The evening world., 1894-02-19
YOUNG MRS.. FRIED FORGOT"
Confronted with a Witness Whom
She Had Said She Didn't Know.
Experts on Morphine Called in the
SUIT to Annul Her Marriage.

The third day OF the tria! OF the suit
Of Mrr. EsteIle Fried, through her faith
or. Thomas W. Petit. as guardian nd
litem, to annul her marriage to lsador
Fried. on the ground that she was under
the influence of a drug when the mar.
riage was performed, was begun this
morning before Judge Bischoff, In the
Court OF Common Pleas.
The fair young plaintiff. clad in what
one Of her yodng women friends de
scribed az a nile green sea-foam gown"
the third different costume she has worn
since the trial began. trippei nonchalan;.
ly Into the courtroom a quarter OF an
hour before the arrival of the Judge.
DR.. Henry Friedberg, who made an
analysis OF the powders found in Fried's
vest pocket the day after the marriage,
and whose examination Sas under way
when Court adjourned Friday. was re-
called.
who asked you to look FOR morphine
In the powders given you for analysis %
he was asked.
Well, why did you look for that drug p,
81 knew the history of the case, and
the appearance of the powders was such
that thought there was morphine in
them" was his reply.
At the conclusion Of Or. Friedberg's
examination Thomas w. Petit. father
Of the plaintiff, took the witness stand.
m are swor on 'a sss ssn dast f HsHgs % the
wedding, The next day he, with his
wife and daughter, the plaintiff, went to
see Rev. Or. Bowdish. who performed
he marriage
He said he called or Rev. DR.. Bow
dish the day after he heard OF the wed
ding and that the minister had told him
that his daughter at the time the cere-
did not know what she was doing.
Or. Bowdish listened i%ntently to this
testimony and said in a low voice to
The Evening World" reporter. THAT is
not rue"
At this point in the proceedings a nne
looking woman about forty. wearing a
sealskin coat and large diamond ear
beside the plaintiff.
Lawyer Fromme, counsel for Fried,
asked that she be excluded. as she was
1 witness whom he had summoned.
she must leave the room" said Judge
Bischoff. M the well-dressed woman in
stantly departed.
After some unimportant testimony
Miss Petit, as she insists on being
this point the woman Who had a short
time before e.,i been arS sx sionS bss from the
Nov, Mrs. Fried, do you remember
swearing that you didn't know any one
at laal Madison avenue
well, WIN youtlook at this lady and
tell me II you told the truth"
.YSSu now ADMIT that you dor'
"Yes.'
Did you ever sleep thereT"
Yes"
Didn't you sleep there the nigh, be,
you swore you slept at homer
Yes; / forgot"
Lawyer Fromme then made a formal
motion to dismiss the case on the ground
that plaintiff had not established her
case.
Judge Bischof denied the motion.
The well-dressed woman, who proved
20 he Mrs. Peter s. Waters, formerly
OF 1861 Madison avenue. was called to
the witness chair as the first witness
for the defense.
She swore that Miss Petit had several
times spent the night with her and also
that she told her that she was engaged
to Mr.. Fried.
street, and Or. Fiscal, formerly a .physi-
clan at a Vienna hospital, were called as
experts in the effects OF morphine.
After their testimony a recess was taken.