The evening world., 1894-02-20
She MADE HIM ElOPE.
Young Fried Says Miss Petit
Insisted on Being Married.
His Mo.her-!n-law, He Declares,
Chased Him with a Broom.
He Emphaticnlly Denies Hsvinr
Dragged the Soda Water.

dian ad Item. is seeking In the Court ~
Common Pleas to have her marriag re tn
Isidor w. Fried %annulled. appeared IN
court this morning for the fourth day OF
the trial In the fourth costume she has
worn since the trial began.
To-day II was a seal-brown costume.
trimmed with velvet Of the same color
The wide band OF light pink velvet that
she wore around her throat yesterday was
replaced to-day by pale-green China silk.
She again wore a large black hat, with a
profusion OF black ostrich tips.
The first witness called to-day was
Louis Paite, a clerk in the drug store
where Mrs. Fried alleges she was given
the drugged soda water on the evening
Of the marriage.
Paite swore that Estelle did not look
in the directory. as she alleges.
Did any one look In the directory
Yves; Mr.. Fried did"
"What did Miss Petit do while Fried
was looking In the directory"
'She looked In a mirror: asked II her
hat was on straight. and rearranged
her hair"
Pate felt sure that no powders were
placed in Miss Pettit's soda water.
The next witness was Isidor W. Fried.
the defendant.
He swore that he was twenty-six years
old and that he was married to Estells
Petit Aug. rs last.
self and Miss Petit on the evening Of
VOW marriase?"
"Did you put any powder in Miss
No. sir" cribs emphatically)
Well, now tell the Judge briefly
e0ery ysIs r. that ma Il happened on the day
well. that afternoon I went down to
Far Rockaway to my %ife,s house. Es-
Ing me, as usual. Her mother, however,
was rather chilly and only shook hands
with me. although her, former custom
After that Estelle told me her mother
had made inquiries ABOUT me and had
learned that | was a Hebrew. and for
that reason didn't want Estelle to marry
Later. Estelle insisted on our getting
didn't we probably never would be mar
II did not think It exactly right to gst
father and mother. and when ! told her
that she said. oh. we are only doing
what. papa and mamma did. They were
married without their parents consent.
After that we went to Brooklyn ana
stopped in a drug store to look up an
address in a directory. There we got the
glass OF soda water.
ION leaving the drug store we got .
cab and went to Mrs. Bloomingstocka,
!, whose address We looked up In the direo.
Mrs. Bl~oomingstock went with us to
{ Rev. DR.. Bowdish and we were mar.
what did Mrs Bloomingstock and
Miss Petit talk about on the way to the
II don't know, I was thinking about
getting married"
Fried then told Of the marriage. He
swore that DR.. Bowdish asked all the
marriage they. took a train and e to
Fried said he occupied a room across
and her friend, Miss Hasbrouck.
"What did you do next morning."
kn 10 6 wsnt on t The % dSor. w snd asked reG% her an 4
she was awake? She replied. Yes. come
E tr,.Ia went En- h IN and found on n1.d Es ,e s.s and her h,
e on the edge OF the bed.
t While I sat there Estelle, told her
I friend of the marriage. Later her moth
err was told OF 1t. and there was a row.
Q Mrs. Petit ordered me away from
3 aMay house will E ss With s1 him. III ne s0e'
After making an engagement with my
wife to meet her in the city Tuesday. ]
t left.
4 Stanford, telling me Of the suit that had
q been begun. I went that day to Fa'
& R SaoW %er to y ses t %s w,iss FANNY
n Mrs. Petit took a broom to me"
After that, Fried, said. he was told by
the suit. h would be shot BY Mrs. Pet
This caused a sensation in the cour,
room, and there was a crantng OF neckl
on the part of the crowd to see the effect
Of this statement upon Mrs. Petit, whs
o sat next to her daughter.
~ On cross-examination Fried admitted
a that although his given name vas iSidoI
'e F Fri iW SRa that Miss Petit used to call
n He said tina Miss Petit and he b.
r came engaged In August. but that II wal
however. he said. were told of the en-.
/ : You give her an engagement
n ne. but ! gave her a bracelet. sh'
d "Did you ever give her anything elser'
is Yes, lots"
SO ceo Sar ut u ta1a tickets between Fai
Eve Rsr H.s eRd sh By s fhs do a"a ! USED ''
B.: In reply to the various questions o.
Lawyer Honeyman, Fried went again al
over the story of his marriage, as tolt
on the direct examination, 80,
Lawyer Honeyman showed Fried thre,
st letters and asked him II they were In M
They are" replied Fried.
& "Are they the letters YOU wrote Mis-
d Petit while you were in Europe"
a Then 1 offer them in evidence, You
es Honor"
Of Lawyer Fromme, who during the eS
animation regarding the letters had mad
n no objection, was on his feet In
Of moment.
IS II object on the ground that Mis-
t. Petit, when examined, swore positiyel,
X that she had burned those letters. Whei
ne she swore to that her lawyer, who hear
her. had the letters"
he "Yes, remember that Miss Petit
y, swUre positively that she burned the let
C; ters. II Was one of the few thing
I'll she seemed positive about said JndR
Bischon. "and ] will not admit then
CT Recess was taken at / o'clck.
Mrs. Bowdish, wife OF the Rev. ~
Bowdish. was called after recess. IN,
ay corroborated the testimony Of her maid
nd McAvoy, and also that OF her husband
as to what transpired at the wedding
cs She sworc that she saw the plaintiff ant
~. there was nothing the matter with her
an or this she was certain.
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