The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-05
MRS. DAILY WANTS ALIMoNY.
HER HUSBAND SAYS SHE Is NOT EN-
TITLED To 1T.


terday in the case of Mrs. Kate Daley
against her husband, Nike Daley.
The suit is for alimony and the husband
is trying TO show that he should not be
held liable to support his wife at the rate
of $25 per month. which had already been
granted by the court on a former hearing
for temporary alimony
In his attempts TO disprove his liability
he is bringing out some rather interesting
counter charges against his pretty wife.
Mrs. Daley occupied the witness box
most of the day. and her manner and
statements were of such a nature as to
win favor. She was modest and at the
same time well composed during the entire
day. When the opposing attorneys were
quizzing her she answered their questions
in most soulless and impersonal way,
at the same time showing that she has
all of that intensity of resentment which
the Irish lasses alone can feel and check
when dignity demands that their real feel
ings be suppressed.
Mrs. Daley Claims that her husband left
her and went to seek the reaiizations of
Horace Greeleys advice, go west, young
man. She claims that he deserted her
and that she has never heard anything
from him in the way Of support She
claims that she was practically abandoned
for a period of several months and that
when her husband returned to Savannah,
after making a failure in the west, he re-
fused to support her, although she had all
the while been his devoted wife and will
ing to have him come and live with her
again. She claims to have been all that
is dutiful and that she has been badly
treated by her husband, who persists in
staying away from her The inference
in her statement is that she is suffering
from severe case of "mother-in-law.
as she charges that he mother of her hus-
band has always had dislike for her.
and that she sent to the house in which
she lived soon after her husband had gone
west and removed all the furniture from
the place. She claims that she has been
strictly true to her husband in every sense
of the word.
The husband claims, on the other hand
that he did not desert his wife when he
went west. He is endeavoring TO show
mat he left with her his bank book and
gave orders at the bank for all his money
to remain subject to her draft. He claims
that in addition to this he sent her money
While he was in the west and showed a
postoffice money order for $40 which had
been obtained from the postoffice depart-
ment In Washington, showing that she
mad received and signed for the money
AvrTifn ,tr..1s
Such order and stated that the handWrit-
ing in receipt of the money was not her
signature. The husband swore that he
knew her signature and he knew that the
signature on the postoffice order was hers.
The most sensational charges of the
husband against the wife consist in the
statement that she had repeatedly re-
ceived visits from young men in a most
informal way while he was absent. He
made specific charges that several young
men had been regular visitors at her
| house; that she had two other young wo-
men there and that the three had a thigh
old time of it," 1t was charged and m
| held by the statement of witnesses who
| lived in the neighborhood that Mrs. Da-
ley house was a scene of conVviality
nightly; that young men went there sent
down to 1.-THE Dutchman on the corner
for beer and spent the time in hilarious
carrying on until late at night. One of
! tilS Wi'ut0SSS lOT MI. Daley declared that
she had seen very often the silhouettes of
Mother Hubbards'' dancing on the walls
of the Daley house after Mr. Daley had
gone, and the witness said she lived next
door and ought to know
Other witnesses who lived In the neigh
| borhod declared that they had seen beer
and wine bottles being carried there at
night and later heard bois ferrous shouts
Amid all of these onslaughts against
her, Mrs. Daley was serene and unmoved
She answered the questions put to her hy
! saying that the young ladies' who resided
with her did so at the consent and direc-
ton OF her husband; in fact, one Of them
was staying with her at his request She
stated that on several occasions young
men did come to her house and that on
two occasions little parties were given
there and beer served. on one of these
occasion il was a surprise party to cele-
brate her marriage TO Mr. Daley. Another
occasion was to celebrate the
birthday OF one of the Young
women who was living with her on this
last occasion the young men who came
brought beer and wine and the young
folks seemed TO enjoy it, and they had
some music and a dance afterwards.
What kind of dance was it?" asked
Attorney Richards for the husband. WAS
it an ordinary dance or an extraordinary
dancer"
The witness to whom this question was
put seemed i'm doubt as to what was the
| meaning of It.
The court relieved the embarrassment of
the witness by asking Attorney Richards:
What do you mean by an extraordinary
dancer"
Il didn't know, sir but that Il might
have been dance du ventrew replied
the lawyer, and the crowd in the court
room laughed
The wife. who wants alimony, was most
embarrassed when the lawyer on the on
posing side asked her II she remembered
going on NARROWING trip to Warsaw for
a week when several young society men
OF savannah. calling them by name. were
her constant companions She denied
this emphaucally. She said she had been
on such a trip TO Warsaw, but she ana
not recall any such experiences.
The taking OF evidence consumed tho
greater part OF the day. Il will be con-
tinued this morning. Messrs. Richards
and Harden represent the husband. and
Mossrs. Stubs and Smith the wife.
-s-p-s
PLACE YOUn BOY IN DEMAND.