Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17
ARNOLD DIVORCE CASE.
Husband Tells His Side Of he Story Before
Judge iIles.
SAYS HIS WIFE DIDN'T wAsr HIN,


The domestic troubles OF James and
Lena Arnold. residents u Murray. wert
aired before Judge Hlies today. and a
peculiarly sad HtaJr OF affairs were
shown to exist Txonty-elght years
ago the couple started out nn Mes
voyage. .Thsn. the husband 80,
everything was briFhi ana promising.
today he declared. all was dark and
gloomy Since the marriage. six chill
drcn have been born to ihem. two Of
them being married
Divorce proceedings we're commenced
by the wife HoiNe lime ago. In her
complaint che alleged failure 90
provide and drunkenness on the part
OF the husband Arnold. In an answer.
denied HE wife's allegations. and alno
accused his wife Of drunken habits. The
caac was partially heard on the sih
Inst. but IN the absence OF Arnold and
IN order 70 give him chance to put
In defense. In accordance with hla
answer continuance was granted un.
til today. and a subpoena. In The mean.
time. Issued Tor the dsfondini.
When court opened this morning. both
parties and NUMEROUS Witnesses were
On hand 10 continue the nght. Attorney
Van Colt appear'l Tor ne ni1lntlh ANA
Juise Peter Luchrle Tor ;ho defend
The defendant was the first called.
am ne hobhlod up 10 witness stand. a
victim % inilamntUfy fhcumatlam. His
story was that uu account 90 hla Hfll.r.
Ton ms VIE had grown tired 81 hIm.
ana nd adopted cruel means. lnciuI.
lns The aid Of the divorce court, To- r..
fid " him. To aid that flr several
1sais no had been Anilccd with rhau.
niatl.in,whlch had totally incapaclintsd
aim from performing any phyf.cai Ia.
Dor iie denied beink "a drunlari. but
admitted having taken li1uur win
Nhl'h 70 y lden his pain. he further
tiated that hla vile was not y Nd per.
son 70 have care OF the children, be-
oause OF late she had been Ia the habit
~ slayihs out late AZ nlrht AMI mlngi-
ing with men ana women Whose nhafar.
ters were not the best When he
fsmonntratod with her she replied that
,he had been oai fs' a good lime and
For iwsniy.four years she was the
n,.t or Miytn,' said Arnold. 'but since
ny anieilon she Il very much
Under crosa-examlnallon the defend.
AM SAID no had not earned q dollar .hia
y,lr Never threatened 90 airike hia
VIE. HAD worked around IA rti1ln
and was paid IN medicine. Saw hi
VIE going home one night from a
party With man.
Van Colt.
watching her." was the reply.
"You were suspicious 81 your wife.
were your"
Yes, was. Tor had reason 10 be-"
Continuing. defendant cited the num-
bcr Of Instances he had seen his wife
Intoxicated. on one occasion. he SAID,
fhe was 10 drunk that nhe had 10 re-
main In bed two days to sober up,
william A. Olsen manager % the
Phoenix saloon. Murray. testified that
h. had known Arnold Tor the pas, nve
years, His physical condition had bccn
very bad. ~ times he was unable 60
walk and frequently not able 10 at
~. Witness gave n na his opinion
that the old man had not brcn trrated
properly az home and for that reason
he gave him something 10 do. and
bought him medicine with his carnlnEr.
Had seen defendant drunk. hut hla
reputation was not that Of drunkari.
urrier cross-sxamlnation witness
said h. knew that Arnold'a wife ana
daurhier went out 10 work. but ala not
think that unusual, whom the defend
ants health was taken Into conaldera-
tion.
Eimund natohlof'said ne had known
defendant since 1889 and always found
him 10 b. u pretty GOOD fellow.
Mrs Arnold WAS ihon called IN re-
huitai A. The close ~ her uNamina-
tlon court adjourned unill Monday
mOrnlnE, when further testimony VIII
be taken.