New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
MRS. DELABARRE'S SIDE.
SHE MAKES TATEMENT
Declares Money Was Payment o5
Her Loans to Husband

Mrs Frances Freeland Hagaman Delabarre
gave out q statement last night Much mys-
terry surrounded its issuance. It was signed by
Mrs Delabarre and was given out at Dr-
Flowers office at No II Broadway
Mrs. Delabarre says she was married to Mr.
Smith when she was schoolgirl in her teens
and that the marriage was an unfortunate
one.
He never supported me-" she continues, "and
never furnished either food or clothing Tor
myself or child. After suffering for years
some of the time from want and need. OBJ
tanned a divorce. This action was not resisted
by Mr.. Smith,
f. che declares untrue assertions that she left
her husband for Bfr. ffasan1an that sne neglect
ed her son and married Mr.. Hagaman's coach-
man. She was married to Mr.. Hagaman, sne
saws two or three years after her div ce She
always nur1cd him il his illnesses. and he would
not have trained nurse. She frequently asked
him in his last illness if he did not want her to
send for his brother and sisters, but he said they
aIwavs made him feel worse. and that he did
not care to see them. Isaac Hagaman's declar-
alton that he was not allowed to see his brother
she says is a falSehoOd.
Mr.. Willis helped her in nursing Mr. Haga-
man. whose mental condition was unimpaired
save possibly for the last few days of his fatal
illness. The statement continues:
NV husband had always been in the habit Of Civ
ing Tesfment me sS sceufitie at time, few years
Sef05e, his reTerie Gsa1n ne m house vas or
side of the market. lie put up all his money 10
sttI the market went against him Mr Hdgaman
came to and asked if would be ~liliHG , 10 tHI ~
save tqd @ him m cd5 Tpqid tt be al GnH hat too
had including jewels. if ne ',ssdrE; turned over
TO him good many hundreds of thousands OF d2i-
Immediately turned into cash 1t took pTacttlSaE t
aa Vas my saved When the house got well OH It's
feet again my husband began nuyhg s0cE storkS
in my name he boughs them and tHqnRs }sl ~.
the BONDS SY5se hs ss be ssf and 9Tsa bond IS
About two months before ms detth ne put @ Tba
on Snsinntpg 0 onIy of great many large purchases
that he would make before the end 40 OF sHf ft
hea he cenid nni for @ the had ! him have AZ which which
Mr. agaman ban hi 59 Tzt rCtozery y he told me that
Ia u ehed iJ5 to 1iS ali his Affairs at once and give
me What ht had that there could be s no ;, queS ,
ant wan to make will as no lawyer seemed 10 De
able to make will which another M LAWYER E01a om
no' S see him. and tod him nat he wished shell to
nnnth before Mr.. Hagaman died In the course
~ a few DAYS Mr.. Hagaman.s share was taken our
Of Of the he 0gssnat aount a1a Of s5 This Mr. Hagaman
'Trpea led Wr iIagamans power of attorney do
anything he might do. l endorsed that with other
ssye Dr. Flower check for s2o9 out ~, Of this
n1oey but g d M SO asanan itl M Wish that shold
d" with hat m%n"y m T%W'r n"sn' sd bnghf nUghf
~ @ ' nr two other small lots of honds i'll the same
c"mpany If Mr.. nagam'I bad had e got ,, well LIB 6s
w"IiG @ ork Of that company and would have most
hkcy Sr rSe sn the agest bondholder in the COM
nanp, owning half of the bonds sold. have fre,,
Henty eda s9SsSa tines am Thoroughly
ss that iG hey go sr doetoi @t ErS! Sr think
1 rTo9eT brought him occasionally, during the
yrnr at ned,rss Mr Of the 6wer Medical Company
hut he treat him III any WAY 1 or FGgsT yg R5 Rm
frequently with NIr. Hagaman when the latter was was
Sic fisk h95css n to- neip make it pleasant for Mr.
Hagaman He did cheer him very greatly. When
Ways ask him 20 come again when he could
settled with the Hagamnns and got got Waaf aat hem en
the amount of money they requested
DIR FLOWERS STATEMENT
DR.. Richard c Flower also gave out L state
rnent in which he denied almost everything
that has been alleged against him. He says in
part:
| was acquainted with Mr.. Hagarlan two
wears before his death He was stakeholder.
director and ice-presdent of the Arizona. East
ern and Montana Mining Company. He owned
only ten shares in his own name, hut he Pur-
chased twenty thousand shares at - par value
TO nut in the name OF his wife.
When he VAS in poor health in 1000 l had
more or less iltin ate business relations with
him He often spoke to me about having no
confidence in wills. stating that he intended
everything he had should go to his wife, and II
was his intention to administer his own estate
before he died He stated that his brothers ana
sisters were all we'll TO do. and that ne had
allowed his brother Isaac to take his share OF
his brother Henry's estate which was worth
about &2O0Oh
vas present when Mr.. Hagaman turned
over 70 his wife the check for $0I2Otm
fexsionai care Of his case He was ATTENDED oy