The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-13
Bond for Appeal Tn c. A. Douglas Action Is Fixed
 at $1,OOO
DEFENDANTS INCOME
 SAID TO BE $5,OC0
Mrs. Douglas Declares She Had to Borrow From Safe
 to Pay Expenses

George A. Douglas. painter ana
 decorator of 7p6 Howard avenue. lib- eraI subscriber to local relfgious work and having an innua1 income esti- mated at between s5,0oO and s6,OOO. was arraigned before Judge CsouEhIfn at today's city court session to defend non-support charges. FolIowinE che hearing of testimony bordering ct times, on the sensational, he was cf- dered to pay Mrs Douglas E 55 week for a year furnish bcnd or 8LBr1 or go to jail for six months Eohdh for an appeal were fixed at e1,0CQ. Attorney g. A. Bartlett repressntta Douglas, while Judge Carl Poster ar- sisted Prosecuting Attorney DeIis1e.-.
 # was 1z years ago. accardinE t1 the testimony, that A1r. and H
 Douglas inaugurated a padntlne ana
 decorating contractors buainess ih thc
 West End under humble elrcur1- stances Douglas put his exerfruca and knowledge of the trade Into tine partnership, rHAflIe AArs. DDit gIas 1 seribed $S By their united efEor1g. the busfness was successful and steadily grew until. during the past few years. both admitted the profits resulting from contracts totalled at least. $5,oeO-$6,0 ,0O0 annually Douglaa said that this figure did not represent net profits, as it did not Include sz- pGTlSeS. or SuL0lnODllS ana the AAlA44
 At the hearing, it was brought out that Douglas had contributed asE0 during the past year in support oe church work not including weekly do- nations.
 In passing Judgment, Judge Co1gh- lin said that it is to he comlnnen4sd
 when person lbera11y suppOrta church work, according to his dnau= cia1 standing but called attention to the law requiring that he must sup port his wife with the same lfoeralty. according to his means. Prosecutor Delaney contended that this non-sup- port case was different from many iu that Mrs. Douglas admittedly had been responsible to a large extent in the development of the business ana should have an interest in it's earning capacity. He said that. if the busineea brought in a profit netting Mir. Doug- las SIPS per week as estimated. Mrs. Douglas was entitled to more than the SIP whicA had been provided.
 Both MT. and Mrs. Douglas admit ted that the break in domestic har- moay and living together came when. she had taken some money from the safe and also a sum from his pocket. She contended that it was her right on account of her work in the store and in assisting him. Also that Ehe absolutely had to on account Of the SIP allowance failing to provide food, clothing and to meet other household expenses.
 She said that 1t was frequently thc case that Mr. Douglas had u1eu1beE- Of the clergy at the house for several days over Sunday. that they were fre- duently missionaries accourpsni bW their wives and that their comins did not make any difference in ths al- lowance. She admitted that sEle had no objection to their coming. but did have an objection to having all of inc expense taken out of the money ali lowed her.
 She also alleged that he was in tha habit of taking another person out riding in his automobile frequently on Sundays. but this he denied
 She said that, her clothing was al1 made by herself and said that he had not even bought her kat during their married life. Three suits of clothes and two or three paius of shoes wer cited by her as being sboitt the extent of his providing for her ih the clothing line. She admitted hay ing taken the money from the store and his pocket, but contended that it was only upon two occasions. Once It was S15 she explained, to buy a. bed for her own use and the $22 was when she had only s6.75 to run the house with that week
 She said that she had helped in the store and frequently had sole charge when the bookkeeper was away to dinner or on a vacation and that she assisted in the inventory. Her assistance in the store was substau- tiated by Miss Mary Lampman of 70 Lee avenue and Paul Thompson of 22 Elm street. New Haven. former om- ployes.
 She said that it was easier for church workers to get from s25 to $500 from him than for her to get a much smaller sum or even money enough ro meet current expewseS
 A trip to Canada she said, resulted n his advancing her s3o and she claimed that an operation on her eye while away resulted Tn her needlnn money This did not come, she aaiz