| Show JOHN JOaN KOOYMAN I IA A R Gowans Allows Him to Retain His Children After Im Imparting Imparting Imparting parting Lecture MRS EGGANS TESTIMONY SAYS KOOYMAN WANTED HER HERFOR HERFOR HERFOR FOR PLURAL WIFE John Kooyman Kooy an famous not In m song but in story stor and also itt In every court courtIn In the city is an affinity seeker ac according according according cording to Mrs Irs Nellie ele ellie Eggan Mrs Eggan testified at the juvenile court hearing yesterday yes erday morning concerning tho the fitness of John to have the he custody of his three minor children According to her evidence John has the revelation idea Idea developed to its is maximum capacity He ITC wanted to tomary marry mary her she said and informed her that he had received a a revelation that t at athe he should have a plural wife wie Mrs Kooyman was consulted and although she was not sure as to her duty final finally finally ly consented to the th plan and it I was agreed that John should live lve with wih her one week and with wih Mrs Eggan the tIle next next thus alternating between en the households Ono One On of the ward authorities auth authOrities rl ties of the Mormon church was then let in on the scheme but he put an end to Johns ambition to have a su superabundance superabundance of affinities by telling him that the church no longer sane sanc sanctioned toned such practices Kooyman sug suggested suggested suggested that they go to Mexico and be married there but Mrs Eggan would not listen to the proposition Mrs Eggan also testified that Kooy Kooyman Ko Kooyman man had broken up her home by forc fore forcing forcIng ing his attentions on her and that her husband had secured a divorce The testimony also showed that Mrs Kooyman Is Jealous of her husband and that often ofen they have fights In which tea kettles pots and pans fig figure fg figuie ure uie ur considerably When Mrs Mr starts to throw things John runs like a good fellow was Mrs Eggans comment Mrs Kooyman was wa also a a witness She admitted that she had much trou trouble trouble trouble ble with wih her husband over the man management management management of the family She pleaded with the court not to take her har chil children chi children dren away from her After the evidence was all al in Judge Gowans hd had a heart to heart talk with wih i Kooyman and told him that if In I the Ute fu future future future ture he would be good and would promise to manage his family in a conservative manner maner the children child ren would be allowed to remain with wih him He was then placed on probation and the children eldren will wi remain where they are if It the conditions in the home are improved If I not they will wi be taken away from their parents and given places to live where they can grow up In the right way |
