Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-12 | Page 1 | 'I Had the Grief, She Had the Gravy,' Says Alimony Victim; Dies by Gas

I Had the Grief She Had the Gravy Says Alimony Victim Dies by Gas By iY Associated Pre Pun Press CHICAGO April 12 If 12 If Garfield Galfield J. J 50 had waited a little while life for him might have gone along smoothly April 15 was the date set b by Judge Harry B B. B lI Miller lIer for or a hearing on his application for a n reduction in alimony a matter he had been attending to for 13 years during which he paid out for the support of his wife Mildred and their daughter Dorothy But did not wait wail In Instead Instead Instead In- In stead he went into n a private gara garage e last night started the engine of or his automobile and died from the monoxide monoxide ide de fumes C I leave this world he said in a farewell note because I have been ruined by my wife ite and laws and and courts that make the racket of alimony pos pos- sible I am in a position where I cannot cannot cannot can can- not me meet t my obligations even though r I I live like a hermit in one of my Vacant vacant vacant va va- cant flats with but a bed and a chair chairas as m my only furniture Two years rears ago she started to lo take lake my property away I ran a few weeks behind This she can do easily as the alimony is a lien on my prop prop- erty I had the grief and she had the grav gravy Goodbye world you arc are too much for me Judge Miller informed of the suicide suicide sui sul- cide said a retroactive reduction might have been possible His attitude attitude atti atti- tude in such eases cases he added took into consideration conditions which make it difficult for tor men to pay alimony alimon which they easily could have met several several several sev sev- eral years ears ago got behind with his payments recently but managed to escape joining the alimony alimon club inthe in inthe in inthe the county jail where about 00 DO men arc are now held i t