The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24
NAY BIZ NO GAYLEY DIVORCE
RENO COURT DOCBTS THIT or
mas TRISDICTION.
Judge Deeiares mat No EVIdeHce Tsas
Been sUbmaIIed % snow That tslther
Party Has Gained mesldr0ee-Mrs.
GsayIey aRd Her Daughsera Testify.

RENO. New. March p In the Gayley
divorce suit this afternoon after all the
evidence was in Judge Orr said
Il am not ali satisfied upon the question
Of Jurisdiction regarding this case and
must have further testimony on the
question Of residence here Of Mr.. Gayley
for the reason that the original com
plant Of Mr. Oalyey ~ plaintiff in the
action Of James GAyley against Juha
Gardner Gayey has been abandoned
and this trial has been entirely upon
the cross complaint Of the defendant
and not upon the complaint Of the plain
til Thew has been no evidence what
ever introduced by the latter upon his
complaint
The Court held that the allegation 81
ten months residence in the state and
PENDANT in her answer docs not in the
absence of evidence establish such fact.
and until residence - established the
Court has no jurisdiction.
This declaration brought exceptions
from counsel and the hearing was adj
iourned until Gayley can he present. he
having gone 90 Arizona
The case was Opened with the reading
Of dispositions made by Gayley's former
private secretary. Reed 81 Fast Orange
and Margaret Sutton. his hovsekeeper for
many years. Mrs GAyley and her daugh-
tiers. Agnes and Florence were In the
witness chair all day.
Mrs GayIey testified that her husband
had deserted her and failed to provide
for the family since July. iSOs. when he
left note saying that he was going away
for a long while and went to Europe.
Ne returned on August II. living there
after at the Savoy and departing for
Reno in 1914 Mrs, Gayley testified that
his DISCRETION was not through any fault
81 hers. He had told her when pressed
for an explanation Of has change % Testing
that he was not happy and she was not.
and Indicated that she had better take
some action. She said she had made re-
p-ated efforts to eject a change m his
attitude without result. The sadness
associated with Christmas time the year
he had cOme TO Nevada and temporarily
was in New York impelisd her 60 make
another effort around the Christmas tree
with her daughters to secure a recon-
citation. but he repelled her and refused
to istsn OF discuss the subject.
she said her huubAnd was worth sew
sraI rnillion dollArs when he vent 90 New
York. his holdings az tho forEnAtioa az
the Stsal corporafion IN ioQa AnQnul,nN
NNe,&F ysAs,e ~! ll.s3s'
other securities She said she would Ne
satisfied with whatever alimony the Court
considers proper and that she could sup
port herself and daughters on SSO.0o -
she 10 now living
Agnes Gayiey testified that she had
tried to talk with her father Co effect re-
union hut that he would never discuss the
subject She and her sister visited him
at the SAVOY at the suggestion ~ her !
mother several tmes for this purpose
He said he would DO anything for his |
daus hters bus would not make home T,
for them at Southampton. where their /,
mother would be connected with u. be- /
cause he would 40 nothing whatever for /,
her
She said her mother looked after the I
details 81 the home and that her father I
had made no complaint about the manner /
~ Keeping u. often praising her mother. /
Mrs Gayiey asks for a decree and 3
$50 Vsi al'mony and ATTORNEYS fees and .