Daily camera., 1899-07-05

that since so much is known the balance
should be explained.
The reason Of the separation in brief,
as stated by Mr.. Cheney, was Flintham
extravaganza, his inability to earn suffi-
cient money for their support and Mrs.
Flintham's unwillingness to spend her
own personal allowance and to encum-
Der herself with debts to meet his greedy
wants. Flintham's motives were at all
times mercenary. Unpaid notes held by
the bank, notes contracted only a short
time after the marriage Two years ago,
later notes TO cover room rent and ex-
travagant expenditures in Denver, these
and various other evidences are present
to disprove the ability to support and to
show a reason for the cooling ardor of
the wife and justify her separation. That
her separation from Flintham was her
free and voluntary act and is not in any
way induced or urged by her family is
positively declared. There are numer
Gus incidents quoted quite sufficient to
furnish cause for the waning of love and
to render the charge of alienation of
affection unsustainable. These incidents
for perfectly just reasons are withheld
from publication. Mrs. Flintham, ac-
cording to the story. might have easily
gotten quiet legal separation had she
been willing to pay 5000 bonus for
guarantee of non appearance on the other
side, but this she was unwilling to do,
She preferred to remain In seclusion, bid e
her time and use her individual property
as best suited her,
With this understanding Of the story
it is admitted by the Cheneys that Film.
than was eager to see his wife yesterday
but his hot passionate yearning desire
was measurable in dollars and cents. l,
might. they admit, have strengthened
his legal case in thus being refused a
meeting and giving him better basis up
on which to negotiate money settle.
ment.
Mr.. Flintham's admission concerning
the incident at the Cheney house does
not differ greatly from the Cheneys
story, save the fact that Mrs. Cheney
was more roughly used and more badly
injured than stated. In being pulled ou'
BY the side door and over the porch IL
course Of construction. she fell between
the joists and was badly shaken anc
bruised. The lady is sixsy.one years ole
and the treatment according to the male
members OF the family was sufficient tt
have justified more severe retaliation
Upon Flintham's return later in the da,
he engaged in an alteration with Ollie
ind Charles Cheney which terminated ir
a hand to hand encounter, in which he
was alternately engaged with each and
in which he was thrown to the ground
several times. Ollie Milner, a brothe,
of Mrs. Cheney. who was standing by,
took no part in the fracas until Film.
than suddenly rushed away from the
others and started for him. MIR
Miner awaited his coming and as Film.
than approached him drew back and
struck him on the head. According to
the Cheneys' story, this was done with
the naked fist. but the blow was knock
out and it was several hours before Film
| than regained consciousness. The bro
ken door, Mrs. Cheney's disarranged
condition as viewed by o. F. A. Greene
Immediately at the close of Flintham' S
first visit to the residence and his partial
admissions bear out the story as told by
Mrs. Cheney herself of the unprovoked
assault. The second visit was seen by a
number of parties and is substantially as
related.
Flintham was able to be around to-
day though still somewhat knocked out,
Though there was some talk of arrests,
it is probable that the matter will drop
as it is.