The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-23
Mr., DAVIS EXPLAINS
Tells of Troubles With Wife
and Mother-in-LaW.
BOASTS "POP" OFFICIALS
For Keeping Him in Jail 10
Pay a Debt.

W. H. Davis, who is confined in the
county jail for contempt of court in con
nection with the divorce proceedings
pending between him and May Davis, has
penned his grievances and sent them to
the Eagle for publication. Mr.. Davis says
he is being wronged by the county com
missioners. He thinks that simply be-
cause he is too poor to pay temporary
alimony 10 his wife is no reason why he
should be kept in the county jail. and he
thinks the commissioners should turn
him loose. The order committing him to
jail was issued by Judge Dale, on proof
from Attorney Tom Sullivan that Davis
was not paying the alimony that had
been previously ordered by the court. Mrs.
Davis, his wife, and her attorney, MI
Sullivan, believe Davis has plenty Of
money and furthermore is able to make
sufficient money to pay alImony 10 his
wife and child
Dir. Davis explains his side Of the case
as follows:
Wichita, Kan, Nov. p, 1899.
ITO the Wichita Eagle-Please give me
space in your valuable paper TO confer
dict an enterview In This morning Eagle
Of How Sullivan Played Even First
my mother IS not getting into Trouble
Through by Divorce suit.
Second, that my Wife has not secured
a divorce from me, there fore there is no
cost Taxed up to me on that matter. the
facts OF the Matter is this after l was
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any other Place accept With her mother,
of which I objected 10, but she hnly
agreed if I would get room near her
mother it would be alright. did so. My
Business called me out Of Town afue
days and In my absents her mother
moved my wife into the notorious KAHN
dyke ResOurt opposite Occidental Hotel
On my return home and seen how Ever
thing was l objected 10 the Place and In
stating my objections I was there after
refused admittance to the House. I tried
to see my wife but was Away refused by
her mother. l could stand il no more.
I went 10 Kansas City and stayed the
winter doing the the winter 1 had several
letters from my wife. In one she said
her mother was sick and as soon as she
was able to be uo that she (my wie)
would come to me In X. <. and stated
in her letters that she was not allowed TO
write to me and that when ever she did
write It was at the Postoffice or at a
Friends House. hnly she wrote me that
she could not come to K. c.. 1 closed up
my business there and come to Wichita
and Tryed to see my wife, but couldent
I found out that she had been guilty of
adultry. 1 started Divorce Proceedings,
and she got an order for Alimony and
atty fees of which I was not able TO
Pay. on my arrival home this fall 1 was
ordered to appear before the Court for
Contempt OF the Court In ruling that
was not able to Pay the attorney ices
but / was ordered TO Pay the aimony.
The court ordered me TO Pay the All
monv OF which 1 am not able or have not
been able to do. I am stopping at the
Jail at the Expense Of the County Tor a
Dent I have not been able 10 pay 1t
seems the Pops are useing the County as
an instrement to Co4ect Depts, as they
have not Proved I have a cent, and
/ believe Il the People was TO Investigate
this matter that the County does not have
to Keep a man In Jail because be l. poor
! and unable to pay and order. if they had
proven I was able to pay it would be a
different Thing, but They have not. #
/ the County ic Compelled % Pay man
! Board for beeing unable TO Pay Dept
/ then I am Sorry that my mother Is a
} Tax payer of Sedgwick County.
/ = am Very Content At the County Ho-
( tel and viii continue 10 be until The
! Pops sees tit to save the County the EX-
/ pense. Very Truly, ". H. DAVIS.