The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-23
MRS. RE AGAIN DENIES
THAT SHE GAMBLEO
Makes Hard Fight in Court for
Custody of Ten-Year-Old
Daughter.
KEEPS BOARDING HOUSE
IN TOWN OF GARFIELD
Charges of Misconduct Are De-
MED by the Woman; ChildS
Environment.

The controversy between Katherine
Reagan and her husband, Frank kea'
gan, rs to whether their l0Ycar-old
daughter. Ruby, should he placed IN 81.
Mary's academy in this city or allowed
TO remain with her mother at tho hotel
which she keeps in Garfield, occupied
considerable of the afternoon Friday IN
Judge Morse court and was not con
Guided. but was continued for further
hearing until next Friday morning at 10
o'clock The matter has been before
the court for some time and large
number of witnesses have been sworn
and testified.
At the hearing Friday, Reagan testi-
fed that his daughter attended the
academy last year and he was well
satisfied with the progress she mad
made and he wanted her TO attend there
again this year, but that his wife IN.
sisted upon keeping her at the hotel
ID Garfield. He stated that he had
made arrangements for paying the tu-
ition of the child at the academy this
wear, but that his wife refused TO allow
her 10 attend. lie further testified
that the boarding house at Garfield was
not a proper place for a girl Of her age
Us the boardcrS were frequently per-
mitted TO gamble in the dining room
at nights and were not very choice IN
their language, and, as the child was
permitted to associate with the board
ers, be did not consider IL for her best
interests 10 be permitted TO stay there.
Other witnesses Testify.
Two other witnesses, named Gilbert
and RYAN, testified as TO the character
Of the child's surroundings at Garfield
and told of the rough talk and gambling
permitted in the dining room of the
hotel. They said that the girl was
allowed To go into the dining room
while gambling was going on.
Ryan was cook at the hotel for some
time and declared that he saw Mrs,
Reagan playing cards with the walters
in the dining room on several occasions.
lie also knew Of her staying away from
the hotel ali night on several instances.
He said that Mrs. Reagan drove him
out of the hotel with a revolver and
1T the same time used vile language
towards him
Mrs. Reagan testified that the place
she pow had was much better than
lac "Gc she kept when Gilbert and
Ryan worked for ber. as now she had
her own private apartments where she
kept her child. while at the other hotel
sho did not and consequently she
Was compelled to associate moro with
her toardcrs and hired help. She de-
MED that she allowed her child 10
associate with tbc boarders and stated
that she now had japanese help and
that there IS never any foul language
used around the place.
''its a lie, she declared with cmpha-
sis u never PLAYED cards with the
walters as Ryan testified. - She then
proceeded 10 tell about the trouble with
RYAN when she had To run him out Of
The hotel al the point Of a revolver.
She said that she had discharged Ryan
one morning aud had given him per
mission TO stay there until noon. She
itption of coming TO Salt Lake, and
while Visiting for Ec: iiain she said
that the new cook she had employed 10
take Ryan 5 place came over TO the
depot and declared that RYAN had dis
charged him. She then went back 10
H." horcl and drove Ryan out with a
revolver She also told Of Ryan threat
cr;ng 10 kill her and one of the board.
crs. and declared that be had knife
in his belt which she made him take
out at the point Of a revolver.
AS to Gilbert.
She explained Ciilbert's testimony
against her by saying that he was con
iinually trying 10 force his attentions
rpou her and wanted 10 talk with her
privately. She refused his advances
aud rebuked him for the same. She
also said that he frequently wrote notes
to her which she scorned and refused to
receive.
Mrs. Reagan told the court Of several
reasons why she did not want her
daughter 10 attend St Mary S academy
In the FIRST place she was not satisfied
with her work there and then she was
Blone at Garfield and wanted the child S
company. Further than that She de.
clsred that q niece of Mr.. Reagan IS went
10 the academy and was continually
trying 10 turn her daughter against
her, She said that she brought her
child mp properly and gave her the best
jnation was Just concluded when the
court adjourned for the day and con-
tinued the further hearing of the mat
Ter until next Friday.