The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-17
Her Testimony that He Had
Been Drunk Eight Months
Denied-He Said He Was
Drunk Eight Weeks.
RELENTLESS COURT
NOT MOVED BY HIM
And Mrs. Boyer, Who Has
Been Supporting the Fam
lily, Permitted to Discard
a Useless One.

Maintaining he was not drunk for
eight months as averred by his wife
and insisting he had been drunk for
only eight weeks, and before that
spree had only been slightly intoxi-
Gated once or twice every two or three
months. Daniel Boyer. who is very
fond of his wife, Bessie Boyer, who
does not reciprocate his affection,
went on the stand in his own defense
in the divorce action brought by his
wife in the circuit court on Saturday.
the divorce, giving Mrs. Boyer custody
of the two minor children. aged four
and nine, and also giving her 5000 ali
mony, in addition to ordering Uriah
Bertsch of Cambridge City, admins
traitor of the estate of John Boyer. de-
ceased to pay to Mrs. Boyer $8021.
which is Daniel Boyer's unpaid share
in his fathers estate.
Besides habitual intoxication. cruel
and inhuman treatment and failure to
make reasonable provision for support
were the grounds alleged. The evil
dence on all of these grounds seemed
conclusive to the court, Boyer being
the only one to deny them while, be-
sides Mrs. Boyer, there were several
other witnesses who substantiated her
evidence. The attorney for Boyer told
the court that the man worshipped his
wife and would reform if she would
return to him.
Mrs. Boyer Tells Story.
When on the stand Mrs. Boyer, who
runs restaurant on North Twelfth
street near the railroad, said that
from the earnings Of this business and
by taking in washings and ironings,
she had been able to support herself,
the children and for the past eight
months. her husband. he contributing
very little, if anything to the family
larder q.
For the past eight months, the COM
plainant said she did not believe he
had drawn a sober breath more than
three days of the time. His only pro-
visions for her during the twelve
years of married life had been to pur-
chase dressing sacks and goods for
aprons. She said she had earned the
money with which the rent for the
past two and half years had been
paid. He choked her and tore the
clothes from her back on one occa-
sion, she said, and asked to be ex-
cused from repeating the abusive re-
marks which he had addressed to her.
This request Judge Fox granted.
Saw Him Work Once.
One of the other witnesses was Pa
trolman Lawler and he told the court
that since he has been on day duty
in Riverdale. he had seen Boyer en-
ployed only on one occasion. Lawler
has been on that beat several months
Witnesses. including Mrs. Boyer, said
Boyer spent his time at north end
saloons.
During the recitation of these sto-
ries, Boyer. who had been advised to
remain absent from the court room,
sat with his hands over his ruddy
face. He asked for permission to tell
his side of the story, but made little
headway, and Attorney r.. X. Shive-
ley, for the plaintiff. repeatedly asked
Boyer whether he had not been drink
ing before he came to the court room.
The defendant hesitated q moment
and said NO"
The Boyers separated on November
Chester. $1.400.