Show JOE CHAPMAN GOT GAY Thought He Could Disobey an Order of the Court HE DREW OUT THE MONEY BUT HAS GOT TO REPLACE IT OH GO TO JAIL I I Mrs Elilorn Rose Allowed Alimony I and Costs of Her Suit Mrs Kent I Default Gets a Divorce By I Row in the JueolisonCroft Fitin ilies Unseasonable Duck Shooters The hearing on the motion for alimony alimo-ny by the plaintiff and on motionof the defendant to dissolve restraining order in the divorce suit of Caroline Chapman vs Joseph Chapman came up before Chief Justice Merritt yesterday yester-day afternoon The grounds on which the divorce was asked were cruelty it being alleged leged that the defendant kicked his I wife inflicting permanent injuries and I also that he on numerous occasions had struck her in the face with his fist and otherwise bruised and wounded her and called her vile names Habitual drunkenness was also alleged eged The defendant was said to be worth at > out 3000 of which 2000 was in bank and to be earning 20 a week as a bricklayer An order restraining him from disposing dis-posing of his property was issued on July 25 the time the suit was filed He filed an answer denying that he Is a habitual drunkard or that he has treated his wife in a cruel and inhuman inhu-man manner he also denies the statement state-ment about having money in the bank and all other charges made against him in the complaint He admits that both parties have infirmities of temper but he has condoned them on her part and believed she had done so with re card to him He says she has been induced to bring this suit by meddling third parties Drew Out the Money George M Cannon cashier of Zions Savings Bank and Trust company was the first witness and was required to produce the account with the defendant defend-ant which he did They show that August 2 1S95 the defendant withdrew 21JSS2 all he had from the bank on July 31 50 had been drawn by Mr Chapman Colonel Kaighn said he had drawn the answer to the case in good faith and the testimony about the money in the bank was a surprise to him He had no idea from his client the plaintiff plain-tiff that it was there Under the circumstances cir-cumstances he believed temporary alimony ali-mony should be granted Mrs Chapmans attorney Walter Murphy called the attention of the court to the fact that after the order of the court made July 25 the defendant had ignored that order The answer made by Colonel Kaighn was verified on August 2 Judge Merritt said the next proceeding proceed-ing order was to punish the defendant for contempt of court IJ The defendant Joseph Chapman said he thought the real estate and not the money was included in the order of the court Deputy Marshal Timmony said he had served the order July 25 and in reply to the defendant had told him he could not draw any money from the bank Judge Merritt said that if the defendant defend-ant did not forthwith redeposit the money in the bank the court would see whether or not he would treat the courts order with contempt in that fashion If the money is nob re deposited in the bank the defendant would have to go to jail Colonel Kaighn asked until tomorrow tomor-row as he would probably withdraw from the case but the court said no blame was on the attorney and Chapman Chap-man must deposit the money by 10 a m today or be punished for contempt He must also pay 100 attorneys fee 25 expenses and 40 a month temporary tempo-rary alimony |