, 1881-08-04


the entire abolition Of sayagcry. II Is rs |
Inuclt out of place in n civilized community |
ns tho toma1lawk Of tho 1ntltan.
THE QUESTION OF ALlMoNY.
4 recent decision OF tho Supreme Court Of |
ths Stato touching tho question Of alln0liy
will be OF Interest ID those nlnrrletl people
who Dire 50 loosely OF nrcUtgenfally bound
together TINT the severance Of tho matrfmo-
Mini fetters Is contemplated or actuntly ac-
cun,pilslted. Judging from the largo nlln,-
Der Of divorces which aretlafly granted in
our courts, respectable percentage OF tho
community will consult this decision with
cagcrness, atti, whIe 1t will bo slistastcful 10
the ono sex, tho other viii regard 1t rs tri.
nlnpll, Of legal nclll1ell, and, like S1lylOck,
will welcome IL second Daniel cunte t0 Judg-
iltcl,t.
Tla case brought before the Supreme
Court WIS TINT Of divorced woman, who
! had narried nRnin, aud sought 10 llavo tl!o
| allnnny which had been atljudgcd ngafnst
the lsrst husband continued to l,er though
she had takcn Il second to l,cr bed and board.
who WIS presumably capable Of supporting
her. Tho ,lnEalIant Judge Scott thus tleliy
cred tho opinion of tho Court:
Treating ailtnony us tho equivalent Of TINT Oh.
| ltKauon for support which arises In Favor Of
TIE wife o.it Of tho narriage contrnet. anl
tho decree, sho o1tains tho same obligation fur
sipt,ort by Keoona nnrriaEc 1t Is t.nrcns.'tllt-
obsao I @ s for r spposs i Is way @ 81 "nony T fro
| former husband, und nn obtiHatfon from II
present husband for an adequate support ut tho
As to tho abstract justice and cold common
senso Of this decision, tiloro will bc ITO diff
fereMc0 of opIntoil.! among married ,ncl,,
WHO. pccalntnrlly, nro most Interested III 1t.
If women 1lnl nil tho rights Of men, among
them that Of paying alimol,y, they wonltl n!so
llcnrlily applaud 1t, but us they do not pay
al,nony Of course they will rcgard 1t as II
l,ardship, alld rs they Dc. not huye
tho Logical grasp, they will fnil 10
comprehend why by tho exercise Of
proper industry i'll obtaining four Or
fiyo divorces, they might not handsomely
support themselves on all,nou!cs FROM tnur
or five ex.hisbands. Coldcr.bloUtcd a,ltl
more exact men, however, who llaye bcen
released from tho matrimonial ylneulun.
will argl,o In their merciless way tllat It ls
had enough to have to support their ex-wlyes,
but II tho latter marry ngaln, tAen tho other
fellows ought to support them. Originally
they only supported their wives, why should
they now DO calletl upon to support ttleln aliti
: their NOW h,lsbanlsa Tuko tic Illinois casc,
J for instance. If VIC remember It rightly the
: divorced husband was pnying 500 u month or
$1,0s0 per annun III aIItnony. Sllo married.
another lnhn shortly afterwards, whose In.
, cuu,o was Sl,5oo, alld tho two fanctel TINT
With tho addition Ut the first husbands aIi-
n1ony, making sa,5So. thoy could 1.-Two very
: comfortably. The first husband argucd'
| All, Il
! could live on 8, LOU, md lot tho second llus
| band tako .aro Of .l,lmxoif. for ho w,,,s mi
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