The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
Girl In Her Teens =
Wife Of Bigamist
From Thursdays Daily.

4 ETOUi tHuto0dy Sduys
New Richland, Mimi, August Il.
New Richland is in the limelight
through the death recently ola man
named Wilfred B. Frost, who 1t
transpired was a bigamist, one of
his wives being a New Richland
young lady.
/ The sequel to the exposure of the
J double life of Wilfred B. Frost which
came out at the time of his death
in a Chicago hospital on February
%, came, recently when the Chicago
+, widow of Frost went to La Crosse,
| effected reconciliation with the La
Crosse widow and left with her and
the latter's children for Chicago, the
two women agreeing to make their
home together for the rest of their
lives.
At Chicago Frost had a wife and
two children, a son of twenty-one
and a daughter of nineteen. At La
Crosse, where he was known as DR..
Wilfred B. Montclair, he had a wife
and two boys of three and two
years. Until his death, each family
was in ignorance of the existence
of the other, and Frost, or Mentclair,
was considered model husband
and father whose business took him
away from home much of the time.
The revelation of his double life
Frustrated both widows.
Takes Care of Other Widow. r.
i After reflection. the Chicago widow
decided to do what she could to re
pair her husbands offense by TAX
ing care of the La Crosse widow,
young enough to be Frost'sl daugh-
ter, and his babies. The younger
woman was persuaded to. accompany
the older to Chicago, where she was
] promised good home and proper
bringing up for her little ones and
the two heartbroken women. left for
that city last night
Those who read this news article
in the daily papers probably were
unaware that it had any relation, ) to
New Richland or its people. 1t
transpires that the young woman
who unknowingly became the illegi-
innate wife of Frost or MontcIair
was formerly New Rfchland girl
and with this new setting the item
will be of interest in this com.
munity.
i His Entire at New Richland.
-Four years ago last June a man
OF professional appearance, probably
sixty years of age registered at the
National hotel in this place as DR..
Frost. He came here from Roches-
ter and accompanying him was Miss
Hannah Andersen, daughter of Mrs.
Ida Anderson of this place. The
young lady had been employed at a
Rochester hotel and there had met
the so-called DIR. Frost. She was a
girl scarcely eighteen yet the old
man to all appearances had an af-
lection for the girl and desired to
wed her. The couple stayed here
for a week or so, Frost going away
Tor few days and then returning
again. They finally departed togeth.
er under protest of several citizens
VINO had a suspicion that all was
not right. That was the last heard
OF them, except letter from the
girl to her mother a few days after
her departure. The letter was writ.
ten at st. Paul and although it was
replied to at once, the letter was
returned as unclaimed" From that
day until the publication of the
above dispatch the mother has had
not the slightest intimation as to
the whereabouts of her daughter.
Kept "Tab" on Doctor.
J A New Richland gentleman who
had a conversation with CDR" Frost
upon the ]atter's visit here has dur
ing these years kept close look
out for the name and his attention
was therefore at once attracted to
the article. 1t was feared that the
girl had been made away with. How
ever while the, proof is not vet
positive, it is now believed that the
young La Crosse wife of Frost is
/ the former New Richland girl. Han
nah Anderson. At least there seems
no doubt whatever, Frost is the
man who took Miss Anderson away
with him. the only discrepancy beins
that mart Of the story which SAYS
that Frost was known in La Crosse
as Montclair. while at this place he
gave his right name
The mother of Miss Anderson saws
| that the girl informed her she did
not care for the old gentleman but
that he seemed to exert an hypnotic
influence over her and when in his
i nresence she could not helm but do
his bidding. He represented that he
had been granted divorce from
his wife, so it is said. and only
awaited the receipt of the legal di-
vorce document, upon the recent. of
which. he wa'lld make the Anderson
girl his wife.
Mrs. Anderson has the Chicago
address of the first Mrs Frost and
Intends to go 10 Chicago to see her
daughter.
From THURSDAYS Daily.
/ Paris, August 7.-Sincc The an
nouncement of the discovery of
swarms of microbes on French coins,
Americans have had difficulty in get.
ting new money in the French CAPT
tai. as they do not wish to handle