The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-13
ABILITY To PAY IS
QUESTION IN DIVORCE
Court Seeks Light Upon
Daniel MacMillan's Finan-
cial Circumstances.
HOLM MUST HELP WIFE
Bingham Man Ordered tc
Turn Over $40 a Month;
Interlocutory DEGREES.
HOLM MUST HELP WIFE

In the Third district court ycstor-
day at the weekly divorce matinee
Daniel Macmillan was summoned to
his wife, Mary Jane Macmillan about
5000 back alimony for her separate
maintenance. One year ago MacMlllan n
was ordered by Judge Morse to keep
an account of his earnings and submit
them TO the court. On the stand yes
terday he said that he had kept this
account from December till last June
when he discontinued it. In June his
wife had gone east and he frankly cor
fessed to the court that he did not
think that il would be necessary to
contribute further to her support Dur
earnings were very small and at this
time ne had no money or property, he
said
When the opposing attorney began
to question him Macmillan was very
indefinite in his answers He denied
that A Mary G. Madsen held title to
forty acres of land in Davis county
valued at $4,000 as his trustee, He said
ne had no property in the name ot a
third person He admitted that he
might have said to others that be
could not hold property in his own
name on account of his wife claim
upon him He had offered to make e
settlement with his wife provided he
were released from further obliga-
tion, he said.
Real Estate Figures.
Charles B. Raciener, who had real
estate deal with Macmillan. testified
that he had been told by him that he
could own no property on account of
his strained relations with his wife.
Mrs. Macmillan s attorney stated to
the court that an effort had been made
evaded service tho past ten DAYS
The court ordered the case continued
one week and issued an order restrain
ing Mrs. Madsen from transferring title
to the Davis county land.
Jacob Holm, miner from Bingham,
was called upon to show cause why he
should not make liberal allowance to
his wife, Mary Holm, and their four
children. while the wife IS suit for dl-
vorce was pending. He told the court
that he earned only 50 per day and
month. His health was not the very
best, as he was troubled great deal
with the rheum matism, he said. He had
to pay $40 a month for his board and
he had debts amounting to about 5000
The most of this indebtedness was on
his homo in Bingham, where his wife
keeps boarders.
When asked by his wife's lawyer
il be were not addicted to intoxicants
and that he lost a great deal of labor
on this account, he confessed that prob
ably one day in the month he was in
capacitated for work from this cause.
Drink Is Obstacle.
Mrs. Holm testified that she thought
she could, in addition to the revenue
derived from her hoarders, get along
with $50 a month from her husband
When asked how often her husband
was intoxicated she replied, "two days
In tho month";
Mr.. Holm, who was seated in the
rear of the court room, interrupted at
this point E'I said two
The court ordered Holm to pay his
wife $50 per month.
The following interlocutory DEGREES
of divorce were granted: Veda Gran.
dali from Joseph Crandall; May Asher
Jensen from Earl +. Jensen.