Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-28 | Page 8 | Dempsey's Divorce May Not be Legal

DEMPSEY'S DIVORCE I MA MAY Y NOT BE LEGAL Residence Witness Charged With Perjury RENO Nev July 28 UP UP Testimony mony given by a Reno gambling baron aaron in a New York trial jeopardized today the legality of the Nevada Ne Ne- vada decree by which Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion divorced divorced divorced di di- Estelle Taylor motion picture actress s. s District Attorney Melvin Jepson has sworn out a complaint charging James McKay with perjury in appearing ap ape as Dempsey's residence witness witness wit wit- ness at the divorce hearing At the 1931 hearing McKay said that he had seen the fighter each rach and every day during the time the law required Dempsey to be in Nevada to establish a residence In the New York trial McKay testified testified tes- tes tes- tes that he had been in California duri during g part of the time Dempsey spent here according to Jepson McKay McKay McKay Mc Mc- Kay and his partner James Graham were on trial in the New York federal federal fed fed- eral court in the mail fraud case casc Jepson said that if it McKay should be De found guilty of perjury Miss Taylor Tay Tay- lor br could institute proceedings to have the divorce voided Dempsey now is married to Hannah Hannal Williams musical comedy actress and they arc expecting a baby