The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12
HE MUST PAY.
The Court SO Decides in the Ryan
Divorce Case.
Marital D fficulties Air,d in Court Again
Today.

There was a long hearing before Chief
Justice Matteson today III which the
family affairs of John A. Ryan, q cook at
the Athletic Club and his wife, Mary +.
Ryan, were once again freely explained TO
the court
Ihore was bit of variety about the
hearing though for there was disagree
ment between counsel ns TO a decree en-
tered in the court last October. and John
was also charged with the serious offense
of being in contempt. The trouble was all
started by John who wished a divorce from
his wife and who filed petition during
the golden DAYS of last autumn. Mrs.
Ryan was at tho time the petition was
filed in n delicate condition, and she
secured tho services of Attorney John h.
Canning who at once asked the court to
direct Mr.. Ryan TO pay his wife s. "A week I;
an allowance for lying.ln expenses and
counsel fees
There was n discussion over Mr.. Ryan's
financial condition on October 3lst. 1t
was claimed by Mr.. Ryan that he was out
of work and there was testimony To the
effect that Mr.. Ryan had said ne would
work no longer IL his wife was going to
contest his petition.
Frank II. Wildes was Ryan's attorney
and recently Mr. Wlldes has associated
with himself as attorney for Ryan Irving
OD0nlpiln. OOlneluNc OF WeBhs ago
as Ryan had paid but 50 on tho order of
the court Mr.. Canning began contempt
proceedings against him. In the mean
while the latter had been engaged Mt tho
Athletic Club building and ho swore to-
day his salary was $50 a month beside
his board. He CLAIM ed that this money
was used by him in paying debt for 2l
weeks board that he.owod his mother, for
the board of himself and child while ne
was out of work.
There was brief hearing on the mat
ter a couple OF weeks ago, but both sides
agreed 10 walt until tho chief justice
should set in the hearing of the motion
calendar This morning Mr.. Champlin
asked that the decree entered last be va
Gated as IL did not conform 20 tho decis-
ion Of the court This decree provided
that Mr.. Ryan should pay his wife 81 n
week and Mr.. Champlin said the order
was not TO go into effect until his client
got work.
Il. +. Long, a newspaper reporter, testi-
fled that ms no recalled the order and as
he wrote the story for his paper. the order
was not an absolute one.
Chief Justice Mntteson said no remem-
bered tho circumstances of tho order
which was conditional on Ryans getting
work, but his honor thought Ryan should
have made an earnest and honest effort
Co got work.
Ryan testified that his wife agreed that
II he did not go To New York, but re-
manned In this city she woud not press
the allowance matter. He admitted on
cross.oxamination that he had paid but
a. toward the support of his wife and
had never seen her infant.
Mrs. Ryan testified that sho was out OF
work anu that Ryan offered to pay her
$500 60 settle the trouble between them.
Mir. Ryan remembered the sum promised
10 his wife for settlement
Chief Justice Matteson decided that
some money must be paid on the order
and paid quickly. The hearing of the
divorce petition was fixed for Oct. S
A decree was entered directing Ryan 90
paw Il L. Canning. counsel for Mrs
Ryan s25 as counsel fees on or before Sept
30 and s. week for her support from
April /.