Show HALSTED CASE DRAWS Many S Stators Listen to the Spicy E de in Divorce Pro Proceedings V The divorce case of Mrs Lillie V Hal Halsted sled sted against O 0 Halsted was heard In court last night at a special session of court at Which JUdge towel pre sided the plaintiff Mrs Irs gave testimony in support of her charges or of cruelty and was corroborated in part by her daughter Miss Bessie HalSted The main fea feature ure of the evidence had to do with an epIsode in which the defendant lpg to tile the comPlaint cle cleared the breakfast table of dishes by bv up the table ble cloth and flinging them to the floor r The wife alleged that the husband had choked and beaten benten her and called her vile vUe names name The daughter remembered the disk dish In bu but had not heard or witnessed the other matters Mrs Halsted also gave gae testimony rela tive to the Income supposed to be receIved by her husband The defendant took the stand in his own behalf and for about an hour wePt went over oer his domestic affaIrs and explained his bis financIal condition He denied In toto oto the cruelty charges and explained the smashing of the crockery by saying saing that when he came to breakfast the food was placed before him in dirty dishes and that when wIen he called attention to the fact he was informed that that tha was good goodenough goodenough enough for him He Be started to carry aU all the dishes to the sink to dump them in but one corner of the table cloth slipped front from his hand and let Jet them all crasa to the floor Mr Halsted testified at length as to his financial matters as he WAS espe daIly combating the demand for allmon alimony As a Southern Pacific engineer he be aver averages averages ages I a month He stated with pre precision precision bout his various disbursements for I household expenses insurance and PR pay payments ments on 01 his home He also als showed w where ere lie he had borrowed money from his mother with Which to pa pay doctors bills and the funeral expenses s of his son and andlor andLor lor the expense of oC the divorce actIon At the conclusion of his testimony JUdge Maloney counsel for Mrs Halsted aSKed that the case be continued as he be had been taken b by surprise and wished to 10 prepare a rebuttal Attorney Mac consented in behalf of hm his client Mr Ir Halsted and the case was continued with M the understanding that It will be taken up Immediately aft after r the conclusion i slon sion of the case of Grandin against the Southern Pacific which is now being heard Owing to the prominence or of the parties there were about fifty s spectators In the court room |