The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-10
BIGGAR AGAIN
IN LOVE SUIT SPOT
Mrs. Agnes Hendrick Resumes
Fight to Regain Husband or
to Make Actress Pay.
NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN

The prolonged hght which Mrs. Agnes
NJ. Hcndrick Of 90 Carroll street, Brook
Ign, has waged In and out Of court 10
regain her husband, Dr. Charles Z.
Hendrick. or make Laura Biggar. the
actress, pay for him, entered another
stage yesterday with the beginning be-
fore Supreme Cou Justice Manning
and a Jury of the rctrial ordered by the
Court Of Appeals.
Six years ago q Jury decided that Mrs.
Hendrick was entitled 10 $4,000 for the
alienation Of her husbands affections,
but the trial court cut this to $4,000.
the Appellate Division reduced 1t to
$4,000 and the Court of Appeals re-
versed the findings on the ground that
Miss Biggar was entitled to her day
in court. She was in California when
the suit was tried.
Evidence never presented before was
submitted yesterday in the form of tcs-
tlmony By Mrs. Hendricks, her husband,
Or. Hcndrick. their son, Thomas +. Hen
drick. and Miss Blggar's son., Joseph w.
Mcconnell. IL Included the kidnapping
of the Hendr!ck son, his enforced domi-
cile with Dr. Hendrick and Miss Bisgar
In "A farm house AZ Chester. VI, and an
alleged offer By Miss Biggar to support
the wife If she would waive claims to
the husband
Mrs. IIendrick. the first witness, testi-
Ned to her marriage in 1894. and said
she aud her husband were Happy until
1903. when he Informed her he was at
tending a smallpox case and that II
would be dangerous to remain In the
house with him. They were then living
IN Jersey city. and Mrs. ~1Iendrick. with
her seven children. went to her mother
IN Brooklyn.
The next time ! saw my husband"
Mrs. Hendrick continued. Tho and Laura
Blggar were in Jail In Freehold. y. J.,
charged with conspiracy. My husband
said to me: This woman, Laura Big
gar. got me into this trouble. You are
the only one who can get mo out OF IT.
! told him ! would help him y he would
give Laura Biggar up. He said he would.
Laura B!ggar. h was present, said
she would never give my husband up
Mrs. Hcrdrick. according To her testi-
mony. next met Miss Biggar in Proctor
Twenty-,hird street Theatre. Manhattan.
wher, she had gone TO plead witt the
actress for her husband. Her prayer led
TO her ej-ctm.nt. SO she says, at the close
! OF the following conversation
81 said 20 her. Laura B!ggIr. where
is nay husband lie Is my husband and
! want him She !, Piled Now he sen
siblc. lie intends to live with me and
intend TO keep him. You're a nice look
ing woman, why o you go on the
stage ! am going 20 get a hail million
from the Bennett estate and | irtend {,
| X. - him. lie doesn't intend to live with
! YOU any more. Take IA Nat somewhere
and I'll see to II that you are provided
for
II said To- her For Coils sake. Laura
B!ggar. haven't YOU any fear OF God"
and all she said was. Lower your voice.
Then l was elected"
Mrs. II. ndrick testified that she visited
an apartment in West Twen;y-thirj
street later and found Miss Bigsar ant
the physician there, both in negl!gce. pr
Hendrick refused 10 say "A word on tina
occasion. according 10 Mrs. Hendricks
even when urged 10y Miss B.ggar TO tel
his wife that he loved Mss Biggar ar'
intended to remain with her.
pr. iIeudrick contrdI!ctcl his wife o.
many important points. He fiatly dc
MED. for instance. that Laura Bigga'
had alIcuated his Affections. stating tina
he ard his VIII" had parted in 1901 be
cause of her unreason'rg jealousy. a ful
year before he met Laura Biggar. an,
not in 1903 as Mrs. Hcrdrick had test
fled
Miss Pisgar. who now lives at Plain