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Show . r?c::cx$ti& kfj JykpHf . "KERT1E BROKEiPAYING RAILROAD FARE; -SAYS READ IN DIVORCE TRIAL "One or the other of us traveled on the cars on trips for . almost ' fourteen years, which kept me broke . all 4 the time." This is one of the characteristic statements state-ments made by Charles Read, the mining min-ing man, who is being sued for divorce by his wife, Mrs. Llla Read, and who took the witness stand in Judge Hall's court this morning. Costs S5000 to $6000 to Live. In answer to repeated questions put to him by the contending attorneys. in the case. Read said that he had never tried to figure the cost of keeping his home and that it was impossible for him to make an estimate. Being pressed for an answer he finally stated that he did not think the cost of maintaining his home was over $3000 or $6000,1 per year.' ! His income, he said, was largely de-; de-; pendant upon his success in speculating, speculat-ing, but that as he never kept any record it would be Impossible for blm to say bow , much he did make each year. , ' Expenses More Than Income. "My expenses have been much more than my Income for several years and I have been forced to make an' overdraft on my bank account. My credit is good and the bank has never crowded me. I carry $5000 life insurance, payable pay-able to my estate." Mr. Read's testimony closed at this juncture and Mrs. Alice H. Murphy, who has lived with . Mrs.' Read since May 1st last year, was next placed upon the witness stand. She testified that though she had gregatlrig perhaps $273. she had never owed her more than $30. at one time.' and that she always gave security for the money borrowed. i Mrs. Bead Provokes Mirth. The-plaintiff, Mrs. Read, then took the witness stand. Her testimony caused many smiles in the courtroom. She was more than willing to give testimony' tes-timony' and persisted In answering more questions than she was asked. She enumerated the various articles of furniture that were in the house fourteen four-teen years ago when she married thfe defendant, and that were still there, adding sneerlngly: I 1 ' You could take everything left out of the house and never miss it." Wanted to Tell Anyhow. ' , Her attorneys attempted to have her explain as to the skating and dancing allegations uhlch were aired in court yesterday afternoon, but the defendant's defend-ant's objection on the ground that it was not proper rebuttal was sustained by Judqre Hall. , t "Can't I r tease say something on that subject?" she pleaded, but It was fruitless fruit-less after the court's ruling. - Bought Diamonds for .88. The question of purchasing diamonds with money belonging to some estate was next called up. Mrs. Read showed a number of lings which she purchased In San Francisco, ' and admitted that she paid as much as $8 each for some of the diamonds set In the rings." - Both the plaintiff and defendant rested rest-ed at this stage and Judge Hall took the caae under advisement, giving the Hltorneys the privilege of submitting their arguments in briefs. , |