| Show MRS RYAN WAKTS A3IMONY Rather Kacr DeTcloDniontB on Hear injr of the Motion The plaintiffs motion for temporary alimony in the divorce suit of Maggie B Ryan vs James Ryan came up be tore Chief Justice Merritt Attorney W M Kaign appeared for Mrs Ryan and Attorney M B McEnany for the defendant The latter resisted the hearing coming on for the reason that he was not ready with his witnesses Colonel Kaign represented that Mrs Ryan and her three children were suffering suf-fering for the necessaries of lifeand that provision ought to be made for them at once Mrs Ryan a pale rather delicate and lady like person testified that she had three children aged 8 10 and 1i years respectively whom she had supported by keeping boarders and taking In washing and sewing She had no money whatever and defendant defend-ant had refused to contribute anything to her support or that of the children She had had to borrow money to start the suit Defendant had given 25 to their daughter as part payment for a piano and witness had paid 5 a month on the piano since Defendant who is a railroad man plaintiff believed be-lieved earned 75 a month and had silos cash In the bank Crossexamined by Attorney Mc Enany Mrs Ryan said she kept boarders board-ers Are you living with a man named E C Barker asked counsel No responded Mrs Ryan very indignantly Has Barker had rooms in your house for about three years 1 No he has had a room for a while but not for three years Colonel Kaign objected to this line of questioning until the case came up for trial Attorney McEnany propose to show that this woman is the wife of Barker Judge MerrittDo you deny her marriage to Ryan Attorney McEnany No Judge MerrIttThen this is not proper examination These things will be gone into when the case comes up for trial in the meantime af Mrs Ryan has no money the defendant must put up if he has got It McEnany persisted in his line of crossexamination stating that he proposed to show that Mrs Ryan was living in adultery with the man Barker Judge Merritt severely to McEnany Stop right here This Is not the trial of the case and this is not Mr Green manfe court We will have no nonsense McEnany subsided for the time being be-ing and the defendant was called to the stand He testified that he had never refused to give his wife money but that she had declined to accept it He always gave her money when she asked for it She had a piano and household furniture worth about COO Judge Merritt Have you given her anything since this suit was begun Witness No but I am willing to do so Witness said he had 5200 In the bank and earned 60 < < a month when he I worked I Judge Merritt ordered that defendant 1 defend-ant pay 25 down and that a further I hearing be had on March 23 when defendant de-fendant could If he desired bring witnesses II wit-nesses in regard to Mrs Rjans means |
