Show Vet Freed After 3 Years Refused To Support Child Cal Oct 10 AP- AP AP After After Cle spending more than three years In Jail for tor refusal to pay money for tor the support of his little daughter as ordered by the courts Samuel W. W Reid World war veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran was free today as ItS the thc result of ot action taken by his former buddies buddies buddies bud dies of ot the Three Hundred and third Sixty-third Infantry Members of the Infantry organization organIzation organization organ organ- paid Reids Reid's back alimony and a fine of ot 1250 assessed against Sheriff Roy Heard of Glenn county w who ho recently took Reid ReM from Jail on his own responsibility in n order that the attend alimony martyr might a 1 reunion of the service men in ln San MAY BE JAILED AGAIN How long Reid neld will remain at liberty was a II matter of discussion among members of the Glenn County County County Coun Coun- ty Bar Dar association which was instrumental in instrumental instrumental in- in in causing Sheriff Heard to be cited for contempt of ot court Bar Dar association members member de declared lared that although Reid had been purged of or contempt of ot court another payment would become due i within a II month and that Reids Reid's former wife mIght Institute contempt contempt contempt con con- tempt proceedings again if he falls fails to make the pa payment ment However Howe the former Mrs Reid who has hns remarried was said by Reids Reid's friends to be willing to let the payment lapse Held in ln contempt of court and brought up for tor sentence yesterday Sheriff Heard declared he had takers taker Reid to tho the veterans veterans' veterans reunion reunion in the hope that a II visit with his old buddies would revive his desire for tor freedom and thus might rid the county of or an unprofitable boarder The court took that into consIderation consideration consideration consider consIder- lectured the sheriff and assessed as assessed assessed as- as a fine tine of at The veterans also paid I necessary to free tree Reid neld He was was was' de delinquent de- de by that much at the time the court ordered him to pay or go goto goto goto to jail for contempt in July 1925 Evidently the total didn't grow while he was in Jail but new payments payments payments pay pay- ments for the support of the child chUd will b be due at the rate rate- of 20 a I month from the time Reid was set at liberty Reid who is said to be well wen todo todo to todo do refused to pay the tho money to his wife on the ground that she was Vas not a desirable person to have custody custody custody cus cus- tody of or his daughter He offered to pay twice the amount fixed by the court providing some Rome other person were given custody of the girl |