The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-10
Daniel Fry Asks For His Aban-
dOned Nieces and Nephews.
Father Turned Them Over to
the Orphans Home.
MOTHER In THE WEST.
Husband and Step Mother Quar-
relied Over Children.
Relatives Are Indignant Over
Action of Fry.

Daniel Fry has begun steps to gain
possession OF four children left with
Police Matron Thorpe by his brother
last week. He left the children with
Mrs. Thorpe claiming that he was IN
able to provide for them, although he is
working in the Santa Fe Offices. The
history of the case is unusual extending
over a period of several years.
The beginning of the marital trou-
bles between Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fry,
which have resulted in the breaking up
of the family and the granting of a di-
vorce asked by my brother, and the
consequent abandonment OF his child
ren," said Daniel Fry today, was in
1897, when he sent his wife No. 1 back
to Pittsburg, Pa, on a vacation She
went to live with her parents.
"A few weeks previous to his sending
his wife back to her home apparently
on pleasure trip, he became enamour-
ed of a widow, a Mrs Hix who lived
at that time in Parkdale. Mrs. Hix
was formerly Miss Alice Mccain. She
was first married to a Mr.. Whitehead
and afterwards to Mr. Hix, and finally
to my brother.
within two weeks after Mrs Fry
No. I went back east he had made an
application in the district court for
divorce.
''On January 4, 1898. he was granted
the divorce and on May Is, following he
was married to Mrs. Xix. contrary TO
the provisions of the law of Kansas
which require six months to elapse be-
fore marrying after securing a divorce.
Il repeatedly went to my brother and
tried to persuade him to go back to his
family but he always refused to listen
to me.
During the time the divorce proceed
ings We're pending in the courts he kept
RI, n md tad to n
back to live with her. Her father was
an old soldier and was a hard working
man. To help support herself and her
family Mrs. Fry used to work by the
week. Her children were then 2 4 and
years old After her return to her par
ents another girl was born to her.
For three years Mrs Fry lived with
her parents. always expecting that her
husband would come back to her. She
refused to believe that he had been
married again
Last February my brother went
back to get the children. after first
making arrangements with their moth
er to bring them to Topeka
sShe met my brother at the depot at
Pittsburg with the children. She then
asked him If he had been married again,
and he answered her that he had. That
was the first time she would believe that
he was married She said that she
would not allow this other woman to
take care Of her children and got ticket
and came on to Topeka with him
when they arrived in Topeka I acci-
dentally met them in the depot The
children and their mother were together
and when I asked her where my brother
was she said that he had gotten of the
train at Kansas City. He however got
on the same train and came to Topeka
Il went out to find him asked him
what he intended to do with his family
He said he didn't know To which ask
ed him why he brought them here 1
told him he would have to make some
rangement for the children. This
was February T. 1901.
1T was finally agreed between US that
if he would furnish money to support
his children from the check he drew each
month from the Santa F'e he would not
be prosecuted by his first wife He rent
ed a small house on Locust street and
supplied q few dollars for her to set up
housekeeping. This with the things fur
nished her by myself and my wife and
the articles she bought on time gave
her a start at housekeeping. Ny
brother furnished a few dollars for their
support but during the severe snow
storm in February he refused to do an
other thing She was in destitute cir
cunstances and ] went to him to make
him lay aside fifteen or twenty dollars
from his check each month for them. I
took him to q lawyer who advised him to
do the same thing. His second wife
objected but he finally consented to fur
nish the money But instead Of living up
to his agreement he drew his money on
the following Saturday and skipped out
to Victor Colorado. Wife No. was not
long in following him
About month after he went to Vic
tor his first wife went out and started
proceedings against him to compel him
to care for the children. The members
of the Humane society took 1t up and
made things pretty hot for him. final
" went out and managed to get a settle
ment. Wife No agreed to not bother
my brother any more and he agreed to
come back and take care of the children.
paid all his expenses in Colorado and
brought him back here He came to
live with me and brought the children
to my house. His first wife remained
at Victor and is there now working for
her own support He lived with me
for about a month at which time wife
No. 2 appeared here again and he left
my home again to go to housekeeping
with her He took the children with him.
They lived together for a week when a
violent quarrel arose over the children.
She refused to do anything for them and
they parted.
After this quarrel and parting my
brother William Fry. took care Of the
children He had them for about a
month
wife No. 2 came back to Topeka about
btwo weeks after the quarrel, and made
+ ARRANGEMENTS with Police MatrOn
s.sF.5fbe to take the children. Last Sat
urday Joe went to my brothers house
while he was away and got the children
after giving my brothers wife five dol
I lars for taking care of them and put
them into an express wagon and bun
died them off % the police station and
signed them over to Police Matron
/ Thorpe ON the plea that he was not able
/ TO keep them
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