Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 4 | Ex-Wife of Walker Gets $5000 Award

EX WIFE GETS AWARD NEW YORK Dec Dee 7 1 ff W A Jury in federal court tod today awarded the tho former former former for for- mer wife of Edward P. P Mickey Walker erstwhile middleweight boxIng box box- xIng x- x Ing champion of the for which she sued the pugilist The Thc jury got the case late Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and when it failed to reach a I decision by o'clock that n night ht Federal Judge Inch directed it to file fUe filea a scaled sealed verdict Immediately after the verdict was opened today in the Brooklyn federal court Walkers Walker's attorney entered a motion to set it aside Arguments on the motion are to be beard next Mon Mon- day I DEMANDED Mrs Walker demanded for her own support and that of the children Patricia and Edward between between between be be- tween June 25 1929 when the couple separated and July 16 1930 when her divorce decree became final The battler whose career outside the ring has been betm checkered with suits and suits counter-suits since 1929 when his first wife charged him with cruelty cruelty cruelty cruel cruel- ty and excessive use of alcohol and asked a separation testified in his defense Although expressing confusion ision at atthe atthe atthe the law words like replevin and the res rest he be adhered to his defense that at the time of the divorce he made a final settlement with his wife wile CLAIMS RELINQUISHED He said he had relinquished all aU claims to real and personal property he ho had ought bought in his wiles wife s name on her oral statement that it would be sufficient for her for her and the children His counsel told the Jury that inthe Inthe in inthe the final settlement nt Walker gave her in property property and and the income on in bonds bond Mrs Walker testified she made mad no agreement with her husband when she relinquished rights in property that was in her home Her counsel declared the fighter lived lavishly from 1925 to 1928 on onan on-an an income averaging averaging averaging aver aver- aging well wen over over a year After the divorce Walker was married mar married mar mar- ried in Shrewsbury N. N J. J to Miss Clara of New v York and Bradley B Beach ch N. N NJ J. J t It