The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-23

him to illinois, where he has acquired
means as building contractor. II
he does not succeed in reviving the
love killed by neglect, he will return
to the west alone.
Has Staunch Defender.
In that case. Mrs. Frey will ask for
divorce, for there is another man
who loves her, who has defended her
name and has waited as patiently as
Phillip ever waited for Enoch Ar
den'a wife.
This Is not Emmanuel Mariatt, the
man whose name that of the woman
was SO cruelty and maliclously coupled
with IA years ago. Incidentally this
strange home coming is a good thing
for Mariatt, who has suffered, too,
from suspicion that he and Mrs. Frey
were accomplicess in killing the hus-
band and hiding his body on the Frey
farrn.
Applejack Caused Tragedy.
To get back to the cause OF all this
tragedy 1t was Jersey applejacR
When George Frey and Mary Butts.
then 20 years old, were married, tr
1873, at her fathers home, in Monroe
county, Pa, and made their wedding,
journey into jersey with the tw,.
COWS that were her bridal portion
there wasn't soberer and kinde
man in the two states than the bride.
groom
But prosperity was too much fo
him. The fame Of his stock sprea
all over northern Jersey, and he droy
to distant villages and county seats
sell his horses and cattle. And ev
cry village has it's tavern for drover
with fat wallets,
So things began to grow bad an
they grew worse throughout tho 4,
years the Freys lived together on th;.
farm near Broadway. The wife sait
today and the husband admitted ii.
adding that he has become total alb.
stainer since he ran away. But he
hasn't any answer to questions why
he never wrote to his wife and never
sent her dollar.
Fled. from Shame.
March II, 1885, Frey came homo
from sale at Belvidere very much
the worse for liquor. 1t was evening
when he arrived. and his wife TOLD
him all the stock had been attended
to except the two colts, and they
wanted water. To bo told he should
water the colts before he ate his sup
per enraged the man and he assault
ed his wife, something ha had never
done before. Then he threatened to
kill her.
Blind john" theayillage fiddler, had
stopped at tho house on his way to
the church to play At sociable. He
heard tho threats apd told everybody
at the meeting house.. The next day
Frey disappeared He says 1t was
from shame and because he feared he
would be indicted for threatening to
kill his wife,. He went to Chicago
where he earned and saved enough
money to go into tha, contracting bus
iness. oS%a
Enmanual- Mariatt was the hired
man on the Frey farm at the time
He had enemies in the village, and
there were gossips among the women
who we're envious OF Mrs. Frey's activ-
ities in the church. That was sufi-
Client to start rumors that soon be-
that Mrs. Frey was 'Mariatt's init
mate and that they had made away
with Frey.
| A party led by the missing Frey's
brother, Jessie, William Wols and Al
vah Beers. and followed by an excited
crowd from all over tho county, went
to the Frey farm to search for the
body. They lowered men into tho
we'll with lanterns. crawled under
barns and dug holes In the orchard.
Defied Searchers.
Mrs Frey. regardless Of their
threats to lynch her and Mariatt.
stood on her porch and defied them
to turn over every square foot of
ground on tho farm The excitement
died out, but the suspicion lived till
George Frey came back
Soon after tho night OF the needless
search Mrs. Frey disposed of the farm
and bought larger one in the next
valley. She has managed it SO we'll
she has no need and no desire fos
support by her newly found husband.
He is at her house as guest. with
whom the hostess will not shake
uduuS. CVCu uio oO1s 0dlS SA1Os g
married man of twenty-eight has no
intention Of going to Illinois.
The county has what nigh. be
called an honor roll growing out Of
this affair: 1t contains the names of
the very few who have comforted Mrs.
Frey through her long years OF mis-
cry and stoutly declared her innocence
when others Stunned he:.
FOREST FIRES