The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-09
SKIRMISH FOR
WAR SINEWS IN
PARSONS CASE
Mrs. Parsons on Stand Ex-
plains How Communication
Has Been Cut by Enemy.
IN DEBT TO WALKER BROS.
FOR SUMMER REGALIA
ARMIsTIcE is ARRANGED AND
REAL BATTLE WILL COME
LATER.

The first gun Of the strenuous legal
battle of Parsons VS.. Parsons was fired
in Judge Morse's divorce court battle
field yesterday afternoon. The affair
was merely a skirnish preparatory to
the real trial of strength which will
come later, but Mrs. Jennie B. Par
sons. plaintiff in the action, gained a
slight advantage Of position. which was
abandoned temporarily after a confer
ence between General Willard Hanson.
for the plaintiff, and General A L.
Hoppaugh. for the defendant. and hos
tilities were suspended for one veeS.
when c. g. Parsons himself will appear.
The technical name for the maneuver
executed by General Hanson was the
arguing of the plaintiffs motion TO
show cause why the defendant should
not pay temporary alimony and attOr-
ney's fees pending the trial Of the case.
Mrs. Parsons attended the skiFmish Ia
person. as did her daughter, but the
enemy was rot encountered in the
court room, both Mr.. Parsons and Gee
eral Hoppaugh being engaged else
where.
Mrs Parsons forces occupied supe-
rior ground during the reconnaissance
by stating that the present sum al
lowed to her was not sufficient to pro-
vide suitable winter clothing for her
self and her daughter. and that they
were. still indebted 10 Walker Brothers
for the summer clothing purchased last
year. Neither Mrs. Parsons nor MISC
| Parsons seemed to be suffering from
/ the cold on account of threadbare gar
ments, and although they were boz
| quietly dressed. it did not appear as
though they had been forced to pawn
| their jewels to furnish ammunition for
| the campaign
Hanson Opens Fire.
| After Mr.. Hanson had explained to
/ the court that he had notified M. Hop
paugh that the case would come up
/ yesterday afternoon, he placed Mrs.
| Parsons on the stand. She testified
that she had been married to MIR. Par
sons in 1901, in Denver. after having
! been previously married TO and d.
1 vOreed from him. She stated that since
/ August, 1904, they had lived apart.
She stated that at that time Mr..
/ Parsons had mentioned $500 per month
| as a proper amount to be paid her by
/ him. but that he had since that time
given her but $3.50 per month. She also
said that she had not received even
| that amount since June, 1908. claiming
/ that half of the $3.50 should go to her
daughter. She explained that he paid
/ DR.. John White s95 per month for their
/ rooms and board at Whitehall, and
gave her $3.50. She testified that this
was always paid at the end Of the
month. 50 that the payments were
| practically one month in arrears all TIE
| time
! Mrs. Parsons stated. in reply to cues
tons that Mr.. Parsons. as legal advis-
| er to the Newhouse interests, the Bos-
1 ton Consolidated Mining company and
/ from other positions held by him. was
| in possession Of an income Of between
! $4,000 and 50 ,e00 per month. She stated
/ that the amount at present paid was
l barely sufficient for the actual living
/ Of herself and her daughter, and that
/ il had not suf1iced to purchase winter
clothing for them. She also said that
| she was still indebted to Walker
| Brothers for summer clothing puT-
/ chased in 1908. ana that she was pay
( ing this bill at the rate of S25 per
month. there being still $40 due on 1t
at the present time
Judge Questions Mrs. Parsons.
Judge Morse asked Mrs. Parsons
what sums Mr.. Parsons had allowed
| her I'm the past. and she replied: AT
some times large sums. 1t depended
entirely on his mood at the time She
I also said that fl would require from
$500 to $500 TO support her in the style
Z to which she had been dccustolne0- Dut
that she would be satisfied with $3.50,
pending the trial of the suit for divorce,
and that this sum would suffice to fur
nish proper clothing for herself and
daughter.
Judge Morse then ordered Mr.. Par
I sovs to paw Mrs. Parsons $3.50 per
month. and payment 10 be made Jan
10. and 800 attorneys fees. Later MI.
/ Hoppaugh appeared before the court
and stated that it had been impossible
/ for Mr.. Parsons to reach the city. and
/ that it had been agreed between Mr..
/ Hanson and himself that a stay be Sc
cured from the court pending a con-
tinuation of the hearing on Jan. 10.
Welded Vet No Wife.
The welded life Of Hannah II. Kister
and Henry Kister was short and
sweet After a brief acquaintance the
pair went to the office Of the county
clerk. in the city and county building,
/ secured a license and were married.
! After leaving the building they walked
together to the corner Of Third South
and Main streets. where Henry asking
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