The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-22
ACCUSED OF DESERT|0N,
BISHOPVILLE WOMAN GRANTED
ALIMONY.
Mrs. Emma Weatherly Charges Hus-
band With Absenting Himself
From Home and Failing to Support
Her. and Pending Trial of the Case
Is to Receive $50 Per Month and
$500 for Counsel Fees.

Columbia, Dec. 16.-Charging de-
sertion on the part of her husband,
and naming in her complaint a Sc
ries of offences against home life
Mrs Emma Weatherly, of Bishop
Vile, appealed to Judge Memminger
through her attorneys for alimony
pendente lite this ,afternoon and her
husband, Ike w. weatherly, will
have to pay her s5Ot per month and
5000 counsel fees Under Judge Men,
minger's order. - 4u..-
The case on its merits has not been
tried, the action taken today being
merely preliminary, but when the
whole matter is aired in the courts
there may be interesting and sensa-
tional testimony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weatherly were mar
ried twenty-four years ago, and up
to a recent period have lived togeth-
er as man and wife. According to
the complaint, Ike Weatherly, of
Bishopville, has for the past three
or four years constantly and con-
tinuously absented himself from
home. and neglected and failed to
properly support, maintain and care
for" his wife. 1t is also stated in the
complaint that Weatherly has con-
stantly associated with other women,
not only in this State, but also in
Florida and Georgia. Mrs. Weather.
ly claims that her husband def1antly
stated to her that he would associate
with these other women as long as
he liked, and that Weatherly has $50
far lost the sense of decency as to
offer to pay plaintiff a trifling sum Of
money to say nothing about his 60
Ing with and associating with some
other woman"
Bringing the matter close home to
Columbia, 1t Is alleged that Wealth
erly spent large sums Of money "in
the purchase of cloaks and furs for
women in and around the city of Co.
lumbia."
Also 1t is alleged that Weatherly
"has left and deserted the plaintiff,
has refused to enlighten her as to
where he intended to go, leaving her
without means to support herself, sold
his automobile, carried away his
horse and buggy in the night time,
threatened to go to the State of Flor
Ida for the purpose Of freeing himself
from this plaintiff"
Mrs. Weatherly claims her hus-
band is worth $4,000 to $4,000,
while the husbands attorneys claim
that his wealth does not exceed $3,-
600 to $4,000. Mr.. Weatherly, so the
complaint alleges. was going to dis
pose Of his property in Bishopville
and leave town. But Judge Mem
minger, In an order issued upon ap-
plication Of plaintiffs attorneys, re-
strained Sheriff Robert E. Muldrow,
Jr., from turning over to Weatherly
the proceeds from the sale of his
property on December 6. It is from
this money that the alimony granted
by Judge Memminger will be paid.
Mrs. Weatherly claimed that she aid
ed her husband in accommodating this
property, and is now unable to take
care Of herself.
The matter that came before
Judge Memminger was solely upon
the granting Of alimony pending the
final determination Of the cause.
Judge Memminger stated that mas
much as such suits were usually
fought out in the courts, going final
ly into the Supreme Court, counsel
Zee should be provided for the wo-
man. He named $500 to be paid in
four instalments of $50 each, $50
per month alimony to be paid on the
last day Of each month, pending the
determination Of the suit for perma.
nent alimony.
The Messervey case was cited and
numbr Of other cases touching the
alimony question in this State.
There were number Of affidavits
In the case. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by State Senators John Cliff
ton, of Sumter, and B. Frank Kelley
OF Lee, and the defendant by Attor-
ney Mclaughlin, of Bishopville. II
was claimed by the defense that the
husband merely wished to go tc
Florida to engage in the lumber bus
iness, and that the wife should have
gone with him, that he was support.
Ing his wife now, while plaintiff
claims by affidavit that only small