlE., Several
Where's H% fS 4oe IHsbrswi pf had gone than than
roe. with ne She told them that she didn't
she don't Mamma had long talk with How:
have any use for Noes She is living Very
happy Il Washington Frank thinks great
II have been having a pretty bathing suit
made All the flowers are looking lovely and
II Is all In bloom. Every, one stares when they
pass our house, The cherries are ripe. and
love very much TO meet your sister some day.
lhqpe she VIII be happy with her husband.
ard and are Going for long mgr county ride U to-
S wras It'll CHIC ySu ds. IL way SS. Tn
to new boarding house. and he likes very
oq anSs oS al f sboa ' .5s %ssnHy
tggls looked very nice. i have another blue
sfs PETTY rs gps Ta With Noes. In
one family there are nineteen. ! saw them on
seS ~a i 10 b aMaFa s Sas The
With love from all. and with love and kisses from
me: trusting You are well and harieE a good
Next this letter was read:
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Ss .nS & sass ss:.,ssy 's lss
You YOU %I;. inS% WIN 30. you y srs
.l , DO e with love from all remain =, ever
What did you m can by Your true grip"
asked e Layer E.S,s fr G .s r,.,..
wasIepeated. Then she said:
The letter explains itself"
vnu oall Mr. Feat wha,h IL
pams is fsidoG Y" '@1 -A'' '''u VIII "hen h''
He went ,hy that name at our house. so
written Just after Freid got back from Earo Ts
Mt p,.. WILL when eiS S:' back 10 H.Ss II
a ss S'a h me 'sS e s1 s. I n
sour A.s latter that you would home before
:st hSf.:S.si riding can hardly wait from me
h.ys very bad soIt throat and the doctor will no.
me .;Sss 81: aSs,s SsS. d1 f ss;
very h,r Jass :. soon PSs.iS. will ne CIV
ssusH. ~aiis OUT sSr.sS sSi;
sa m ssi sSc rode as sing sing
eSSS: Iy S' auth
Day Would o'. 10 have you up here eSt her people
.sas1rht This summer al was last Trusting YOU wil
had your telephone call would TAXED to you.
The ease was adi ourned until this morning.
Fretd denies that his bride was drugRe1. lie
bis wife's Intimate friend, Miss Mabel Has S.
brouek. the daughter by adoption OF, Dr. Has.
spoken Of In the letter. He says that his bride
knew where they were going when they LETT
her home and that she wanted to be married.
The name she looked for In the directory was
that Of Mira BlumenstocE. whom they wanted
and lively at Dr. Bowdish's house and signed
her name legibly in the record book,
contradict Mrs. Freid.
She was not druggsd on the night OF the
AhAppisr young couple Uneons eious2 Why
she vas full OF life and Jolly. and danced
around She knew what she was doing"
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