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Show MB 00 I HE SETTLES ALIMONY MM WHILE IN COURT. II Salt Lake, Sept. 14. "How much It did you eay, judge?" II "Fifteen dollars a month," replied H ft the court. , "I will just give Iter a check now H s covering three months. I want to get H ! rid of her and not have to see her ' : each month." H ; The foregoing was the feature of tho grist of divorce cases before Judge C. W. Morse in the Third district HI ' court yesterday afternoon. Samuel ; D. Lee was the questioner and payee M ' ' in the case and Bertha B. I.ce the fl smiling recipient of the chock for ?45, H which Mr. Lee promptly wrote before H . leaving the court room H The couple had considerable noto- m riety last spring, whop Leo deeded H f to his wife two lots and a double H J house within an hour after their mar- H I rlago aud which action was followed H in another hour by tho total disap- H s pcarance of the bride H 1 Kidnapping and foul play were al- I leged at the time by Mr. Lee, but H 1 shortly thereafter he filed a suit H '; against his wife for obtaining his MU 1 ; property under false representations. H Several days later he filed a suit for MS ; I divorce and Mrs, Lee filed a croBS- flPJ ; : complaint seeking a divorce on tho -5ft ' i grounds or cruelty. HKsl -; The hearing yesterday was on an jftiS I order to show cause why Leo should Sfff4 1 1 not- Pay "'s w cmPC)rary alimony OQW 1 pending the final settlement fo the jfiffl l case, .tUiJ I Mrs. Leo testified that her hus- A5 I' band's suit for the recovery of the Qjjl property proventod her from raising vto? b any m011ey for her support. She said jP luat ulltIl recently both sides of tho idfl ? double house had been routed, one V. I side producing ?12 0 a month and the WUL other being occupied by her married ztjfl f sister, who paid rent in the shape of "alf room and board for her. ? In or(lel' t0 make sufficient money It for her support sho has gone to work in tho Palace laundry.' "Do you think you could support yourself?" asked .Tudgo Morse. "Well. I guess I could if I had to," replied Mrs. Leo with a laugh. Lee's attorney contended that Mrs Leo had left him as soon as the ceremony cere-mony waB pcrformod and that sho had been a wife In name only. He averred that she was already getting sufficient Income from tho property for her support. The court thought otherwise and ordered the payment of $15 a month tomporary alimony Fivo decrees were granted by Judge Morse, four interlocutory and one final, as follows; Interlocutory decrees Sarah Mer-ickel Mer-ickel from George A. Merickel, Llla Lee from J. A. Lee, John M. Pappas from Leola P. Pappas and Lillian Hunt from John A. Hunt Final decree Minnie Avery from Ralph Avery. Afl |
