Evening journal., 1913-12-18
HIS
TROUBLES ON
MA-IN-LAW
ParSOn Willing to Support
Wife in His Home, But
Elsewhere, No, No
PUNCHES FOR CHRISTIAN
MAN" WHO WANTED PEACE

Spectators and court officials in
CITY Court this morning were treat
ed to smiles which at times broaden
81 int. laughter during the hearing of
charge of non-support against VII
lard II. Parsons. of No. 1417 North
jackson street. When asked by his
attorney, Henry r. lsaacs to tell what
was the trouble between himself and
Mrs. Mollie Parsons his wife, Par
sons replied. Too much mother-in-
law and it is a long continued story"
During the hearing the question
arose as to whether under the new
'non-support and desertion act the
husband has the right TO pick the
domicile and in order to allow coun-
sci for those concerned to argue the
question, the case was continued un-
I'll Friday, January ,.
That the mother-in-law question
was the one at issue also was the
belief OF Robert E. Parsons, brother
of the defendant who formerly board
ed at his brothers home where the
parents of Mrs. Parsons live. Robert
/ f. Parsons. in telling what he knew
Of the case today said. 81 being a
Christian man and belonging to Jesus
Christ tried to preserve peace In the
house, when at the table two weeks
ago eating supper. At that time
compromised with the Devil. The
whole trouble is the mother-in-law. "
- had been TO church in the morn
ing and Sunday school in the after
noon, and while seated at the supper
table, my sister-in-law, Mollie said
Robert, why are you going to leave
here | then said: Well / am a
Christian man and not used 70 living
like this This caused Mrs. Pieasan-
ton, my brothers mother-in-law, to
call me liar, and l got up and start
ed upstairs TO get my trunk, when the
lmother-in-law and her daughter fol-
lowed, and one of them hit me on the
side of the face. The Lord then said
to me If they smite you on one side
of the face, turn the other side "a
Them and this I did. Both then
struck me-"
When the witness ceased talking
every one in the court room was
Laughing. II was necessary to raj
for order. Mrs. Mary Appleby, o.
No. 1413 North Jackson street. wht
was hard of hearing, was called. Mrs
, lAppleby said that whenever Mrs
Parsons or her mother appeared ol
their porch they turned their nos
, up at the neighbors and refused 1
speak. Pointing at Mrs. Parsons
= husband, the defendant, Mrs. Appleb
/ said: That man is a pleasant maj
and he has taken everything VIII
/ when he was sitting on the pore
I smoking a pipe ."
At this point the witness was stop
, ped talking by the Court Mr.,
Appleby then said that on last Mon
, day, Parsons was called everythin
n by his mOther-in-law, but the witnes
J said she did not hear what was said
( but judged he WAS getting it, fror
. the appearance of his mOther-in-lav
, Mrs. Parsons today said they had bee
married eight years and have a siX-yeg
= old child. The trouble Mrs. P0rsol
, said. was over her husband, who earne
$50 Il week and mad an income froi
il. property. being close with his none,
. Parsons denied this. saying that the re,
trouble started over his mother-in-la
4 having a cousin OF his wife come /
their house while their son was i'll an
= then having her board there Parse,
!, objected 70 the eounsin boarding ther
!. and the family trouble started when IA
mother-n-lRw insisted that the cous
should board there.
. Parsons said he was willing TO suppo
l his wife. providing she would live wit
: him alone, but this she said she wou
Z not do. preferring to stay with her pa
n ents.
The question OF the husband chosiI
the domicile was then brought out al
: the case was continued with a temp
= rary order being made for Parsons
e pay 50 week support until the ca
> is disposed OF.