The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
LONG Lost MAN
+. HuR[EY [AWYER?.
Prof. Frye of Chicago and
Attorney Goddard OF
S. D., Alike.
Former Reappears After 81
! Years; Latter Lost
+ s~~--~@ from Sight. ~.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. g.. III
~ IERRE, S. D., Aug. l8.-Light
- was thrown today upon the
n mystery Of Professor Frye Of
Chicago, who has just returned to that
city after an absence of thirty-one
years, giving his amazed wife $4,000
with the proviso, that she was to ask
no questions regarding his. ramblings.
In 1878 there appeared in Hurley, S.
D., man who gave his name as G.
H. Goddard. He began the practice
of law and was fairly successful. He
also invested heavily in real estate,
which was then very cheap and is now
valuable He never mentioned his past
life, but settlers agreed that Goddard
was not his real name. He possessed
considerable ability and fine educa-'
ton. >
Goddard was candidate for various
offices, but shifted his political beliefs
so often that he was not successful
;; in that line. When he came here he
posed as an Episcopalian, but later
became very active in the Catholic
church and finally was appointed pro-
fessor in the Catholic college at the
national capital, where he remained
year and was then sent to the Phi
ippines, where he remained two years
as the head of the Catholic schools
there. ~. ~. a.. a. %~S. -.
About a year ago he returned from
the Philippines and rejoined his fam
ily here. Two Of his daughters, still
reside near Hurley. Shortly after re-
turning he quarreled with his wife, who
left him and is supposed to be in
| Colorado. ....... ~ I =. III
Converted All into Cash. + .a.s
Goddard continued his practice at
Hurley until a few weeks ago; when he
converted all his property into cash;
selling every vestige of the old home,
down to the family albums and keep
sakes, and even his law diploma,
granted him by the old Dakota court,
and everything went on q. cash basis,
he refusing to-. take any securities III
any form. ~ s-s:ss,:>s. - :. = =
The money as collected was deposited
in the banks Of the town, and when he
had disposed of absolutely everything
he drew the cash out, refusing drafts
of any description, demanding ready
money. A large amount of it was paid
| to him in 800 bills, and on receiving
the cash he left Hurley as he had come
to it nearly thirty years ago, without
any announcement as to his destination
and without good-by to his old neigh
bors. ~" .>. 49, ~ e.: 80.
It was only few days after God,
dard left Hurley with his ready cash
when Frye returned to his wife in Chi
cago with a cash donation Of $4,000 in
500 bills and. desired that no questions
be asked. :. H. e..
Residents of Hurley have secured 6
description of Frye, and they are all alb
solutely certain that Frye was Goddard
while in Dakota, and has become Frye
again on Joining his wife, whom he de
serted thirty years ago to join another
woman. ....-. ...> :. g.. 49,.
Outside his trip to the Philippine
and his work in Washington, Goddard
did no wandering further than was nee
essary in his business as an attorney
but attended his work in a growing
country, which rapidly added to tn
value Of the property he secured whe1
he went into the country at the tim
of it's settlement, and accumulated
competency in that manner.