The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13

inat the defendant has been informed since the COM
mencemen Of this action and upon information and belief
charges the fact to be that the time the plaintiff married
the defendant she the wife Of Billy Groesbeck
who was then living and not divorced from her. and by
reason thereof the marriage between plaintiff and defend
ant was null and void"
After keeping silence up to the last possible moment
in which has increased the regard of his friends
Police Captain James Covery has through his attorneys,
Barnes Lamer responded to the charges made by Mrs
Lulu c. Covery in the sensational complaint for divorce
filed by her last week.
In his answer the veteran officer denies the charges
and allegations made and concludes with com
plant in which he asks for divorce from the
The captain admits he published notice to merchants
in the evening papers and ordered them not to furnish
his wife merchandise credit and in his complaint
says he married the plaintiff at Spokane June 5, 1904
and that there has been community property acquired
by them since the marriage beyond the usual necessares
The bill relates:
'That at the time of said marriage this defendant was
widower of the age of Sc years. the father of four chill
dren by former marriage three of whom Minors to-
w.t. jesse 70 years; Martha, age II years, and Sa
mantha, age 10 years. and upon him rested the parental
obligation OF supporting and maintaining said children;
that at and before the marriage of said plaintiff and de-
PENDANT the duties and obligations which the defendant
owed toward said children fully explained to the
said plaintiff and understood by her and it agreed by
and between the plaintiff and the defendant prior to said
marriage, that out of the income of $40 month"; as
police officer of said city, and the of Sc month";
which the defendant received pension from the United
States government he should first provide for the wants.
comforts and necessities of said children and that there
after said income should be used for the benefit of the
plaintiff and defendant
That the defendant has other income, or no other
means of support other than set out and that the
plaintiff knew, prior to their marriage of the extent of
his income and of said he had agreed previously to
pay and has since paid for the and support of his
daughters, the of $35 monthly out of his said income
that he has further obligated himself to pay doctors bills
for his said children in became necessary and has
paid ont therefore the sum of $5 and that his Jesse
has passed through sickness and he has been
compelled to pay and has agreed to pay for nursing and
doctors of said and is and will be compelled to
maintain and keep his said until he is well and able
to care for himself.
"And it further agreed and understood by and
between the plaintiff and defendant, prior to their said
marriage, that all of the necessities for the care and com
fort of his said children should be paid out Of his income
prior to any other thereof and the remainder should
be used by the plaintiff and the defendant for their sup
port and the plaintiff agreed prior to their said marriage
that such should be made Of his income herein
before stated.
'Tat at the time of said marriage said plaintiff was
widow and the mother of about Is years of age
that shortly after said marriage plaintiffs mother came
to live with them and since said marriage the de-
PENDANT has supported plaintiff, together with her said
and mother and has at all times done everything
his to make their home pleasant and agreeable and
has used all of his income in the and support of his
family save and except the amount necessary for
is said children and has deprived himself of many of
the actual necessares of life in order to do and that
he has been compelled to borrow money and become in
deted to provide for his family to-wit the sum of 800
which sum is still unpaid; that he is indebted at the
present time for the support and of his children
in the sum of $40 and also Doctors and hospital bill
for his sick who is in the hospital That he Dor
rowed said 500 in order to provide plaintiff with spending
money which she demanded of him.
"Ihat Immediately after the marriage of said plain
tiff and defendant the plaintiff commenced to tantaze
and harrass him and make I'M lust unreasonable and
unreasonable and wrongful demands upon him for money
clothing and Injuries in violation of their said agreement
and understanding entered into prior to their marriage
and hcYGnl his ability nlaintin