The Butte inter mountain., 1902-01-17
he GAVE HER HALf
SHE rs NOT A PAUPER ACCORDING
TO HIS AFFIDAVIT.
CLAIMS SHE is BEING DUPED
Sworn Statement of Mr.. Turner Made
in Bozeman Filed in Spokane Court
Shows That He Gave His First
Wife $175,OOO.
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Spokane, Jan. E.-Col. w. w. D. Tur-
ner denies that his former wife, Blanche
c. Turner, Is in needy circumstances, and
also makes claim that the proceedings in
stituted by her against him to annul the
divorce is the result of a conspiracy.
This Is the summary Of his affidavit
filed in the superior court today. The
affidavit was sworn TO on the 9th day OF
January before w. $. Davidson, notary
public of Bozeman. Gallatin county,
Montana where Mr. Turner has lived for
number of years.
The affidavit is made in resistance to
the application for expense and suit
money.
In addition to this affidavit were afll-
davits from Attorneys r. G. Grifiltts and
w. II. Plummer. Mr.. Grlflltts claims he
acted on good authority, both written
and oral, when he represented Blanche c.
Turner In the divorce proceedings.
Gave Her More Than Half.
The affidavit OF Colonel Turner in part
sets forth:
THAT at the time of their separation,
and since then, afiiant gave to said plain
tiff in money and other property the sum
of about $175,000, which said sum was,
after deducting his indebtedness, more
than one-half Of what he was then worth;
that so far from plaintiff being in needy
circumstances afIiant is informed and
believes she Is now worth in money.
bonds and other securities and real prop
erty more than $4,000 and receives an
income from the same amounting to
more than $4,000 per annum.
THAT said plaintiff owns large guam
tity OF real estate in the city OF Mobile,
In the state OF Alabama, where she re-
sides, and receives monthly rental for
the same amounting to more than 5000,
but at this distance OF time and place
affiant can not give an accurate descrip-
ton OF said property nor state the exact
amount of her income from said prop.r-
ty; that In addition to said real estate
In the city of Mobile the plaintiff owns
two houses and six lots In the city Of
Spokane, in the state of Washington, of
the value of more than $15O00 from
which she receives a rental OF $45 per
month
Owns Government Bonds.
THAT afliant is informed and believes
that in addition to the income derived by
plaintiff from said real estate in the
cities of Mobile and Spokane she has a
large sum, to-wit: the sum OF Si0O, 900. in
vested in United States government per
cent bonds, and from which plaintiff re-
ceives the sum of $4,000 per annum; that
plaintiff has no one dependent upon her
for support and can not reasonably use
up her large income in the way of living.
THAT afiiant is informed and believes
that this action was not commenced in
good hn to,
suit Of a conspiracy, concocted and
planned to harass and annoy afiiant, and
that plaintiff Is the dupe of said con-
sriracy
THAT Notwithstanding the fact that
more than two years have elapsed since
afiiant was divorced from plaintiff and
the division Of their community property
was made, during all of which time plain
tiff acquiesced In the same, she now
gives a5 an excuse for commencing said
action that she has been informed by
Allen, one OF her attorneys, that affiant
is still her husband and Is squanderlng
MS money, and that If she would allow
him, the said Allen, to bring suit he
would secure for her, in addition to the
money and property already given her
by ailiant, one-half of what he is now
worth and would compel afiant to pay
all costs and expenses OF the suit.
Tells of His Wealth.
THAT this ailiant Is not worth any
greater sum than the sum Of sl50,OOO
and that his income Is less than $4,000 per
annum; that out of said income, in ad-
dltion to his own living, he is the sole
support of a widowed sister, who is in
poor circumstances, old and feeble; that
afiiant, because of his age, being now
over 65 years old, and because of poor
helth is unable to earn anything outside
of said income.
THAT afiiant is informed and believes
that plaintiff is worth as much, IL not
more than he is, and that her income Is
much larger than is that Of affiant, and
that instead Of being in needy circum-